Description
Moto Train 175 M4
Original, unrestored condition not repainted
Beautiful patina to preserve
The motorcycle starts and idles normally
The three gears shift smoothly
The brakes slow the whole machine down.
Dynamo lighting is an optional extra
After studies at the École pratique d'industrie de Saint-Étienne3, Émile Train worked for four years with his father as a mechanic and very early devoted himself to motorcycles as well as automobiles where he worked at De Dion-Bouton. Based in 1902 in Courbevoie, he designed his first motorcycle engine.
From 1909, he oriented himself towards aviation. He settled at the Châlons camp where he set up a workshop3. He quickly built his aircraft “No. 1”, entirely metallic. He adopted the monoplane configuration, with a low centre of gravity, which he would keep for his subsequent models. He progressed rapidly: less than two weeks after building his plane, he obtained his pilot’s licence on 9 August 1910 under number 167.
A Belle entre deux Guerres Française à bichonner.
Fast and carefully packed/ shipped.
