Kreidler

Especially in the Netherlands the riders Jan de Vries and Henk van Kessel were successful.Kreidler went out of business in 1982 and the rights to the trade mark were sold to the businessman Rudolf Scheidt who had Italian manufacturer Garelli Motorcycles make mopeds under the Kreidler name until 1988.The rights to the Kreidler brand were subsequently acquired by bicycle manufacturer Prophete.Today the brand is used by Prophete's subsidiary Cycle Union GmbH based in Oldenburg, Germany, where bikes are built and distributed to dealers mainly throughout Europe.[1] Kreidler was active in Grand Prix motorcycle with great success in the 1970s and 1980s, scoring eight world champion titles in 50 cc class:
1950s and '70s examples of the 50 cc Kreidler Florett
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