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Dax D100 Baby - 1935 | 
| In france in the thirties, pedal-assisted cyclemotors with loocc engines, a maximum weight of 30 kg (66 lbs.), and a top speed of 30 kmh (18.6 mph) could be ridden without a drivers license. The game for all the motorcycle manufacturers was to see how much they could get away with legally in producing loocc machines | Specifications performance
Engine: 100 cc (46x60mm) single cylinder
four-stroke
valves: Pushrod overhead, hairpin springs
fuel system: Carburetor
transmission: 2- or 3-speed manual
suspension: (front) girder forks; (rear) rigid
brakes: 4.7 in drums
wheels: Wire
weight: 66 lb
maximum speed: 50 mph |
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| | About vehicle
Marginally legal
the jewel-like dax was built right on the limits of legality to take advantage of every tax and insurance concession available to cycles while still offering the advantages of a real motorcycle. The loocc baby was a scaled-down replica of the highly-desirable rafale, built by the clichy company. Daxs baby used the most advanced techniques of the period.
all-alloy engine
the all-alloy four-stroke engine had a twin-port overhead-valve cylinder head and was listed with a two-speed gearbox to conform with the legal weight limit. However, most customers opted for the alternative three-speed transmission! also for legal reasons, the baby was equipped with pedals, which were actually almost useless because they
could be bolted on to act as immobile footrests. Impeccably finished and offering 50mph performance, the baby seemed to hold all the cards. But it was impossibly expensive, costing the equivalent of over $400 while a conventional cyclemotor cost $270, and a 250cc real bike only $630. Only 100 babies were sold.
Intended as the rolls-royce of cyclemotors, the baby was, according to its catalog, not a mass-produced machine but built to the taste of each individual customer. |
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