1928 Magnat Debon ‘Model BM’ 350cc Sidevalve
Excellent Original Unrestored Condition
Eligible for the Banbury Run
Starts First Kick; Excellent Running Order
This superb machine is another from my French friend Alain. On sale, he’ll deliver it to me in Brighton, from where it can be delivered wherever the purchaser requires.
As Terrot had recently purchased Magnat Debon in 1928, this machine is almost identical to the Terrot Model H, and its engine and gearbox were made by Terrot. Terrot was the market leader at the time, so you’re assured of good quality engineering throughout. Terrot is now the most popular marque for French vintage enthusiasts, and their machines command higher prices than other makes.
Alain has copies of the manuals and parts list for this motorcycle, and they are included in the sale.
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MAGNAT DEBON
Grenoble, France
At the turn of the century in Grenoble Joseph Magnat and Louis Debon founded this company to manufacture bicycles. In 1902 the first motorcycle was produced, equipped with a De Dion Bouton engine. In the years before the first world war the firm prospered: their machines featured many novel features, such a telescopic front suspension and overhead valves. However, at the end of the war, both founders died, and in the early twenties the company got into financial problems and was taken over by Terrot in 1928.
For a number of years the machines of Terrot and Magnat Debon kept their own identities. Some Magnat Debons were equipped with English Blackburne engines, while some Terrots had JAPs. In this way separate agencies could be kept, and in the market the two marques operated as separate companies. From 1929, however, the machines became practically identical, and Terrot supplied their own side valve engines.
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