Alba (motorcycle)

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The Alba motorcycle was manufactured at Stettin between 1919 and 1924 by Alfred Baruch. They featured four-stroke engines of 198cc, 247cc and 249cc capacity. Alba also manufactured three-wheeled delivery vans, as well as supplying engines to other manufacturers such as Huy and Teco. Although the company stopped manufacture in the mid-1920s, Alfred's son Manfred continued to supply spares up to the mid-1930s. [1]

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References

  1. Tragatsch, Erwin; Ash, Kevin (2000). The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Motorcy cles. London: Quantum Publishing. p. 119. ISBN   1-86160-342-8.