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Renard produced lightweight motorcycles from 1938. "Renard" is French for fox, and a fox's head was used as the brand's logo.<ref name="Estonian World">{{cite web |last1=Põldre |first1=Lauri |last2=Tambur |first2=Silver |title=There’s a new motorcycle on the road – and it’s Estonian |url=https://estonianworld.com/technology/theres-a-new-motorcycle-on-the-road-and-it-is-estonian/ |website=Estonian World |accessdate=20 August 2020 |date=30 September 2015}}</ref> The first models had a 98cc [[Sachs Motorcycles|Sachs]] [[two-stroke engine]]. In March 1944, when the country was occupied by [[Nazi Germany]], during a bombing raid by the [[Soviets]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Miljan |first1=Toivo |title=Historical dictionary of Estonia |date=2004 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |location=Lanham, Md. |isbn=978-0-8108-6571-6}}</ref> the factory suffered a direct hit and was destroyed. Production never started again. |
Renard produced lightweight motorcycles from 1938. "Renard" is French for fox, and a fox's head was used as the brand's logo.<ref name="Estonian World">{{cite web |last1=Põldre |first1=Lauri |last2=Tambur |first2=Silver |title=There’s a new motorcycle on the road – and it’s Estonian |url=https://estonianworld.com/technology/theres-a-new-motorcycle-on-the-road-and-it-is-estonian/ |website=Estonian World |accessdate=20 August 2020 |date=30 September 2015}}</ref> The first models had a 98cc [[Sachs Motorcycles|Sachs]] [[two-stroke engine]]. In March 1944, when the country was occupied by [[Nazi Germany]], during a bombing raid by the [[Soviets]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Miljan |first1=Toivo |title=Historical dictionary of Estonia |date=2004 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |location=Lanham, Md. |isbn=978-0-8108-6571-6}}</ref> the factory suffered a direct hit and was destroyed. Production never started again.<ref name="Estonian World" /> |
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==2008 revival== |
==2008 revival== |
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Revision as of 20:41, 20 August 2020
Renard is a motorcycle brand manufactured in Estonia. The brand was founded in 1938 by J. Lään and was based in Tallinn.[1]
Early production
Renard produced lightweight motorcycles from 1938. "Renard" is French for fox, and a fox's head was used as the brand's logo.[2] The first models had a 98cc Sachs two-stroke engine. In March 1944, when the country was occupied by Nazi Germany, during a bombing raid by the Soviets,[3] the factory suffered a direct hit and was destroyed. Production never started again.[2]
2008 revival
In 2008, a number of Estonian engineers and business people, led by Andres Uibomäe, decided to revive the brand.[1] In April 2010 a prototype of a new motorcycle was presented: the Renard Grand Tourer. This had a 125hp longitudinal eight-valve Moto Guzzi V-twin as power source. The machine had a very modern design, with a carbon fiber/Kevlar monocoque frame and a trailed swing front fork with a single, central coil spring. Production is around 100 units a year.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Renard". www.estonianbrands.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ a b Põldre, Lauri; Tambur, Silver (30 September 2015). "There's a new motorcycle on the road – and it's Estonian". Estonian World. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ Miljan, Toivo (2004). Historical dictionary of Estonia. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6571-6.