please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message rieju rr 50ccm rieju is a manufacturer of mopeds and motorcycles from spain . it is based in figueras . they specialize in small displacement motorcycles between 49 and 450cc using minarelli engines . their products are available in almost all european countries . history edit in 1934 two young entrepreneurs luis riera carr and jaime juanola farr s founded a company to manufacture bicycle accessories . the name rieju came from the first letters of each of their surnames riera juanola . they bought some land and started to build the factory but the spanish civil war thwarted their plans . the republican government confiscated the unfinished building and used it as a truck depot . a second story was built above the existing premises throughout the war and was considered a payment of interests when the facilities were returned . in 1940 once the war was over rieju resumed its industrial activity making bicycle accessories . in 1942 rieju was established as a private limited company sociedad limitada with a capital of 1 million pesetas and started to build alongside components their first bicycle models . the company now had 35 employees and an average of 30 bicycles were built each week . in 1947 rieju builds their first moped incorporating to one of their bicycles an auxiliary 38 cc four stroke engine built by serwa of france coupled to the rear wheel . this model had a power of 1 hp and a maximum speed of around 40 km h. two years later in 1949 rieju would launch the no. 2 model now with a more powerful engine and a gearbox designed in house . later models no. 3 no. 4 etc. would evolve the vehicle to give it a motorcycle look . in 1964 rieju reached an agreement with minarelli to manufacture their engines under licence and launches the jaca model with 3.5 hp and a top speed of 70 km h which would have to be limited to 40 km h due to moped regulations . the landmark jaca model was evolved throughout the 1960s and 70s giving birth to the confort and tt models . in 1978 rieju developed a moped with automatic transmission but it was not successful . production kept increasing steadily throughout the 80s with new and more varied models placing rieju among the top moped sellers in spain . also rieju bikes won several prices in international enduro competitions raising the profile of the marque . in 1994 the company opened itself to other markets and started exporting their models across europe . by 2006 exports represented about 60 % of their sales . 2011 sees the launch of many new rieju machines most notably the new rs3 50 and rs3 125lc . they are made in spain and are powered by yamaha engines . references edit external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to rieju motorcycles . the official english site rieju club holland ; a forum for technical questions also in english under topic ; international forum rieju motors models & history retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title rieju & oldid 661381874 categories rieju motorcyclesmotorcycle manufacturers of spainmoped manufacturersspanish brandshidden categories articles lacking sources from march 2008all articles lacking sourcescommons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages catal deutschespa olfran aisitalianonederlands norsk bokm lsuomisvenska edit links this page was last modified on 8 may 2015 at 08 18 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view