please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message 1904 terrot with givaudan engine 1930 terrot hst terrot was a motorcycle manufacturer in dijon france . charles terrot and wilhelm st cklen had founded a machinery factory in cannstatt germany in 1862 and terrot added a branch factory in dijon in 1887 and in 1890 the dijon factory added bicycles to its products . 1 in 1902 the dijon factory made its first motorcycle . it was powered by a 2 bhp engine supplied by z del of switzerland . after that terrot built motorcycles with engines from 173cc to 498cc from proprietary engine suppliers including the swiss manufacturers mag and dufeaux the english makers chater lea and jap along with givaudan engines from lyon france . terrot produced its first twin cylinder model in 1905 . from 1915 onwards it supplied 500cc machines to the french army . in 1921 terrot launched new two stroke models the 175cc model l and the 267cc model e. in 1925 the latter model was developed into the 250cc model f. from 1923 onwards terrot also produced four stroke models . first with a 350cc jap engine . from 1927 onwards also with a 500cc engine . in 1926 terrot began to make its own four stroke engines . in 1929 the company produced its 100 000th motorcycle . after the great depression a new class of vehicles motorized bicycles was introduced . in 1932 terrot entered motorcycle racing and won a triple championship winning the french 250cc 350cc and 500cc classes . in the second world war terrot supplied the french army with sidecars the model gt from 350cc to 750cc and the model dt from 500cc to 750cc . in 1951 terrot produced its first motor scooter . in the 1950s the company focused on the market for mopeds and lightweight motorcycles . in 1958 peugeot took over the company . in 1961 production ended at the former terrot factory . external links edit 1910 terrot truss bridge bicycle . online vehicle museums . retrieved 2011 06 05 . terrot owners club terrot forging the way on ebykr v t e major and notable french motorcycle marques cemec dresch gnome et rh ne motob cane peugeot motorcycles ratier scorpa solex terrot voxan v t e french bicycle manufacturers current peugeot cyfac gitane lapierre look louison bobet motob cane solex time v losolex vitus defunct alcyon cl ment corima follis gladiator gnome et rh ne ren herse hurtu matra manufrance mochet olivier brothers stella terrot urago velocar components cl ment tyres hutchinson sa look mafac mavic michelin simplex this motorcycle scooter or moped related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title terrot & oldid 709656247 categories motorcycle manufacturers of francecompanies established in 1862cycle manufacturers of france1862 establishments in germany1887 establishments in francemotorcycle stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from april 2008all articles needing additional referencesall stub articles 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 deutschfran aisnederlands edit links this page was last modified on 12 march 2016 at 06 36 . 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