AMF- American Machine and Foundry Company - USA - 1908 - ? - Better known as AMF, this company is best known for making bowling equipment, and for owning Harley-Davidson for a while. AMF also acquired DeWalt in 1949 and sold it to Black & Decker in 1960. In 1965, Harley-Davidson ended over 60 years of family ownership with a public stock offering, and in 1969 merged with AMF. During the AMF years a number of mopeds and light motorcycles were offered under the Harley Davidson marque, the most well known of these were the M65 of 1967, and the AMF Roadmaster which had a 20” frame step-thru bicycle with a two stroke McCulloch engine mounted above the back wheel on the rear carrier, transmission was by friction drive. Although simple this bike was quite successful and stayed production until 1981 when 13 members of the Harley-Davidson management team purchased the company from AMF. Harley Davidson ceased small bike production at that time to concentrate on its larger machines with great success.

Tommasini, an Italian gold plated gentleman’s bicycle with auxiliary motor, circa 1994, the frame and fuel tank gold plated, with leather logos mounted to the frame (twice) and the bell, leather covered handles and brake levers, a leather saddle and two leather rear mounted panniers, a Universal front brake, two 26in wheels with Michelin tyres and a 35 c.c. ‘Electronic’ petrol motor by Bernardi Mozzi Motor