Islo Motorcycle

If you know these bikes then you know how rare it is to find even one of these bike. See more ideas about motorcycle brands motorcycle cafe racer. To achieve his dream of racing in Italy Lopez launched a project to build 4 175cc powered Islo race bikes which he planned to race in the 1957 event.

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Using Morini engines Lopez and his Islo.

Islo motorcycle. In 1975 Gary injured his leg and Can Am bought out his contract for 7000000. In the beginning these motorcycles were built to be the main work vehicles developed to be durable and economical. Trials motorcycle in the 250cc class which you would think would offer a slight weight reduction.

Typically Islo produced motorcycles referred to as Tortilla bikes which were small reliable commuter motorcycles often used by delivery services. The Only 250cc class trials bike that uses a frame made of aircraft quality 4130 steel tubing imported into Mexico from the USA. Bike was designed by bill grapevine of grapevine racing motors.

Isidro Lopez died on. Moto Islo vanished from the Mexican motorcycle market and after a brief stint as a Honda subsidiary went on to produce washing machines. GRM stands for Grapevine Racing Motors.

Very rare islo trialsmaster up for auction. Did get it to fire but just for a short time. Moto Islo was founded in 1955 by Isidro Lopez in Saltillo Coahuila.

He had it built in Mexico through the Moto Islo factory in the hopes that he could make it cheap to boot. Has great compression and spark. In those years they were known as motorcycles for tortilleros mailmen or milkmen.

MOTO ISLO GRM Trialsmasters Vintage Large Lot Bikes and Parts Trials MX EnduroI have a large collection of Moto Islo cycles and spare parts and such from the early 70s. Without a ride and spurred on by the un-sinkable Don Jones the Jones family purchased the entire on-the-ropes Moto-Islo motorcycle factory in Mexico from Frank Cooper. Though the press enjoyed his bike reliability was initially a problem and Cooper last just between 73 and 75.