1958 Derny Taon Serial number 0567 Engine number... Lot 61

1958 Derny Taon Serial number 0567 Engine number 125-3-AR-10673 8396 km on the odometer French collector's registration 2000 / 3000€ Designer Roger Tallon, whose name by contraction became Taon, is also the designer of the Corail, the TGV, RER signage, Lip Mach 2000 watches, the Televia television that sat in President Pompidou's living room, and hundreds of other objects. On leaving General Motors, he was hired by Derny, a Parisian brand specializing in bicycles and tandems with auxiliary engines, to create their first motorcycle. The result was an atypical 125, with a frame linking the steering column in a straight line to the Ar integrating the headlight, tank, saddle and Ar mudguard. The AMC 2t bv 3 engine is suspended underneath. An Earles-type front fork with quality Lelaurin shock absorbers gives this bike a futuristic look. It was sold in 1957 until the factory closed in 1958, due to a downturn in the French motorcycle market.