Mors: A historic brand of scooters and motorbikes
Mors is a name known to many as synonymous with innovation and craftsmanship. Although the brand originally became famous for its automobiles and electrical appliances, it also plays a role in the history of scooters and motorbikes.
Mors Paris - Nice
France
1955
A start with scooters
In the early 1950s, Mors developed a scooter model with 115cc two-stroke engine. The first designs came from Pierre Brissonnet, who had been working on these scooters before World War II. From 1949, he perfected the models, after which Mors took over production in 1951 and marketed them under the name Mors Speed.
In 1955, a second model the Mors Paris - Nice with 125cc two-stroke engine was launched drawn by Labourdette
A short but impactful period
Mors' Paris-Nice scooters were a technical feat for their time, but production remained limited. In late 1955, the company decided to transfer the scooters' production rights to Alcyon, after which production ceased in late 1956. Mors then refocused entirely on the production of electrical appliances.
e A new interpretation in modern times
Although scooter and motorbike production ended in 1955, the Mors name lived on. In the 1980s, the brand was taken over by Dutchman Gé Voortman. When he started importing Chinese Chunlan motorbikes in 1996, he chose to market them under the Mors brand name. This brought a piece of history back to life, albeit with a modern twist.