Midual
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Midual was a proposed motorcycle that debuted in October 1999 at the World Show of Two-Wheeled Vehicles in Paris
. It was created by the brothers Olivier and François Midy and was to be built in Angers
, France
. The motorcycle was a roadster featuring a flat-twin
liquid-cooled engine of 875cc mounted in line with the frame in the fashion of Douglas
. The engine was inclined downwards 25° to make room for the transmission under the rear cylinder and the radiator above the front cylinder. The unique engine design was chosen to give the bike a distinct personality and differentiate it from any other motorcycle on the market. The design of the bike was by motorcycle designer Glynn Kerr. The Midys had hoped to market the bike as a Douglas, but could not secure the worldwide rights to the name and used the name Midual instead. A non-running prototype was built, but sufficient funding could not be found and the project was abandoned.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. It was created by the brothers Olivier and François Midy and was to be built in Angers
Angers
Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The motorcycle was a roadster featuring a flat-twin
Flat-twin
A flat-twin is a two cylinder internal combustion engine with the cylinders arranged on opposite sides of the crankshaft. It is part of the class of flat engines, sub-type "boxer", and shares most characteristics of those engines.-Motorcycle use:...
liquid-cooled engine of 875cc mounted in line with the frame in the fashion of Douglas
Douglas (motorcycles)
Douglas was a British motorcycle manufacturer from 1907–1957 based in Kingswood, Bristol, owned by the Douglas family, and especially known for its horizontally opposed twin cylinder engined bikes and as manufacturers of speedway machines...
. The engine was inclined downwards 25° to make room for the transmission under the rear cylinder and the radiator above the front cylinder. The unique engine design was chosen to give the bike a distinct personality and differentiate it from any other motorcycle on the market. The design of the bike was by motorcycle designer Glynn Kerr. The Midys had hoped to market the bike as a Douglas, but could not secure the worldwide rights to the name and used the name Midual instead. A non-running prototype was built, but sufficient funding could not be found and the project was abandoned.