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The Patent Company Merlonghi of Tolentino (Macerata) in 1923 begins production of an auxiliary engine for bicycle, the following year, was presented at the Fifth International Exhibition of Cycling and Motorcycling in Milan, to be known beyond the local area.
In 1925 the Merlonghi alongside the production of two models of the auxiliary motor motor bike, normal and sport, which are exposed to the VI International Exhibition of Cycling and Motorcycling in Milan: the standard model with two-stroke engine with three lights of 98cc, bore (50 mm) and stroke (50 mm) and the sport model, the limit of fiscal capacity, 132cc, bore (52 mm) and stroke (62 mm), magneto ignition Eisemann, carburetor Longuemare, cone clutch, gear in block two-speed transmission and chain wheels 26 " x 2".
In 1926 the company of Tolentino continues the production of motor bikes, both normal and sport with some improvements , magneto ignition Bosch , carburetor Amac, cone clutch, two-speed gear lock, chain and maximum speed 70 km/h.
In 1927, the Company Patents Merlonghi disappears from the market.
In its short life the Merlonghi took part, with honor, in several races mainly local - Motor Circuit Chienti and Potenza, Tolentino - Colle di Paterno, Motor Circuit Tolentino - with pilots such as: Anzuinelli, Bufacchi, Del Monte, Marangoni, Piasini, Romagnoli, Ruggeri, Tigli, [...]
Via Mariano Pallottini
