The Moto Reve pictured below was once owned by my Grandfather. He owned the Moto Reve until 1945 and it stayed in the UK until a few years ago when it was sold, lost its UK registration and now exists somewhere else. If you own this Moto Reve or know where it is then I would love to hear from you. Moto Reve started in around 1906 in Geneve and started with a V twin engine. The first Moto Reve bikes used BSA frames and after a few hundred moved on to their own frames. I am told that these Moto Reve bikes run very nicely and get along very well.
I think my grandfathers Moto Reve was a model A from 1908 to 1909. From 1907 Moto Reve bikes were also constructed in the UK either from a kit of parts or from engines only and they used different frames from the Swiss production. English built Moto Reve seem to have a bracing tube on the top tube and perhaps longer frames and other changes. The English built Moto Reve also had a square style fuel tank and seems to have used Druid type forks from 1908 ish onwards. With all of this considered it would appear that my grandfathers Moto Reve is a English built Model A of 1908/1909. My grandfather was a motorcycle engineer and he kept it until 1945. I can be contacted via paulg@go-faster.com
Below are a couple of Moto Reve's that took part in the Pioneer Run 2012, you can see a full report of the run here - Pioneer Run 2012
In October 2011 I published a few pictures of old bikes - my father and his pals riding around Europe in 1953 on a Brough Superior, Triumph Thunderbirds etc and in just a couple of months the page has had over 13 million hits!
That web page is here - http://www.go-faster.com/SS100.html
If you like even older bikes, then you may be interested to read about my exploits on my 1914 4hp Triumph. I bought it in November 2011 and being a novice to such ancient machines have started to record my experiences of owning and riding it. It is quite an experience riding a bike with no gears, no clutch and almost no brakes!
See: http://www.go-faster.com/1914Triumph.html
I have also created a page about a 1911 Triumph that was once owned by my grandfather,
see http://www.go-faster.com/VeteranTriumph.html
As people have contacted me asking where they could a similar Veteran motorcycle, I have created a web page listing any that are for sale or recently sold - so you can get an idea of values.
See: http://www.go-faster.com/VeteranMotorcycleForSale.html
I have now (January 2012) I bought a 1954 Triumph T110 and created a page about Triumph T110's.
See: http://www.go-faster.com/TriumphT110.html
As people have contacted me asking where they could buy a Triumph T110, I have created a web page listing any that are for sale or recently sold - so you can get an idea of values.
See - http://www.go-faster.com/TriumphT110ForSale.html