Montesa. 125cc. Model D51.

In June, 1944, the Catalan Pedro Permanyer Puigjaner, José Antonio Soler, and Urgell and Francisco Javier Lump, big fan of motor sport and expert riders, they decide to manufacture mopeds in the workshops that Permanyer was in the street Corsica n° 408, Barcelona

At that time, the difficulties to sustain a production in series were huge. In Spain there was an auxiliary industry appropriate, and the political isolation suffered by the Spanish nation, it was extremely difficult to obtain raw materials and components required. In that situation, one of the elements most desired, and hardest to get was the steering wheel, magnetic, for the ignition of the engine. Fortunately, Manuel Giró, who had a manufacturing industry of cinematographic projectors had imported, before the war, leaflets Bosch with the purpose, dismissed then, to manufacture motorcycles. Permanyer and Bulto bought him the game of 100 units 22.000 pesetas, and started to build the first few hundred motorcycles in a series.

In June of the same year, 1945 to present three units of the new motorcycles at the Fair of Samples of Barcelona. It was the model "-45", motorcycle rigid frame, with the engine of 98 ce. (45,6 x 60mm ) and shift three-speed with manual actuation Was exhibited, also a version for miss and another with rear suspension.

Series production had already begun and on June 19, 1945 appeared on the market the first unit. The selling price totalled to 8,500 pesetas for the normal version and 9,000 for the of miss In the inaugural year of 1945, production reached a total of 21 units. It can be established that Montesa was the first factory of motorcycles Spanish, with series production and with a vocation to the truly industrial and export.

In 1946 they were made of some of the units of series model "B-46" and at the beginning of the year 1947, we introduced the series production of a new version, whose model rué called "B-46/49".

In the Fair of Samples of Barcelona, 1951 presents the model "D-51" with a repository rounded and "red", color that is implanted as a distinctive mark of the brand.

In 1953 he presented the Montesa "Brio 90", a model of fina estampa and nerve sport leading for the first time the carburetor in the rear of the cylinder, in addition to important modifications in the engine, developing greater power and speed of acceleration A model of concept suv, the "Brio 80," was presented the following year at the Fair of Samples of Barcelona. The new Montesa was equipped with wheels of smaller diameter, pneumatic tyres, of more ball and fender broader The driving of this model was more smooth and was more suitable for circular with two squares, a choice that is very current in those days

At the beginning of 1955, are released to the public with new versions of the "Verve 80" and "Brio 90", which incorporates an odometer and speedometer on the headlight switch lights on the handlebars, new seat and two-seater immobilizer handlebar

In 1956, presents the model "Brio 80/56", which had many improvements over the previous version, especially in the tool box with lock, gas level, removable crown, account of kilometers-lit etc

It introduced two new models; one of distinctly sporting character that featured the 4-speed and the selector is integrated in the falling of changes: the "Brio 91" in 1956 and another the following year, formula tourism, the Brio I I", which incorporated a system to silence the intake, a flywheel for greater smoothness, and other details With this model we neglect the customary red color for the new "green trout"