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'''Riverside''' was a [[store brand]] used by North American retailer [[Montgomery Ward]] to market a range of [[captive import]] motorcycles, mopeds and scooters. The vehicles were typically manufactured by either [[Motobecane]], [[Benelli (motorcycles)|Benelli]], [[Bianchi (motorcycles)|Bianchi]], [[Lambretta]], or [[Mitsubishi]].<ref name="jalopnik">{{cite web|url=http://jalopnik.com/for-2-200-this-1968-wards-riverside-250-could-be-your-1737538552|title=For $2,200, This 1968 Wards Riverside 250 Could Be Your Demitasse Of Fun|date=October 21, 2015|work=Jalopnik|accessdate=13 April 2016}}</ref> Benelli models included 250cc, 125cc, and 50cc models, Motobecane mopeds with 49cc motors were also offered.<ref>{{cite book|title=1967 Montgomery Ward Spring/Summer Catalog|date=Spring 1967|publisher=Montgomery Ward}}</ref>
'''Riverside''' was a [[store brand]] used by North American retailer [[Montgomery Ward]] to market a range of [[captive import]] motorcycles, mopeds and scooters. The vehicles were typically manufactured by [[Motobecane]], [[Benelli (motorcycles)|Benelli]], [[Bianchi (motorcycles)|Bianchi]], [[Lambretta]], or [[Mitsubishi]].<ref name="jalopnik">{{cite web|url=http://jalopnik.com/for-2-200-this-1968-wards-riverside-250-could-be-your-1737538552|title=For $2,200, This 1968 Wards Riverside 250 Could Be Your Demitasse Of Fun|date=October 21, 2015|work=Jalopnik|accessdate=13 April 2016}}</ref> Benelli models included 250cc, 125cc, and 49cc models, Motobecanes with 49cc motors were also offered.<ref>{{cite book|title=1967 Montgomery Ward Spring/Summer Catalog|date=Spring 1967|publisher=Montgomery Ward}}</ref>


== Benelli models ==
== Benelli models ==
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* FFA-14002 (2-cycle 49cc)
* FFA-14002 (2-cycle 49cc)
* FFA-14003 (2-cycle 49cc)
* FFA-14003 (2-cycle 49cc)
* FFA-14017, 14020, 14023
* FFA-14017, 14017C, 14017D, 14023 (4-cycle 247cc)
* FFA-14020 (4-cycle 326.8cc)
* FFA-14040, 14041 (4-cycle 356.3cc)
* FFA-14043, 14047 (4-cycle 269.2cc)
* FFA-61-14016, 14016B, 14019 (2-cycle 125cc)
* FFA-61-14016, 14016B, 14019 (2-cycle 125cc)
* FFA-61-14021A (2-cycle 175cc)
* FFA-61-14021A (2-cycle 175cc)<ref name="manual">Riverside Owners Manual - Cosmopolitan Motors, Inc.</ref>

* FFA-61-14017 (4-cycle 250cc)
[[File:1968 MW Benelli 125.jpg|thumb|1968 Riverside 125cc]]
* FFA-14043, 14047 (4-cycle 360cc)
[[File:1968 Monkey Wards Benelli 125.jpg|thumb]]


== Lambretta models ==
== Lambretta models ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Motor scooters]]
[[Category:Mopeds]]
[[Category:Mopeds]]
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[[Category:Mitsubishi Motors motorcycles]]
[[Category:Benelli motorcycles]]
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Latest revision as of 05:04, 15 December 2022

Riverside
Company typebrand
Industrymotorcycles
Area served
North America
ParentMontgomery Ward

Riverside was a store brand used by North American retailer Montgomery Ward to market a range of captive import motorcycles, mopeds and scooters. The vehicles were typically manufactured by Motobecane, Benelli, Bianchi, Lambretta, or Mitsubishi.[1] Benelli models included 250cc, 125cc, and 49cc models, Motobecanes with 49cc motors were also offered.[2]

Benelli models

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  • 150-D (2-cycle 49cc)
  • FFA-14002 (2-cycle 49cc)
  • FFA-14003 (2-cycle 49cc)
  • FFA-14017, 14017C, 14017D, 14023 (4-cycle 247cc)
  • FFA-14020 (4-cycle 326.8cc)
  • FFA-14040, 14041 (4-cycle 356.3cc)
  • FFA-14043, 14047 (4-cycle 269.2cc)
  • FFA-61-14016, 14016B, 14019 (2-cycle 125cc)
  • FFA-61-14021A (2-cycle 175cc)[3]
1968 Riverside 125cc

Lambretta models

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  • 125Li (2-cycle 125cc)

Mitsubishi models

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Motobecane models

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  • Mo-Ped (2-cycle 49cc)

Bianchi models

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  • Orsetto (2-cycle 80cc)

References

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  1. ^ "For $2,200, This 1968 Wards Riverside 250 Could Be Your Demitasse Of Fun". Jalopnik. October 21, 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. ^ 1967 Montgomery Ward Spring/Summer Catalog. Montgomery Ward. Spring 1967.
  3. ^ Riverside Owners Manual - Cosmopolitan Motors, Inc.