De Dion-Bouton Motorcycle & Vélocipède Engines

Early de Dion-Bouton 250cc single-cylinder motorcycle engine used in the Orient Light Roadster by Waltham Manufacturing Company

The de Dion-Bouton company was founded in 1883 by Comte Marquis Albert de Dion, Georges Bouton (1847—1938) and brother-in-law Charles-Armand Trépardoux. The company manufactured steam and gas-powered automobiles, railcars, gun parts, armoured vehicles, aircraft engines, and aftermarket motorcycle or vélocipède engines until 1932. By 1900, de Dion-Bouton was the largest automobile manufacturer in the world, producing 400 cars and 3,200 engines in a single year, and was the first company to mass-produce the V8 engine.

All photos from the 2009 'The Quail Motorcycle Gathering' were taken using Nikon D3 and Nikon D2Xs camera bodies, with Nikon 105mm f/2.8 VR prime, and Nikon 24mm-70mm f/2.8, or Nikon 300mm f/2.8 telephoto lenses.