The most significant development for the company was that bicycle manufacturers began to take notice of these little engines and set out to design bicycles around them. Schwinn would become involved with Whizzer in late 1947 through a patent conflict with Cleveland Welding. Most often however, this is not the case. When encountering an authentic 'barn bike' with the font expander brake, it'll be a small miracle if it's complete. Series Sales 15,600 Sales begin to fall off dramatically in late 1952.
Bimatic transmission proves a costly failure and is discontinued.
700 sales figures are deceptive due to the length of production. Factory closes in 1964. Various prototypes and one-off models are extant in many series. The gernerator is spendy and should have the headlamp and a complete drum brake. Problem is, people now know what this stuff is worth.