The Coronat is a very rare motorcycle from Inca on the Spanish island of Mallorca, where it had been developed and built by Jaime Llobera Morro in 1955, at his factory, Fabrica Jaime Llobera Morro, located at Carrer General Luque 72, Inca.
I had first become aware about the existence of this bike a few years ago in a magazine article by the celebrated author and motorcycle photographer, the late Phil Aynsley. He had seen an example of the bike over ten years before in the workshops of the Museo Moto Bassella (Catalonia). It was a fascinating machine, but Phil had very little information about it and when I later visited the Museo Moto Bassella, it did not feature in their display. So, you can imagine my delight to find one on display in August 2022, at the “Made in Spain” museum in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid). Information about the very short-lived brand is still very scarce but the Coronat is a 200cc (62 mm x 66 mm) air-cooled, four-stroke, single cylinder and it has a four-speed gearbox, with a drive shaft. The output is stated as 10 HP at 4,500 rpm with a top speed of 100 kph and a consumption return of 2.5 litres per 100 kilometres.
The Coronat, photographed at the Museo de la Motocicleta Española 28802 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid)
The enclosed drive train and the engine pivot points.
It is a very ‘clean’ machine with an unusual crankcase design enclosing not only the engine but also the gearbox and secondary transmission. The most unusual design feature is the way the engine (and the transmission) pivots on each front downtube of the frame and there is a large, recessed, mono-shock spring at the rear of the engine under the seat.
Here you can see the forward facing carburettor and, behind the cylinder, the large mono shock spring
Unfortunately, the mid-1950s was a difficult time financially and there were disagreements between Llobera and his partners. Eventually only 5 or 6 units were made, and this is one of the two existing examples that I know of.
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