Evycsa was another of the many short-lived Catalan brands of motorcycle and it was manufactured in Barcelona between 1953 and 1957. The brand had been founded by Màrius Vilaseca Roura (1917-1955) and its workshops occupied numbers 19 and 20 on Plaça de Tetuán, Barcelona. He was a former competitive motorcyclist who had decided to produce his own motorcycles and was its chief designer. He built his bikes using Fita-AMC engines from the Figueres based enterprise that produced French AMC engines under license, initially for Rieju. The Fita-AMC 175cc, 4 stroke was a popular choice.
The Evycsa was produced in 2 variants, the Brisa and the higher revving, Sport, both powered by the Fita-AMC 175cc, 4 stroke engine.
1955 Evycsa 175cc Sport at the Ankli Collection, Caldes de Boi, Catalonia.
Vilaseca was an active member of the famous Penya Motorista Barcelona (PMB) and took part in many of their events with some success. As an example, in 1954 at the 14th Rabassada Hill Climb, Pirelli Trophy, the 175cc class was dominated by the Evycsa brand, with Vilaseca winning that class himself.
In June 1955, Vilaseca was on a reconnaissance for the Rally de la Costa Brava, riding one of his own machines, when he suffered a rear tyre blowout at speed and crashed into a roadside barrier.
Vilaseca was rushed to hospital in Barcelona, but he sadly died from his injuries. Despite his death, the Evycsa company continued until 1957 and were declared bankrupt in 1958. Under the terms of the financial settlements, Evycsa were subsequently absorbed by Fita, who were one of the main creditors.
Fita continued to produce Evycsa branded machines for a short time, whilst they were creating MAF (Motores Articulados Fita).
These days the Evycsa is a much sought after classic, in either variant.
Fita took on the outstanding assets and the tooling etc and created MAF (Motores Articulados Fita) as a brand for marketing the Evysca based motorcycles.
This Evycsa Brisa 175cc from 1956 is on display in the Museu Roda Roda in Lerida Catalonia.
Evycsa 175cc Sport. It was on display at the Gran Jonquera Commercial Centre near to Figueres in a display arranged by the Directors of the Museu de la Tècnica de l’Empordà (MTE) of Figueres, Catalonia.
Catalogo Español de Motocicletas 1957 Finanzauto SA
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