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The'' 'Di Blasi''' is a [[motorcycle]] manufacturer of [[mopeds]] [[bicycles]] and [[tricycles]] leaflets, suitable to be transported to [[car | car]], [[boat | boats]] and [[airplane]] as auxiliary vehicles or for people with prevented or reduced mobility. The design and production of vehicles, is performed entirely in [[Italy]].

==History==
[[Image:Regolo_DiBlasi.jpg|thumb|right|150px|'''Ruler for carteggiare''']]
The [[company]] was founded in [[Vizzini]], in the second half of [[1970 | seventies]] by Rosario Di Blasi, a former pilot of' [[Italian Air Force]]. Appreciated expert flying technique, is the inventor of the "[[Ruler for Carteggiare]]", a tool to perform the necessary calculations to air navigation, which he achieved in 1940.

After the WWII, Di Blasi back in home in [[Sicily]] to deal with the family farm, however, continuing to cultivate his passion for mechanics. They are, in fact, in 1950 the first prototype foldable scooter made for the purpose of study and experimentation.

[[Image: DiBlasi_Prototipo_Scooter.jpg|thumb|right|150px|'''Prototype Folding Di Blasi scooter''']]

Ulteriorte a step towards the future activities of the manufacturer is accomplished by presenting, at [[exhibition industry in Turin]] of [[1968]], a folding tricycle suited to the needs of people with disabilities, called "DIBLA 7", easily transportable and with propeller [[two-stroke engine | 2T]] [[Zanetti]].

[[Image: DIBLA7 Automobile Exhibition Turin 1968.jpg|thumb|left|200px|'''Dibla the Salone di Torino, visited by Industry Minister Giulio AndreottiAndreotti''']]

At the beginning of 1970 is tested innovation conformed to the chassis articulated quadrilateral deformable. This idea, protected by [[patent | international patents]], was applied to a folding bike (model''Avia'') and a moped folding model''R2'': two vehicles characterized by extreme ease of folding and details particularly original, like the first [[pedal (mechanical) # pedal bicycle | pedals]] folding ever produced.

These vehicles were displayed for the first time [[Exposure Cycle and motorcycle Milan]] of [[1973]], obtaining good appreciation of the press, immediately followed by a commercial success, as well attractiveness of the products, was also encouraged by the first major [[oil crisis]] whose result, in [[Italy]], were the famous "car-free Sundays, best known as" [[austerity]]. "

The first set of folding moped "R2", equipped with engine [[Morini Franco]] brand and known in Germany under the trade name of ''Toy Story''is now much sought after by fans of vintage [[motorcycles]].

In [[1979]] model "R2" was replaced by the model "R7" which was mounted on a Di Blasi engine, with variable-speed automatic.

[[Image:Bed antidecubito DiBlasi.GIF|thumb|right|200px|'''Di Blasi hospital bed''']]
Over the years this moped was then subject to continuous updates. His job opportunities are manifold: as the auxiliary motor vehicle, boat or car.

It is also used as an auxiliary vehicle on board [[helicopters]] for the[[State Police]].
[[Image:DiBlasi R7 Police Stato.jpg|thumb|left|200px|'''Folding Di Blasi R7 [[moped]] supplied to the State Police in 1985.''']]
Even bicycles have been evolving, improving the characteristics of size and weight: after the "Avia" came the models "R20" in [[1980]], "R50" in [[1984]] "R6" in [[1991]], "R4" in [[1995]], until the current model "R24".

In [[2000]] has begun to manufacture a folding tricycle for people who have difficulty in cycling. Also to record the achievement of a hospital bed.

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==The Current Models==
[[Image:Veicoli_pieghevoli_DiBlasi.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''Di Blasi folding models''']]
===Mopeds===
* [[Di Blasi R7E|R7E]]
* [[Di Blasi R7ES|R7ES]]

===Bicycle===
* [[Di Blasi R21|R21]] (20 ")
* [[Di Blasi R24|R24]] (16 ")
* [[Di Blasi R4|R4]] (16)

===Tricycles===
* [[Di Blasi R34|R34]] (20 "electric)
* [[Di Blasi R32|R32]] (20 ")
* [[Di Blasi R31|R31]] (16 ")


==External Links==
[http://www.diblasi.it/ Official Website]



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