Neval

Neval was a small British motorcycle marque associated with the importation and sale of a 125 cc two-stroke motorcycle in Great Britain. The brand was handled by Neville Mason, whose dealership operated in Hull, East Yorkshire. The motorcycle sold under the Neval name was not an independently developed British design: it was based on the pre-Second World War DKW RT 125 design and manufactured in Minsk by Motovelo, in what was then the Soviet Union and is now Belarus. The use of the Neval trademark therefore represented an imported-market identity applied to an Eastern European-built lightweight motorcycle. The model’s technical lineage went back to the DKW RT 125, a historically influential small motorcycle design developed in Germany before the war. By the time the Neval-branded version appeared in the British market, the design represented a relatively simple and established two-stroke format rather than a modern high-performance motorcycle. Its 125 cc engine placed it within the lightweight motorcycle segment, suitable for riders seeking a compact and mechanically straightforward machine. Distribution was centered on Hull. Mason’s dealership was initially located on De Grey Street and later moved to Beverley Road. These locations suggest that Neval functioned primarily as a localized import and dealership brand rather than as a large international manufacturer with its own production facilities, broad dealer network, or publicly documented corporate structure. Available reference material does not identify a separate Neval manufacturing company, a corporate parent, a founder apart from the importing dealer, or a continuing official website. The available record is limited and does not establish precise production dates, sales volumes, model variants, ownership changes, or the date on which the marque ceased trading. It also does not provide evidence of a broader product portfolio beyond the 125 cc motorcycle described in the reference account. Neval is therefore best understood as a historically specific British-market motorcycle name connected with Motovelo-built Minsk production and Neville Mason’s Hull dealership, rather than as a major contemporary motorcycle company.

Neval’s documented history is tied to the British import and retail activities of Neville Mason in Hull, East Yorkshire. Mason imported a lightweight motorcycle into Great Britain and marketed it under the Neval name. The motorcycle used a 125 cc two-stroke engine and was based on the DKW RT 125 design, a pre-Second World War German motorcycle platform that became widely influential after the war. Production of the motorcycle took place in Minsk by Motovelo, located in the former Soviet Union and now Belarus. Neval was consequently a market-facing marque rather than the name of the original manufacturing plant. The available account does not identify a separate Neval factory, engineering department, or corporate organization. It instead presents the brand in the context of Mason’s dealership and import operation. The dealership was first based on De Grey Street in Hull and subsequently moved to Beverley Road. These premises formed the identifiable commercial base for the Neval operation in Britain. The move indicates a change in retail location, but the available source does not state when either site opened, when the relocation occurred, or how long the business continued selling Neval motorcycles. The motorcycle’s main historical significance lies in its combination of a well-known prewar design lineage, Minsk production, and British-market import branding. The 125 cc capacity placed it in the lightweight class, while the two-stroke configuration reflected a comparatively uncomplicated and traditional motorcycle format. No reliable reference material in the supplied sources establishes production totals, detailed specifications beyond engine capacity and engine type, model-year chronology, pricing, racing activity, or export markets beyond Great Britain. The current status of the Neval marque is not established by the available material. There is no supplied evidence of current production, a surviving corporate owner, an official website, or a continuing dealer network. Accordingly, Neval should be catalogued as a historically documented motorcycle brand associated with a Hull importer and Motovelo manufacture, while leaving its precise operating period and present legal status unresolved.

• Neval motorcycle introduced to the British market

  [1]Neval (motorcycle)en.wikipedia.org

  Neville Mason imported a 125 cc two-stroke motorcycle into Great Britain and marketed it under the Neval trademark.

• Production associated with Motovelo in Minsk

  [1]Neval (motorcycle)en.wikipedia.org

  The Neval-branded motorcycle was manufactured in Minsk by Motovelo, in the former Soviet Union, now Belarus.

• Hull dealership relocation

  [1]Neval (motorcycle)en.wikipedia.org

  Mason’s dealership moved from De Grey Street to Beverley Road in Hull.

A localized British-market import marque for a lightweight, mechanically simple 125 cc two-stroke motorcycle.

• Lightweight motorcycle

  Neval 125 cc motorcycle

  The principal documented Neval product was a 125 cc motorcycle with a two-stroke engine. It was based on the pre-Second World War DKW RT 125 design and manufactured in Minsk by Motovelo. The model was imported into Great Britain by Neville Mason and sold through his Hull dealership. Detailed information about variants, production years, equipment, performance, and pricing is not established in the supplied reference.

1. 1Neval (motorcycle)en.wikipedia.org