A BMA was a type of bike; BMA (Bicyclette Moteur Auxiliary), below the 100 cc was exempt from tax. Nice barn find Not messed around with, 100% original, and quite complete. The photos speak for themselves. Engine is stuck. Additional information: The BMA was exempt from registration and taxes, thus enabling many of the French to progress from bicycles to petro-engine vehicles. Introduced in 1926, these are the rules for a BMA: 1. Engine must be 100cc or less (most often 98cc) 2. Total weight under 30 kg 3. Top speed 30kph 4 Pedals In 1928 Allright or Germany built a 98cc motorcycle popularly referred to as the "Hermännchen" (The Little Hermann), named for the ponderous WWI fighter ace Hermann Goering who attended a press conference announcing the "people's motorcycle". The term persisted into the 1950s as a reference the German 98cc BMA-style motorcycles. This vehicle can be viewed and picked up in Waalwijk, The Netherlands.