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| The rakish machine over which this rabbit hunches is mechanically somewhere between a Neander and a post-1930 BMW; with a clearly a riveted pressed-steel chassis. The low-slung cylinder head and exhaust suggests a BMW R11 |
Among the various sweet charms of the Easter holiday is the tradition of giving/eating molded chocolate bunnies, along with various eggs and candies in this thinly veiled Springtime festival of copulation and the renewal of leaves and greenery in the northern hemisphere. Of course, we like our bunnies best who ride motorcycles, and the finest chocolate houses seem to understand this, providing a variety of surprisingly vintage-looking choco-moto confections.
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| Even more exotic - this rabbit couple is riding a c.1921 Mars, the luxurious German 1000cc fore-and-aft flat twin |
It would seem the world's stock of metal chocolate molds was created in the 1920s and 30s, as almost all the motorcycles can be identified from that period. Certainly, few chocolatiers knew a Mars from a BMW or DKW by the 1960s, but they've carried on making the same moto-bunnies for decades hence, using vintage molds, or new ones based on the old patterns. A less-than-comprehensive Google search for 'chocolate motorcycle bunnies' yielded these familiar creatures, all of which are charming, and hopefully as nice to eat as they are to look at.
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This speedy devil rides a late 1930s DKW two-stroke, with its easily identifiable timing cover (for an electric starter) and pressed-steel frame and forks. Note the clear chain drive and slant of the cylinder.
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| I couldn't find the engine-side shot of this Bunny family sidecar outfit, but have eaten them in years past - the machine is an c.1920 American V-twin with acetylene lighting, and 5 babies peering out from the chair... |
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| The Easter Bunny on a scooter is another popular theme, which of course dates back to the 1950s, as does this Teutonic looking machine. Perhaps a Fuji Rabbit scooter? |
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| This is the raw pressing for a two-part choco-bunny mold, and the machine looks like another Germanic mid-1920s two-stroke, a typical family lightweight common in the period, with girder forks and a rigid rear end. How popular would a nice 1960s Triumph Bonneville prove, with a rabbit retinue? Are there any cafe racing chocolatiers out there? |
