History
After a brief Sachs prototype, Raleigh licensed the French Mobylette line from Motobécane and sold rebadged bikes across the UK — Phillips and Norman included. The RM5 Supermatic (early 1960s) sits in that Runabout family: British assembly, Raleigh tanks and trim, Motobécane frame and AV-series two-stroke underneath.
That matters for parts. RM5 service logic follows Mobylette and Motobécane AV7/AV88 documentation, not Sachs or Puch charts. Raleigh-specific badges, seats, and tins are the hard-to-find bits; carb, belt, and engine internals usually trace back to French OEM numbers.
Raleigh moped production ended in 1971. US sightings are almost always UK imports. The later RM12 Super 50 used an AV89 variator on the RM6 Runabout rigid frame — same licensed Mobylette DNA, sportier trim.
RM5, RM6, and RM12 differ in frame trim and engine spec — photograph your serial plate and engine code before ordering from UK sellers. See our Motobécane 50V guide for variator and AV-family tuning context.
Quick specs
| Engine | Motobécane AV / Mobylette (licensed) |
| Final drive | Variator + belt (typical) |
| Market | UK — rare in US |
| Parts | Mobylette / EU sources |