An Italy-based bike manufacturer, SWM Motorcycles was founded by Piero Sironi and Fausto Vergani in 1971. Christened after the name of its founders, Sironi Vergani Vimercate Milano is based in Milan, Italy. Initially, till 1980, all SWM motorcycles were off-road, observed Trials, Enduro, or Motocross-based motorcycles. By 1977, the company started producing small-capacity Enduro and Trial motorcycles.
As time went by, new SWM motorcycles – in the Trials and Enduro segment – gained traction. The bikemaker even acknowledged Pernod’s trial sponsorship in the year 1982. However, due to an unfortunate turn of events, the company had to shut down and cease production in 1984.