In 1958 Raleigh produced their first moped, known as the RM 1, which was finished in two tone grey.  It had a Sturmey-Archer engine made by BSA, with a single speed clutch-less transmission.
It was marketed through Raleigh's existing chain of cycle dealers.

In October 1960 Raleigh announced a completely new range of mopeds made under licence from Motobécane of France.

Throughout the 1960s a variety of models came and went, (advancing up to the RM 12 Super 50) - all using the same basic engine and transmission. The only variations were the Wisp, which had been turned into a moped from a small-wheeled bicycle and the Roma Scooter.

The last moped variant in production, the RM6 Runabout was  discontinued in 1971.