Heinkel Tourist
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 Heinkel Tourist 103 A1 |
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| Manufacturer | Ernst Heinkel AG, Stuttgart |
| Sales description | 101 A0 / 102 A1 / 103 A0 / 103 A1 / 103 A2 |
| Production period | 1953 to 1965 |
| class | Scooter |
| Motor data | |
| 1-cylinder 4-stroke | |
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| transmission | 3-speed / 4-speed |
| drive | Chain |
| Wheelbase (mm) | 1330-1390 |
| Dimensions (L × W × H, mm): | 1980-2085 x 710 x 980-1000 |
| Empty weight (kg) | 129-156 |
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The Heinkel Tourist is a motor scooter that Ernst Heinkel AG, Stuttgart, manufactured from 1953 to 1965.
Technique of the Heinkel Tourist
The Heinkel Tourist was the only German motor scooter of its time to be equipped with a four-stroke engine. In the 101 A0, the air-cooled single-cylinder engine had a displacement of 149 cm³ and developed 7.2 hp at 5200 rpm. In the 102 A1, the displacement was increased to 174 cm³, whereby the engine output rose to 9.2 HP at 5500 rpm. In addition, with this model every scooter received an electric starter . 103 A1 and A2 achieved 9.5 HP at 5750 rpm with this engine. Consumption remained at less than 3 liters of petrol per 100 km. In combination with the four-speed constant-mesh transmission with a manual transmission, which was introduced with the 103 A0 (previously three-speed), he reached a top speed of 95 km / h (with a plexiglass shield over 100 km / h).
The most important technical improvement of type 103 A1 (late 1957) was a three-point rubber mount for the engine. Externally it can be recognized by the cup handlebar with integrated speedometer, without the previously standard timer. In 1960 Heinkel brought out the last version of the Tourist with the 103 A2, with an elegant "long tail", integrated wide tail light and standard indicators.
From the start, the standard equipment of the Heinkel Tourist included a foldable luggage rack above the headlight and a rear luggage rack above the spare wheel.
The scooter was designed as a car replacement and impressed above all with its reliability and robustness. The four-stroke engine was almost indestructible in combination with the low-maintenance chain drive that ran in oil. With a length of little more than 2 meters and the sweeping cladding, the Heinkel Tourist clearly stood out from other scooters of its time. With its high permissible payload of up to 200 kg depending on the model and a mountaineering ability of 32% in first gear, it was also suitable for vacation trips across the Alps.
Technical specifications
| Heinkel Tourist | 101 A0 (1954) | 102 A1 (1955) | 103 A0 (1956) |
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| Engine: | 1-cylinder four-stroke ( OHV ) | ||
| Displacement : | 149 cc | 174 cc | |
| Bore × stroke : | 54.5 × 59 mm | 60 × 61.5 mm | |
| Performance at 1 / min: | 5.3 kW (7.2 hp) for the 5200 | 6.8 kW (9.2 hp) at 5500 | |
| Cooling: | Air cooling (fan) | ||
| Electrical system: | 6 V | 12 V | |
| Transmission: | 3-speed with Magura twist grip shift | 4-speed with twist grip shift | |
| Frame: | Tubular steel frame | ||
| Front suspension: | Telescopic fork with hydraulic shock absorbers | ||
| Rear suspension: | Single-sided swing arm (designed as a chain case), suspension strut with hydraulic telescopic shock absorber |
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| Wheelbase : | 1330 mm | 1390 mm | k. A. |
| Tires: | 4.00 × 8 | 4.00 × 10 | |
| Brakes: | Drum brakes | ||
| Dimensions L × W × H: | 1980 × 710 × 980 mm | 2060 × 710 × 1000 | |
| Empty weight (without driver): | 129 kg | 133 kg | 152 kg |
| Tank capacity: | approx. 11.5 l | ||
| Top speed: | approx. 85 km / h | approx. 95 km / h | |
| Price: | 1790.00 DM | 1890.00 DM | k. A. |
history
After the Second World War , most of the production facilities at Ernst Heinkel AG (Rostock) were dismantled. At the beginning of 1950, the Heinkel works in Stuttgart initially produced engines and from 1952 a moped with its own two-stroke engine. The Heinkel Tourist was built from 1953, and in 1954 production was relocated to the new factory in Karlsruhe , where it was manufactured until the end of 1965.
It became a popular means of transportation in the early years of the German economic miracle . Those who could not yet afford a car but did not want to drive one of the usual two-stroke scooters, a moped or a motorcycle often opted for a Heinkel Tourist .
The German Federal Post acquired about 100 vehicles including for the delivery of telegrams .
Of the more than 160,000 Heinkel Tourist produced, more than 7,000 were registered in Germany in 2015. Since there are only a few active manufacturers of scooters on the German market, the Heinkel brand is curiously still one of the most common in Germany.
In 1955, the Heinkel-Werke expanded the range in the purchased factory building in Speyer to include three- wheeled , later four- wheeled scooter mobiles ( "Cabin 153" and "Cabin 154" ) and the improved " Perle " moped . In 1956 a small scooter with a 125 cc four-stroke engine was also presented, but it did not go into series production. Only five pieces are said to have been built. From 1962 to 1964 Heinkel also offered a two-stroke scooter called the " Heinkel 150 ".
photos
- Heinkel Tourist 103 A0 (YOC 1956)
- Heinkel Tourist 103 A1 with cup handlebar
See also
literature
- Dieter Lammersdorf: Heinkel Tourist - Perle - Cabin 1953-1965 . Schrader, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-613-87220-X . Volume 95 pp.
- Dieter Lammersdorf: Heinkel Scooter - Moped - Cabin . Kleine Vennekate, Lemgo 2007, ISBN 978-3-935517-32-4 . Volume 137 pp.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Erwin Tragatsch: Motorcycles… 1894–1971 . Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart, 2nd edition 1971, p. 140.
- ↑ Reinhard Lintelmann: The motor scooters and small cars of the fifties . 3rd edition, Verlag Walter Podszun, Brilon 1995, ISBN 3-86133-136-5 .
- ↑ "Heinkel 150" with a two-stroke engine. In: Motor vehicle technology 5/1962, p. 209.