Lomos chair wheel
.JPG) Lomos (1923) |
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| Lomos chair wheel | |
| Manufacturer | DKW |
| Production period | 1922 to 1925 |
| class | motorcycle |
| Motor data | |
| Single cylinder two-stroke engine , 55 × 60 mm (bore / stroke) | |
| Displacement (cm³) | 142.5 |
| Power (kW / PS ) | 1.5 |
| Top speed ( km / h) | 60 |
| Seat height (cm) | 66 |
| Empty weight (kg) | 52 |
| Previous model | Golem chair wheel |
The Lomos chair wheel was a motorcycle from the German manufacturer DKW , which would be called a scooter by today's standards. The Lomos was way ahead of its time, but could not establish itself in the market.
History and technology
The Lomos chair wheel was considered the successor to the unconvincing Golem chair wheel, which was manufactured from 1921. The designer of the Lomos was Ernst Eichler, owner of Ernst Eichler & Co, Berlin 11, which was also responsible for the construction. The open frame made of sheet steel had a drawn short swing arm on the 20-inch front wheel and, as a technical feature, a rear swing arm with telescopic springs. The three-channel two-stroke engine with 142 cm³ displacement and fan cooling installed under the seat transferred the power to the rear wheel via a continuously adjustable pulley ("Lomos clutch") and a belt. The " Easy Rider " had a backrest that also served as a tank. The seat height (distance of the cushion from the floor) was 66 cm, the entire vehicle was 193 cm long. The motorcycle was decelerated with a band brake on the rear wheel and a block brake on the belt rim. About 2500 copies were built.
literature
- Christian Bartsch (ed.): A century of motorcycle technology. VDI Verlag, Düsseldorf 1987, ISBN 3-18-400757-X .
- Frank Rönicke : Type compass DKW motorcycles 1920-1979. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-02214-1 .
- Erwin Tragatsch : Motorcycles - Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, 1894–1971 . 2nd Edition. Motorbuch Verlag. Stuttgart (1971), ISBN 3-87943-213-9 .
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References and comments
- ↑ Lomos chair wheel (Audi AG)
- ^ Erwin Tragatsch: Motorcycles - Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, 1894–1971 , p. 195.
- ↑ Golem (accessed December 18, 2015)
- ^ Siegried Rauch : In Christian Bartsch (Hrsg.): A century of motorcycle technology. P. 134.
- ↑ Audi speaks of cast magnesium frames.
- ^ Günter Winkler: In: Christian Bartsch (Ed.): A century of motorcycle technology. P. 360.
- ↑ dkw-autounion.de prospectus (accessed on December 18, 2015)
- ^ Frank Rönicke: Type compass DKW motorcycles 1920-1979. , P. 20.
