Pannonia (motorcycle)

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Pannonia TLT

Pannonia is a Hungarian motorcycle brand from Csepel in Budapest . From 1954 to 1975 more than 600,000 Pannonia motorcycles with 250 cc two-stroke engines were produced. Smaller Csepel motorcycles were sold under the Danuvia brand .

The first Pannonia model was called the TL 250 and was built from 1954 to 1955. Between 1950 and 1959 100,000 250s were produced, half of which were exported, including to Brazil and Indonesia , but only in very small numbers. The largest buyer in the 1950s was the GDR , more than 20,000 pieces were imported by 1960 alone. In the same period around 12,000 machines came to Poland and 6,000 to the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia . In the GDR, the Pannonia was partially converted to BVF carburettors, which, in addition to better driving performance, resulted in a reduction in fuel consumption. The GDR specialist press repeatedly criticized the lack of cooperation in the socialist camp, which unnecessarily led to the production of the Pannonia motorcycles, which were lagging behind compared to MZ .

Technical data and models

  • Working principle of the engine: two-stroke
  • Number of cylinders: 1
  • Bore × stroke: 68 mm × 68 mm
  • Power: 10 HP (7.4 kW)
  • Top speed: 105 km / h
  • Gasoline consumption: 4.5 l / 100 km, two-stroke mixture 1:20 (Approval for 1:25 was retroactive in 1962.)
  • Ignition: magnet
  • Carburetor: Jikov, simple, diameter 25 mm
  • Primary drive : spur gear
  • Transmission: 4-speed
  • Secondary drive: chain
  • Front suspension: telescopic fork without damping
  • Rear suspension: swing arm, hydraulic shock absorbers
  • Most common paintwork: burgundy red

The second model was called TLT . It was built from 1956 to 1957. The following technical changes were made compared to the previous model:

  • Power: 11 HP (8.1 kW)
  • Carburetor:
    • Pannónia, simple, diameter 25 mm
    • Fischer Amal for the export models
  • Primary drive:
    • Spur gear (in the first versions)
    • Chain (on all later versions)
  • Most common painting:
    • 1956: apple green
    • 1957: some black specimens are also known

In 1964, the KFT tested a performance-enhanced Pannonia 250 LTL Luxus, which had already been shown at various trade fairs in 1963, for which 16 hp at 5250 rpm were specified. This machine received a bad rating. Although the engine was operated with a fuel-oil mixture of 20: 1 and had a very high fuel consumption of 6.5 to 6.9 l / 100 km, it was not even close to full throttle and was prone to piston jamming. The dual port exhaust system was counted among the causes. At the same time, it was pointed out that the standard Pannonia with 14 HP at that time already showed a certain tendency towards piston jams. Furthermore, unfavorable power and torque curves were criticized, the machine only developed sufficient performance from 4000 rpm. Only praise was given to the attractive exterior of the motorcycle. Although the machine was exhibited repeatedly at international trade fairs, it apparently was not produced in series.

There were then other models (in large series) in the following chronological order:

  • TLF (T1) -TLB (T3) -TLD (T2): 1958-1961
  • T5: 1964-1975
  • P10: 1966-1974
  • P20: 1968-1974
  • P12: 1974-1975
  • P21: 1974-1975

In 1975 the production of the Pannonia motorcycles was stopped.

nostalgia

In 2010 the company Magyar Motorkerékpár (Hungarian motorcycle) designed a model called Pannonia Bol d'Or , which is initially only to be produced in a limited way.

literature

  • Modern construction tendencies in Hungarian motorcycle construction. In: Motor Vehicle Technology 7/1954, pp. 215–216.
  • Hungarian motorcycles and sidecars . In: Motor Vehicle Technology 7/1960, pp. 277–278.
  • New Pannonia motorcycles . In: Motor vehicle technology 3/1963, p. 104.

Web links

Commons : Pannonia  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The new Pannonia motorcycles in: Motor vehicle technology 1/1960, p. 16.
  2. ^ Hungarian motorcycles and sidecars . In: Motor Vehicle Technology 7/1960, pp. 277–278.
  3. ↑ Pannonia 250 with BVF carburettor . In: Motor vehicle technology 9/1963, pp. 348–349.
  4. ↑ Automotive technology assesses Pannonia 250 LTL Luxus. In: Automotive Technology . 8/1964, pp. 304-306.
  5. ↑ Pannonia with Hyzet . In: Motor vehicle technology 9/1962, p. 364.
  6. ↑ Automotive technology assesses Pannonia 250 LTL Luxus. In: Automotive Technology . 8/1964, pp. 304-306.
  7. ↑ Pannonia on wave of nostalgia  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Pester Lloyd of April 9, 2010. Retrieved on April 11, 2010@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.pesterlloyd.net