Vintage German Motorcycles
Vintage German Motorcycles
Classic German Motorcycles
This page lists brand names beginning with the letter "G" for which we currently have only an historical precis.
For a more complete listing visit the German Index.
GAR
1924-26
G. Adolf Rempp Motorradbau of Münster am Neckar, Stuttgart, built motorcycles using 499cc ohv engines designed by Rempp and built in-house
Sources: Tragatsch p142, wikipedia.nl, wirtemberg.de
Gasi 1921
Geha 1910-1917
GEHA 1920-1924
GEKA
1924-25
Lightweight motorcycles with 175cc engines from DKW.
Sources: Tragatsch p144; contemporary literature.
Ge-Ma-Hi 1924-1927
Geppert
1925-26
Built lightweights with 147cc Grade engines and DKW two-strokes.
Source: Tragatsch p144
Gervo
1924-25
Built small quantities of motorcycles powered by 198cc SV and 175cc two-stroke DKW engines.
Sources: Tragatsch p145
Gloria-Record
1924-1925
Used a 2.5ps four-stroke engine, 3-speed gearbox with kickstarter, clutch and idle. Tax and license-free. Possibly manufactured by A. Witzschel & Co. of Leipzig.
NB. The brand is given elsewhere as Gloria-Rekord, but contemporary advertising clearly named it Gloria-Record.
Sources: motor-hist-foto.de, et al.
Gnom (JFG) 1949-1950
Goetz
Manufactured by Johann Goetz of Villingen, 1925-1937
Most models appeared to run 250 and 500cc JAP engines. A late model had an 800cc parallel twin from Columbus.
Source: GTU Oldtimerservice
Görke 1918~1929
Gottschalk BMF
The Berliner Motorwagen-Fabrik of was was founded by August Gottschalk in 1898 for the production of motor vehicles with headquarters at Jägerstrasse 61a, Berlin. In 1900 the production of Gottschalk tricycles and four-wheelers began, and continued until 1911 by which time over 200 vehicles had been built. The firm used the brand names Tempelhof, Eryx and Oryx.
They worked closely with Dürkopp from 1908.
Although there is no indication that they built motorcycles, and tricycles barely get a mention, a motor cycle was patented by Edmund Gottschalk in America in November 1901. Gottschalk 1901 Patent
Sources: Wikipedia DE; archiv-axel-oskar-mathieu.de
Gouverneur
Manufactured by Gouverneur-Fahrradwerke, Paul Erbrecht, Schöppenstedt la, 1903-1907
These machines were powered by 3 h.p. GN engines.
Sources: Tragatsch p150, hifi-archiv.info
Gritzner 1903-1970s
Grewe & Schulte-Derne
Based in Düren, the firm built vehicles for the disabled (Krankenfahrzeuge) mostly with engines up to 100cc. From 1954 to 1956 some 20 three-wheeler microcars designated the S54 were constructed, powered by JLO 197cc engines.
Source: en.wikipedia.org, et al.
Grote
Built in Berlin 1924-1925, these interesting machines had two-stroke compressor engines of two and three cylinders each of 307cc, making the twins 600cc and the triples 900cc. Flywheel magneto was by Ruppe/Bekamo.
Source: GTU Oldtimerservice
Gruhn 1909-26
Grutzena
Manufactured by Grutzena-Werk G.m.b.H. Belzig, 1925-1926.
Advertised 250cc and 350cc models with Kühne OHC engines, along with two cheaper 3PS machines.
Production ceased in 1926.
Source: ottw.es
GS
There were two distinct marques of this name in the 1920s, Gustav Schulze of Magdeburg (1920-1924) and Georg Schroff of Berlin (1923-1925)
Gustav Schulze built lightweights with two-stroke auxiliary bicycle engines which were also supplied to other manufacturers.
Georg Schroff built motorcycles under the G.S. marque and also under the name Schroff-Record.
Source: GTU Oldtimerservice
G.S.M.
Built by G. Schütze Motorradbau, Moholz-Niesky in Lausitz, 1926.
Powered by 206cc DKW engines.
Source: hugv.net
Güldner
Manufactured by Güldner Motorenfabrik & Eisengießerei.
Established in 1903 (or 1904), by Dr. Hugo Güldner and Prof.
Dr. Carl von Linde, Rudolf Diesel's teacher, the company built large capacity sports motorcycles from 1924 to 1926. These were built after the manner of the OHV 500cc Norton, so much so that it is said that many parts were interchangeable. The machines were very reliable and did well on the track in the capable hands of Josef Klein, who later had achieved numerous laurels with DKW, Horex and Norton.
The firm was well-known for its stationary engines and, post-war, for tractors and commercial transport wagons.
N.B. Some sources give dates of 1925-26.
Sources: GTU Oldtimerservice, Axel Oskar Mathieu Archive.
Gustloff
Manufactured by Gustloff-Werke in Suhl, 1934-1941
The factory of the former Simson & Co. produced a 98cc Sachs-powered lightweight, the Gustloff 100, designed by Martin Stolle.
See also BSW Gustloff
Source: GTU Oldtimerservice
Gutbrod
It appears that cars were built with this name, but not motorcycles - these used the Standard brand.
See also Klotz
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