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
1924-1925
Built small quantities of motorcycles powered by 198cc SV and 175cc two-stroke DKW engines.
Sources: Tragatsch p145
GeWo
Manufactured by Gerhard Wolff in Dresden, 1952 to 1960.
These sidecars were fitted to motorcycles built in the GDR by AWO (Simson Suhl), EMW (Eisenach) and MZ BK 350 (Zschopau).
Source: Projekt Eindruck
GFR
Constructed by Gerhard Führmann of Rheinberg.
Gerhard raced his 250cc with success in the Eilenriede Race, the Eifel Race, and the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring from 1926 through 1931. In 1932 he died in a road accident whilst testing one of his own machines.
Source: Motopedia
GH Sidecars
Günter Hess built around 50 sidecars of different configurations before he died in 1989. Construction continued with Falk Hartmann and Eberhard Böhmler, and in 2023 production began at Mobec-HeMoS using the GH moulds.
Source: Gespann-Lexikon
Glaser
Horst Glaser built and sold Moto Guzzi sidecar combinations in the early 1990s.
Source: Gespann-Lexikon
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
Gondar
Manufactured by Heinrich Gondermann of Hannover, 1924 to 1927.
Contemporary photographs show models with an OHV Kühne engine, another with a SV engine. Both had chain drive and Druid-style front suspension. Gondar motorcycles are recorded as having raced in local events in the 250 class.
Production probably ceased around 1927 when management changed hands and the company moved to new premises.
Source: Motopedia
Gössele
Sidecars manufactured by Gespannbau Gössele since 2014
Lichtenfelser Str. 16
96253 Untersiemau
Royal Enfield conversions, import of Jupiter sidecars. The base frame is the Velorex 563 frame with a 20mm wheel axle and 130/90-16 tyres. Two stainless steel rails are mounted on this frame. The owner can switch between the suitable sidecar bodies.
"In principle, all Royal Enfield EFI models can be combined with almost all of the sidecars we offer: You can choose between four different Velorex sidecars with lightweight fiberglass boats: 562 , 563 , 565 , and 700, which are still in production. And the robust Russian IZH-Sputnik..."
Source: gespannbau-goessele.de
Gottschalk BMF
The Berliner Motorwagen-Fabrik 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 1903-07
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 1925-26
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 1924-1926
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
GVG Sidecars
Manufactured by Gespann-Vertriebs-Gesellschaft. Lohrè, Stern, Carell, and Räbiger merged to form the company - each had previously offered their own sidecar conversions.
Their combination was a Suzuki GSX 1100 G with Squire/Watsonian RX4 sidecar.
Sources: Gespann-Lexikon, gsx1100g.net.
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