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Motorcycles Built in Germany (T)

Motorräder Hergestellt in Deutschland: Notes on some of the rarer German marques

This page lists brands beginning with the letter "T" for which we currently have only an historical precis. For a more complete listing visit the German Index.

T

Tamag c.1932 Lieferdreirad

Tamag

Manufactured by Ernst Wilhelm Taschner G.m.b.H., Krefeld. 1932-1934

Displayed at the Berlin auto show of 1933 was a Lastendreiräder (cargo tricycle) with a 750kg payload powered by 200cc two-stroke engines from JLO and DKW. Other models of up to 600cc were constructed, some with water-cooled engines, and large trailers could be fitted to some models. Most had the engine mounted above the front wheel.

Source: Axel Oskar Mathieu Archive

TAS Trumpf-Ass

Tautz
Manufactured by Franz Tautz of Leipzig, 1921-1923
The firm produced a small scooter powered by a 2.5hp engine and later a light sports motorcycle appeared with a 5hp engine. Both engines were of their own manufacture.
Concurrently DKW released their own scooters, making it very difficult for Tautz to compete.
Source: motorräder-aus-leipzig.de

Teco 1920-1926

Teddy (see Meyfa)

Tetge
1923-26
Built motorcycles with 148 and 172cc sidevalve engines and also MAG 597cc V-twins
Source: Tragatsch p282

Teufel
Manufactured by Motorfahrzeug G.m.b.H Teufel-Motorrad of Richard-Wagner-Straße, Leipzig, c1923.
The Teufel is believed to have had a DKW bicycle engine and was was fitted with a Steigboy vacuum exhaust.
Source: motorräder-aus-leipzig.de

Thumann
1925-26
Meteor Elektronische- & Fahrzeugfabrik GmbH, Hannover
Fitted their own 246cc and 346cc sv engines to motorcycles of limited production
Source: Tragatsch p283, motor-hist-foto.de.

Tiger
Manufactured by Johann Bartholomä of Gurtweil.
The youngest of 11 children, Johann's parents had an early interest in motorcycles and no doubt encouraged him when he began repairing and selling motorcycles, including the Luwe.
N.B. There was another Tiger brand, built in Sweden in the 1950s.
Source: autohaus-bartholomae.de

Tika Motorcycles c.1923

Tika
Designed and manufactured by Hermann Tietz of of Bielfeld, 1920-1924
The motorcycles were powered by four-stroke 196cc Gruhn engines and featured on some models disc wheels which were probably spoked wheels with covers.
Source: GTU Oldtimerservice

Tornado 1950s

Torpedo 1903~1912 (Geestemünde)

Torpedo 1928-56 (Frankfurt)

Tourist / Torpedo 1909-1920

Transporette 1924

Transporette

Manufactured by Maschinenfabrik Fr. (anz) Schwabenthan & Gomann A.-G., Berlin, 1924 to 1926.

These were light motor-tricycles with a payload of 100 to 115kg powered by an air-cooled engine mounted above the front wheel.

Source: Axel Oskar Mathieu Archive

Tremo
Manufactured by Hermann C. Treptau of Berlin, 1925-1927
The firm produced limited numbers of motorcycles with their own engines of 308cc which were only sold locally.
Source: GTU Oldtimerservice