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Hiekel Motorrad

A Brief History of the Marque

Manufactured by Curt Hiekel Maschinenfabrik of Leipzig-Thekla from 1925 to 1932

Using their own 348cc two-stroke engines driving via a Hurth or Pfeiffer gearbox, the motorcycles remained largely unchanged throughout the production years although some later machines had front brakes. Five are known to have survived.

Hiekel Leipzig/Thekla c.1925

Hiekel-Motorrad Modell 1926

Sources: motorräder-aus-leipzig.de, Tragatsch p162, motor-hist-foto.de.


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