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Kolibri Bicycle Engines

There were two German machines named Kolibri.

1. Manufactured 1923-1930

Cycle attachment engines available separately or assembled with a Kolibri bicycle.

Source: Tragatsch p185


2. Manufactured 1951- by Peter Hösch, Hoco-Fahrzeugbau, Floßmannstraße 37, Munich.

This was a 110cc two-stroke auxiliary bicycle engine mounted above the front wheel, available as a complete machine or as a kit.

N.B. A number of firms used variations of the Kolibri name.


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