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Orionette AG für Motorfahrzeuge 
Industry Automotive and motorcycle industry Fate defunct Founded 1921 Defunct 1925 Headquarters Berlin, Germany
Industriehof Oranienstraße 6Key people Engelbert Zaschka (Chief Engineer) Products motorcycles, bicycle auxiliary engines Orionette is a historic German motorcycle brand.
The Orionette AG für Motorfahrzeuge (also: Orion AG für Motorfahrzeuge) was a German motorcycle manufacturer. The company was founded in 1921. The company's headquarters was the Industriehof Oranienstraße 6 in Berlin-Kreuzberg. There was also the serial production of the Orionette. It was one of the most important companies in the automotive and motorcycle industry in Berlin.[1]
The company built a range of 129cc, 137cc, 148cc and 346cc two-stroke machines with mainly unitdesign engines and two or three-speed gearboxes. The design department, headed by Engelbert Zaschka, also produced some interesting unorthodox designs. Unfortunately the very desmodromic lay-out of this interesting two-stroke engine still remains secret. It is called system Zaschka.[2]
At last later sales declined and in 1925 the company went bankrupt and closed.
References
- ^ Kurt Doogs (Berlin 1928). "Die Berliner Maschinen-Industrie und ihre Produktionsbedingungen seit ihrer Entstehung". Diss. TH.
- ^ "Orionette". Motorrad Heft 10/1971 and Tragatsch, E. : The Ill. Encyclopedia of motorcycles. October 1971. http://members.chello.nl/~wgj.jansen/text/orionette.html.
External links
- Orionette
- ORIONETTE, MOTORETTE - GTÜ - Oldtimerservice (German)
- The Long History of Reverse-Cylinder Engine Designs - motocrossactionmag.com
Categories:- Companies established in 1921
- Motorcycle manufacturers of Germany
- 1925 disestablishments
- German brands
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