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The Heinkel Tourist is a motor scooter made by Heinkel Flugzeugwerke from 1953 to 1965. More than 100,000 were manufactured and sold.〔The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle: Heinkel Tourist〕〔The Ultimate Motorcycle Book: Scooters — Heinkel Tourist〕 The Tourist was sold as an upscale scooter. It was more expensive than a Vespa or a Lambretta, and was generally heavier, more comfortable, and more stable.〔Henikel Trojan Club — Scooters〕〔1955 Vespa GS150 VS1 versus 1957 Heinkel Tourist 175〕 It was available with a speedometer, a steering lock, a clock, a luggage carrier, and a spare wheel.〔 It was referred to in England as "The Rolls-Royce of Scooters"〔 and was advertised by a dealer in Massachusetts as "The Cadillac of Scooters".〔A History of Heinkel in the U.S.〕 The Tourist had a tubular steel frame to which pressed steel body panels were mounted. The engine of the Tourist was mounted in the frame and drove the rear wheel by a chain enclosed in the swingarm.〔 Thus sheltered, the chain ran in a sealed oil bath, extending its life and preventing any oil from contacting either scooter or rider.〔 The engines used in Heinkel Tourists were 4-stroke while most other scooters of the time, including the Heinkel 150 light scooter from the 1960s, had 2-stroke engines. ==Production== Heinkel's first prototype scooter was built in 1949. Production of the Tourist began in 1953.〔 The Tourist was manufactured in five series: the 101 A0 (1953–1954), the 102 A1 (1954–1955), the 103 A0 (1955–1957), the 103 A1 (1957–1960), and the 103 A2 (1960–1965).〔〔Tourist Spotter's Guide〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Heinkel Tourist」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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