Heinkel Tourist - 1960

The Heinkel Tourist is a motor scooter made by Heinkel

Flugzeugwerke from 1953 to 1965. More than 100,000

were manufactured and sold.

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. 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". 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). 

101 A0

The Tourist 101 A0 was the first series of Heinkel Tourist, the only series with a 149 cc (9.1 cu in) engine, and the only series with a kick starter. Production began in April 1953. The three-  speed transmission was actuated by a twistgrip on a tubular steel handlebar.  In June 1954, the electrics were uprated from 6 V to 12 V to accommodate the addition of an  electric starter at that time. Production of the 101 A0 ended two months later. 6,500 Tourist  101 A0s were built. 

102 A1

Production of the 102 A1 series began in July 1954. The main changes from the 101 A0 were  the larger engine, which had been bored and stroked to a capacity of 174 cc (10.6 cu in), the absence of a kick starter, and the use of the 12 V electrics and an electric starter as on the  last of the 101 A0s. A glove box was included behind the legshield. The speedometer was  mounted on the glove box. 17,500 Tourist 102 A1s were built before production ended in August 1955.

103 A0

Production of the 103 A0 series began in August 1955. 103-series Tourists had four speed  transmissions and ten inch wheels, enlarged from the three speed transmissions and eight  inch wheels of earlier models. The result was a larger, heavier, and thirstier scooter on one  hand, and a faster, more sophisticated scooter on the other. It is stated that 34,060 Tourist 103 A0s were built before production ended in September  1957, but this production figure is disputed. 

103 A1

Production of the 103 A1 series began in September 1957. The tubular handlebars of previous  series were replaced by a cast handlebar containing an instrument panel. The engine, while  remaining the same in size, was improved by the use of a two-bearing crankshaft. The engine  was now mounted to the frame with rubber mounts, improving the ride.  50,050 Tourist 103 A1s were built before production ended in June 1960.

103 A2

Production of the final series of Heinkel Tourist, the 103 A2, began in August 1960. The  telescopic forks of the previous series were replaced by a two-sided trailing-link fork late in  the A2 production run. The rear body panel was restyled and was not interchangeable with  those of earlier series. 55,000 Tourist 103 A2s were built before production of the Heinkel Tourist ended on 31  December 1965. 

1960

Engine 174 cc 4-stroke OHV