We had a good time there last year, so we travelled again to Enkenbach–Alsenborn in the lovely area around Kaiserslautern in Germany to check the 22nd issue of this event. The familiar path with the traders led to the centre-court expecting 180 bikes.
Passing the traders’ stalls
on the way to the main showground.
Passing the traders’ stalls
on the way to the main showground.
Passing the traders’ stalls
on the way to the main showground.
Passing the traders’ stalls
on the way to the main showground.
Here you find
Hercules bikes galore—really nice bikes!
Note: The Hercules (UK) ‘Grey Wolf’ is probably
hiding in the forest.
The front two are Hercules K50RE & K50RL models.
1977 Hercules
Mark 2 3-speed
1977 Hercules
Mark 2 with 3-speed engine
Hercules K50RE: Sachs engine
Hercules K50RL &
K50RE
1955 Kreidler R51
NSU Quickly Cavallino
NSU Quickly Cavallino
1958 Rex Monaco S3 for
€120.00
The Rex Monaco S3 is really a Panther Werke in Braunschweig model
21 with a Rex engine. In those
days the Rex bikes were built by Panther (Known as
‘Leopard’ in the UK).
Rixe 3-speed Sachs 50G3S—for sale for
€320.00.
DKW Hummel ‘Sputnik’
We wonder why the so familiar ‘Hummel’ name had to be
used for this extravagant design marketed by Auto Union under the
DKW, Victoria and Express
brands. Known as the Blechbanane (= Panel-banana) in Germany, the Dutch
and others quickly nicknamed it ‘the Sputnik’ due to
its extraterrestrial design. It was available in a
40 km/h (model
115—see photos), as well as in an unrestricted (model 155)
version with an 80 km/h speedo—not such a good
idea to travel at this speed due to its being susceptible to
gusts of wind steering you off the planet.
DKW Hummel ‘Sputnik’
DKW Sputnik Speedo: 60 km/h
Hercules Post Office delivery moped
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