DKW - DGW Delivery Triporter

Soon after DKW began selling the clip-on bicycle Hilfsmotor in 1919, the company began manufacturing its own bicycle with a custom engine mounting bracket. Shortly afterwards they began development of a sesselrad 'motorized chair' or what we would call a motor-scooter. The first model was the Golem, which mounted the engine to the tube frame between the rider's feet. This proved not to be a very successful design so was remodeled into the Lomos, which mounted the engine beneath the rider's seat. The Lomos was a better vehicle, but it too failed to secure a market. In 1922 the company began manufacturing its first real motorcycle, the DKW Reichtfahrtmodel. https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2025/08/dkws-first-motorcycles.html

The leftover stock of bicycles, Golem and Lomos parts didn't go to waste but were assembled into a delivery tricycle. These were very popular machines during the 1920s and many companies built them to a standard design. Sold as the DKW Transport-Rad until at least 1926. DKW itself stopped manufacturing these light commercials but transferred engines and components to JS Rasmussen's Framo company, which manufactured motorcycle seats, frames, fittings and carburetors for DKW. From 1928 Framo were building a revised and improved delivery tricycle. These were sold as Framo transporters and briefly as DKWs and DGWs. https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2017/07/framo.html

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