Brief History of the Marque: Adler
Germany 1949-1958
The Adler company built it's first vehicle
in the 1870s, a tricycle.
Adler was well-known in the thirties for their fine cars and 3, 3.5
and 5 HP motorcycles. Cars of the 1930s included the Adler Autobahn, Trumpf
Junior and the 2.5 liter Glaeser bodied Diplomat.
After World War II production resumed in 1949 with a 98cc two stroke
motorcycle, followed by improved 123cc, 147cc, 195cc and 247cc designs.
The 247cc bike had a modern twin cylinder two-stroke powerplant that had
some influence on early Japanese motorcycle engine design.
Adler won many races with air- and water-cooled 247cc street racers,
driven by Lohmann, Beer, Luttenberger, Vogel, Falk and others. Some all-terrain
bikes like the Adler sixdays were built up to 1957.
In 1956 Adler merged with Triumph (TWN).
The business was taken over by Grundig in 1957, and motorcycle production
ceased in favour of office equipment, notably typewriters.
Adapted from an article submitted by Hartmut
Schouwer
Tue Jun 01 2010
ruarkg<at>gmail.com
Is this a good deal
Adler 350
Dear Sir/Madam
I came across this Adler Motorcycle, and was wondering if what the seller
says is true, as he states that it is a 1956 Adler 350cc, and as far as
I know Adler only made upto a 250, the Motorcycle is 95% all there and
the seller wants £500. would you suggest I buy this Adler.
Kind Regards
Rory Griffiths
London
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Sun Oct 18 2009
nikorovella
yahoo.com
adler scooter junior
1957 adler junior
original 800 miles in storage since 1961 just took it out and its in
excellent shape...tires very nice ...the carb literally fell apart the
metal is so fragile when you touch it . it crumbles rest of bike engine
brakes all work good ...what is the value where can i get a carb....nikorovella@yahoo.com
usa
Sun Aug 23 2009
r.packardhotmail.com
value of Adler M100
Adler M100
Could you please let me know the value of this motorcycle is as I considering
selling it.
Thank you,
Ron
Boston, MA
Try the page on Classic
Motorcycle Valuations.
Wed Dec 12 2007
bruno.giannini.munoz
hotmail.com
ADLER / MB250
Hola quiero restaurar mi moto pero quisiera saber como y donde consigo
el manual de toda la moto gracias
despues le mando fotos a su correo gracias
Peru - Arequipa
Sun Jun 24 2007
ian.cheesebtinternet.com
adler junior
adler junior 98cc
i am looking for a piston barrel and any other bits .Do you have any
or do you know where i could get them from.Regards Ian
east sussex
Wed Sep 06 2006
davidcrossman
dodo.com.au
Adler Junior clutch plate
1955 Adler Junior scooter
Hello , Could you tell me if you know where I would be able to get
a clutch plate for a 1955 100cc Adler Junior motor scooter , Thank You.
Try browsing the Adler directory at Bikelinks:
http://www.bikelinks.com/directory/Classic_Motorcycles/A_to_Z/A/Adler/
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 10:03 PM
Subject: Technical engine book for an Adler trumpf
saloon 1937
Hello
My name is Mike , and I have an Adler trumpf
saloon 1937.
I am restoring the all car and I need to arrange
the technical engine book for an Adler trumpf saloon.
Were can I find it, please??
Best regards
Michael
Tel: (00351) 967136240
miguelllcruzgmail.com
Mike,
I haven't seen one of them in years. Your best bet would probably
to keep an eye on e-Bay as things like that sometimes pop up. I was
recently able to snag one for a British 1935 Calthorpe Ivory that I've
been looking for about 10 years. I don't know of anyone selling them.
Good luck on your quest. The Adler cars and motorcycles are incredible
machines.. Some of the first front-wheel-drive and I'd love to get
my hands on one of the 2.5 litre cars.
Sheldon Aubut
Houlton Wisconsin USA
http://www.sheldonaubut.com
Sun Oct 16 2005
littlefordhotkey.net.au
Adler motorcycles
Could you update the web address for the Australian Adler site .
It is now < www.adlermotorcycles.com>
Regards Don
Fri Sep 09 2005
Paybackfoxaol.de
Adler MB 250
Hallo
ich habe eine adler mb250
bei der leider die kuzpplung nicht geht woran kann das liegen können
sie mir tipps geben zur reperatur
außer wird die batterie bei laufendem motor nicht geladen voran
liegt das
Robotrans: Hello I has eagles
a mb250 with that unfortunately kuzpplung does not go that can lies k?en
it me tipps to give to the repair au?r the battery with running engine
lies not loaded in front that
October 15, 2002
Sheldon! I just found this web site with your e-mail
addy. I owned an Adler back in the 50's I have some photos at http://photos.yahoo.com/jerrschmittLook
in the Kenitra folder
Jerry Schmitt -- Superior, WI --
Jakflash at aol
June 26, 2002
1938 Adler Trumpf Cabriolet
I have a friend who has located an Adler automobile....
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June 22, 2002
graag informatie over adler motoren
hoogachtend aad cornel
e mail adres a.cornel at 12move.nl
April 16, 2002
For Sale: 1954 copy of Motorcycling magazine with a road
test of an Adler M250. Road test is 1.5 pages in length. Price is $10 US
plus $5 US for shipping. Please contact me at Stephen.Hill at gems7.gov.bc.ca
November 16, 2001
Hi,
My father is trying to complete restoration of Adler
MB250..
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November 13, 2001
Hello,
My father brought home an Adler back with him from WWII...
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October 12, 2001
I have a thirty-eight adler 98.cc with pedal start need
parts please. -- HounddogNorton at aol.com
September 28, 2001
Dear friend,
I have just come across your web-page and saw your request
for info on /about Adler. Well, the only Adler I ever saw was back in the
late 50's and it was an horizontally opposed twin with plunger suspension
and a separate pillion seat with a rubber grip in front of the seat. I
am from Limerick in Ireland, in the 50's such bikes as the DKW, Adler,
BMW, HRD etc were very rare. I used to drive a BSA A10 with a DA Side-car................
Thhhhhose were the days!!! The days of incontinent machines.
Regards
Gerard FitzGerald -- gpfitz at gofree.indigo.ie
November 28, 2000
I have an Adler junior scooter from 1957 could anybody
give me any idea of value it has done 4000 miles.
Richard Yates -- richardg at yates33.fsnet.co.uk
October 14, 2000
I have a 1958 Adler Junior Scooter it runs and is complete
and in good condition. Does anybody want to make me an offer. -- RICHARD
YATES RICHARDG at yates33.fsnet.co.uk
June 13, 2000
Hello, I have a 1950 Adler junior scooter, 4,200 miles
on this bike, could you give me a price as to what it would be worth, I
don't have time to restore is . -- thanks -- Richard J Kluska -- RKI1013428
at aol
May 29, 2000
I have discovered an Adler 100 in the family cellar.
It belonged to the Grandfather and was last used about 30 years ago. I
am trying to find more information about this machine. Any help appreciated.
-- Many thanks, -- Graham Edwards. -- graham at gedwards.f9.co.uk
November 15, 1999
Hi I'm Ronny from Jakarta, Indonesia
I have a Classic motorcycle Adler 125 cc (1953), I want
to know a history and all information about Adler motorcycle. Thanks a
lot.... please send e-mail to me at Ronnykusuma at hotmail
November 14, 1999
I owned a 1953/55? 250 cc Adler 1956-7 Loved. it, Cute?
I mean with the semi Earles front suspension and valanced fenders and15
or 16inch wheels. .And sounded like a gunny sack full of fighting cats.
But don't let looks and sounds fool you, it would top
end an R-50 taking half the time to do it. It was a quick little scooter
and handled pretty good if my memory serves me correctly. As you can see
I was pretty fond of it and don't remember any thing bad about it, maybe
one thing, I took a lot kidding about my little motorcycle such as to leave
it out in the rain, maybe it'll grow or hey Ron get off your knees--- until
they learned what it could do.
Then it taught me a little about 2 strokes, it was the
first "real' 2 stroke I'd been around, I was told that it was one of the
first to have reed valves and that the Rodriguez brothers raced them, don't
know if either of the last statements are correct.
I do know the brothers stated their racing on motorcycles
then on to cars in the early 50s.they were from S. America, their careers
didn't last long, they were both killed on the race track sometime in the
50s.
A little humor now. I figured with those big twin mufflers
it had have a lot of back pressure, no I didn't take them off-------I cut
them off and made megaphones out of them. ruined my motorcycle, couldn't
get a replacement set, I think I almost gave the bike away, it was loud,
smoky and dead. But you see that was when I knew everything there was to
know about motorcycles.
By the way, that was during the same time my friend had
the Victoria Burgurmiester that I liked so well.
Ron Bishop -- Guzzi01 at aol
Hi,
Just for info. My site is now available in german &
english. Further I have a own domain name http://www.adler-oldtimer.dewill
you change my entry accordingly.
Best Regards
meikel-adler at t-online.de
Michael Liebig
August 23, 1999
Nice pics! I've been looking for a photo of the Adler
grand Prix road racer...
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I am looking for some help with regard to Adler cars rather
than bikes, but maybe you could send in the correct direction. My father
bought an Adler car in 1945 that had been in storage during the war. I
would like to find out more about the cars and the company that made them.
Thanks -- Kevin O'Brien -- kfobrien at indigo.ie
June 3, 1999
Hello Adler fan, I don't know much about the Adler except
that I have one. All original 1956 model, show quality. If you know any
interested buyers ,have them contact me. -- stan thomas
slthomas53 at
hotmail
January 28, 2001
Hello ,this is Stan Thomas , a friend put an add in your
Adler page and after many inquires I was able to sell it. thanks for your
connection. here is the picture of it that sold it. now I'm sad its gone!
Stan
Saw your website. I don't know much about Adlers, but
I do know I have one under my basement stairs! It's an 1955 MB250 . It
needs a lot of parts but I do intend to restore it. If you know of any
one who may have some used parts please let me know. I need a tank toolbox,
exhaust, handlebars, headlamp and taillamp lenses, air cleaner, complete
top end, and both engine side covers just for starters.
Thanks, Matt Mattman623 at aol
I'm trying to fix a Adler 1956 motorcycle (Germany), in
Chile (South America)...
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