Die AWO 425 ist ein Motorradmodell mit Viertaktmotor, das in der DDR in zwei Versionen gebaut wurde. Die Motorräder wurden in dem Awtowelo- bzw. späteren IFA-Betrieb Simson im thüringischen Suhl gefertigt.

The Awo/Simson 425 became the 425 T, for touring, with the launch of the greatly revised 425 S, for sport, in 1955. This machine was not intended as a machine for the masses with its sale price of 3200 Ostmarks at a time when average wages were some 500 Ostmarks per month.

2014年12月8日 · It seems that AWO created a 425T model that was based on the BMW R23, then created the S model which was a sportier version. The bike has a dual loop tubular frame with a hydraulically damped telescopic fork and a 6V electrical system.

From 1952 to 1962 they produced the AWO 425 T model, a single cylinder 250 cc, 12 hp, four stroke, shaft drive touring model. The 425 T is very similar to the BMW R 26 of the same period. This was followed by the AWO 425 S (also marketed as the SIMSON 425 Sport), a single cylinder 250 cc of 15.5 hp, four stroke, shaft drive with better ...

The Simson Awo 425 S was a Single Cylinder Naked motorcycle produced by Simson in 1955. Claimed horsepower was 11.94 HP (8.9 KW) @ 5500 RPM. A 68.6mm bore x 68.6mm stroke result in a displacement of just 248.0 cubic centimeters. The bike has a 4-Speed transmission. It came with a 3.25-19 front tire and a 3.25-19 rear tire.

In 1948, the Soviet Army Administration (SMAD) ordered the plant to build a 250cc, four-stroke, sidecar motorcycle. It was the overhead-valve AWO 425. Between 1949 and 1962 the Suhl factory produced more than 209,000 motorcycles designated Type 425 (4 meaning 4-stroke and 25 its capacity, 250cc). Tanklogo 425

About the Simson 425 S Messrs Pilz and Daehn went about the design of the 425 S with predictable German thoroughness. Every detail from front to back is by design. The 3.25 x 18 diameter wheels front and back are equipped with full width single leading shoe brakes in 180mm alloy ribbed hubs. Detail here is in the awareness of the

The AWO 425 was a shaft driven, 250cc four-stroke. There were two main AWO 425 models; the T (touring model) had plunger rear suspension, while the S (sport model) had a twin-shock swingarm rear suspension.

Bereits 1956 wurde die AWO 425 S (Sport) auf der Leipziger Messe vorgestellt und ab 1957 in Suhl produziert. Die Motorleistung der S stieg gegenüber der ursprünglichen 425, die nun Touring hieß und mit einem T gekennzeichnet wurde, von 12 PS bei 5500 U/min. auf 14 PS bei 6300 U/min. und ab 1959 sogar auf 15,5 PS.

Out of the blue the Soviets decreed that Simson produce a 250cc 14PS single cylinder four stroke motorcycle with a unit construction 4 speed gearbox, shaft drive and enclosed telescopic suspension front and rear.