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Vespa GS VR1 or Heinkel 103A1?
Vespa GS VR1 or Heinkel 103A1?
Greetings from Portugal
Rui Tavares
Rolls (Heinkel) Roller
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Gleiter2
Hey thanks,
cool, very interesting !!!! I wonder why I never discovered this ... !
I always feel that, oddly enough, the Tourist can best be described in English.
In the road-test that is copied into the bottom of the page it reads that second gear shows a "reluctancy to engage"
- how `bout that, there´s no German equivalent !
Also, everytime I glide along the word "propelled" (...by this wonderful engine...) leaps to my mind.
Like "fluffy" this has no German counterpart, let alone including the airplane-double-meaning.
("thudding" and "pottering" are so much nicer than the German "tuckern" - or am I overdoing this ?).
Only time there is a great word to describe the non-existant acceleration in German - that I actually had to "create" - is "ent-stehen".
"Entstehen" in its original meaning is "develope", "built up" or "generate", but my "translation" roughly comes down to "de-stand" - as in :
"the scooter "de-stands" (itself ?)".
Of the millions of people (!!!!
) that reacted to my Tourist only one had first-hand comparing-data: he had ridden a "Bella" AND a Tourist.
He felt that the "Bella" was even more comfortable due to bigger wheels and longer suspension travel.
Even if the Heinkel had not "won" this "competition" - a nice article !!
I wish there were more of the sort - especially comparisson to the "Formichino" (is that still a scooter ?) or the Triumph Tigress, the Cushman, Maicomobil and Maicoletta, Bastert or even the Ducati Cruiser - WOW !!!!!!!!!!
Hey Rui, are you working on the leaning-problem yet ?
Best regards !
stefan
cool, very interesting !!!! I wonder why I never discovered this ... !
I always feel that, oddly enough, the Tourist can best be described in English.
In the road-test that is copied into the bottom of the page it reads that second gear shows a "reluctancy to engage"
- how `bout that, there´s no German equivalent !Also, everytime I glide along the word "propelled" (...by this wonderful engine...) leaps to my mind.
Like "fluffy" this has no German counterpart, let alone including the airplane-double-meaning.
("thudding" and "pottering" are so much nicer than the German "tuckern" - or am I overdoing this ?).
Only time there is a great word to describe the non-existant acceleration in German - that I actually had to "create" - is "ent-stehen".
"Entstehen" in its original meaning is "develope", "built up" or "generate", but my "translation" roughly comes down to "de-stand" - as in :
"the scooter "de-stands" (itself ?)".
Of the millions of people (!!!!
) that reacted to my Tourist only one had first-hand comparing-data: he had ridden a "Bella" AND a Tourist. He felt that the "Bella" was even more comfortable due to bigger wheels and longer suspension travel.
Even if the Heinkel had not "won" this "competition" - a nice article !!
I wish there were more of the sort - especially comparisson to the "Formichino" (is that still a scooter ?) or the Triumph Tigress, the Cushman, Maicomobil and Maicoletta, Bastert or even the Ducati Cruiser - WOW !!!!!!!!!!
Hey Rui, are you working on the leaning-problem yet ?
Best regards !
stefan
Great comments from you, as usualy.
Let's continue searching for more tests.
I have found another with Heinkel, Maico and Zundapp but it´s in German.
I will post it here.
I already have the new frame, it is being treated and painted and I believe that in about 1 month I will have it installed.
About the colour of the bottom of the seat, I am still convinced it has a specific colour, or was the same as the frame, or the cilinder plates!!
Let's continue searching for more tests.
I have found another with Heinkel, Maico and Zundapp but it´s in German.
I will post it here.
I already have the new frame, it is being treated and painted and I believe that in about 1 month I will have it installed.
About the colour of the bottom of the seat, I am still convinced it has a specific colour, or was the same as the frame, or the cilinder plates!!
Zuletzt geändert von Rui am 31.10.2007, 22:11, insgesamt 1-mal geändert.
Greetings from Portugal
Rui Tavares
Rolls (Heinkel) Roller
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Gleiter2
Hallo zusammen/hi there
Wer einen scan von dem Englischen Artikel (dem Einsatz in dem Vespa-Vergleich) haben möchte - bitte schreiben !
Rui:
If you would like a scan of the British test (the insert on the comparison to the Vespa), just let me know, I´ll send you one.
The part with the other scooters is nice !
All the good stuff is in Portugal, it seems. Is that from a book ?
If you would like it translated - and have a bit of time (!!!) - let me know !
stefan
Wer einen scan von dem Englischen Artikel (dem Einsatz in dem Vespa-Vergleich) haben möchte - bitte schreiben !
Rui:
If you would like a scan of the British test (the insert on the comparison to the Vespa), just let me know, I´ll send you one.
The part with the other scooters is nice !
All the good stuff is in Portugal, it seems. Is that from a book ?
If you would like it translated - and have a bit of time (!!!) - let me know !
stefan
Re:
Of course you have not forgotten, but if you have the scan....readytransexl hat geschrieben:Hallo zusammen/hi there
Wer einen scan von dem Englischen Artikel (dem Einsatz in dem Vespa-Vergleich) haben möchte - bitte schreiben !
Rui:
If you would like a scan of the British test (the insert on the comparison to the Vespa), just let me know, I´ll send you one.
The part with the other scooters is nice !
All the good stuff is in Portugal, it seems. Is that from a book ?
If you would like it translated - and have a bit of time (!!!) - let me know !
stefan
By the way, did you know about the 1000 Km rally in 2 days that I managed to complete last month?
Greetings from Portugal
Rui Tavares
Rolls (Heinkel) Roller