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Kreidler 50 Florett 1964
In 1962 the Kreidler company prepared a racer different from
the one Hans Anscheidt had ridden to the championship. The engine was again
two-stroke with horizontal cylinder, but fuel was fed into it by two rotating
disks and two carburetors. Its power was increased to 10 h.p. at 11,000 r.p.m.
The resulting increase in speed (almost 90 m.p.h.) made a new chassis necessary.
The 1962 model was given a double cradie chassis with tubular elements.
The performance of Kreidler's new Florett was not good enough to give Anscheidt
another world title. He did win the season's first Grand Prix race, however.
In 1963 Anscheidt's Florett challenged Hugh Anderson's Suzuki
until the final race of the season, the Japanese Grand Prix, when the Kreidler
broke down. The title went to Suzuki.
The Florett was back again in 1964. That season it had an open chassis and
large-diameter brakes. The twelve-ratio gear system was modified and again the
power was increased, this time to about 14 h.p. But it was in 1964 that the
Florett had its worst defeats. Honda and Suzuki had made a host of technical
innovations, and the 50-cc. class was monopolized by the Japanese. The only race
that Anscheidt won in 1964 was the Spanish Grand Prix.
Motorcycle: Kreidler 50 Florett Manufacturer: Kreidler Werke
GmbH,
Kornwestheim Type: Racing Year: 1964
Engine: Kreidler single-cylinder, horizontal, two-stroke, with distribution
through two rotating disks. Displacement 49.6 cc. (40 mm. x 39.5 mm.)
Cooling: Air
Transmission: Six-speed block with outer reduction (twelve gear ratios)
Power: About 14 h.p.
Maximum speed: Over 90 m.p.h.
Chassis: Open frame in tubes with engine suspended. Front and rear, telescopic
suspension
Brakes: Front wheel, central drum with four cam shoes; rear, central drum
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