This German ‘Tourist’ is so very different. There can be little doubt that the Heinkel Tourist is ‘different’. The only scooter in the 175cc engine capacity size with a four-stroke motor could not be otherwise and the first question which comes to mind is: “Well, what are the advantages of a motor which is slightly more complicated than the familiar two-stroke?”
The answer is many sided; for example; oil-less petrol is used; high speeds can be held for extended periods; engine overhauls are likely to be fewer in number and there is a deep throb about the exhaust note which many riders find less tiring.
For such items, one pays extra money and becomes the owner of an engine which has more parts than is usual in a scooter. The ultimate answer to the “Which is the type for me” query lies in the counter question “For what will you use the machine?” The Heinkel is named Tourist and that sums things up pretty well.
