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Cyklon motor cycles were characterized by engines mounted above the front wheel which was chain driven. The principle of one driven front wheel was also employed in a 3-wheeled vehicle, which first appeared at the Leipzig Motor Show in 1902 and, after 1904, was known as the Cyklonette. It developed from a single-cylinder 3.5ps 450cc 2-seater into a 2-cylinder 10ps 1290cc 4-seater and was very popular as a private car as well as a van. The Cyclon was built until 1922 to the same basic design, although with minor improvements. After World War 1 Cyklon became a part of the Schapiro concern which controlled several German car factories. From 1923 a Cyklon 5/20ps 1.3-litre type was produced exclusively for Schebera. The Cyklon 9/40ps 6-cylinder was identical with the 9/40ps Dixi. The 7/40ps 1.8-litre Cyclon type D was built under Zedel licence.
Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; HON
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