Manufactured by Hans Hecker Motorradfabrik, Lenaustraße 7, Nuremberg (earlier at Imhoffstrasse 24)
Germany 1922-1956
Hecker built motorcycles using 245 cc two-stroke engines of their own construction and also S & G 346cc OHV four-strokes. Later in the interwar period they fitted JAP engines up to 550cc and 750cc MAG V-twins. Hans Hieronymus raced their machines.
When the depression came they employed Sachs two-strokes of 73cc and 98cc.
After 1948, in addition to mopeds Hecker built reliable motorcycles using JLO and Villiers engines.
Hans Hecker began production of motorcycles components in 1922 at his factory at Imhoffstrasse (later at Lenaustraße 7) in Nuremberg with machines marketed under the name Emora which were sold to various motorcycle manufacturers including Maurer. This was a complete motorcycle chassis which required only the installation of an engine and transmission. In 1923 Hecker began to build complete motorcycles, and produced the H1 and H2 models with engines from S & G.
S & G began production of their own motorcycles in 1925, and around the same time Hecker began using JAP 198 to 548cc engines. In 1927 and 1928 Hecker introduced new models whch included machines powered by Motosacoche (MAG) 746cc V-twins. With the onset of the depression, from 1931 two-stroke machines with Sachs 73 cc and 98 cc engines were produced.
During the early 1930s Hecker developed a simple front-end suspension for lightweight motorcycles.
Hans Hecker died in 1942, and the company was bought by the Scharold Brothers. After WWII the Hecker firm built 98 cc to 247 cc models using ILO , Sachs and Villiers two-stroke engines.
Firms which used Hecker chassis and frames included Express and Hella.
An example of the marque is displayed at the Museum Industriekultur in Nürnberg
Hecker models 1921-1936
| Post-war Models | Engine type, cc, hp | Weight (kg) | Top speed (km/h) |
| K 125 1948-1954 | ILO, 123cc, 5.2 hp | 95 | 72 |
| K 175 1951-1954 | ILO, 173cc, 7.6 hp | 109 | 82 |
| K 175 V 1954-1956 | Villiers, 173cc, 8.2 hp | 118 | 88 |
| V 200 1950-1951 | Villiers, 197 cc, 7.4 hp | 104 | 86 |
| K 200 1953-1956 | ILO, 197cc, 11 hp | 104 | 95 |
| K 250 Z 1953-1956 | JLO, 247cc twin, plunger suspension, 12.8 hp | 130 | 105 |
The last model, the Schwingen-Hecker, was a JLO twin with swing-arm suspension which did not enter production before the factory closed in 1956.
Sources: Tragatsch, Wikipedia, Correspondence, meisterdinger.de, hecker-motorrad.com, ig-jlo-twin.eu
Tue Jan 27 2009
scott at vetxray dot com
Hecker Motorcycle
Hi I am looking to purchase a complete hecker motorcycle, Would prefer
a bigger cc but will consider all models. Thanks Scott Hecker
South Dakota USA
