Orionette

Orionette is a historic German motorcycle brand.

Orionette AG für Motorfahrzeuge

Industry	Automotive and motorcycle industry
Founded	1921
Defunct	1925
Fate	defunct
Headquarters	Industriehof Oranienstraße 6, Berlin , Germany
Key people	Engelbert Zaschka (Chief Engineer)
Products	motorcycles, bicycle auxiliary engines

The Orionette AG für Motorfahrzeuge (also: Orion AG für Motorfahrzeuge) was a German motorcycle manufacturer. The company was founded in 1921. The company's headquarters was the Industriehof Oranienstraße 6 in Berlin-Kreuzberg. There was also the serial production of the Orionette. It was one of the most important companies in the automotive and motorcycle industry in Berlin.^[1]

The company built a range of 129 cc (7.9 cu in), 137 cc (8.4 cu in), 148 cc (9.0 cu in) and 346 cc (21.1 cu in) two-stroke machines with mainly unitdesign engines and two or three-speed gearboxes. The design department, headed by Engelbert Zaschka, also produced some interesting unorthodox designs. Unfortunately the very desmodromic lay-out of this interesting two-stroke engine still remains secret. It is called system Zaschka.^[2]

At last later sales declined and in 1925 the company went bankrupt and closed.