The Allright (known in Germany as the Allreit and outside of Germany as the Vindec-Special) was a German

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manufactured from 1908 to 1913 at the Cologne-Lindenthal factory that produced Allright, Tiger, Roland, and Vindec-Special bicycles and motorcycles. The first Allright-Mobil of 1908 was offered with an

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and four

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s. It weighed and could reach . From 1910 an improved model was offered, available as two-seater Runabout or delivery truck. Its 960 cc v-twin engine delivered at 1300 rpm. A rear-wheel-drive vehicle, its

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was driven via a conical leather

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, a three-speed

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, and chains. The vehicle weighed and could attain a speed of . It was sold for 3,000 German gold marks.

Vindec-Special

In 1906 the

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's gold medal was awarded to those who could complete the 391-mile journey from London to Edinburgh in under 24 hours. The fastest finisher was Tom Woodman (22h 38m) riding a 5-

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Vindec-Special motor-bicycle. W. H. 'Billy' Wells in second was also riding a Vindec-Special.

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, ''Sports in Brief'', 4 June 1906 Vindec-Specials were also placed in the 1907 Isle of Man TT Twin Cylinder race, Billy Wells coming second and Arnold Dent fourth.

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