The Eilenriede, named after a famous German racetrack near Hannover, was a bit of a strange cyclemotor. It's a 4-stroke side-valve engine. There are more 4-stroke cyclemotors (see
Serwa), but a side-valve engine was even in 1952 not done. Because of the fact that the cilinder hangs with his head down, the manufacturer Paul Paffrath had to come up with a complicated lubrication system. The fuel tank wich is on top of the engine is seperated into two tanks. One for the petrol and the other for the oil wich is going into the engine drop by drop. If you forget to close the oil-tap you find your engine full of oil.
The engine was mounted above the front wheel and drives the bike by a rubber drive roller, made by german tyremanufaturer Continental. There were also two gears operated by a lever on the handlebars. In a test in 1952 the Eilenriede was praised for its low fuelconsumption and high torque at low revs., but on the other hand the Eilenriede was very expensive. It costed way more than the most expensive 2-stroke compatitor. Therefor the Eilenriede has always been a very rare cyclemotor. They were sold with 3 names. In Germany they were sold both as Eilenriede and Ideal. In Norway they were sold as Fantom. It 's not known if Fantom engines were built in Germany or in Norway