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Tomos
Slovenia's moped workhorse
// The story
Tomos was founded in 1948 in Koper, in what's now Slovenia and was then Yugoslavia. It started building mopeds in 1954 under a license from Puch.
Tomos sold mopeds in the US from 1976 all the way to 2014, far longer than most brands. Models like the Sprint, Racing TT and Streetmate ran the A3 engine, and later bikes got the A35 in the 1990s. Tomos also built outboard motors and even assembled Citroën cars.
The company was privatized in 1998 and went bankrupt in January 2019. Plenty of Tomos bikes are still out there ripping.
// The models
Tomos models
Colibri
Started as a Puch MS 50 built under license. The T12 of 1961 became the most popular moped in Slovenia.
Photo: Shabicht, CC BY-SA 4.0
APN
The youth bike of 70s Slovenia, with raised bars and a backrest seat. The APN 6 arrived in 1981.
Photo: Shabicht, CC BY-SA 4.0
Automatic (A3)
The European A3 moped. In the US the first imports (1974–76) were called the Automatic before it became the Bullet.
Photo: Zupec, CC BY-SA 3.0
Bullet A3
The classic US Tomos, in Bullet, Silver Bullet and Golden Bullet trims.
Photo: Shabicht, CC BY-SA 4.0
Streetmate
One of the newer models from Tomos's Dutch development team.
Photo: Scott Thompson, CC BY 3.0
More Tomos models and versions (no free photo yet. Got one? DM us)
- Bullet A3SL / A3GM / A3SP 20, 25 and 30 mph versions of the US Bullet. 1977–91
- Silver Bullet A3 with oil injection. 1979–85
- Golden Bullet A3, later A35, with oil injection. 1985–93
- Sprint (US) Basic two-speed, A35 then A55. From 1993
- Targa Step-through, A35, oil injection. 1994–2002, renamed ST
- TT Classic Top tank, A35. 1998–99
- Arrow / Arrow-R A55, 12-inch wheels. 2005–08
- Streetmate-R A55 top tank. From 2008
- Revival TS A55 deluxe. From 2004
- Colibri (US) A35 deluxe. 1992–96
// Printed to order
The Tomos collection
Every design starts as a photo of a real bike. Tap any item to see sizes and colors on Etsy.
