The Tomos Flexer was a small automatic moped built from 1998 to 2019 and familiar across the former Yugoslavia as a postal delivery bike. A 49 cc two-stroke engine drove through a two-speed automatic gearbox, and later versions lost the rear mudguard of the early bikes.
Tomos Flexer at a glance
| Maker | Tomos, Koper |
|---|---|
| Production | 1998–2019 |
| Engine | 49 cc two-stroke |
| Gearbox | automatic, two speeds |
| Fuel | petrol-oil mixture |
| Top speed | 25–50 km/h depending on version and market |
| Body | early models with a rear mudguard, later models without |
| Typical use | postal delivery moped in the former Yugoslavia |
There is no English Wikipedia article on the Flexer; this page uses the short Slovenian article on the model together with the German article on the Tomos company.
History of the Tomos Flexer
A long-running small moped
Tomos built the Flexer from 1998 until 2019, through the company’s final two decades. The moped used a 49 cc two-stroke engine with an automatic gearbox of two speeds, fed with a mixture of petrol and two-stroke oil. Tomos quoted a top speed of 25 to 50 km/h depending on the version and market.
The Flexer became especially common as a postal moped in all the countries of the former Yugoslavia. The newer examples dropped the rear mudguard that the older models had, the visible change between early and late Flexers.
Design and features
- Automatic gearbox: two speeds and an automatic drive made the Flexer simple to ride.
- Two-stroke engine: a 49 cc unit running on a petrol-oil mixture.
- Postal use: the model was widely adopted by postal services across the former Yugoslavia.
- Long production: built from 1998 to 2019, a run of more than twenty years.
Tomos Flexer versions
- Early Flexer: with a rear mudguard.
- Later Flexer: without the rear mudguard.
The Revival and Sprint were the other mopeds of the same era. More Tomos mopeds are in the Tomos collection.
Video: A ride with Tomos Flexer SM 25
Video on YouTube.
Sources
- Tomos Flexer, Slovenian Wikipedia: production years, engine, gearbox, fuel, speed, body changes, postal use
- Tomos, German Wikipedia: Flexer as a Tomos moped of the final period
