Following the Great Depression of 1929, the Manfred Weiss Csepel Works (Csepel is a part of Budapest) started to develop and produce inexpensive small motorcycles.
Early 1936, a simple operation 86 cc moped, the TURAN was introduced with full use of contemporary methods to reduce production costs. The lightweight motorcycle nearly had 2 horsepower, 50 km/h maximum speed, and was simply called the “Yellow-Black” or “Cigartank” model. Produced until 1937,a total of some 200 were eventually assembled.
The engine cylinder was made of cast-iron, and transmission did not include a gearbox. The front fork suspension, as previous models, featured a “Pendel” system, with the forks moving backwards and forwards during shock absorption.