History
Trac mopeds were manufactured and imported by Daelim Motor Company from 1983 through 1990. Daelim — part of the same Korean industrial ecosystem as Kia and Hyundai — built scooters and small motorcycles for Asia while Trac handled US moped distribution. Later Liberty and Daelim-branded bikes remain common in Korea and South America.
Early models used the M56, a Korean clone of Batavus's Laura M56 engine. The Clipper paired leg shields with a rear-rack gas tank; the Eagle and Hawk/Sprint offered 16-inch wheel and top-tank layouts. After 1985, Daelim switched to reed-valve DP50 (one-speed pedal) and DK-50 (two-speed kickstart) motors — the Olympic and Blitz are the names most US riders recognize.
The Olympic/Blitz line brought 17-inch wheels, hydraulic forks, large drums, and flashy red or black paint. Two-speed Liberties shared the updated motor family. Trac motor mounts resemble Tomos — a useful fact if you are adapting a more tunable engine. Inspect exhaust port chamfering on DP/DK motors; a bad metallurgy run made them noisy and prone to port damage.
M56 belt replacements are notoriously hard to source. DP-50 output shafts break; transmission chains inside late one-speed cases can grenade the gearbox. Buy with eyes open and chamfer the exhaust port before the first hard ride.
Quick specs
| Early motor | Daelim M56 (Laura clone) |
| Late motor | DP50 / DK-50 reed-valve |
| Key models | Clipper, Hawk, Olympic, Blitz |
| Importer | Daelim / Trac (1983–1990) |