After WWII the Agusta family was no longer allowed to manufacture airplanes.It was decided to take up the production of motorcycles and in 1946 they brought out the “98”, a two stroke runabout.That same year a 98 Sport won the first race MV Agusta entered.This started the company on a competition path that would result in 37 world championship..
NSU is another motorcycle manufacturer with its roots in the bicycle industry, NSU built its first powered two-wheeler in 1900 and went on to produce some outstanding and influential designs in the 1950s, foremost of which was the 250cc Max, introduced in 1952.The Max used a pressed-steel frame that entirely enclosed the rear suspension, and a lead..
Ariel VB600 SV mit Lastenbeiwagen.Ältere Restaurierung,fahrbereiter Zustand alles funktioniert,Motor,Getiebe,Elektrik alles ok.Beiwagen Typ L200 ist von der Firma Cykelbörsen in Horsens/Dänemark.Motorrad und Beiwagen wurden zusammen 1954 ausgeliefert.Originale Papiere vorhanden.Seit der Restaurierung 1995 wenig gefahren.Reifen sind gut aber alt und..
• First year for Ariel’s legendary 997 cc ‘Four Pipe’ Mk II engine• One of Britain’s finest motorcycle designs• Muscular presence and advanced engineering• Restored by noted marque expert Chuck Walton997 cc 4G “Square Four” Mk II OHV four-cylinder engine, SU carburetor, four-speed manual gearbox with chain final drive, telescopic front forks, Anste..
Designed by Edgar Franks in 1933, the first run of the model 50 was almost identical to the Norton model 18 except for the bore and stroke.The single-cylinder engine was 348 cc with pushrod operated overhead valves.The model 50 and its twin-port brother, the 55, being junior versions of the 490cc Models 18 and 20 respectively.Norton’s sporting 350 ..
Horex was a German motorcycle brand and was founded in 1923 in Bad Homburg by Fritz Kleemann.The name Horex is derived from Ho, Homburg and Rex , meaning King in Latin.Only five years after the end of the second world war Horex brought the 350cc Regina on the market.For 1950 this was a dream motorcycle and soon turned out to be a bestseller for Hor..
With demand for cheap, reliable transport in post-war Europe on the increase, BMW's single-cylinder range of motorcycles sold in unprecedented numbers, forging the Bavarian company's reputation as a maker of high quality two-wheeled machines.With Allied restrictions preventing BMW from making anything of greater capacity than 250cc, the R24/25 seri..
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