The BSA A10 and Super Rocket was the inevitable result of the relentless drive for more & more horsepower.Launched in 1957 the BSA Super Rocket had a new alloy head and an Amal TT carburettor.The first BSA A10 to be introduced in 1950 was the BSA 650 Golden Flash, & it ran through until replaced by unit construction in 1963.In 1954 they rep..
Founded in Germany in 1873 as knitting machine manufacturer, of all things, NSU produced its first motorcycle in 1901,the same time as Indian was getting started in the U.S.Jump ahead a half-century and in the tough times following World War II,NSU created some outstanding and influential designs, foremost of which was the 250cc Max. Announced in S..
By early 1948 there were five manufacturers listing 500cc parallel twins, and that total jumped to seven at November’sEarls Court Show when AMC joined the trend with the AJS Model 20 and the G9 Matchless; verily, British enthusiasts were spoilt for choice, except that virtually all current production – singles and twins – was destined for vital ove..
Lohmann is a German company known for their clip-on diesel engines.Lohmann mainly produced bicycle parts (including lighting, alternators and saddles).Just after World War II, the company developed a 18cc ( approx. 1 cubic inch..!!! ) clip-on diesel engine.In West Germany, no motorcycles were allowed to be built with more than 60cc displacement.Th..
DKW (Dampf-Kraft-Wagen, English: steam-driven car) is a German car and motorcycle marque.The company and brand is one of the ancestor companies of the modern day Audi company as one of the four companies that formed Auto-Union.In 1916, Danish engineerJorgen Skafte Rasmussen founded a factory in Zschopau Saxony Germany, to produce steam fittings.Tha..
Much better engineered than any British contemporary, the MV Agusta Turismo Rapido (TR) series was by the mid-1950s four-stroke powered.Neat and simple, the 125cc motor was an overhead two-valve, 54x54mmm bore/stroke, with 8.5:1 compression ratio for 6.5bhp at 6,000rpm, in-unit with a wet clutch and 4-speed transmission.The carburettor was a Dell’O..