Sunday, January 15, 2017

Made In Germany?

Andy | Sunday, January 15, 2017 | Best Blogger Tips
I spotted this relic parked on the street. To me it looks like a German WWII Motorcycle.

20 comments:

  1. s.cSunday, January 15, 2017 6:58:00 AM

    I am not sure but for me it looks like a Russian Ural or Dnepr . You saw a lot for people who couldn't pay for a BMW in the sixties.

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  2. LowellSunday, January 15, 2017 7:18:00 AM

    I agree. And probably early 40s. Nice catch. Hard to imagine that thing is just sitting on the street.

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  3. biebkriebelsSunday, January 15, 2017 7:41:00 AM

    That could be possible indeed, it looks rather old, a war trophy!

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  4. GayleSunday, January 15, 2017 8:30:00 AM

    Better hide it from the American Pickers.

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  5. MarleenSunday, January 15, 2017 9:06:00 AM

    A real old-timer. It has had a long life.

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  6. Taken For GrantedSunday, January 15, 2017 9:16:00 AM

    Wonderful looking bike and sidecar rig. A couple things tells me that it is an old Urals. They made exact nut for bolt copies of WW II German BMW outfits. I think the give-a-way is the front fender which is unique to the Urals, and the markings on the gas tank. The heat distributor on the exhaust pipe was only added to BMWs in the 1960s. It is still great looking and must run, or it would not be sitting there. S. C. knows his motorcycles.

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  7. TomSunday, January 15, 2017 9:29:00 AM

    ...neat!

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  8. Paul in Powell RiverSunday, January 15, 2017 12:01:00 PM

    And looks to be in better shape than I am, for (approximately)the same vintage.

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  9. SharonSunday, January 15, 2017 1:03:00 PM

    It does to me too! What a find!

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  10. RevrunnerSunday, January 15, 2017 2:48:00 PM

    Sure looks like it's been through a few wars.

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  11. William KendallSunday, January 15, 2017 2:49:00 PM

    There's someone here that has a similar model I sometimes see, but I think it's stored indoors over the winter.

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  12. SRQSunday, January 15, 2017 3:57:00 PM

    Cool! Who would imagine encountering that on the street?!

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  13. Bill Sunday, January 15, 2017 6:22:00 PM

    That's a great find!

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  14. The Furry GnomeSunday, January 15, 2017 8:19:00 PM

    That is quite the old relic!

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  15. KaySunday, January 15, 2017 8:20:00 PM

    It looks like something from an old WWII movie. I'm impressed that a couple of your commentators can actually parse out what it may be.

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  16. WayneSunday, January 15, 2017 10:01:00 PM

    I think it looked like a Russian 'Neval', the petrol tank looks different than a Dnepr or Ural. I had a friend who owned a Neval, we affectionately referred to it as a 'Never' mostly because it never ran ;-). One cool feature of the Neval was the driven third wheel (there was drive shaft connected to the wheel on the sidecar, which gave it extra traction. Cool bike, cool photo.

    I love all bikes, this one is special.

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  17. Ildefonso RobledoMonday, January 16, 2017 2:21:00 AM

    La has captado de un modo magnifico... Un gran trabajo

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  18. Margaret DMonday, January 16, 2017 2:53:00 AM

    Wow, what a find.

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  19. Brian KingMonday, January 16, 2017 5:54:00 PM

    That's a fantastic bike whether it's German or not! Very nice!

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  20. boromaxTuesday, January 17, 2017 6:25:00 PM

    Terrific photo!!

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