Munch motorcycles....

[cruncherkid]

An accidental find on t'interweb....German built, and absolute monsters....2 Litre sports bike anyone?

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/08/ ... superbike/

[dread]

ok on yank roads and auto barn. but i bet its flickabily round rown or tight country lanes is awfull. dead good on the engineering front. look up some of the lads on ratbike zone. car engines in bikes. BUT BY MEN IN SHEDS. the traditional. BRITISH WAY. not some factory, that is pressuring thier government to ban others from biulding there own, like boom trike, they are the same. might look great, but a threat to our way of life.

[Pjam]

Kinda reminds me of a Buell.

[Boo]

BUT BY MEN IN SHEDS. the traditional. BRITISH WAY.

Munchs were originally built in sheds by men too! The traditional German way.

(I love how they used an NSU 1200 headlamp surround, as a hint to what's powering it! )

ok on yank roads and auto barn. but i bet its flickabily round rown or tight country lanes is awfull

Not bad for the size apparently. Good geometry.. Not Harley style just for straight lines.

....all in all though, I think I'd like to own that lovely engine in its rightful home!

[Boo]

^ I was wondering what that modern Munch is powered by, as the NSU engines have been out of production for 40 years.
If anybody else was wondering, it's a Cosworth! http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/ ... h_2000.htm

[Black Sheep Radical]

That looks awesome, it'd get you noticed for sure

Is that really a drum brake on the front?

[Boo]

Is that really a drum brake on the front?

It is. Not sure any bikes had discs so early? (1966) I think the cast alloy rear wheel was unique at the time. Spokes wouldn't handle the torque!

[cruncherkid]

Is that really a drum brake on the front?

It is. Not sure any bikes had discs so early? (1966) I think the cast alloy rear wheel was unique at the time. Spokes wouldn't handle the torque!

That front drum is HUUUGE!! I think the front spokes are just an afterthought as insulators to stop the inner tube bursting through heat!!

[Pjam]

For a bike that's normal looking, in a CB200 kinda a way ...... it's insane! might be light as a feather but I doubt it. So many bike, such a small shed

[SamYamT80]

The only reason it had alloys on the back was due to engines power and torque just ripped the spokes up