zundapp coolness

[trebchopper]

i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/trebchopper/1950zundappk600.jpg

i found this bike on ebay and downloaded the picture because i thought it was a sweet looking ride. it not a powerhouse but the frame,tank, fenders the whole thing is just cool. i am still a hardcore yamaha guy but i'd like to put a 650 yamahammer powerplant in this frame and see what kinda bada** bike i could come up with.

let me know what you guys think about it.

[Burns]

It's a shafty, I notice, so there'll be a fair amount of work. That's a neat old scooter and you might not want to cut it up. Much as I love the xs motor in just about anything old, I think this bike is too cool to chop.

[50gary]

That Zundapp is way cool. I wouldn't change a thing. Bikes like that are few and far between, it deserves to survive as is. Find a barn bike to cut up that way it's cheaper anyway. I have a very neat old 1967 BMW R50/2 and I wouldn't change a thing on it. Classic.
Cheers, 50gary

[trebchopper]

50gary you brought up something i was wondering, i have been studing up on some of these old vintage european and japanese classics and I saw something in the Zundapp history that mentioned BMW. as I look at this Zundapp the engine has a BMW look to it does it not. and you guys are right i don't think i could chop her up shes in prime condition but if you found a basket case missing an engine, look out for the ZUNdappxs650.

trebchopper

[Burns]

Glad to hear that the Zundap was spared. Better tp revive a rat than to butcher a clean classic.

[50gary]

Yes, there are and have been a number of opposed cylinder engines. There's also that BMW copy bike from Russia, I think? Ural, or is that the sidecar? Cheers, 50gary

[slide]

Another BMW copy is the Marusho. A fellow here bought one last winter for $100 in pretty good shape. I'm always in the bathroom when these deals come along.

[trebchopper]

here are some other cool bikes i found. you've probably seen some of them.










the first one is a 1922 Excelsior, then the 1936 Quasar, the Dollar (unknown year), the IMME, and the Majestic.
my favorite out of these old iron rods is the Dollar.

trebchopper

[trebchopper]

here are some yamahe pics that i thougt you guys would like.

jay leno even owns a xs650. how cool is that.



and of course the first xs-



here is where the yamaha cruiser began. what are the chances of me finding one of these babies?



ride on talk later
trebchopper

[650mike]

trebchopper said:

i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/trebchopper/1950zundappk600.jpg

i found this bike on ebay and downloaded the picture because i thought it was a sweet looking ride. it not a powerhouse but the frame,tank, fenders the whole thing is just cool. i am still a hardcore yamaha guy but i'd like to put a 650 yamahammer powerplant in this frame and see what kinda bada** bike i could come up with.

let me know what you guys think about it.

Back in the late '60s there was a guy in So Cal who shoehorned a Chevy Corvair flat 6 into a Zundapp frame. Bike had no tranny, just a torque converter...open the throttle and go. Had a set of Lucas Flamethrower high speed driving lamps on it for night work on desert highways, said to cruise at 120-130 mph. Saw a picture of this beast in a magazine back in the day.

[trebchopper]

it would be awsome to see that thing, i don't think even my crazya** would ride it though. the motorbike riders of the past were insane , some of the things they did back then would put those JACKA** guys to shame.

trebchopper

[650mike]

I suppose it was a reasonable ride but those brakes were definitely inadequate...of course back then there weren't any bikes that had adequate brakes (or tires!). I take that back, BMWs and Honda 305 Superhawks had decent brakes but '50s and earlier bikes sure didn't.

[Burns]

There were a bunch of VW and Corvair motored Bimmers back in the day. I think that the Monza, the hot/turbo model Corvair, motor, put out about 150 ponys.

The early Vmax was rated at 145 and has the torque amplification of a transmission and a significant weight advantage over that old pancake 6 chevy. Of course even the V-beast can't keep up with the Hayabusas et. al of the modern world.

So, the old guys might have been crazy (V8 Harley hardtails with direct drives, eg.) but the new stuff is a LOT faster and the modern hot riders use just one wheel at a time!

[650mike]

Saw quite a few of those VW powered Beemers back in the day, that's probably where Honda got the idea for the Gold Wing.

While on the subject of vintage coolness I found this picture on the Aussie club website of a vintage-type build of an XS650. Builder is Huey Van Dyjk.

With the rigid frame, Lysette solo seat, Triumph mufflers and teardrop toolbox, if it weren't for the Yamaha badges one could easily mistake this at first glance for a vintage Britbike. 2 cool! I could see doing this type of thing myself, it would sure take me back to my youth to ride around on something like this. ;D

[Burns]

I love that old Brit look. I wonder what front brake that is.