1939 Gillet Herstal 720 AB, Belgium. One of the best off-road machines of the WW2. #worldwar2 #ww2 #gillet #herstal #history #belgian #belgisch #motorcycle #motorrad #instabike #instamoto #rarebikes #vintage #vintagemotorcycle #antique #offroad #motorworld #samara63 #summerbike #sidecar #motorvehicl … baca lanjutannya ►

1944 NSU Kettenkrad HK 101 SdKfz 2, Germany. Heavy half-track tractor, one of the few units that could operate in conditions of spring and autumn slush #nsu #wehrmacht #kettenkrad #germanbikes #ww2 #worldwar2 #military #history #motorcycle #instabike #instamoto #motorrad #antique #classic #retro #mo … baca lanjutannya ►

Riding 1937 Gnome-Rhône AX II, France. Special army motorcycle that was equipped with sidecar wheel drive for the first time in the world. #gnomerhone #ww2 #worldwar2 #history #motoride #frenchbikes #motorcycleriding #instabike #instamoto #rarebikes #motorrad #vintage #antique #retromotorcycle #off … baca lanjutannya ►

1938 Zündapp K 800-W. The military version was especially favored by soldiers, but this model had the following drawback: spark plugs got often fouled due to the undercooling of rear cylinders. The Wehrmacht had in its inventory around 550 K 800 model units. It was and still is the only four-cylind … baca lanjutannya ►

1941 Harley-Davidson FL, USA. Famous motorbike in art-deco style equipped with a legendary knucklehead engine. #harleydavidson #harley #usmotorcycle #hdfl #harleyfl #usbike #1200cc #vintageharley #ohv #knucklehead #classicmotorcycle #retromotorcycle #harleylovers #oldschool #vtwin #1941 #blackmotorc … baca lanjutannya ►

1947 M-73 (ohv). Unique Soviet motorcycle equipped with a sidecar wheel drive and an experimental OHV engine. #750cc #ww2 #worldwar2 #uralbike #russianmotorcycle #1940s #history #military #army #sovietarmy #ural #uralmotorcycle #instabike #instamoto #antique #vintagemotorcycle #classic #retrobike #v … baca lanjutannya ►

1944 Harley-Davidson WLA, USA. The model was rigged with a twin-cylinder, V-type, L-head engine having operating capacity of 739 cc and maximum power of 23 h.p. at 4500 rpm; it featured a 3-speed gearbox and special, military-purpose equipment: ammo box, machine-gun support, rear hardware. The motor … baca lanjutannya ►

1938 Rikuo Type 97, also known as "the Japanese Harley-Davidson". #rikuo #japan #japanese #japbike #1300cc #vtwin #1930s #1938 #motomania #japanesemotorcycle #ww2 #worldwar2 #worldwarii #military #army #japanesearmy #retromotorcycle #vintagemoto #antique #classic #retrobike #vintagebike #classicbike … baca lanjutannya ►

1943 Moto Guzzi 600 U equipped with an anti-tank and anti-aircraft Breda 37 machine gun, Italy. The protective shield is movable to allow different uses. This model was built a few weeks before Italy came out from the war. #ww2 #worldwar2 #guzzi #500cc #motoguzzi #italianarmy #army #military #histor … baca lanjutannya ►

1938 Terrot VATT 750, France. Around 2000 model VATT 750 motorcycles were produced for the French army, but not more than 15 units have survived until today. #terrot #750cc #frenchmachine #frenchbike #francaise #frencharmy #ww2 #worldwar2 #army #military #worldwarii #restoration #1930s #1939 #moto # … baca lanjutannya ►

1943 Monark Albin M/42. Swedish army motorcycle that had been on service for 20 years after the end of production. #monark #albin #m42 #500cc #swedish #motorcykel #motorcycle #motorbike #1940s #1943 #army #military #swedisharmy #worldwar2 #worldwarii #ww2 #classicmachine #motorrad #instamoto #bikest … baca lanjutannya ►

1941 Indian 841, USA. The machine, designed especially for combat operations in North Africa. #ww2 #worldwar2 #indian #usa #1940s #russia #samara63 #history #motorcycle #instabike #instamoto #vintage #classic #retromotorcycle #awesomebike #motosofwar #antique #motor #motorcycles #indianbike #vtwin # … baca lanjutannya ►

1938 Sokół 1000 (CWS M111), Poland. The motorcycle was produced using almost exclusively local parts (only 5% of spares were imported), and it maintained its high quality level during the whole production period. Every tenth motorcycle was thoroughly tested prior to its shipment to the buyer (all … baca lanjutannya ►

1935 Moto Guzzi Mototriciclo 32, Italy. The first three wheel machine, which has been used by the Italian Army during the WWII. Trike was set to work in 1935 when Italy occupied the East Africa. The military quickly appreciated it because of high manoeuvrability and reliability complete with good lo … baca lanjutannya ►

1942 BMW R75 after a hard ride. #bmwr75 #bmwrclassic #bmwsahara #ww2 #worldwar2 #germanmotorcycle #germanbike #wehrmacht #armymotorcycle #germanarmy #militarybike #history #germanbikes #instabike #instamoto #vintage #antique #retromotorcycle #motosofwar #classicmotorcycle #bmwmotorrad #bmwmoto #flat … baca lanjutannya ►

1941 Zündapp KS 600, Germany. Zündapp's evolution stage on the way to KS 750 creation. A new exhibit in the collection of Motorworld by V.Sheyanov. #zundapp #wehrmacht #ww2 #worldwar2 #germanmotorcycles #history #ww2history #instabike #vintage #vintagemotorcycle #classic #retro #ks600 #germanarmy … baca lanjutannya ►

1941 DKW NZ 500. The NZ 500 model was much less available as compared to NZ 250 and NZ 350. Most of the manufactured NZ 500 motorcycles were taken over by the Wehrmacht, and they were used, both with the sidecar and solo, in the cavalry units, by the military police and by the SS. #dkw #germany #ww2 … baca lanjutannya ►

1939 FN Tricar, Belgium. The Tricar was a mechanical soldier carrying out heavy-duty army tasks. It was a versatile machine with all features a military vehicle needs: conveyance of the General Staff officers and troops; transportation of ammo, communications station equipment, telephone installatio … baca lanjutannya ►

1937 Rikuo Type 97, Japan. In 1932 Sankyo Seiyaku sent its representative to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with the aim of purchasing a production license and a plant for manufacturing the 1200-cc, VL-series motorcycle. The USA was in the grips of a strong economic crisis, so Harley-Davidson Motors Co. tha … baca lanjutannya ►

1942 Gilera Marte SWD, Italy. Designers kept the engine of the LTE model, but raised its ratio of compression to 5:1 and got the increase in power to 14 h.p. However, if the engine was similar, the transmission mechanism was completely different. The first change was that the altered transmission c … baca lanjutannya ►

1939 NSU 601 OSL, Germany. Model 601 OSL was adopted by the Wehrmacht. The military version of this model was featuring a second seat, large pouches, and an exhaust system painted black. In the army the motorcycle was used as a transportation means for couriers and orderlies, which was only to be ex … baca lanjutannya ►

Riding 1944 М-73 (sv), USSR, the first Soviet motorcycle with a sidecar wheel drive. #worldwar2 #madeinussr #russianbike #1940s #1944 #history #military #army #motorcycle #ural #uralmotorcycle #instabike #instamoto #antique #vintagemotorcycle #classicride #retroride #motorworld #vintageride #sidec … baca lanjutannya ►

1944 Moto Guzzi Trialce three-wheeler equipped with Breda 37 machine gun. The 20-mm anti-aircraft cannons that were installed on the Trialce flatbed made these motorcycles into formidable combat units. When Italian military had been engaged in Northern Africa, they were taken by surprise many times … baca lanjutannya ►

1940 Gillet Herstal 720 AF. Belgian military motorcycle with the driven sidecar, the version for the French Army. The model was outfitted with a twin-cylinder, in-line, 2-stroke, vertical-type engine, and since plant engineers had acquired enough experience in designing 2-stroke engines by that time … baca lanjutannya ►

Vyacheslav Sheyanov riding 1942 Harley-Davidson XA, USA. By 1941 German engineers have already learned that the exposed chain drive gets quickly disabled under desert conditions and that using shaft drives is the only way to reliability. This why John Nowak, XA’s designer, decided to apply Wehrmac … baca lanjutannya ►