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 ►

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 ►

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 ►

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 ►

1945 Harley-davidson U, USA. Around 2100 units of Series U motorcycles in various modifications were delivered to the US army over the period from 1938 to 1945. The total number of motorcycles in this series manufactured over 12 years of their production, from 1937 to 1949, was 33129 units. #harleyd … baca lanjutannya ►

1939 Norton Big Four 633, Great Britain. The Big Four 633 was outfitted with a one-cylinder, L-head, 633-cc engine having a physical size of 82 by 120 mm. Originally it was a belt-drive model, but somewhat later on, in 1915, it was replaced by the chain. In 1932 the right-side exhaust line was desig … baca lanjutannya ►

1938 Rikuo Type 97 also known as "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 #his … 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 #restored #1930s #1939 #moto #mot … 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 #madeinsweden #motorbike #armybike #1940s #army #military #swedisharmy #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldwarii #classicmotorcycle #classicmachine #m … baca lanjutannya ►

Vyacheslav Sheyanov telling about Belgian 1939 FN Tricar to the members of a Russian motorcycle club "The Night Wolves". #fn #tricar #belgian #belgium #motocarro #belge #moto #trike #army #military #русскийбайкер #offroad #worldwar2 #worldwarii #ww2 #1930s #1939 #tricycle #паркпа� … 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 ►

Riding 1940 Gillet Herstal 720 AF and 1942 BMW R75 on the background. #gillet #herstal #belgian #moto #classicbmw #military #army #ww2 #worldwar2 #worldwarii #frencharmy #history #dirtride #antique #retromoto #vintage #retrobike #vintagebike #classicmoto #classicmotorcycle #sidecar #instamoto #bikes … baca lanjutannya ►

1945 Harley-davidson U, USA. Series U of Harley-Davidson motorcycles launched in 1937 (and superseding Series V) consisted of six models: three had engines with 1213 cc displacement and, among them, Model U was basic, Model US was supplied with sidecar, and Model UL had a high-level engine compressi … baca lanjutannya ►

1939 Norton Big Four 633, Great Britain. Some 4737 motorcycles (of the total of 100 thousand assembled) had sidecars that could carry two or three men with fighting equipment and munitions. After WWII was over, the company went on to produce this model for 9 more years. In 1954, the production plant … baca lanjutannya ►

1939 Mercier Moto-Chenille, France. Experimental semi-track military motorcycle equipped with a 350-cc OHV JAP engine. #mercier #350cc #frenchmachine #frenchbike #francaise #frencharmy #ww2 #worldwar2 #army #military #worldwarii #caterpillars #1930s #1939 #moto #jap #ohv #rarebikes #retro #antique # … baca lanjutannya ►

1942 Excelsior Welbike MK2, Great Britain. Known colloquially as the “parascooter”, the Excelsior Welbike was one of the smallest military motorcycles produced and was certainly among the smallest military vehicles of World War II. It was designed with the intention of being air-dropped alongsid … 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 #restored #1930s #1939 #moto #mot … baca lanjutannya ►

Vyacheslav Sheyanov after riding 1938 Rikuo Type 97, also known as "Japanese Harley-Davidson". #rikuo #japan #japanese #japbike #1300cc #vtwin #1930s #1938 #motosofwar #japanesemotorcycle #ww2 #worldwar2 #worldwarii #military #army #japanesearmy #retromotorcycle #vintagemoto #antique #classic #retro … baca lanjutannya ►

1943 Monark Albin M/42. The motorcycle had a hybrid frame, partially tubular and partially stamped steel. The front suspension was of parallelogram type, with coil springs, and the rear suspension was of the plunger type. The motorcycle got a single-cylinder, 495-cc engine. The transmission gear box … 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 … baca lanjutannya ►

1940 Gillet Herstal 720 AF, Belgium 🇧🇪. 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 b … 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 Motor … baca lanjutannya ►