Show your NSU motorcycles!

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Nsu

Here's a 251 in military trim

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other side

other side

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now in color

now in color. From same polish museum as earlier image!

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Kettenkrad

Of course the most famous NSU product is the Kettenkrad!

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back to 2 wheelers

back to NSU 2 wheelers. This 601 was offered by a Dutch dealer a while back.

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period image of same bike

period image of same bike, again with civil regitration, so requisitioned...

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its smaller cousin

its smaller cousin, again a 251, a twin of my NSU. Note that this image was posted on WAF before...Owner's tag shown, I'm repeating it on this thread as its a great profile shot!!

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Luftwaffe

Here's a NSU 251 in LW service. Its lost its front fender (mudguard)

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Waffen SS

Here same bike in Waffen SS service

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Heer off duty picture

Heer off duty picture, civilian NSU

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restoration

Here's a nice Wehrmachtsausfuhrung NSU (identical to mine) that's being restored in Germany. Its a 1940 military model, see engine protection plate, (in German "motor unterschutze" a military part), but doesn't have a matching engine as its a later 1943-1945 "grauguss" (pot metal) replacement engine block...Note no cooling fins (ribs)
It obiously lacks the chain guard still...

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comparison

comparison with previous post, here's the Victory museum's NSU 251 again (with cooling ribs, so a pre-1943 aluminum block)

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Here's a nice big block NSU

Here's a nice big block NSU in Leibstandarte markings (from Poland)

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same sequence

from same sequence