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Last NSU image I could come up with that's NSU 251 related...
Its the frontal view of my 1943 model NSU251 OSL Wehrmachts-ausfuhrung (with wrong handle bars, modern controls...civi paint job)
Anything to add anybody?
Thanks for looking!
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[BMWR71]

Good luck with the restoration. I have been working on my R12 for over a year now and it is finally coming together.

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Thanks for the kind words BMWR71. Those big block opposing twin motorcycles are not easy to restore...The R12 is a 750cc drive shaft driven complex machine. I can imagine that it took that long!
I've had my 1939 Zundapp KS600 (similar drive train, 600cc) for several years now (post 26+below image) and I did everything backwards...
I tackled the easy stuff first (cosmetic restoration). The important stuff (mechanical and electrical) are way beyond my skills and finances right now... so it has to go to raise funds for this 1943 NSU.

The NSU's engine runs, it actually even passed the German TüV (technical inspection) when it was imported into Germany from Bulgaria, but the electrical needs to be looked at (unreliable) and its in need of a cosmetic restoration (the fun part). It will be repainted back to a Wehrmacht paint scheme (in the 1943> ordnance tan color).

Here's another image of my Zundapp. I love those big block heavy bikes and I've visited your R12 restoration site. Can't wait to see updated images after the re-assembly!

[magerdgr]

Hey there, it's my little pony...whoa..that sounds wrong.. Anyway, its my pony at the start of this thread, and I'm finally getting around to posting some info on it. I found it in a guys yard near my work for sale, and after some dealing, I picked it up. All the guy could tell me about it was that it was in a museum in France, then sold to someone in CA, then to him about five years ago. I think that it is unlikely that it was in a museum in France given the current markings, but I may be wrong there. Anyhow, it is a good little bike, that is pretty complete for its age and runs pretty well. The markings are horribly bad, and really really wrong, but they are vinyl and easily removed so no worries there. It did come with some great additions, like the early tire kits, that are complete btw, and the great M35 helmet that, according to the guy I bought it from, his Aunt who was a nurse Lt. that served in France after D-day brought home. He said that she picked it up in Normandy, but I can't verify this in any way. Regardless, it is a nice unrestored helmet with battle damage. The bike is a 1940 Pony 100, and though I have no way of knowing if it ever was pressed into service or not, is still a fun piece of history that gets alot of looks when I ride it around. Besides that, it looks pretty cool in the back of my '49 Ford truck.

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Nothing wrong with your lil' 1940 NSU pony!!! If you want to restore it back to civilian trim it should look something like this (a 1939 model, so close!)
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found more period NSU images

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Same image as post 55, now clearer, these are SS troops at a maintenance facility in Paris. Note quilted jacket liner, early SS side cap and SS registration plates!

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