DKW was Continental Europe’s largest motorcycle maker at this time, manufacturing a huge and diverse range of road bikes during the 1930s, the NZ500 being one of the fastest and most powerful. An air-cooled twin of advanced design featuring swinging-arm rear suspension, the NZ500 employed engine dimensions of 64x76mm bore/stroke (for a ...

2020年12月5日 · The DKW SB 500 is a motorcycle that Auto Union built from 1934 to 1939 at the DKW plant in Zschopau . It is the most powerful model in the four-capacity SB series introduced in 1934, which ended with the SB 500. There are two versions; around 6,300 of the first with a short frame and around 13,300 of the second with a long frame were built.

The encased, compact two-cylinder unit of the DKW SB 500. The foot operated clutch makes riding especially enjoyable. The softly buzzing twin-cylinder two-stroke engine of the 500c.c. DKW plus the sparkling get-a-way has always fascinated the motorcycle enthusiasts, thanks to the unusually simple design of its well conceived power plant - A ...

The DKW was the only 500-cc two-stroke motorcycle used by the German Wehrmacht (military) in World War II. The engine unit was a parallel-twin with 64-mm x 76-mm dimensions for its slightly inclined cylinders.

The 1936 DKW SB 500 A motorcycle differed from the DKW SB 500 in that it had a stronger frame fitted with a larger fuel tank and twin headlights. It also had electric start, a rare feature for the 1930s; by contrast, Harley-Davidson didn't offer an electric starter until 1965.

2011年4月24日 · Its 68x68mm bore/stroke, 494cc twin-cylinder engine produced 15 horsepower, giving the model a top speed of 115km/h (71mph). First registered in the UK on 11th May 1938, EXU 545’ was last taxed/MoT’d to 1988 and will require re-commissioning and the customary safety checks before returning to the road.

DKW 1927 Z500 Watercooled Twin Zschopauer Motorenwerke introduced the ZSW500 in the latter half of 1926, their first twin-cylinder motorcycle. Initially equipped with an air-cooled engine, water-cooled versions followed shortly thereafter.

DKW was Europe's largest motorcycle builder in the 1930s, manufacturing a large range of machines - the NZ500 was one of their fastest and most powerful. An air-cooled twin of advanced design featuring swinging-arm rear suspension, the NZ500 employed engine dimensions of 64x76mm bore/stroke (for a capacity of 489cc) and produced 18.5bhp.

DKW was Continental Europe’s largest motorcycle maker at this time, manufacturing a huge and diverse range of road bikes during the 1930s. This machine has been used by the Military and is an older restoration.

The unrivaled champion of the two-stroke engine since 1928, DKW offered a top-of-the-range 500 with a power unit of this type. In 1934, the SB succeeded the short-lived Block 500, of which 300 units were made in 1933. It shared the same basic principle of a …