NSU Motorenwerke AG, or NSU, was a German manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles and pedal cycles, founded in 1873. Acquired by Volkswagen Group in 1969, VW merged NSU with Auto Union, creating Audi NSU Auto Union AG, ultimately Audi. The NSU is an abbreviation of the name Neckarsulm.

2011年8月5日 · Headquartered in the southern German town of Neckarsulm, NSU had produced automatic knitting machines and a successful line of bicycles before introducing its first motorcycle in 1901. Once called Neckarsulm Strickmaschinen Union, the company eventually shortened its mouthful of a name to NSU and became one of Germany’s most famous marques ...

NSU was a German manufacturer of cars and motorcycles founded in 1873, and which was acquired by Volkswagen in 1969. VW merged the company with Auto Union to eventually evolve into Audi as it is known today.

NSU was prominent in pre-War racing, scoring a 500cc class win in the Italian Grand Prix in 1930 and a 350 SOHC bike had the fastest lap at Monza in 1936. Both 350 and 500 race bikes had DOHC engines in 1937. In 1939 came a supercharged NSU 350 DOHC race bike, with an estimated 60bhp.

NSU HISTORY. A Story of Precision and Speed. GEOFFREY WOOD. SAWDUST, PLASTER OF PARIS, and sewing machines may not seem to have much to do with the motorcycle industry, but nevertheless these...

2024年11月15日 · NSU motorcycles were produced between 1901 and 1973. The NSU company, originally known as "NSU Motorenwerke AG", was one of the most important motorcycle manufacturers in Germany, with great influence on the motorcycle industry during the early decades of the 20th century.

2024年7月31日 · By 1955, NSU was the largest producer of motorcycles in the world and was visited by Soichiro Honda who took notes (and parts) to build Honda into the giant it became. Features of the Max included a monoshock rear end which was replaced with the introduction of the Supermax in 1956 with cheaper-to-produce twin rear shocks.

Only two years later in 1955, NSU was the largest producer of motorcycles in the world, making over 350,000 per year. NSU motorcycles have a rich history with land speed racing. In 1951, an NSU motorcycle set the land speed record for 500cc supercharged motorcycles at an astonishing 180mph and an NSU with a sidecar set the speed record at 154mph.

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Today’s mass-produced NSU Supermax touring motorcycle is not as fast or glamorous as the Rennmax, but the Supermax has the same distinction of being like nothing else. From one end to the other,...