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Title: WW2 Zundapp Motorcycle dug up in Normandy
Post by: alexznam357 on November 17, 2009, 08:06:43 AM

Found this on the Web and thought you guys would find it interesting. The Zundapp KS750 was a close copy of the BMW R75 built for the Wehrmacht...they were 3 wheelers with both rear wheels driving.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.milweb.net/features/zundapp/h.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.milweb.net/features/zundapp_ks750.php&usg=__pcykAbleWka5KOugo7uMS4h8iog=&h=480&w=640&sz=31&hl=en&start=33&um=1&tbnid=aIe-O_9Sq02DoM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3DZUNDAPP%2BKS750%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENUS351%26sa%3DN%26start%3D18%26um%3D1

Title: Re: WW2 Zundapp Motorcycle dug up in Normandy
Post by: Lucky_Lou on November 17, 2009, 11:34:18 AM

Intressing one that....wheres the engine and gearbox gone ??
Lou

Title: Re: WW2 Zundapp Motorcycle dug up in Normandy
Post by: alexznam357 on November 17, 2009, 01:24:09 PM

Hey Lou...the article says the engine and gearbox were hit by a mortar or shell. The gearbox was found 20 meters away, so it must've been a helluva blast.

Title: Re: WW2 Zundapp Motorcycle dug up in Normandy
Post by: TXRider60 on November 17, 2009, 03:06:48 PM

In about 1953, as a kid visiting the area, I spent a week or two playing on the cliffs in Normandy (while my parents were involved in 'loftier matters')... Area was honeycombed with trenches which joined the German bunkers, some of which still had guns sticking out of them.  I was obviously fascinated, but my parents forbade me to go into the bunkers, and I obeyed-- but spent a lot of time prowling the network of trenches.

Title: Re: WW2 Zundapp Motorcycle dug up in Normandy
Post by: Bob_Roller on November 17, 2009, 03:57:58 PM

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Intressing one that....wheres the engine and gearbox gone ??
Lou

It says in the text, that it looked like the bike was near a mortar shell impact, and the engine and transmission was found 20 feet or so from the frame .

Title: Re: WW2 Zundapp Motorcycle dug up in Normandy
Post by: Lucky_Lou on November 17, 2009, 04:17:45 PM

Silly me didnt read all the text just the top bit. 2/10 must try harder
story of my life.
Lou

Title: Re: WW2 Zundapp Motorcycle dug up in Normandy
Post by: dav on November 18, 2009, 05:35:30 AM

amazing find!!!! just makes you wonder what other relics are buried from the wars around the world & not just bikes....great find