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Motorcycle Discussions => Identify these bikes! => Topic started by: andreasg on June 24, 2007, 05:43:21 AM

Title: New Old Stock NSU 250cc 1959.
Post by: andreasg on June 24, 2007, 05:43:21 AM

Hi,
i found that NSU in Factory Box and still in Mint condition.
I don't try start the engine and i don't prefer ride that bike.
Have some faint scratches from the storage and some chrome and rubber place need care.I replace only the one Handlebar rubber because  total destroy.

The frame number is 1840558 and engine number is 3234222 ,on ID frame plate write is type 251OSB ,1959 Year ,325kg and a friend say is a 250cc Special Max model is correct?

Thanks for a help,Andreas.

Title: Re: New Old Stock NSU 250cc 1959.
Post by: L.A.B. on June 26, 2007, 04:35:12 AM

I think it is a Supermax: http://www.cybermotorcycle.com/euro/brands/nsu_max.htm
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"General information: frame numbers 1830801 and up, engine numbers 3224062 and up. Two rear struts with shock absorbers instead of the single central unit of the earlier models (except some "Supermaxes" sold in New Zealand which were leftover Spezialmaxes) . MICRONIC paper oil filter."
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Title: Re: New Old Stock NSU 250cc 1959.
Post by: andreasg on June 30, 2007, 02:37:04 AM

L.A.B. thanks for the informations.Finall is SUPERMAX not SPECIALMAX.I found some more interesting informations in German side ....

" In late 1956 came the SUPERMAX. Everybody could recognize her by the two external springs/dampers at the rear suspension. (The earlier STANDARD- and SPEZIALMAX had one single rear spring/damper inside the frame like modern motorbikes) But if you look on the details, nearly each part of the SUPERMAX is a little bit different from those of the STANDARD- or SPEZIALMAX. This makes SUPERMAX parts hard to get... "

Best regards Andreas.