Brand new NZ250
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:09 pm
This weekend I visited the Bremen Classic Motorshow and ran into the exibition of a 1939 NZ 250 with only 3Km on the speedometer.
The story behind the pictures is that the original owner bought the bike new in November 1939 and to avoid confiscation, the owner hid his new bike in the attic..were it stayed until 1971 when its present owner bought it. In 1939 the bikes were delivered from the factory without tires, as you needed an official allocation for rubber tires. That's why the rims are covered with cloth! The original owner had a allocation for two tires and tubes and hid them together with the bike. I had to share the following pictures with you...(The quality of the pictures is not very good, I only had my mobile phone at hand.
The story behind the pictures is that the original owner bought the bike new in November 1939 and to avoid confiscation, the owner hid his new bike in the attic..were it stayed until 1971 when its present owner bought it. In 1939 the bikes were delivered from the factory without tires, as you needed an official allocation for rubber tires. That's why the rims are covered with cloth! The original owner had a allocation for two tires and tubes and hid them together with the bike. I had to share the following pictures with you...(The quality of the pictures is not very good, I only had my mobile phone at hand.