munich motor museum

zingshoen · 02-28-2013, 09:40 AM

a few pictures tell the story better than i could :wink:
enjoy! i went there last year with my lovely girlfriend on our tour of western europe. the bikes from kuwait on the main square were odd. i guess they flew them over. lots of fairly wealthy arabs on the streets in munich.

8)

Weldangrind · 02-28-2013, 10:44 AM

Awesome tour! I could spend all day in a place like that. Thanks for the terrific pics. 8)

**cheesy** · 02-28-2013, 01:15 PM

^^^What he said.

SpudRider · 03-01-2013, 02:10 AM

Wow! Thanks for sharing the great photos, Zingshoen!

The Meserschmitt 200 looks like it belongs on the Bonneville Salt Flats, not far from me.

Spud

Krasi_BG · 03-01-2013, 02:49 AM

Sh*t! How did I miss that museum and went only the BMWs?!

Anyway, is that a jet-propelled bike:

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zingshoen · 03-01-2013, 03:22 AM

SpudRider, how far are you from Bonneville Salt Flats? that s a place ordinary earthlings only read about! one day i ll have to go to utah, and see those mythological places! the messerschmitt was used on the speed track, the 200cc remind one of a well tuned zong :-)

Krasi_BG, that s a 300cc rotary engine serial production bike. more info here, but it s in germerman:

http://www.der-wankelmotor.de/Motora.../hercules.html

SpudRider · 03-01-2013, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by zingshoen

SpudRider, how far are you from Bonneville Salt Flats? that s a place ordinary earthlings only read about! one day i ll have to go to utah, and see those mythological places! the messerschmitt was used on the speed track, the 200cc remind one of a well tuned zong :-)

Krasi_BG, that s a 300cc rotary engine serial production bike. more info here, but it s in germerman:

http://www.der-wankelmotor.de/Motora.../hercules.html

The Bonneville Speedway is only a 4-hour drive by automobile from my home.

That's considered a short trip around here.

I'd love to convince Weldangrind to come down here and accompany me on his TW200 for a trip to the Bonneville Speedway for Speed Week, or the World of Speed, this autumn.

http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/salt_...onneville.html
http://www.saltflats.com/

Have you seen the movie, "The World's Fastest Indian," starring Anthony Hopkins?

Here's a link to the trailer for the movie.

Spud

zingshoen · 03-01-2013, 06:42 AM

sure have, an enjoyable film! the guy cast his pistons, cooled them and then made his tea with the same water

tnx for the page with the dates of events! wide open spaces are my kind of scene, but a bit of excitement is okay, too :-)

katoranger · 03-01-2013, 08:16 AM

I watched that movie on netflix. It was a good movie.

Weldangrind · 03-01-2013, 10:33 AM

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I'd love to convince Weldangrind to come down here and accompany me on his TW200 for a trip to the Bonneville Speedway for Speed Week, or the World of Speed, this autumn.

It's still on my bucket list, Spud.

zingshoen · 03-03-2013, 01:58 AM

you guys gonna speed test the TW200 and the Zong?

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In 1955, in order to prove the KR200's durability, Messerschmitt prepared a KR200 to break the 24-hour speed record for three-wheeled vehicles under 250 cc (15.3 cu in). The record car had a special single-seat low-drag body and a highly modified engine, but the suspension, steering, and braking components were stock. Throttle, brake, and clutch cables were duplicated. The record car was run at the Hockenheimring for 24 hours and broke 22 international speed records in its class, including the 24-hour speed record, which it set at 103 km/h (64 mph) [...]

The narrow body, and corresponding low frontal area, was achieved with tandem seating, which also allowed the body to taper like an aircraft fuselage, within a practical length. 10 PS (7.4 kW; 9.9 hp) propelled the KR200 to around 105 km/h (65 mph). The consumption of the car was 87 mpg-imp (3.2 L/100 km).

from wikipedia, the first part is about the record car in the picture above, the second part is about the production car.

that would meet most commuters' needs in big cities!

SpudRider · 03-03-2013, 03:19 AM

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you guys gonna speed test the TW200 and the Zong?...

I don't need the salt flats to speed test the Zong; it reaches it's top speed in a fairly short distance. :roll:

Spud

zingshoen · 03-03-2013, 07:57 AM

sure, but is the speedo accurate?

Weldangrind · 03-03-2013, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by zingshoen

you guys gonna speed test the TW200 and the Zong?...

I don't need the salt flats to speed test the Zong; it reaches it's top speed in a fairly short distance. :roll:

Spud

I'll consider setting a low speed record for the TW. That's easy. Those wide tires prevent it from falling over.

TCCKSR · 03-03-2013, 12:09 PM

thanks for the awesome picture tour.

Would I loved was the rear view of the split window VW Beetle. Nice car.

02-28-2013, 09:40 AM	#1
zingshoen Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Posts: 648	munich motor museum a few pictures tell the story better than i could :wink: enjoy! i went there last year with my lovely girlfriend on our tour of western europe. the bikes from kuwait on the main square were odd. i guess they flew them over. lots of fairly wealthy arabs on the streets in munich. 8) __________________ 1971 Garelli Gulp 50cc with open ports and 16 mm Bing Carbie + 1980 Honda XL 223 ZS + 2007 Zongshen LZX200G + DR400SM
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Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Awesome tour! I could spend all day in a place like that. Thanks for the terrific pics. 8) __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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zingshoen Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Posts: 648	SpudRider, how far are you from Bonneville Salt Flats? that s a place ordinary earthlings only read about! one day i ll have to go to utah, and see those mythological places! the messerschmitt was used on the speed track, the 200cc remind one of a well tuned zong :-) Krasi_BG, that s a 300cc rotary engine serial production bike. more info here, but it s in germerman: http://www.der-wankelmotor.de/Motora.../hercules.html __________________ 1971 Garelli Gulp 50cc with open ports and 16 mm Bing Carbie + 1980 Honda XL 223 ZS + 2007 Zongshen LZX200G + DR400SM
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03-01-2013, 06:42 AM	#8
zingshoen Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Posts: 648	sure have, an enjoyable film! the guy cast his pistons, cooled them and then made his tea with the same water tnx for the page with the dates of events! wide open spaces are my kind of scene, but a bit of excitement is okay, too :-) __________________ 1971 Garelli Gulp 50cc with open ports and 16 mm Bing Carbie + 1980 Honda XL 223 ZS + 2007 Zongshen LZX200G + DR400SM
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zingshoen Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Posts: 648	sure, but is the speedo accurate? __________________ 1971 Garelli Gulp 50cc with open ports and 16 mm Bing Carbie + 1980 Honda XL 223 ZS + 2007 Zongshen LZX200G + DR400SM
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TCCKSR Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 298	thanks for the awesome picture tour. Would I loved was the rear view of the split window VW Beetle. Nice car. __________________ TCCK: The Coca-Cola Kid......... Hide your pepsi or I take your soul !!
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