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Built in 1938 for the French Army, the Armée was a tougher, heavier version of prevalent civilian designs. It was usually equipped with a sidecar and was most often used for communications, carrying a passenger around. Its flat-twin 750cc engine drove the rear wheel but not the sidecar one.
A large, heavy bike, the R75 was one of several German models built specifically for operation with a sidecar. The sidecar had racks to carry either a mortar or a machine gun, turning the whole vehicle into a mobile weapons platform. These vehicles were primarily used in Kradschützen units – mobile motorbike forces within Panzer divisions. They were also sometimes used by paratroopers, who carried them in the holds of Junkers 52 transports.
Type 97
Built in 1937, the Type 97 was a Japanese imitation of American Harley-Davidsons. It was primarily used on the Japanese home islands but sometimes taken overseas as Japanese forces spread across East Asia.
The Type 97 was sometimes fielded as a solo bike, sometimes with a light sidecar. It didn’t usually carry weapons, though a machine gun was occasionally mounted on the sidecar.
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MOTORBIKES OF THE WW2
Gnome-Rhone 750 Armée
Built in 1938 for the French Army, the Armée was a tougher, heavier version of prevalent civilian designs. It was usually equipped with a sidecar and was most often used for communications, carrying a passenger around. Its flat-twin 750cc engine drove the rear wheel but not the sidecar one.
An improved version, the AX2, was given an 804cc engine which provided superior traction, letting it travel better over bad terrain.
BMW R75
A large, heavy bike, the R75 was one of several German models built specifically for operation with a sidecar. The sidecar had racks to carry either a mortar or a machine gun, turning the whole vehicle into a mobile weapons platform. These vehicles were primarily used in Kradschützen units – mobile motorbike forces within Panzer divisions. They were also sometimes used by paratroopers, who carried them in the holds of Junkers 52 transports.Type 97
Built in 1937, the Type 97 was a Japanese imitation of American Harley-Davidsons. It was primarily used on the Japanese home islands but sometimes taken overseas as Japanese forces spread across East Asia.The Type 97 was sometimes fielded as a solo bike, sometimes with a light sidecar. It didn’t usually carry weapons, though a machine gun was occasionally mounted on the sidecar.
I hope you liked this post and as always have a chilled day from the viking
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