Difference between revisions of "NSU 350 Supercharged"
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|name = NSU 350 Supercharged | |name = NSU 350 Supercharged | ||
|photo=NSU-350-with-Supercharger-1939.jpg | |photo=NSU-350-with-Supercharger-1939.jpg | ||
|aka = | |aka = NSU, Neckarsulm | ||
|manufacturer = NSU | |manufacturer = NSU | ||
|parent_company = | |parent_company = | ||
|production = | |production = 1939 | ||
|model_year = | |model_year = | ||
|predecessor = | |predecessor = | ||
|successor = | |successor = | ||
|class = Racing | |class = Racing | ||
|engine = | |engine = NSU [[air-cooled]] two-cylinder, four-stroke, with two-shaft overhead distribution with | ||
|bore_stroke = | two bevel gear shafts | ||
|bore_stroke = 344.82 cc. (56 mm. x 70 mm.) | |||
|compression = | |compression = | ||
|top_speed = | |top_speed = 125 m.p.h. | ||
|power = | |power = About 60 h.p. | ||
|torque = | |torque = | ||
|fuel_system = | |fuel_system = | ||
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|spark_plug = | |spark_plug = | ||
|battery = | |battery = | ||
|transmission = | |transmission = Four-speed block | ||
|frame = | |frame = Continuous double cradle, tubular elements. Front and rear, elastic | ||
suspension | |||
|suspension = | |suspension = | ||
|brakes = | |brakes = Front and rear, side drum | ||
|front_tire = | |front_tire = | ||
|rear_tire = | |rear_tire = | ||
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indicate that it would be the ancestor of a series of engines that would win | indicate that it would be the ancestor of a series of engines that would win | ||
world championships and set records. | world championships and set records. | ||
[[Category:NSU motorcycles]] | [[Category:NSU motorcycles]] |
Latest revision as of 04:38, 1 December 2019
NSU 350 Supercharged | |
Manufacturer | |
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Also called | NSU, Neckarsulm |
Production | 1939 |
Class | Racing |
Engine | NSU air-cooled two-cylinder, four-stroke, with two-shaft overhead distribution with
two bevel gear shafts |
Bore / Stroke | 344.82 cc. (56 mm. x 70 mm.) |
Top Speed | 125 m.p.h. |
Horsepower | About 60 h.p. |
Transmission | Four-speed block |
Frame | Continuous double cradle, tubular elements. Front and rear, elastic suspension |
Brakes | Front and rear, side drum |
Weight | |
Manuals | Service Manual |
From the moment NSU began producing motorcycles, it was chiefly concerned with racing vehicles. Its first Grand Prix motorcycles appeared about 1910. They were fairly advanced for the time, with a two-cylinder V engine (only 500-cc. but modeled after American motorcycles) and a rigid chassis with front fork elastic suspension. In 1930 NSU challenged Norton with a single-cylinder single-shaft model designed by Walter Moore. This vehicle had its moment of glory when the British racer Tom Bullus rode it to a 500-class victory at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, Italy, in 1930. In 1936 the NSU 350 single-shaft motorcycle registered the fastest lap at Monza. The following year both the 350 and the 500 were equipped with two-shaft distribution.
But the engine that was to lead to a series of top-notch racing motorcycles was not built until 1939. It was a four-stroke, two-cylinder engine with two-shaft overhead distribution and a volumetric vane supercharger. A 350-cc. version was readied first and then a 500-cc. model. The NSU two-cylinder with supercharger competed in the 1939 European championship, but it did not achieve brilliant results, and there was nothing to indicate that it would be the ancestor of a series of engines that would win world championships and set records.