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Does anyone know what kind of motorcycle this is?

Asked by Spargett (5395points) February 8th, 2009

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It looks to me like an old Ural or BMW, but I can’t say for sure.

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Is it an Indian?

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amanderveen's avatar

My partner thinks it’s a British bike, but isn’t able to narrow it down any more than that.

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steve6's avatar

An old Triumph?

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susanc's avatar

Vincent?

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Cardinal's avatar

It has to be a Ural or BMW from the 50s’. Indian, Triumph or Vincents didn’t have horizontally opposed cylinders.

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Spargett's avatar

@Cardinal Thanks for the educated guess. I assume by the rounded tank that it was originally intended for military use. I want to say Ural, but I’ve never seen one without the sidecar.

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steve6's avatar

I thought it looked military. The fuel tank is rather large. Maybe somebody slapped an ElectraGlide tank on an old German military bike.

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