SIMSON M/C

[zadok]

Browsing the web I came across a pic of a Simson. What on earth is that I wondered? Googled it and found out it is a German company. There must be a few of these obscure makers around that most of us don't hear about.
Note the single sided swing arm!
Anyone know of anymore obscure manufacturers?

ps. this pic, may not be original of course.

[sAsLEX]

complete lack of swing arm you mean?

[sunhuntin]

took this in a vintage train and automotive museum on the outskirts of moose jaw, SASK, canada. there was also a couple of older harleys [pre knuckleheads!!!] an indian with sidecar and also an indian frame with a harley engine.

the indian with sidecar can be seen in the background

[zadok]

complete lack of swing arm you mean?
Hah, on closer inspection, I think you're right. Well spotted. Point is it's an obscure brand I'd not heard of.

[Eurodave]

Believe it or not , there ARE other brands of motorcycles besides Hooonda,Kamakazi,Yamadunga & Suckzuki

[T.W.R]

Here is a couple of oddball bikes, the Gilera brand is fairly well known but the model is pretty obscure, maybe should be the single swingarm post because its single front & rear. The Guedon is a 2.6lt french V8, just plain ugly i think!
and the last one is the Hunwick Hallam from across the ditch (oz)

[masterofpuppets]

i remember my grandfather in bulgaria used to have a simson. it was styled like a gn250, but was a 450 single. he could take the whole thing apart in 30 min usin a sctrewdriver and some pliers. he still reckons it would have beaten the zxr. he would have been lucky if he got 10bhp out of it

[What?]

Yep - Simson have been around for yonks. Not exactly a big volume outfit, though.

[T.W.R]

Heres an odd wee bike, a Hercules Rotary
and the rarest bike in the world the 1 remaining (of only 2 made), a 1939 AJS super charged V4 (owned by Sammy Millar,UK) was here in NZ in 1991 at Pukekohe Classics race meet.