WW2 paratroopers motorcycle

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Anybody know much about them here, are there any in NZ. Any body have decent photos that I could use as a plan? Cheers. Darren.

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Think I may of found some.

[jellywrestler]

there's loads around this country, the welbike was the military version and the corgi was the civilian version

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there's loads around this country, the welbike was the military version and the corgi was the civilian version

Cool, I have never personally seen any here. Corgi aye, cheers for that.

[jellywrestler]

Cool, I have never personally seen any here. Corgi aye, cheers for that.

most museums have got one as they were always a novelty and easy to stick in a corner, hang from the ceiling or stick under a bench in a shed so had a pretty high survival rate

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Have not been to many museums unfortunatly, except for motat, and I dont rmember seeing one there. I am planning to make something similar, but using a klx 110 motor. What sort/ make of motor are they using do you know? cheers.

[swarfie]

Cool, I have never personally seen any here. Corgi aye, cheers for that.

There's been one or two on Turdme lately...asking some ridiculous money IMO, hence no sale I guess

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98cc Excelsior motor. Damn, there is even a corgi with a sidecar.

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There's been one or two on Turdme lately...asking some ridiculous money IMO, hence no sale I guess

Cheers dude.

[buggerit]

Don"t think you will get it in the overhead lockers these days, have to go with the cargo, should be handy next time you fly up north good find.

[unstuck]

Don"t think you will get it in the overhead lockers these days, have to go with the cargo, should be handy next time you fly up north good find.

Yeah, imagine trying to check that case in. This one will be going via chopper, so all good there.

[Swoop]

There is definately one in the Classic Flyers museum on Tauranga airport.
http://www.classicflyersnz.com

[Paul in NZ]

Pretty good info here...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welbike

Most of them that are advertised as paratroopers motorcycles are actually the civilian version painted green. The reason they survived in numbers is that they were really crap as a weapon of war and as a civilian runabout. No power and small wheels in a churned up battle field? It was faster to walk even assuming you could find the turgid thing post drop...

However in the post war period people were so hungry for transport of any sort they would purchase anything that went pop pop pop... These things usually crapped out berfore they wore out... The James ML was better and thats not saying much.

When we were young and just getting into bikes it seemed like every second shed had one laying in the corner and of course they were all 'paratroopers bikes' ... pfft.... Buy as shed furniture and thats about it....

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There is definately one in the Classic Flyers museum on Tauranga airport.

Lived in tauranga while at BOP polytech, never knew there was a museum at the airport. You learn something new everyday.
Looks like some cool planes there too.

[unstuck]

Pretty good info here...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welbike

Most of them that are advertised as paratroopers motorcycles are actually the civilian version painted green. The reason they survived in numbers is that they were really crap as a weapon of war and as a civilian runabout. No power and small wheels in a churned up battle field? It was faster to walk even assuming you could find the turgid thing post drop...

However in the post war period people were so hungry for transport of any sort they would purchase anything that went pop pop pop... These things usually crapped out berfore they wore out... The James ML was better and thats not saying much.

When we were young and just getting into bikes it seemed like every second shed had one laying in the corner and of course they were all 'paratroopers bikes' ... pfft.... Buy as shed furniture and thats about it....

Cheers Paul. How would they go on a hard packed gravel beach? Maybe bigger wheels would help too. May as well just get a mountain goat by the sound of it.