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The beautiful and impressive engine from the tiny 125cc NSU Rennfox.
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The 1924 Hirth 250cc engine with outside flywheel and hand gear cahnge lever.
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1953 250cc NSU Rennmax with its' glorious hand beaten aluminium tank and fairings.
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The Rennmax engine with bevel drive to the double overhead camshafts.
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A 1955 Sportmax with full 'dustbin' or 'dolphin' style fairing.
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NSU on the track too.
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A privately owned Rennmax in the paddock.
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The 'blue dolphin' Rennmax.
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Maico, Ducati single and Gilera Saturno on the track together.
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A 1951 125cc DKW RT125 tails a 1934 350cc Sarolea 34B.
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1968 Motobi SS250.
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More Motobis in the pits.
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Known as the 'racing egg' because of the oval engine form.
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A special watercooled MZ.
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A glimpse behind the fairing of this MZ.
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Still mist on the visor as the bike has just come in from the circuit.
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Heinz Rosner with his 1969 MZ RE250.
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The 1997 MuZ 500 originally raced by Luca Cadalora.
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Together with the 1999 machine raced by Jürgen v.d. Goorbergh.
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A Norton Commando converted to a track version arrives in a very suitable period transporter.
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From Alfa Romeo.
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Another beautiful period transporter brings this Velocette.
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Seeley framed BSA Goldstar.
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A Laverda Formula 500cc racer.
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Slef made 3 cylinder 500cc racer built by Dieter Klopfer, named the Diko.
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A Honda RS500 from 1983.
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Perfect Bimota YB3.
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Even the brake master cylinder bracket is stamped with the Bimota logo.