NSU Quick 50
The NSU Quick 50 was a light motorcycle manufactured by NSU Motorenwerke AG from 1963 to 1965. It was the last motorcycle built by NSU.[1][2]
| Manufacturer | NSU Motorenwerke AG |
|---|---|
| Production | 1963 - 1965 [1] |
| Predecessor | NSU Quickly |
| Class | Moped / light motorcycle |
| Engine | 50 cc (3.1 cu in) two-stroke single[2] |
| Top speed | 70 km/h (43 mph)[2] |
| Power | 4.3 PS (3.2 kW)[2][3] |
| Transmission | 4 speed manual, foot-shift[1] |
| Suspension | Front: leading link with twin shocks Rear: swingarm with twin shocks[2][3] |
| Brakes | 125 mm (4.9 in) single leading shoe drum, front and rear[3] |
| Tires | 23 x 2.50 front and rear[2] |
| Wheelbase | 49 in (1,245 mm)[3] |
| Dimensions | L: 1,860 mm (73.2 in)[2] W: 600 mm (23.6 in)[2] H: 930 mm (36.6 in)[2] |
| Seat height | 31 in (787 mm)[3] |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb)[2][4] (dry) |
| Fuel capacity | 11.8 L (3.1 US gal) [2] |
| Oil capacity | 1:25 mixture with petrol [2][3] |
| Related | NSU Quickly TT/K |
The frame of the Quick 50 was developed from the frame previously used in the NSU Quickly TT.[1] The engine differed from the Quickly engine in stroke, displacement, and compression ratio, and delivered power through a four-speed transmission.[2]
The Quick 50 engine did not have pedals. As a result, the Quick 50 was not considered to be a moped in countries whose legal definition of a moped included the presence of pedals, as Germany's did.[1]
9,323 Quick 50 motorcycles were built before NSU stopped manufacturing motorcycles in 1965.[1][2]
References
- Worton, Chris (2007). "NSU Quickly Spares - Gallery". nsuquicklyspares.co.uk/index.html. Milton Keynes: Roger Worton. Archived from the original on 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- Schlaepfer, Fredy. "Fredy's NSU Page - Quickly: Quick 50". nsu-cars.ch/default.htm (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- Rosenthal, Richard; pics by Martyn Barnwell (June 2006). "NSU Quick 50". Classic Bikers Club Network. Horncastle, Lincolnshire, UK: Mortons Media Group. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
As the Quickly-N-23 was in effect a re-working of earlier moped models, the 45mph four-speed Quick 50 was NSU’s last new motorcycle design. It was also the last motorised two-wheeler built by NSU and, when the final Quick 50 rolled off the production line, NSU had built 1,121,067 Quicklys and derivatives.
- Norman, Cedric (2008). "Classic Motorcycles Bike Museum - NSU". classicmotorcycles.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
Seen as a development of the Quickly, this was not true, as the Quick 50 has a completely new engine unit with 4 speed box and kick-start.
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