What make is this motorcycle?

[Shrimp]

What make is it?
Think it’s 2-stroke as exhaust pipe is too low on barrel for side valve.
Seen in France!
Ignore the orange light sat on it.
It has plunger suspension. Don’t think that is an oil tank on side looks more like a toolkit ‘box‘!
Snapped it as we drove past.

 

[PeteH]

DKW?.

Possibly earlier? but the general set out is close?.

A second choice would be maybe Zundap?.

 

[old-mo]

What make is it?
Think it’s 2-stroke as exhaust pipe is too low on barrel for side valve.
Seen in France!
Ignore the orange light sat on it.
It has plunger suspension. Don’t think that is an oil tank on side looks more like a toolkit ‘box‘!
Snapped it as we drove past.

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1955 Peugeot... 175 , 2 Stroke...... (I think..)...

 

[Shrimp]

I did wonder about DKW but their tank badge tends to be on the bulge of the tank, think this one had a badge set into the knee pad.
Peugeot is close on the front forks, plungers and seats but gear lever is wrong!

 

[PeteH]

126 TC4 ? 1953(ish)

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[Spriddler]

126 TC4 ? 1953(ish)

Could well be. The deeply valanced mudguards and toolbox look the same.
By the look of that bike they haven't had any pizza delivery orders for yonks.

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

Its there to stay..ish with 2 chain locks on the rear wheel and there is a cable to the orange lamp..alarm.

 

[old-mo]

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Same shape rear light housing and pillion grab handle..

 

[gus-lopez]

Its there to stay..ish with 2 chain locks on the rear wheel and there is a cable to the orange lamp..alarm.

I think it is the light that flashes when the Pizzeria is open?

 

[2657]

126 TC4 ? 1953(ish)

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And what make would that be?

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[dunnah01]

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Same shape rear light housing and pillion grab handle..
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Grab handle! Nut cracker maybe

 

[Manic]

126 TC4 ? 1953(ish)

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Close but the side casing is big at the front and the one in op’s photo has side case big at the back. We should of stopped and had a proper look.

 

[Jaws]

It is indeed a Pug as Old Mo said.
There is one right here in Thetford that started life as a dispatch bike for the French army

 

[PeteH]

Slight mistype. Should be 176 but yes a Peugeot only difference might be the gaiters on the front legs?. I understand they where French police issue?

 

[The Coops]

French version of the DKW/Bantam war repatriation! Like the Le Velocettes and the BSA Bantam they were * Govt issue* Remember racing against these in the early 1970/80's in the Circuit des Pyrenees and they were entered by the French Army, cheating sods changed bikes at every control! Why fill the tank, change the bike!

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[pappajohn]

Its there to stay..ish with 2 chain locks on the rear wheel and there is a cable to the orange lamp..alarm.

And a length of anchor chain through the front down tube and front wheel.

 

[glenn2926]

Is it one of these? DKW. Taken in Baden Baden today.

 

[old-mo]

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Is it one of these? DKW. Taken in Baden Baden today.

No.......... Most of the early DKW!s had pressed steel front forks... As in your photo...

 

[PeteH]

No.......... Most of the early DKW!s had pressed steel front forks... As in your photo...

And the one in the photo does not have the rear "shock". Known in the UK as a "sprung heel". A pal in the 60`s had the BMW with such and a leading fork front end.

 

[The Coops]

Its an NSU

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[Shrimp]

Yes. I think “mine” is a DKW, early one. Just a bit confusing with the side engine casing being a slightly different shape but things change over the years, yes hubby we should have stopped.
Definitely not an NSU!

 

[old-mo]

Definitely not an NSU!

All very similar on build........ them Germans liked to copy each other..