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The Nimbus is a Danish motorcycle produced from 1919 to 1959 by Fisker and Nielsen of Copenhagen, Denmark, also manufacturers of "Nilfisk" brand vacuum cleaners (now Nilfisk). Three basic models were produced, all with a 750 cc four-cylinder, air-cooled in-line engine.
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Scott produced a motorcycle with telescopic forks in 1908, [2] [3] and would continue to use them on some models until 1931. [4] In 1935 BMW became the first manufacturer to produce a motorcycle with hydraulically damped telescopic forks, [5] although the Danish Nimbus company had un-damped telescopic forks in production in 1934.
The following is a list of motorcycle manufacturers worldwide, sorted by extant/extinct status and by country. These are producers whose motorcycles are available to the public, including both street legal as well as racetrack-only or off-road-only motorcycles .
WP rear shock unit on a KTM 950 Adventure in 2007. WP Suspension GmbH is a manufacturer of components for motorcycle suspension systems based in Austria. The company was founded in 1977 by Wim Peters in Malden, Netherlands [1] and is amongst the largest manufacturers of suspension components for motorcycles. [2]
Chrome parts were dull-chromed to reduce reflectability and paintwork was "deep bronze green". [4] [29] In total, around 3,000 machines were supplied to the British Military including 141 to the RAF and 34 to the Royal Navy. [31] Denmark. The Royal Danish Army ordered an initial batch of 400 machines in 1967 to replace their fleet of Nimbus ...
Nimbus (motorcycle), a Danish produced motorcycle manufactured in 1919–1928 and 1934–1960; Mitsubishi Nimbus, one name for the Mitsubishi Chariot automobile; Schempp-Hirth HS-3 Nimbus, a family of high-performance, open-class sailplanes; Mitchell Nimbus, a series of American gliders; Short Nimbus, a British two-seat glider trainer designed ...
As long as the market was limited to Denmark and Sweden, Brüel initially delivered instruments to customers on his Nimbus motorcycle. He still has this original antique in the basement of his home. When the rest of Scandinavia and some parts of Europe joined the market, cars were needed. By the 1980s, there were about 30 company cars.