Why These TOP 10 German Vintage Motorcycles Are LEGENDARY!

[@DayvidSchricker]

So many great bikes. I love that you talked about the German classics. One of my favorite features are the inverted clutch and brake levers of the 1930s.

[@TorqChop]

Absolutely- they don’t make them like this anymore!

[@mjoelnir1899]

Missing are the Münch and perhaps the Viktoria Bergmeister. And than there are Kreidler, Adler, Maico, Dürkop, Elo and so on.

[@joachimlow4701]

Windhoff, Megola, Imme, Schütthoff, .....

[@TorqChop]

Wow - I’ve not heard of half of these [I’m in the UK] - thank you very much - I will check them out! 😃

[@piotr.leniec-lincow5209]

in Paris in the 70's. French Police looked magnificient on this BMW R62.

[@yoshidatsugaru2153]

Old BMWs were famous for their reliability and perfect balance. Balance was the main reason they were chosen to equip the police... low speed maneuvers were much easier because of this.

[@priv.googlemeinmeisterkana7051]

Yes, I remember that!

[@TorqChop]

Yep - they don’t make them like this anymore!

[@josvandencamp8441]

What about the Adler MB 250?

[@TorqChop]

Mmm - I’m not familiar with that - thanks I will check it out! 😃

[@priv.googlemeinmeisterkana7051]

Good moorning, great lineup, think you definitely forgot the famous MZ ETS, or TS 250, produced in huge numbers, still many round today, made in Zwickau former East Germany. Many sold in the West as well. Still many survived, and have loyal fan community today. Of course, I miss the Münch 4 as well.

[@TorqChop]

Thanks 🙏 for such a great reply. I certainly could have posted a Top 20 instead - so many great machines!

[@wdawt4128]

Show! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@TorqChop]

✌

[@carlnapp4412]

Horex was obscure? Horex was the biggest producer of 350 cc motorcyles on earth.

[@gscheidhaferlvomdienst6864]

And the best. My father had a Horex Regina 350. A wonderful bike

[@Keith-rk4td]

Rare in the states. Only dirt bikes and Enduro.

[@TorqChop]

My ignorance - apologies! 😜

[@carlnapp4412]

@@TorqChop Apologies accepted!

[@carlnapp4412]

@@gscheidhaferlvomdienst6864 Die Regina 3 war mein erstes Motorrad, ich habe sie noch immer.

[@zebulon9307]

0:29: What a funny idea to call a 600 BMW a "workhorse", being among the most prestigious machines to be had in those days. Real workhorses were prewar sidecar haulers for commercial use like D-Rad and NSU 500 T (BMW R12 for military use). For BMW there were singles like the R 25. After the 1950s era real workhorses didn´t exist anymore, the automobile had taken over.

[@TorqChop]

It’s hard to disagree with you. The wrong choice of word - [writers block 😂]

[@jrgjurgenson3540]

No legendary Opel Bike? No Münch Mammut? No Zündapp 500 and 600? And so many more ;-)

[@TorqChop]

I’ll have to do a follow up video and explore these bikes [there are so many great ones!] 😜

[@PepeLepew-rm9ft]

Imme riedel 100🎉

[@TorqChop]

Nice 👌

[@nomaam9077]

Wie wäre es mit einer Münch Mammut? 🤔

[@TorqChop]

Wow - I will check this out!