70 year old. Can We Save It? Part 1. -Get it running. Nsu Lux -52.
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- čas přidán 27. 05. 2021
- @YesterdaysMachinery Now i've started to fix my Great Grandpas old motorcycle. A huge sentimental value and memories for me.
Part 1 is getting it running. There will be a part 2 also, with some engine teardown.
Thanks! /Richard Andersson. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
GREAT channel ! Seeing all these old engines takes me back years ! THANKS !
So beautiful motorcycle
This brought back memories, I too owned a 1952 NSU in the 70s.
@Yesterdays Machinery, that is so awesome that you kept that in the family! So many memories go along with things that are passed down.
That’s INCREDIBLE how that baby fired up after a couple kicks 🫡
My father bought an NSU Quickly, 50cc 2-speed moped, in 1962 after he wore out a VelosoleX on rough gravel roads commuting to work 7 days a week for 9 months of the year, in every weather.
He did this so my mother would have the car for transport as we lived 25kms from town.
He sold the NSU for very little in 1967...I think my mother didn't want me riding it.
A pity.....
I bought my own motorcycles years later...she still wasn't happy with me riding them!
Thanks for bringing back some good memories...
I’m surprised to find this video so late. I really enjoy your work. Thanks!
Lovely old bike
Waiting eagerly for part 2.
lots of lovely old things
Anything with bikes, yes please
Lucky you, I've just found this channel and I have been binge watching all morning! I really appreciate what you're doing here.
Hi and thanks for those kind words. Have a nice day! /Richard, Sweden.
NSU.....great bikes.........
They seem pretty well designed. I think NSU was the worlds biggest manufacture of motorcycles in the early 50's?
My grandfather had an NSU 175 when he was young. Similar style but four stroke engine. Very nice to see one in this nice condition!
Hi! Yes the 4strokes was common to. I think NSU was the biggest bike maker in the world in the early 50's.
Beautiful.
I love the sound of a 2 stroke !!!
That is a cool old motorcycle !!!
Yeah, very comfortable to drive as well. / Richard
I just know how good this will be so first up, I pause, then turn off my adbloc, and grab a coffee........ Let us begin 👍👍
Learned to ride on a 125 two stroke NSU Fox, later I had 3 Supermax 250cc, my brother still has 2 of the Supermax, the Lux never came to México, glad to see the work you doing to your bike, still riding motorcycles at 79, greetings from Yucatánj, MEXICO.
Mein Vater fuhr die Max.Und ich als kleiner Junge habe es geliebt,sie zu reinigen.Den Chrome Tank besonders.
I had a NSU 250 4 stroke in 1967 while in school in the Alaskan bush town of Bethel it had the overhead cam which was connected off of the crank shaft via an arm like on an old locomotive. it had a Bing carb with an Ammel? remote float When I stared it the first time it backfired and blew the carb clear across the garage!
I'm like your great gramps. Never wanted or needed four wheels. Three cheers for great grandpa!!!
Great history on the bike! That remindet me of the Motorbike of my great grandfather a Zündapp Norma Luxus from 1953. It probably has a similar engine displacement with 200cc 2 stroke. He has bought it used in 1955 with my grandpa and the hole family used it until the mid 60s then it stood in the barn for 15 years until my dad got it running again with 13 years to drive with it in the stone creeks with his friends. When he could drive a real motorbike it went into the barn again, until my brother ripped it apart 5 years ago and didn't put it together again. So I decided last year that I want to rebuild it and a month ago I finally could do the registration on it.
The heritage of objects gives them enormous value and I am very happy that it is running again.
You make great videos especially the ones with the old diesel engines. It is fascinating with what simple technology they worked out of today's perspective. So please go on doing great videos!
Great end to a great story! Good on you 👍
These old motorcycles Rock! NSU and Zundapp made some multi cylinder motorcycles in the 50's and 60's you don't normally see in old motorcycle magazines. I have seen a few in person,hiding in old barns and shops.....No Question Where Honda Got the Idea for the monkey or the 750 four! The stamped Steel and riveted NSU Frame was a remarkable innovation,anyone that has owned a BMW will recognize the key! A Ten penny nail will work in a pinch with sandpaper,a hacksaw blade and some skill should some skalliewag steal your key!LOL You can see The Bing , AMAL and Mikuni Carburetor similarities also!Thank You! Great Video!
Frustrating trying to honestly reply without editing, stupid websites pop up with certain typed phrases like subtle brainwashing
@@renegade2556 I don’t know I don’t know
@@ianoriordan7551 My Cousin pointed out to me from some bathroom reader The Definition of Infantry came From The Romans. Being A former Marine Infantry Machine Gun Squad Leader I Pointed At Napolean! We Got in a big tussel. Oil and water will never mix , but Both are required to run an engine. Do I strangle my Cousin? Or show him the error of his ways? He is my Cousin! I told him I would have his local tailor unfold and Press his knotted Panties and triple starch them so by next week he will have saucer sized Cheese Danish Boils on his privates and I can call him Pus nuts! A happy new year to all, as having a sense of Humor and a good attitude and experience bestows all With a Happy and Joyous New year!
And I don't Strangle My Cousin to prove my point! and the Conversation Started about Motorcycles!
Another very interesting video Richard.
Part 2 please Richard! 🥳
Nice old bike !
Awesome workshop.
A great video, thank you for sharing, I'm looking forward to part 2.
Love that style of motorcycle
I had an old Allstate Puch 175 when I was a kid, also a CZ 125. Fun times indeed 🙂👍
My great grandpa had a nsu quickly and one day he took his two small children to a beach which was 15 miles away and that was back in 1960s when roads weren’t really roads lol, I don’t know how he done it on a 50cc, Probably took him 2 days to get to that beach and back. Thanks for showing us the features on the bike and explaining everything, p.s that key is such a cool design
Than the quickly had a Problem
For 25 km you need with a quickly half an hour for one turn
I have 6 of this little bikes 2 in running conditions
Oh,die Quickly war nicht langsam.
Awesome Motorcycle there Brother ..it reminded me of a 1950 BSA Bantam motorcycle I had when stationed in England in the 1970’s when I had time I would get it running and it felt good .I wanted to ship it back to the states and the only way I could was to tear it down and put it in my Household goods piece by piece …so you gotta do what you gotta do ..the wife complained her dishes smelled like gas😁when we got back to the states.. had some hard times so had to sell her as family comes first !..I wonder where she is today ?….love your channel and your machines keep posting my friend as you have a lifetime subscriber cheers
Damn, that thing sounds awesome.
Thank you for the program. Love old sweedish motorcycles. The German bikes are nice to. I have three old husqvarna.s. and two old monarks
nice bike. nice garage, nice video
Here I have my engines, an here I have... more engines 😁
I'm only up to 8 minutes and what a joy to work on, so easy - love the engineers this time.
Cool, reminds me of my old ct1 that had a similar kickstart problem.
Old motorcycles, beautiful. I enjoyed it when I was young too. Nice videos.
I would love to see more of your motorcycle collections. I quite enjoy seeing your collection and working / fixing them. More please!
Good looking bike.
Awesome Richard! Let's ride some time!
Your channel is so fantastic. I love watching you work on stuff. You should have millions of subscribers. Probably won’t take too long!
Thanks! 😊😊
Nice
You certainly have, as you said - a lot of interesting machinery & machines in your workshops. Here in England, there are a lot of enthusiasts who fall into either specialising in a particular origin; eg. steam, (which involves many forms); stationary engines- petrol, diesel or stifling engines; aeroplane cars,car cars; railways and boats etc. it is great to see that Weden evidently has people like yourself, who even wer a flat cap! A refreshing change from the ubiquitous baseball cap.
Thanks. Yes really anything engine powerd vintage is fun. /Richard
I have a few things of my grandfather's and they mean so much to me. awesome of you to keep that bike get her going so you can raise hell on her from the hills of North Carolina 🤠👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Yes, things like this is to keep all life :) / Richard
Very nice to see a young man that knows how things work. Seems to be rare these days.
Depends alot on what kind of machinery it is
Fantastic! Lovely Bike AND a Family Member with Lots of memories! I can't believe how slow and steady this little Motor can Idle... Thumps Up Mate 😀
So cool! Never seen one, but I am in the US, though... Thanks for showing me!
Nice shop buddy! Thanks for the video.
Thanks 😊
Kjære Richard!
Du behersker fortiden og derfor er du framtiden.
Høres rart ut, men slik er det :-)
Love the NSU...Don't see them in the states much...The bike is an example of how a machine can last when it is maintained and stored properly...Your Great Grandpa would be proud of you.
I see there was some newer looking solder on the bridge rectifier before you cleaned the points hehehehe, kind of funny I thought for something that had not been touched for 7 decades, non specific uretheritis, NSU, I do remember those from my youth, cheers
Oh come on, on the second kick!
yes! finally, someone who knows how to clean up points correctly...thousands of youtube videos of people repairing old engines, not a single one re-greased or re-oiled the points cam lobe(or oil sponge/cloth) untill this video.
Thank you for doing it right.
That is great that this NSU motorcycle that belonged to your great grandfather, what a treasure, and it did not take much to get the engine firing off again. So cool
Very nice motorcycle
This brings back memories, I had a Steyr Puch 250 that was very similar to the NSU. It had a split single (one piston in front of the other) engine.
Cool Ride!
What a perfect machine and for so long in the family 🙏🏽
Just found your channel and immediately subscribed, like you I'm fascinated with anything old with an engine, keep it up
Hello from Canada, you have great content and a great way of presenting it !!
These old bikes were so nicely made , my grandfather had a dkw and puch
i drive the komplete same Machine. Its very nice to see , you did save another one.
Great videos all around. Looking forward to seeing the next step for the NSU. Thanks. Love the greasy finger marks around your wrenches.
Verry nice playground and great stuff to play with. Thank you for the little tour.
Ha det bra!
Its nice to see the proper application of grease where its needed. Good job.
Runs fine !
Very nice. Reminds me of my mid ‘60’s BMW’s. R27/2. Especially the head light, carburetor, generator and points. Mine hasn’t run in thirty years, maybe more. One day I will ride it again.😊
Good
Great video, I had an NSU myself in the 60s it was a 49cc pedal assist moped but it got me around.
Perhaps a NSU Quickly? Great mopeds.
@@YesterdaysMachinery I am from the Netherlands and I had in 1960 also a NSU Quickly. Worked very well, fast and sturdy. I started that year with a Mobylet, a French moped of 49 cc, no gear, just had to start the machine and that was all.
I love looking at the generator and point system in this old motorcycle. Most of the British bikes of this era used a zenier diode. It was great seeing the generator and voltage regulator on this engine. This motorcycle was well maintained and really great to look at. Thanks for the content.
I love the brass float in the carb. I mean, the entire carburetor is dead simple. Such a beautiful old bike.
Thankyou for the video. I used to collect NSU motorcycles, always the 250cc models and had several versions. From the ones with pivoted rear frame assembly with single central spring to the later sports models with twin unit swing arm . I did not have them all in full road going grim but used one very regularly to carry me and my wife to various motor cycle events. Extremely reliable, comfortable and very smooth almost without vibrations.
I also had one engine with the cylinder marked 305 cc. , it was in a lightweight frame built for racing, a copy of the Norton racing frames , with Earles type front forks and the gear change converted to work either side, the shaft extended through the casings. I never got it running and the collection had to go to raise money.
I never saw a two stroke NSU but was very interested in what you have. Thankyou.
You are a wild man.
keep up the great work!!!
so happy I found your chanel. hello my name is yes karrie falon. my family ansestors are from sweden because as i tell it i come from a really strange family, it was like my Father never like to reveal to much information about where his Mother and Father came from in sweden. however i do know i still have relitives who live there. I live in calgary alberta canada, where the last of my fathers siblings still alive also lives. i hope to visit him one day soon maybe learn more about my family. HI5 happy i found your chanel
Cool stuff, subscribed!
Great video thank you. The key you showed us is very similar to the key used on my Durkopp Diana Sport 200 I had when I was 16 years old back in 1964. That key was also used for the 12 volt system electric start of the scooter.. Ian -- UK.
Pretty cool seeing an old NSU. Something we got very little of in the states. I do remember some Jawa's floating around.
It's in nice original condition
Whata lovely old bike 😁👍
Yws it is wery nice to drive also 😊
When Clutch plates stick together through standing a long time..they can often be freed by starting the Engine and mounting the Bike after pushing it up to Jogging speed
then engage a Gear and hold the Clutch Lever in....open the Throttle while pressing on the rear brake..
the Plates will usually then separate. and work as normal.
great Videos..thank you
That's a very stylish muffler! Whole bike is pretty cool.
My first bike was a Sears Allstate 175, I later got a 250, both were similar to the NSU you showed in this video. We called them Twingles and they were made for Sears by Puch I believe, they were 2 stroke and had the Bing carburetor I think. They also had the stamped frame and same ignition key as your NSU. Great memories, thanks.
Super magnific
My uncle has a lux too, we are currently restoring it! I also have an old NSU Fox witch is currently getting its last touch up:) you can see the first start up im my videos:)
Old BMW motorcycles had a similar ignition key , I remember working on them back in the day :)
Very cool! Subbed.
You can tell that motorcycle has been well maintained. I am surprised the crankshaft seals are still good. Excellent work and video!
i was thinking that the crank seals would be garbage by now, seems risky
@@ProSimex84 Exactly right. If run hard it will suck air and seize
Great video nice channel content
Thankfully, after 70 years, the battery is fine, and so are the tires.
My first and 2nd cars were old Opels and loved em
That’s a cool history on that bike. They don’t make men like they used to
Så fin den är!
What a voice may sound like if Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mr. Bean had a kid. Just kidding, I just happened to come across your channel, and loved all the old iron there. Especially the in-depth information of every component , and how they operate . You have a new subscriber here keep em coming .
It reminds me of early Triumph 'thumpers', or single cylinder motorcycles.
Really nice bike,and i thought my 1985 maxim was old😂
Besök NSU museet i Neckarsulm. NSU gjorde bra fordon. Bra jobb i övrigt.
Tack! Ja väldigt bra motorcyklar iallafall. Bilarna vet jag inget om.
Världens snyggaste ljuddämpare!
very nice
Judging by the engine sprocket, you will need to replace it, the chain, and the rear wheel sprocket. When one part of a chain drive wears more than a little, you need to replace all parts. A worn sprocket stretches the chain which wears the other sprocket. If you notice chain wear/stretching before the sprockets have worn, sometimes you can get away with just replacing the chain. In this case it is much to late for that.