world war 1 & 2 - Rare Motorcycles

sulian 8:43 AM

	L-300 - the first serial Soviet motorcycle. Prototype - German Lux-300. Was used in the Soviet Army in recon and signals units.
	Heavy motorcycle PMZ-A-750 was produced in 1934-38. Those vehicles were used in the Soviet Army
	IZh-9 was produced since May 1940 until Nov. 1941 and used in RKKA
	TIZ-AM-600. (prototype - British BSA-600) Was produced in 1936-1943. Was used in RKKA
	L-600 fire motorcycle was composed from L-300 motorcycle chassis and Village Motor Pump MP-2 (MP-2: 60x625x665mm, 140 kg weight). Was produced in years 1934-1939. Was used in fire-brigades during WWII. L-600 also was used as a base for other vehicles. For example lighting variant carried six PES-35 searchlights having 500W lamps. Also was known to be used as a mobile welding machine for electricians.
	ML-3 light motorcycle (1939-1941) [6]
	Upper veiws: L-8 motorcycle. Lower view: IZh-12 motorcycle (Izhevsk modification of L-8. 49 vehicles built) [7]
Others
	Restored motorcycle. Initially this was positioned as M-72. Now I was reported it is K-750 [8]
	A column of M-72 motorcycles moving to the fronline, Leningrad Front, Autumn 1941 [9] Rem. AMVAS - this was an original caption. I was told most likely it's one of IZh models, or some foreign analog

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