6 Introduction 90 Diesel 92 ATVs and quad bikes THE HISTORY OF THE MILITARY DIRECTORY OF MILITARY MOTORCYCLES 10 The role of the military motorcycle 12 The motorcycle pioneers Austria 14 The anatomy of a motorcycle 96 Laurin & Klement Slavia CCCC 16A standardized layout emerges 96 Puch R-1 18 Expanding military usage 97 Puch P800 20 Civilian motorcycles go to war 98 Puch 175 MCH 22 Horse power gives way 99 Puch 250 MCH to horsepower 24 War production Belgium 26 Dressing the part 100 FN Model 285 2.75hp 28 Specialist roles for the motorcycle 101 FN M86 Militaire 30 Motorcycle stretcher bearers 102 FN M12SM (12a SM) 32 Armoured and machine-gun 104 FN M13 motorcycles 105 FN AS24 34 Peacetime returns 106 Gillet 750 36 The Great Depression 108 Sarolea Type H-1000 38 Increasing sophistication 108Sarolea51A4 and reliability 40 Tracked motorcycles China (People's Republic) 42 Deployment of the motorcycle 109 Chang Jiang CJ-750M1 in World War II 44 Motorcycles in combat Canada 46 Kradschutzen - elite motorcycle troops 110 Bombardier Can-Am 48 Motorcycle design during World War II 50 Heavy motorcycles of World War II Czechoslovakia 52 Lightweight motorcycles of 112CZ175 World War II 113 Jawa Model 554-05 54 Folding and airborne motorcycles 114BD500, Praga500 56 The German Kettenkraftrad SdKfz 2 58 Motor tricycles Denmark 60 The Jeep enters service 114 Fisker & Nielsen Nimbus 750 62 Reaping the whirlwind Model C 64 Military motorcycles in France 66 Military motorcycles in Belgium Finland 68 Military motorcycles in Germany 115 Winha K-340 70 Military motorcycles in Great Britain 72 Military motorcycles in the France Commonwealth 115 ACMA/ TAP 74 Military motorcycles in the USA 116 Gnome et Rhone 750XA Armee 76 Military motorcycles in Italy 118 Gnome et Rhone AX2 78 Military motorcycles in the USSR 120 Monet-Goyon L5A, L5A1 80 Military motorcycles in Japan 121 Motobecane Mobylette 82 Military motorcycles in neutral Europe 122 Peugeot P-135A 84 War surplus 123 Peugeot SX8T Armee 86 The immediate post-war years 124 Rene Gillet G1 88 The Japanese "invasion" 125TerrotRD-A Germany Soviet Union 204 Scott 3.75hp 126 ArdieVF125 167 IMZ Ural M-72 205 Sunbeam 3.5hp 127 Auto-Union DKW RT-125 167 Izhevsk IZh-9 205 Triumph Model H 128 Auto-Union DKW RT-175-VS 168 KMZ Dniepr K-750M 206 Triumph P-ll 129BMWR-12 168 PMZ A750 206 Triumph Silent Scout 130BMWR-4 169KMZMB-650M1 207 Triumph 3SW 131 BMWR-61 andR-66 207 Triumph Model 5TW 132BMWR-75 Sweden 208 Triumph Model 3HW 134 BMW R-80/7 170 Hagglunds XM-74 (MC-258-MT) 210 Triumph TRW 136 Heinkel Tourist 103A-2 171 Husqvarna 145A 211 Triumph 3TA Special 136 M250/B 171 Husqvarna 500A 211 Triumph Tiger Cub T20WD 137NSU3hp 172MonarkAlbinM/42 212VelocetteMAF 138NSU7.5hp 172 Suecia 500 Arme 214velocetteMAC(WD) 139NSU251 OS(L) 140 NSU HK-101 SdKfz 2 Kettenkraftrad Switzerland United States 142 Triumph 3hp 173 Condor A250 215 Autoped Ever Ready U3 KR-VI 173 Condor A580, A580-1 215 Cushman 39 Package Kar 143 Victoria KR-9 174 Mercier Type 3 216 Cushman 53 Autoglide 144 Victoria KR-35-WH 174 2C7 216 Crosley 144 3hp 217 Excelsior 7-1 Ohp 145ZundappK8OO-W United Kingdom 217 GM-Delco motor tricycle 146zundappKS6OO-W 175 AC Auto Carrier 218 Harley-Davidson Model X-8-A 148ZundappKS75O 176 AJSM8 219 Harley-Davidson Model J 149EMWR-35 177 Ariel W/VHorW/NH 220 Harley-Davidson Model E 149MZES250 178 Ariel W/NG 221 Harley-Davidson Models 180 Ariel W/VA F, FS, FUS India 181 BSA Model H 222 Harley-Davidson Model V 150 Bullet 182BSAC1O 223 Harley-Davidson Model WL 183BSAB3O-WD 224 Harley-Davidson Models WLA, Italy 184BSAM2O WLC 152 Bianchi 500M 186 BSAB40-WD 226 Harley-Davidson Model U 153BianchiMT61 187ciyno5-6hp 227 Harley-Davidson Model GA 154GileraVLMarte 188 2.75hp Model WD "Servi-Car" 155 Moto-GuzziGT17 188 Douglas 4hp Models A, B 228 Harley^Davidson Model XA 156 Moto-Guzzi Superalce 189 Douglas DV60 230 Harley-Davidson Model EL 158 Moto-Guzzi Alee 190 Excelsior Welbike 231 Harley-Davidson Model FLH 159 Moto-Guzzi Mulo Meccanico 191 Hayes-RMCS M1030M1 Electra-Glide 160 Moto-Guzzi 850-T3 192 James K17 232 Harley-Davidson MT350, MT500 161 Volugrafo Aeromoto 192 James J10 Comet 233 Hendee Indian Powerplus 193 G8 234 Indian Junior Scout Japan 194 Matchless G3L 235 Indian 741 162 Honda CB400T Hawk 195 Norton 16H.WD-16H 236 Indian Chief 340B 162 Honda ST1100 Pan European 196 Norton Model 633, WD-Big Four 238 Indian 841 163 Honda SJ1300P Pan European 198 OEC (medium) Caterpillar Tractor 3x2 239 Indian 144 Aerocycle 164 Kawasaki KL-250D8 198 OEC (light) Caterpillar Tractor 3x2 240 J A Strimple Keen Power Cycle 164 Kurogane Sanrinsha Type 1 or 2 199 Roush Arctic Cat 240 Simplex GA-1 Servi-Cycle 165 Sankyo Shinagawa Type 97 199 Royal Enfield Model D, WD/D 165 Yamaha DT-250MX 200 Royal Enfield Model WD/CO, 241 Military motorcycle data, from 1899 WD/CO/B 253 Index Poland 202 Royal Enfield WD/RE "Flying Flea" 256 Key to flags 166CWSM-III 203 Rudge-Whitworth 3.5hp Multi 256 Acknowledgements