Brief History of the Marque: Windhoff
Built in Berlin, these quality machines were made from 1924 to 1933 using mostly watercooled Bekamo-licensed two-stroke engines, although there were some very advanced four-stroke designs with four cylinder OHC engines of 750 and 1000cc. There were also sidevalve shaft-drive flat twins, and late in the game some smaller Villiers-licensed two-strokes. Their early two-stroke designs were very successful on the track.
The machine was powered by a 4 cylinder 750-cc in-line 4-stroke with oil (NOT water)-cooling, a world-wide first. The engine was installed lengthwise, the power being transmitted via a shaft-drive unit of great beauty; the transmission was fully integrated into the engine block and the gear-change lever was reminiscent of one in an automobile, as was the engine installation; ´magnificent´ is the only fitting adjective for this masterpiece.
The Frameless Motor Bike.
The massive engine was the `frame´ to which was attached the front-wheel fork. The rear wheel was attached to four fully chromed shafts emanating from the engine which ran horizontally to the drive shaft, giving the whole unit an architectural balance almost unknown then, later or in fact ever.
The human eye perceives plastic beauty in terms of balance; we largely think and perceive things perpendicularly and horizontally. This is the reason motor bikes of the past are frequently far more `beautiful´ to look at than contemporary models for they do not disturb our sense of equilibrium, whereas odd shapes and lines do – consequentially the sense of `something is wrong here´ when viewing the fraud imposed on mankind as `modern art´.
This massive machine was spectacular and original in every way it was truly a masterpiece of engineering and motor cycle aesthetics the likes of which is practically unequalled.
After 1931 Windhoff continued in business until 1945
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Built in Berlin, these quality machines were made from 1924 to 1933 using mostly watercooled Bekamo-licensed two-stroke engines, although there were some very advanced four-stroke designs with four cylinder OHC engines of 750 and 1000cc. There were also sidevalve shaft-drive flat twins, and late in the game some smaller Villiers-licensed two-strokes. Their early two-stroke designs were very successful on the track.
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| 1928 Windhoff 750 cc 4 cyl ohc |
The machine was powered by a 4 cylinder 750-cc in-line 4-stroke with oil (NOT water)-cooling, a world-wide first. The engine was installed lengthwise, the power being transmitted via a shaft-drive unit of great beauty; the transmission was fully integrated into the engine block and the gear-change lever was reminiscent of one in an automobile, as was the engine installation; ´magnificent´ is the only fitting adjective for this masterpiece.
The Frameless Motor Bike.
The massive engine was the `frame´ to which was attached the front-wheel fork. The rear wheel was attached to four fully chromed shafts emanating from the engine which ran horizontally to the drive shaft, giving the whole unit an architectural balance almost unknown then, later or in fact ever.
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| 1928 Windhoff 750 cc 4 cyl ohc |
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| 1928 Windhoff 750 cc 4 cyl ohc |
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| 1928 Windhoff 750 cc 4 cyl ohc |
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| 1928 Windhoff 750 cc 4 cyl ohc |
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| 1928 Windhoff 750 cc 4 cyl ohc |
This massive machine was spectacular and original in every way it was truly a masterpiece of engineering and motor cycle aesthetics the likes of which is practically unequalled.
After 1931 Windhoff continued in business until 1945
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| 1928 Windhoff 750 cc 4 cyl ohc |
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| 1928 Windhoff 750 cc 4 cyl ohc |
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| 1928 Windhoff 750 cc 4 cyl ohc |
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