1953 Other Makes NSU-Sportmax

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Here is a very rare NSU Sportmax, 250cc production racer. To my knowledge there have been only 30 built in the early 50s by NSU in Germany, Neckarsulm. In 1956 there have 17 of them racing actively in Germany. It is a masterpiece of German Engineering. The fairing itself is a beautiful piece of workmanship. Chassis # is 171710, engine# is 791629R. It has a well documented history: From Germany it was sold to Guatemala . Their racing star Luis Giron took it to Willow Springs,Cal. in 1954 and won the Lightweight class. Then raced it in the 500cc class blowing off most of the Manxes. He finished 2.nd. I have the original article from "Motorcyclist" Then it was bought by Sonny Angel a well known figure from California in the motorcycle racing scene. I bought it from Sonny in 1986 and had it in my Racing Department, Bley Vintage , a Division of Bley Engineering , Elk Grove /Il completely restored. All parts came from Germany , crankshaft by Hoeckle . It was kept in our private museum and I ran it in a few AHRMA events such as Laguna Seca,Road America, Steamboat Springs without fairing. In Daytona with fairing. Because of being such a rare bike it was never pushed for winning but rather keeping it as a show piece. The ,what I believe are the original shocks, shown in picture ,are going with the NSU. It has not been run for about 15 years. However religiously,monthly, I turn it over by hand and have the cylinder walls lubricated. It always had been stored in an AC conditioned environment. The winner can pick it up at my Florida address or I can have it crated and the buyer can arrange the pick-up