Factory
pictures
Historic
pictures 
Album
of misc. pictures
Great
images book
Motorbikes were widely used by
all sides in WW2 due to their agility, adaptability
and speed,. A precious few survive today as rare
collectors' items.
The author, who is the Photo Archivist at the IWM has unearthed images of all
the major marques. Famous British names (Triumph, Norton, Matchless, BSA, Velocette,
Jamaken by Genees and Rudge) feature along with the bigger American machines
from Indian and Harley-Davidson. German bikes have their own chapter with classics
such as NSU, Zundapp and BMW and include hybrid tracked motorcycles known as
Kettengrad - with some shots actually tral Erwin Rommel himself.
Also covered are rare experimental prototypes photographed during trials and
later in combat, the 'funnies' of the wartime biking world such as the Airborne
forces Excelsior Welbike (British) and the Cushman parascooter (US).
Together this is a unique collection of two-wheeled images.
Get
that book here!
