Just A Car Guy: Böhmerland

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Saturday, September 26, 2026

this is the only video of a Böhmerland I think I've ever come across

Böhmerland opened its doors in 1924, cast rims from aluminum, closed at World War II, and made the longest wheelbase factory stock motorcycle at 10.5'

Saturday, September 09, 2023

Book review, The Motorcycle, 120 Years of Motorized Masterpieces From the Haas Moto Museum (book will be released on Oct 17th)

the section break pages are quite nice

Terrific design and layout, very nice cover imprint under the dust jacket, be sure to look at that

by the numbers

About 235 pages of photos, and captions. No articles, no reason to dive into the research on every bike and all it's parts. Great photos, great collection, simple eye candy

It took 2 hours to read through, very satisfying

summed up

Better than most coffee table books, as it's the inventory of a museum, and you could go to the museum, and take photos of your favorites, but, would they be this good? Maybe. Would you see everything and get the descriptions too? Probably not.

So, coffee table books (especially this one) impress me, as they are less expensive (or free in a library), very thorough, and quite informative beyond just being good photography.

I learned a lot

The 1911 Zenith had a gear shift, with a sliding rear wheel that adjusted the belt length to different settings

Alejandro De Tomaso bought the Benelli company in 1971

1914 Wall Autowheel simply bolted onto a woman's bicycle

and the full page close up photos are real good!

Crazy, right? Military Harley with a Rotax engine.1999 MT500, 355 were made. The engine is known for dirt bike racing

Alp Sungurtekin set 8 world records, and was the fastest unstreamlined, pushrod racer ever with an engine under 1000 cc. 175 at El Mirage.

It's asymmetric handlebar design allowed Alp to twist his shoulder and reduce his aerodynamic drag

1970 Jim Gee Truimph twin engine racer, developed over ten years, and the engines rotated in opposite directions

1917 New Imperial, for the Russian market, had " War Product" on the engine. Made for the Russian govt in WW1, but was not delivered after the revolution in Russia led the UK govt to cancel the contract

great idea, the rack over the back tire rotates down and becomes the bike stand! Very cool innovation

The Haas collection seemed to have one of everything but a Böhmerland, they even have a Kimura and a Nimbus!

Wow, a collection of Michael Ulman sculptures! I love his art, I first saw it in 2007 https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=+Ulman

I only noticed 3 mistakes

If you define something once, you don't repeat it. You are advised not to give a shorter definition the 2nd time

and in the two images above, it's clear they didn't use a proofreader (I am a proofreader, I think, because I notice these things)

https://insighteditions.com/products/the-motorcycle

https://www.amazon.com/Motorcycle-Definitive-Collection-Haas-Museum/dp/B0BTX9R2BZ/ref=sr_1_1

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Böhmerland opened its doors in 1924, cast rims from aluminum, closed at World War II, and made the longest wheelbase factory stock motorcycle at 10.5' and now, it's making a tiny comeback

https://www.rideapart.com/news/632206/czechoslovakian-marque-bohmerland-revived-concept/

to see legit original Bohmerlands, https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/12/1932-bohmerland-600cc.html

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2012/07/motorcycle-with-just-one-cylinder.html

Friday, December 11, 2015

1932 Böhmerland 600cc

The duplex frame is made from tubular steel with vertical and horizontal reinforcing bars and resembles a drag bike frame from the 1980’s. Basic but strong in design its sheer length had enough space for a uniform dual seat behind the motor and a third seat above the rear wheel.

The main frames suspension consisted of a rigid tail section that was part of the main frame member and not a secondary piece. As such to make both steering and ride quality up to the high standards he set Liebisch had to create a unique and complex front end.

The fork used tubular triangular blades with internal reinforcement elements that were welded to cross bridges. Short horizontal arms and the lower ends of the strong vertical springs were attached to the lower parts of the blades.

The cantilever design mean both leading arms and the yoke were effectively sprung allowing for maximum control of the front wheel.

The single cylinder displaced some 598cc making it not unlike the thumper engines of KTM and Honda, where things get crazy is the bore and stroke ratio with a massive 120mm stroke and slim 79.8mm bore.

http://www.pipeburn.com/home/2015/12/11/1925-bohmerland-600cc.html via https://www.facebook.com/groups/111664952275098/?fref=nf

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

the Blue Moon Cycle collection, Atlanta Georgia

Since 1987, Blue Moon Cycle has been in the Atlanta, Georgia motorcycle scene.

Over the years, Blue Moon’s day-to-day operations revolved around the sales and service of modern BMW motorcycles.

In addition to selling late model machines, Blue Moon is well known as a parts distributor for antique European motorcycles dating back to the 1950s. Most recently, John made the decision to sell his BMW dealership franchise and focus on strictly vintage motorcycles.

On September 12th, 2015, Blue Moon Cycle officially re-opened to welcome its visitors to a showroom and museum where more than 100 vintage European machines are on display. Dozens of beautiful BMW, DKW, Horex, NSU, and Adler motorcycles are presented, as well as rare makes and models such as Bohmerland, Munch, Immer and Gnome Rhone.