bikerfish1100
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posted on another site, this is a stunning and amazingly unique machine.
http://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.php/topic,36127.0.html
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It was the first motorcycle in the world (normally the Americans claim these kind of titles) with a telescoping front fork. That feature found its way into production in the R12/R17. BMW had it so covered with patents, that if it would not have been for WWII, no other manufacturer would have had that feature for quite some time.
The tank shifter for the 4-speed tranny had an "automotive" style H-pattern, also a first (and probably last) on a motorcycle.
Another interesting thing about the Z??ndapp gearbox is that it actually has no gears.
I'll bite: how are different gear ratios achieved without using gears? I can imagine a factory-like system of a series of belts (or chains), and pressure-actuated differentially-sized sheaves, but somehow I doubt that in a motorcycle gearbox.
That Brough is sort of a Squariel, but sideways!