ГМЗ М-80
GMZ M-80 is a Soviet racing motorcycle, created in the post-war years at the Gorky Motorcycle Plant (Gorkovskiy Mototsikletniy Zavod). In 1946, it was developed on the basis of units of the German captured motorcycle BMW R12.
This motorcycle was not mass-produced, only five pre-production copies were produced, which were used as racing ones. In 1947, one of them set an all-Union motorcycle speed record: 172 km/h.
Description and characteristics
In 1946, the Gorky Motorcycle Plant (GMZ) released the first racing motorcycle of its own design – the M-80.
The M-80 used the same crew section as the M-72, but it was slightly modified and lightened. The engine also had much in common with the M-72 engine, except that the cylinders and overhead valve heads repeated the design of the BMW R75.
Manufacturer: Горьковский Мотоциклетный Завод (ГМЗ)
Assembly: Gorky (USSR)
Year of production: 1946
Production: 5 units
Engine: 2 cylinders; 746 cc
Power: 40 HP
Max speed: 170 km/h
Weight: 192 kg
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