This bike is amazing.. not just for the look etc but the fact its still in your family and you have memories of it in the past and can make more in the future. Lucky mate. Jealous. Cheers.
Very nice Bike, my Dad found a old NSU in a barn back in Sweden 1974 and we brought it home, was covered with chicken shit & feathers as previous owner had a lot of chicken running around. He cleaned it up and remember the same one cyl engine. I was just a teenager back then, Dad took it apart and got it running again. Not sure what year the motorcycle was from but great memories tinkering with Dad, I polished the engine with Auto-Sol I remember + the wing styled muffler that looked so cool ! You have a treasure there, nice keeping it in the family, thanks for sharing. Best wishes from Texas from a old Swede. 🤠
Apart from it being a nice motorcycle preserved so well, even better is the fact that it has been kept in your family since 53, that makes it very special in my eyes. Well done
This has to be the best thing I've seen on UA-cam for ages. I agree with you..leave it as it is. Cherish it and enjoy the memories and history that goes along with it.
Gday Richard, built to last and last for ever, there was much more pride in there engineering back then I believe, still runs like new mate, beautiful bike, cheers
Nicely done. You have the patience and insight at your young age to appreciate what you have in the condition that these items are. You don't suffer from the American idea of "nothing is good enough'. Your NSU is as it is - as it should be. To "improve it" would be a violation because it would no longer be that machine. My first motorcycle was a 1959 Harley Davidson ."Pacer", bought used in 1964. It was a two stroke, 165 cubic centimeter engine, 3 speed transmission in the same size class as your NSU. It used a similar Dellorto carburetor. The sound was nearly identical to yours. Being an American youth of course I wanted more. I'd be very happy to have that little motorcycle now. You're keeping the past alive. Well Done!!
The engine sounds very good. Classic sound from decades ago. The motorbike is in excellent condition. Well cared for. Good that this was kept in the family.
@@YesterdaysMachinery yes they had taken the engine technology quite for for the time. But then came Honda... NSU played the Wankel rotary engine card and we know how it came out.
I've never ridden one that age, but I rode a couple diffferent 4-stroke Hondas through two winters working as a courier in Seattle. In that time, I missed two days due to weather (I lived on a steep hill and couldn't get the bike up or down when there was snow or ice on the pavement, but those weren't the relatively rare winter when Seattle got a lot of snow), but rode through sub-freezing conditions (down to about -10 C) and in heavy rain on many occasions. I wore double layer wool socks, Thinsulate calf-high boots, thermal knit long underwear top and bottom, a heavy flannel shirt and heavy jeans, a pair of insulated bib overalls made for alpine skiing, a leather coat, and a heavy overcoat with a snap-down wind flap. To this, I added Thinsulate driving gloves with heavy welding gloves over, a thick knit neck scarf, and of course my full face helmet with the visor closed. I was never cold while riding, except for under my chin and my throat, where there was a patch I couldn't fully protect. Yes, a lot more than your great-grandfather wore, but then I was out in that weather, at speeds up to 95 km/hr, for a nine hour working day...
That is so cool that your grandfather bought that bike new and you still have it. Sounds really awesome. I am sure he is super proud of you and what you are doing!! Keep up the great work!!!
memories are brought up ! I am born 1950. My Grandfather had a NSU Lux and drove her till 1956. Then he bought an Opel Rekord, drove her till 1965 and then my father got the Rekord with less then 10.000 KM. The Rekord was sold later to my father's older brother...and sold again . Thanks for the video.
Lovely video, Richard. I hope you can pass the old girl down to the new generations. She's good as new and a lovely design. Thanks for the upload. Have a fantastic weekend. Cheers.
1953 was the same year I was born Richard . Good to see the old bike come back to life . Lots of history there for your family ! Thanks , Scott from Arizona 🌵🥵
Thank you for a lovely video. I wish modern bikes could be so easily "maintained". You need more than just a couple of spanners and a screwdriver these days! Also, you are very lucky to still have a bike with such a long family history. I think you are absolutely right to leave it unrestored. A quick wipe of the dust with a rag from time to time is all it needs. Enjoy it!
Such an amazing piece of machinery!. I so much enjoy the variety of videos you you put on your channel. Thank you so much for my evening entertainment .looking forward to your next one.
Awesome video Richard. It's extremely kool that the motorcycle is still in your family and runs great, with your knowledge and skills it'll always run great. 🔧🔧🔧
Wonderful old machine, Richard! So happy it was preserved. Too many things are discarded simply because they are old. Hope you are well! Cheers from Australia, mate!
My old Volvo 144 used gears between the crankshaft and camshaft, again no belts or chains. This was fine until a gearwheel broke, luckily that was all that needed replacing as the pistons and valves didn't hit each other :)
That's a very cool old bike! Great family history as well. Your bike is a true testament to how things were built to last if they were taken care of and maintained. Enjoy it.
Great video. It is interesting so see how the design elements carried all the way through to the old the 50cc NSU mopeds we used to ride around on as kids in the 60ies
What a great little bike this is, beautiful 👍🏻 I agree with you with the patina thing. It aged so nice and most of these bikes are to slick in appearance. Very nice! Greetings from the Netherlands
I am always fascinated about the high quality of this german stuff. This video shows also how good the condition can be if it`s well used and well maintained.
Excellent, Richard. Similar in construction to my father's 1966 Yamaha which I still have. I think there were many copies once a design was on the market. It may need a special transmission oil designed for oil-bath ("wet") clutches, as they can stick a bit if a standard car oil is used.
Wonderful bike - nice job. My father way back pre war had a Brough Superior! My first motorized two wheels was an NSU "Quickly". the three speed with a pillion - driven by a great little 50cc engine. Drum front brakes however where a bit lethal in the wet :) Ahh, the old days.
Beautiful bike. Love the patina. you're right not to restore it, Richard, as it's only original once! I'm sure your grandfather would be proud to see it running so well. Best wishes from the UK 🇬🇧
Hello, This NSU is remarkably well preserved, the NSU brand is very well known in Europe, it is also one of the four rings of AUDI (merger of 4 brands), which was previously called AUTO-UNION. Well done again.
Love the way you operate all your old machinery. There is a lot to find in Sweden, our eldest son is moving from the Netherlands to Lapland and found a nice small farm house there the old farmer moved to an appartment and left a lot of beuatifull old equipment.
Thats a awesome bike. I love it. Reminds me of the 70's Honda moped I had as a kid. Fixed it up a tiny bit and rode it around my dads garage. Lots of fun.
Wet clutches can behave quite differently depending on the oil that's used so that can be a thing to look into getting the right oil if it feels strange in the future.
Yes this is the oil that it wants, but i think a more modern maybe little thinner oil could do the trick to make it even better. But this is very good i think anyway. Much better now. /Richard
Nice to see you wrenching on this old NSU Lux. I have the same bike, love to wrench on it as much as i love riding it. Greetings from southern Germany ✌🏼
Hej! tackar! Ja det blir nog kanske nått mer inslag av denna nån gång. Den skall reggas också för den har fallit ur registret, men det är löst med godkänd ursprungskontroll osv för jag har ju alla papper på den från gammelfarfar. Så det blir nog här framöver! /Richard
A wonderful machine (can't call it old, I am same age )😊. Your great grandfather would be very proud of how well you've cared for his bike. Hope you're over the sore throat. 😎 Thanks for another fine video.
Nice looking motorcycle Richard, and as I'm in Canada ,this video brought back memories of a small motorcycle I owned waaay back, it was a BSA 125cc model, similar to the NSU you have. The exhaust sound is familiar too. Oh my, you are lucky to own this one now, treasure it, always.
Your ancestor wisely skipped the primitive "moped" that was introduced in Sweden in 1952 and chose life in the fast lane 😎. The NSU was a quality product, which can be seen and heard. Guess you checked the brakes and wires for safety's sake? Happy riding!
Yes i have gone over the brakes and the wires and electrics couple of years ago. Yes in the end he bought a smaller (i think 98cc?) motorcycle because hi was to weak to ride this one. But he never owned a car. /Richard
I have no problems with you re-using the cover gasket. It was only broken in one place and as this part of the engine is not in the main crank case the oil that will be splashed around will be mostly minimal and in a vapor. I very much appreciate this video. Thank you.
There will always be something special about a simple, lightweight 2 stroke motorcycle.
Yes simple is the key thing that makes those fun. /Richard
Magic ! I like that your great-grandfather's memory lives on in his motorbike.
Yes and in many other things and machines around here! /Richard
This bike is amazing.. not just for the look etc but the fact its still in your family and you have memories of it in the past and can make more in the future. Lucky mate. Jealous. Cheers.
Yes this one will be passed on for sure. /Richard
Very nice Bike, my Dad found a old NSU in a barn back in Sweden 1974 and we brought it home, was covered with chicken shit & feathers as previous owner had a lot of chicken running around. He cleaned it up and remember the same one cyl engine.
I was just a teenager back then, Dad took it apart and got it running again. Not sure what year the motorcycle was from but great memories tinkering with Dad, I polished the engine with Auto-Sol I remember + the wing styled muffler that looked so cool !
You have a treasure there, nice keeping it in the family, thanks for sharing.
Best wishes from Texas from a old Swede. 🤠
Apart from it being a nice motorcycle preserved so well, even better is the fact that it has been kept in your family since 53, that makes it very special in my eyes. Well done
This has to be the best thing I've seen on UA-cam for ages. I agree with you..leave it as it is. Cherish it and enjoy the memories and history that goes along with it.
Gday Richard, built to last and last for ever, there was much more pride in there engineering back then I believe, still runs like new mate, beautiful bike, cheers
Nicely done. You have the patience and insight at your young age to appreciate what you have in the condition that these items are. You don't suffer from the American idea of "nothing is good enough'. Your NSU is as it is - as it should be. To "improve it" would be a violation because it would no longer be that machine. My first motorcycle was a 1959 Harley Davidson ."Pacer", bought used in 1964. It was a two stroke, 165 cubic centimeter engine, 3 speed transmission in the same size class as your NSU. It used a similar Dellorto carburetor. The sound was nearly identical to yours. Being an American youth of course I wanted more. I'd be very happy to have that little motorcycle now. You're keeping the past alive. Well Done!!
Beautifull motorcycle!!! And the special sound of a two strokes engine. Fantastic!!!
Awesome!!L Love Grandpa's bike. He'd be proud of you. God Bless.
That bike is in pretty nice shape and what a treasure you have as it was your Grandfathers.
The engine sounds very good. Classic sound from decades ago. The motorbike is in excellent condition. Well cared for. Good that this was kept in the family.
Hi! Yes it sounds good. The intake sounds more that the exhaust actually when driving. /Richard
Nice piece of good German technology from old times.
Yes, i Think NSU was the biggest MC producer in the world back in the 50s. /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery yes they had taken the engine technology quite for for the time. But then came Honda... NSU played the Wankel rotary engine card and we know how it came out.
She is a nice bike . It’s great that it’s been she is still in your family for so long . Thanks
10/10 content all around but I especially appreciate the casual use of 'decimeters'. That's unheard of in Canada
I've never ridden one that age, but I rode a couple diffferent 4-stroke Hondas through two winters working as a courier in Seattle. In that time, I missed two days due to weather (I lived on a steep hill and couldn't get the bike up or down when there was snow or ice on the pavement, but those weren't the relatively rare winter when Seattle got a lot of snow), but rode through sub-freezing conditions (down to about -10 C) and in heavy rain on many occasions. I wore double layer wool socks, Thinsulate calf-high boots, thermal knit long underwear top and bottom, a heavy flannel shirt and heavy jeans, a pair of insulated bib overalls made for alpine skiing, a leather coat, and a heavy overcoat with a snap-down wind flap. To this, I added Thinsulate driving gloves with heavy welding gloves over, a thick knit neck scarf, and of course my full face helmet with the visor closed. I was never cold while riding, except for under my chin and my throat, where there was a patch I couldn't fully protect.
Yes, a lot more than your great-grandfather wore, but then I was out in that weather, at speeds up to 95 km/hr, for a nine hour working day...
I love all of your videos. I'm glad to see older machinery put back in service
Thank you! /Richard
Your great grandfather will look down and see it is good ❤
Really nice bike! Very well made to begin with, but obviously well cared for too. Good for another 72 years now. Cheers from Canada.
Hi! nice to hear from Canada. Yes i hope to pass it on to my children when they are old enough! /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery Your kids' grandkids may still be able to ride it! 8^)
A beautiful classic 2 stroke.....and your lift in the floor would be the envy of any cycle do it yourselfer.
That is so cool that your grandfather bought that bike new and you still have it. Sounds really awesome. I am sure he is super proud of you and what you are doing!! Keep up the great work!!!
memories are brought up ! I am born 1950. My Grandfather had a NSU Lux and drove her till 1956. Then he bought an Opel Rekord, drove her till 1965 and then my father got the Rekord with less then 10.000 KM. The Rekord was sold later to my father's older brother...and sold again . Thanks for the video.
Lovely video, Richard. I hope you can pass the old girl down to the new generations. She's good as new and a lovely design.
Thanks for the upload.
Have a fantastic weekend. Cheers.
Thank you. Yes i sure will. I hope my girls gets some interest in old stuff. Take care! /Richard
I wish my projects came apart as easily as this thing did. It took me 7 months to fully get one of my engines apart.
This was really excellent! Thank you so much for sharing this. More like this please!
1953 was the same year I was born Richard . Good to see the old bike come back to life . Lots of history there for your family ! Thanks , Scott from Arizona 🌵🥵
Hi! my dad is born in -53 also. Take care! / Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery It was a good year !
Nice video. I'm only a little bit older than that motorcycle, but it gets about a lot better than I do. 🧓
Dude, you had me the second I saw you riding a motorcycle. I like all of your content already, but as a lover of motorcycles, this is just awesome.
Richard, I've been riding motorcycles for 54 years now and love seeing the old machines well preserved but still used. Best wishes from Texas.
Thank you for a lovely video.
I wish modern bikes could be so easily "maintained". You need more than just a couple of spanners and a screwdriver these days!
Also, you are very lucky to still have a bike with such a long family history. I think you are absolutely right to leave it unrestored. A quick wipe of the dust with a rag from time to time is all it needs. Enjoy it!
Yes, thank you! /Richard
The days of when a man and his machine could become one by working on it by himself take care
What a cool machine 👍 it's awesome that you were able to get a family heirloom running and riding again! Enjoy my friend 👍
I had forgotten just how cold I used to get on the bike but then I realize you're probably in a much colder climate than I am.
Such an amazing piece of machinery!. I so much enjoy the variety of videos you you put on your channel. Thank you so much for my evening entertainment .looking forward to your next one.
Awesome video Richard. It's extremely kool that the motorcycle is still in your family and runs great, with your knowledge and skills it'll always run great. 🔧🔧🔧
I love your videos, glad to see you posting them again! Thank you and Keep em coming.
Wonderful old machine, Richard! So happy it was preserved. Too many things are discarded simply because they are old. Hope you are well! Cheers from Australia, mate!
Hi! Nice to hear from Australia! Yes i really like to keep things in working order instead of bying new things all the time. /Richard
NSU engines can be quite strange. Their 4-strokes often use a pair of eccentric driven rods to operate the overhead camshafts.
Hi! Yes the used that system in the NSU Max engines. But the system works very good! No chains or belts to take care of and still OHC. /Richard
My old Volvo 144 used gears between the crankshaft and camshaft, again no belts or chains. This was fine until a gearwheel broke, luckily that was all that needed replacing as the pistons and valves didn't hit each other :)
So happy to see you back to making videos. Watching you ride that classic machine on a beautiful spring day just put a smile on my face.
Thanks mate! /Richard
Fantastic old bike.
That's a very cool old bike! Great family history as well. Your bike is a true testament to how things were built to last if they were taken care of and maintained. Enjoy it.
Great video. It is interesting so see how the design elements carried all the way through to the old the 50cc NSU mopeds we used to ride around on as kids in the 60ies
A Quickly then maybe? I really like NSUs. /Richard
What a great little bike this is, beautiful 👍🏻 I agree with you with the patina thing. It aged so nice and most of these bikes are to slick in appearance. Very nice! Greetings from the Netherlands
I am always fascinated about the high quality of this german stuff. This video shows also how good the condition can be if it`s well used and well maintained.
Excellent, Richard. Similar in construction to my father's 1966 Yamaha which I still have. I think there were many copies once a design was on the market. It may need a special transmission oil designed for oil-bath ("wet") clutches, as they can stick a bit if a standard car oil is used.
But not too "slippery" a modern oil......
Wonderful bike - nice job. My father way back pre war had a Brough Superior! My first motorized two wheels was an NSU "Quickly". the three speed with a pillion - driven by a great little 50cc engine. Drum front brakes however where a bit lethal in the wet :)
Ahh, the old days.
A "Forever" inheritance. You must know it like the back of your hand! Greetings from Australia
Very nice bike. I bet your great grandfather would be pleased!
I hope so! / Richard
Very nice Richard. I have some of my grandfather's tools, I think of him when I'm using them.
Beautiful bike. Love the patina. you're right not to restore it, Richard, as it's only original once! I'm sure your grandfather would be proud to see it running so well. Best wishes from the UK 🇬🇧
Great video of a lovely original bike.
Dear Richard,
Thank you for such a lovely video.Lovely old bike with a special history!
Very best wishes from George in Herefordshire.
Thank you very much! Take care! /Richard
Good job Richard. Keep them coming, good luck finding more old equipment to save.
My grandfather had a dkw200 about 1938 model in Germany, and then a puch in Australia . My grandmother had a helmut hat like you are wearing
Amazing piece of history !! And family keepsake, wow. !!!
Nice bike, nice memories to remember.
Grand dad would be thrilled that you have his bike going so nicely. Well done. Thanks for the video.
I've been riding bikes for over forty years and i don't care what anyobody says,old bikes were better built.
Yes i agree. /Richard
You are totally right!
Now that brings back some great memories thanks Rich
Lovely old machine and with a family connection. Can't get any better.
Thanks. I really enjoyed the video. Love the old sound of the engine.
my father sold nsu bikes en cars in a little town in Belgium.my first time in rallycross in 1979 i was driving a nsu
Hello, This NSU is remarkably well preserved, the NSU brand is very well known in Europe, it is also one of the four rings of AUDI (merger of 4 brands), which was previously called AUTO-UNION. Well done again.
Love the way you operate all your old machinery. There is a lot to find in Sweden, our eldest son is moving from the Netherlands to Lapland and found a nice small farm house there the old farmer moved to an appartment and left a lot of beuatifull old equipment.
Thats a awesome bike. I love it. Reminds me of the 70's Honda moped I had as a kid. Fixed it up a tiny bit and rode it around my dads garage. Lots of fun.
Wet clutches can behave quite differently depending on the oil that's used so that can be a thing to look into getting the right oil if it feels strange in the future.
Yes this is the oil that it wants, but i think a more modern maybe little thinner oil could do the trick to make it even better. But this is very good i think anyway. Much better now. /Richard
Nice to see you wrenching on this old NSU Lux. I have the same bike, love to wrench on it as much as i love riding it. Greetings from southern Germany ✌🏼
Ooo! Fun! It is a very nice bike to ride for sure! /Richard
The NSU is а great motorcycles for that time. Thanx for the new video!
Thanks for sharing the bike with us!
You inspired me to go work on my 1980 Honda Express moped. It hasn't run in two years - now it does!
Ну,красавчик).Любитель старой техники).И гараж классный,большой и просторный,себе такой хочу)
What an awesome old motorcycle. You certainly looked the part in the leather cap and boots. Nice one Richard.
Kul att se nytt material från dig. Fin gammal hoj!
Vill se😁 mer!
Hej! tackar! Ja det blir nog kanske nått mer inslag av denna nån gång. Den skall reggas också för den har fallit ur registret, men det är löst med godkänd ursprungskontroll osv för jag har ju alla papper på den från gammelfarfar. Så det blir nog här framöver! /Richard
A wonderful machine (can't call it old, I am same age )😊. Your great grandfather would be very proud of how well you've cared for his bike. Hope you're over the sore throat. 😎 Thanks for another fine video.
Thanks! /Richard
What a fine old machine, id ride that here in Northern California with pride!❤
Yes i think so too. Beautiful design in its simpliness. /Richard
Nice looking motorcycle Richard, and as I'm in Canada ,this video brought back memories of a small motorcycle I owned waaay back, it was a BSA 125cc model, similar to the NSU you have.
The exhaust sound is familiar too. Oh my, you are lucky to own this one now, treasure it, always.
Nice old bike there! I enjoy your explanations on the bike
Thank you! /Richard
Really enjoy your chanel, and your skills,nothing like old school, cheers and Stay Well Richard, Aussie in Canada
Your ancestor wisely skipped the primitive "moped" that was introduced in Sweden in 1952 and chose life in the fast lane 😎. The NSU was a quality product, which can be seen and heard. Guess you checked the brakes and wires for safety's sake? Happy riding!
Yes i have gone over the brakes and the wires and electrics couple of years ago. Yes in the end he bought a smaller (i think 98cc?) motorcycle because hi was to weak to ride this one. But he never owned a car. /Richard
Cool bike. Awesome grandpa story. 👍
That old motorcycle ran really nice. Good job.👍
It certainly looks more substantial inside the engine than my old BSA 175 D7 Bantam.
Another excellent video. Bringing old machines back to functional use! I agree with you on the look of patina! Thank you Richard!
you and your machinery live in a beautiful place 👍👍👍
What a mighty fine old Bike.....Thanks my friend....
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Nice bike!
Love your work, Richard. THANKS!
Beautiful bike! She liked being ran that for sure. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for posting!
T hanks for watching! Take care! /Richard
Very nice, great looking bike 🏍
Great roads for a small 2-stroke ride!
Very nice, i have worked a lot on NSU cars and mopeds, but never on motorcycles.
i call those mufflers "flash gordons" as they resemble the art deco rocket ships in the american film serial of the 1930s starring buster crabbe
I have no problems with you re-using the cover gasket. It was only broken in one place and as this part of the engine is not in the main crank case the oil that will be splashed around will be mostly minimal and in a vapor. I very much appreciate this video. Thank you.
Hi Richard, another great video Thank you. What a great motorcycle you have there. N.S.U a great manufacturer.
I haven't been getting any notifications for your videos. So I'm stoked to see you in my feed. Looks like I have some catching up to do.
The machine looks in a very good condition 👌
I think you're a mechanical genius!
Very nice bike! Thank you for taking us for a ride!
Great bike, great memories and great Video.
Looks perfect. Magical to have the history.. ❤