Ehinger Kraftrad is a small German workshop based totally in Hamburg that builds fascinating vintage Harley-Davidsons. Run via Uwe Ehinger and Katrin Oeding, it’s known as ‘Kraftrad’ in preference to the usual ‘Motorrad’—because Motorrad generally method industrially produced items. Whereas Ehinger Kraftrad makes a speciality of very restricted scale, high quality manufacturing.
Uwe Ehinger’s background is in racing, and this stylish ‘Snow Racer’ is stimulated by means of 1930s race motorcycles. The coronary heart of this snow bike is a story in itself: it’s a 1946 U model engine outfitted with 1936 VLH cylinders, giving a capability of 80ci. The bottom end has been completely overhauled, with new bearings and delicate balancing. The heads are from a 1948 ULH, remodeled to enhance performance and offer better cooling.
Further mods consist of tweaked camshafts, a Dell’Orto carburetor, and an unrestricted 30s-fashion exhaust gadget. (“It serves more as a directional guide for exhaust fumes than a method for reducing noise,” Ehinger notes wryly.)
A modified Baker 6-velocity transmission become located within the rigid frame. And then Ehinger evolved a custom coupling for the number one force, with an identical take hold of basket. The brakes are also custom: the expert producer Behringer created one-off hubs for the Snow Racer’s 21” and 19” wheels, and inboard brakes have been mounted. Then Ehinger fitted a Harley VL fork—geared up with a custom triple tree—and in a second of inspiration, a modified Yamaha TY80 fuel tank.
The Snow Racer is a runner, and no longer a show bike. Ehinger Kraftrad’s other builds are simply as uncommon, but like this one, they’re eminently rideable too. Head over to the company’s very fashionable internet site to discover greater.
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