WWII German Army Kettenkrad Meticulously Restored 

I was also in Germany from 1977-1980, where were you stationed? I was in Grafenwohr 7ATC

I was at an ammo dump near Siegelsbach Germany in the Heilbronn District. We got to sit in towers 30 feet above ground and watch the rabbit's chase the deer. (small deer, big rabbits) @@mikeb949

sites.google.com/site/wwwtankcobiz/home/-kettenkrad-crawler-cargo-bikes seems there are people that build repros by hand. its the style but low end five versus six figures makes the repros a lot more afforabld

Captain Martin Walker hahahahaha. Girl's Last Tour confirm

Least they didn't fight the Russians in winter

Restorer of WW2 German militaries very rarely put swastikas on their work as it's still considered to be too sensitive a symbol.

@@simongee8928 Currently in Germany you mean . Anyvvhere else in the vvorld a restorer could do it as its just a restoration to original condition . As NSU kept making them until the 1950's it'd be interesting to knovv vvhat the factory vvould've painted these as they vvere marketed as Farm Tractors & BMVV kept making bikes vv/& vv/out sidecars ( though BMVV vvent back to traditional "Bavarian Black" paint )

@@rogerwhite9484 restorers don't put it on since a lot of german equipment didn't have it. unless the swastika was already untouched a lot of collectors consider the adding of a swastika on a restoration is forgery.

A lot of equipment of the Wehrmacht did not have a swastika painted on it. The Iron Cross was a lot more common in many units. That is not to say swastikas were never used, but it was less common than many think. Swastika flags were often used by the Wehrmacht in combined operations, though...as drapes that were placed on vehicles or buildings so the Luftwaffe did not accidentally bomb their own troops. Luftwaffe aircraft on the other hand, often had swastikas painted either on the wings or on the vertical stabilizers. There were regulations as to what emblems and designations were supposed to go on vehicles or other equipment and which weren’t. This is still true today...for instance, you would not find the official US seal painted on a combat vehicle like a tank.

@@DeputatKaktus Everything you said is true; And in most cases the only time the swastika flag was used on ground vehicles was at the front lines so that air support knew where the front line was.

The time is now for Das Audi Auto to re-make this as the Q 0.5 Love and peace trike so the uber kool with a "K" hip trendy types can have them however for the necks of red will have to make a "auto" , As "stick" is a dark art and so "square" May make up for the A 2 "thing" when the team behind it taken out ze bunker and shot ?

read some of the comments above yours, they explain it pretty well.

It does steer normally in slight angles. As you turn sharply, the differential brakes one side or the other.

They were built for many years after the war to be used by farmers. Something akin to a utility tractor and or gator.

Vincent Sauer oll

the forks are not mechanically linked. the tractor mechanism is based on a scaled down Cleveland Tractor design. very robust and dependable. uses opel 1600 cc four cylinder.

They do... Its a snow mobile.

"Nazi paint job"... ?? My Mom's Buick is the same color. Not looking forward to breaking the news to her. "Nazi paint job"... oh brother. 😒

Jack Gamboa www.cycletrader.com/listing/1942-NSU-Kettenkrad-5008254953. It didn’t sell yet. I would but this instantly if I could afford it

Bill Bright. not particularly. he didn't understand that the front wheel/handlebars do in fact control the tracks and thus steering...

jpavlvs u can buy on one tanksco for 21',000 that is good for a car

The higher man motorcycle I believe

Kettenrad. ketten=chains, rad=wheel or bycycle depending on context.

Thank for the clarification,much obliged ,yours Chumly Warner Esq.

wrong Ketten = Chains/Tracks KRAD = Military word for Kraftrad ->Motorcycle Kettenkrad = Trackedmotorcycle

@Old Iron not close at all No steering brake, no reverse gear, tracks are shit, no suspension.

@Old Iron To someone who hasnt looked a real one over closely, I suppose it could pass as one. Im so picky about this as im currently reverse engineering one from patent documents and soviet documents on it to build a perfect replica.

charlivoo no

It is unable to float but can ford water up to its seat.

Michael Wittmann on tanksco it costs 21 thousand

About 50.000 bucks if you're lucky

@@dangerjoe8911 $150,000

@@robbygee2539 I've deen them for 50.000€

@ghgg of course you are but imagine you didn't lose for example Verner Von Braun And thousands like him. I love German people for their wisdom and pray they all love people in every rice and color too.

Its possibley catagorized that vvay because the Nazis used it, even though it lacks the svvastika in the palm tree & this particular "bike" could've been one of those made after the vvar as the NSU factory kept making them til about 1952 & marketed them as Farm Tractors ( the original reason they vvere designed ) . See if they'll allovv you to share a video about the vvartime BMVV K750 or any old Volksvvagon "Thing" videos as the "thing" of course is a kublevvagon (sp?) or any Ural videos, you can report the Ural videos or Volksvvagon videos as a protest as BOTH are vvere directly developed from the "Nazi" originals. Personally I found nothing in this video offensive. & I'll gladly claim to be OFFENDED by this blatant discrimination against motorcycle history that'd make youtube Anti-Biker/Motorcyclist !!! & THAT should be spread all over social media .

@@rogerwhite9484 I totally agree with you these snow flakes and Facebook are treating the KettenKrad as if it is alive, just like they treat guns, these are just tools and cant kill on their own.

@@e.sannicolas5939 good 2 hear back from you, if you do vvant to try & protest this I & probably quite a fevv other vievvers vvill back you on this . Its a shame that a simple informative video that covers a historic vehicle is being treated like it vvas a video of neo-nazi rhetoric speeches . YT started by demonitizing a lot of videos but ovvners kept them up & vievvs kept happening . Its almost as bad in real life that freedom of speech is taking a pounding due to some people complaining that someone elses speech is offensive & therefore should be banned . I'm sorry ,, I kinda passionate about the preservation of our constitutional freedoms & rights as certain people get this crazy idea that because they've been offended by something that the very lavvs of the land have to be changed . At this rate some idiot vvill claim he's offended by other peoples farts & it'll lead to everyone having to vvear mandatory but plugs so that nobody vvill have to smell another persons gas . I knovv thats crazy ,but its vvhat this " I'm Offended" BS vvill lead to.

Facebook is abusive... Get off it and move to another platform.

MindRiot666 *died but yeah probanly

$150,000 ball park.

search around there is a guy in like the midwest makes repros and total cost is under 20k

He misspoke. It's got three forward gears and a two speed transfer case.

+said jellouli its not junk its a piece of history!

said jellouli Clinton Supporter?

Regardless of your opinion of rich people, why would you be salty that an antique was restored? Are you one of those christian moms of america or commie hippies that want war relics destroyed just for the hell of it? Probably.

said jellouli why so bitter.. why not have ur own motorccle.

Lee Crt you can bet on it