Dnepr (motorcycle)

Dnepr or Dnipro ( among other things :), transcribed in German also having the Dnieper River, is a trade name for motorcycles and motorcycle sidecars from Kiev, Ukraine, has been used since 1977.

Since 1946 motorcycles in Kiev Motorcycle Plant ( Kyivs'kyi Mototsikletnyi Zavod ) are produced. The Dnepr motorcycles and the other Soviet trademark of the Ural motorcycle Irbit works based on the BMW R 71 from 1941 was the M 72, a copy of the Irbit Molotov M72 " Motozikl " (incorrectly referred to as " Molotov " ) was built. The IMZ Ural supplied parts to it yet.

In 1956 came the K -750, with a new swing chassis, first with a short swing fork, later with telescopic forks. Then the models K -650, MT -9, MT -11 and MT -16 were produced, all with OHV engines and in principle the K750 chassis.

1989 2 million machines had already left the assembly line. At its peak, 9,000 people were employed by IMZ Ural. Motorcycles for civil production had, however, a very bad reputation and a few loyal fans operate after complete reconstruction of such a machine.

The current program include:

  • Dnepr - 11, a road bike with sidecar nichtangetriebenem
  • Dnepr -16, an off-road bike with sidecar
  • Dnepr -600, a motorcycle trailer

Special solutions:

  • Dnepr -310, cargo tricycle
  • Dnepr -11M, motorcycle with Lastenbeiwagen
  • Dnepr -16M, military execution of the Dnepr -16
  • Dnepr - 156M, Fire version with different fire extinguishers
  • Dnepr -955, traffic police version with full fairing
  • Dnepr -303, a trike
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