Mars (motorcycle)
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Mars was a manufacturer in Nürnberg , Germany founded in 1873 that manufactured motorcycles in various periods from 1903 until 1958. Production was interrupted variously by the First World War , hyperinflation in the 1920s and the Second World War . [1] When Mars ceased production for the final time in 1958, production of the 50 cc Monza Super Sport model was taken over by Gritzner-Kayser AG under its Gritzner brand. [2] [3]
The most famous motocycles made by Mars were the series of motorcycles called the Weiße Mars ("White Mars"), which included the A 20, A 23, MA 25, MA 27, and MA 1000 Sport. [4] Designed by Claus Franzenburg, the A 20 and its derivatives had a box-section frame connecting the headstock to the rear wheel and housing the transmission and drive chain, while the engine was mounted in a subframe below. [5] [6] The flat-twin engine was designed by Franzenburg and manufactured for Mars by aircraft engine builder Maybach . [5] It was mounted with its cylinders in line with the frame. was started with a hand crank, and had an enclosed primary drive to the transmission. [5] [6] The A 20, with a trailing-link fork, was made from 1920 to 1925; [5] the MA 1000 Sport, with a girder fork and recirculating lubrication system in the engine, was made in 1928. [4] [6] Despite being called the "White Mars", the motorcycles were also available in red and green. [5] [7]
Notes
- ↑ Chin 2009 .
- ↑ Sheldon's EMU: Mars Motorcycles
- ↑ Wilson 1995 , p. 66.
- 1 2 Wilson 1995 , p. 123.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Mars A 20" , Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim
- 1 2 3 de Cet 2002 , pp. 274–275.
- ↑ BikeExif: The White Mars motorcycle
References
- Chin, Andrea (2009-10-10). " 'mars' motorcycle by claus franzenberg" . designboom.com . Archived from the original on 2013-09-23 . Retrieved 2016-12-24 .
- de Cet, Mirco (2002). "Mars" . The illustrated directory of motorcycles . St. Paul, MN USA: MBI Publishing. pp. 274–275. ISBN 0-7603-1417-9 . Retrieved 2013-09-23 .
- Wilson, Hugo (1995). The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle . London: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0-7513-0206-6 .
- "Mars A 20" . sinsheim.technik-museum.de/en . Sinsheim: Auto & Technik MUSEUM SINSHEIM. Archived from the original on 2012-08-14 . Retrieved 2013-09-23 .
- "Mars Motorcycles" . Sheldon's EMU . Archived from the original on 4 September 2014 . Retrieved 31 March 2012 .
- "The White Mars motorcycle" . www.bikeexif.com/ . Warkworth, New Zealand . Retrieved 2013-09-23 .
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