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K650 / MT9
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Dnepr
K-650/MT-9 (Ukraine) 1968 to 1974 32 bhp
@5200 rpm. Compression ratio 7.0:1. this motorcycle was developed from the
Russian Ural. Very little difference between the K-650 & MT-9 except the MT-9
usually had a 4-speed and reverse gearbox and the latter a squarer fuel tank.
The K-650 replaced the K-750 and was sold in the UK by SATRA (Soviet American Trade Association) as a Cossack 650D.
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MT10.36
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Dnepr MT-10.36
(Ukraine) 649cc, 7.5 compression ratio, 36 bhp engine @5200 rpm.
Manufactured in the mid 1980's to early 1990's. Made as a solo as
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MT11 / MT16
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Dnepr
MT-11 & MT-16 (Ukraine) 649cc OHV. Mid
1980's to the early 1990's. Really only a sidecar motorcycle, but is also available with
the sidecar
wheel drive and known as the MT-16 but has the MT10.36 engine - a true go
anywhere vehicle. |
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K750
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Dnepr
K-750 (Ukraine)
750cc 28 bhp Side-valve engine.
1960's
replacement of
the M-72 as the primary Soviet military motorcycle.
The K-750 was the first of the 750cc machines
built in Kiev Motor Works (KMZ) Ukraine. It was similar to the
Russian IMZ M-72 (frame, engine, plunger rear suspension etc)
except for a few details: it used short leading link front
forks, full width aluminum hubs as used up to the end of KMZ,
different handle bar levers, black speedometer face and a few
other minor details. |
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MT12
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Dnepr
MT-12 (Ukraine) 750cc 28
bhp Side-valve engine. Mid 1970's
and
ceased production in 1982. Sidecar wheel drive
is through a split torque differential, based on the WWII BMW
R75 system. Fitted with a 4-speed and reverse gearbox
with semi-auto clutch. Mainly
for military use in the USSR.
The MT12 was developed from the K750 with the same telescopic forks as
the 650cc Ural and Dnepr models, with swinging arm rear suspension. The
MT12 was the civilian model with no differential lock, the military
version was the MB750 and used the differential lock, though the MT12
differential can be upgraded (by Joerg Wanke in Germany). |
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MB650-M1
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Dnepr MB650-M1
(Ukraine) 649cc OHV. Used the MT10.36 or Dnepr 11 engine. Mid 1980's to
the closure of the factory in the late 1990's. This is the military
version of the MT16 which has the 2-wheel drive but with a differential
lock. The build quality is reputed to be much better than the civilian
models and had a paint rather than chrome finish. |
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