1937 Victoria KR9 Motorcycle | The National Military History Center | RM Sotheby's

Lot 125

The National Military History Center

1937 Victoria KR9 Motorcycle

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$12,250 USD | Sold

United States | Auburn, Indiana

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Manufacturer: Victoria-Werke GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany

Production Year: 1937

Engine: Victoria HO over-head-valve, 498-cc, 15-hp, two-cylinder, air-cooled, gasoline

Transmission: Four-speed, hand-change gearbox

Brakes: Mechanical

Length: 85-inches

Width: 34-inches

Height: 37-inches

Wheelbase: 55-inches

Weight: 532-pounds

Armor: None

Armament: None

Maximum speed: Approximately 65-mph

Crew: One

Markings: German Army grey paint

The Victoria KR9 is a commercial motorcycle design produced for the civilian market prior to World War II. The only military modifications were the military license plate and matte-grey paint scheme. Victoria was founded in Victorian times to manufacture bicycles and didn’t start producing motorcycles until the early 1900s, prior to World War I. Although production of bicycles and motorcycles continued simultaneously prior to World War II, emphasis was placed on manufacturing primarily motorcycles. Victoria only produced one military design during World War II, the KR35WH; a 350-cc model that was one of the few motorcycles built continuously throughout the war. The KR9, along with smaller models produced by Victoria, were purchased for military service from civilian stocks. The 498-cc, four-stroke engine featured V-twin cylinders mounted perpendicularly on the crankcase. Gear change was through a four-speed gearbox controlled by a hand change unit mounted on the right side of the fuel tank. Final drive was by chain, protected by a metal cover. Its heavy weight, low ground clearance and lack of rear suspension limited the Victoria KR9 to paved road use.

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