Kreidler 50cc Racing Motorcycles - Worlds fastest 50cc bikes ever.
Kreidler's first racer in 1960 was a stripped and tuned Florett moped.
Note very low handlebars.
1967 Race kit for the Florett Motorcycle, 50 cc piston port boosted power from 5,3 hp to over 9 hp, 80 mph.
Radiator
The 1971 Van Veen / Kreidler team bikes ridden by Jos Schurgers and Jan de Vries, they won the World Championship that year for the first time.
Production version of a late 1970's Van Veen/Kreidler GP bike, 16,5 HP at 16,000 RPM
1961 Works engine: Air cooled, twin disk valve, two dellorto carburators, 8HP at 11,000 RPM
1971 Van Veen/Kreidler works engine, 17.5 HP, Disk Valve
Battery ignition with read flywheel abd Puch moped Bosch points.
In the 1974 Belgian GP, Henk van Kessel turned a lap with an average speed of 101.7 MPH. He won the World Championship that year.
The last Kreidler Race MAchines in 1983 and 1984 were called "Krauser". They made 21 HP from the 41.5 x 36mm 6-transfer port engine, that's 10 times more than a moped!
At the end of 1984 season, the 50cc GP Class was discontinued.
At the 1974 Amsterdam M.C. Show this Van Veen/Kreidler race kit was for sale.