Soviet motorcycle with sidecar PMZ-A-750 1/35 AIM Fan Model 35006

Soviet motorcycle with sidecar PMZ-A-750 
1/35 WWII vehicle scale plastic model kit
AIM Fan Model 35006

Manufacturer: AIM Fan Model
Scale: 1/35
Material: Plastic
Unpainted, Unassembled, Kit do not contain paints and glue.
Condition: New in Box

In the early 30's NATI ( Scientific Institute for car- of tractor ) was asked to design a heavy motorcycle with a capacity of 750 cm3 , adapted to the driving conditions of the USSR and suitable for operation with sidecar . For this project called for the Moscow Peter Vladimirovich MoÃ…¼arowa , who stood at the head of a small group of young engineers . During the delegation to the Harley-Davidson plants in the U.S. engineers were convinced that the best solution would be the engine of the system dolnozaworowy V. And although the overall design concept of the engine recreates harleyowskÄ… , however, differed from the number of solutions , such as recirculating lubrication system of the so-called . dry crankcase and two-stage oil pump . The oil tank was located in a common casting of the crankcase of the engine.

The motorcycle used battery ignition , a transmission gear motor instead of widespread then chain interchangeable wheels. Interestingly resolved front suspension . It had a rocker design with a short lever. Elastic element was ćwierćeliptyczny longitudinal spring , coupled with the vertical axis of the wheel guard . It was quite an effective solution , characterized by a high degree of lateral rigidity . It was like a little front fork BMW.Obok MoÃ…¼arowa , design A -750 occupied by young designers : Alexander Mikhailovich Fedorov , Igor Ivanovich Okuniew , Boris Mikhailovich Fitterman , Sergei Nikolayevich Siemaszko and others. Later, Fedorov was chief engineer plants in Irbicie , Okuniew - the main designer of engines in the Moscow Cycle Works , and then by motor azlk , Fitterman was the principal designer of plants ZIS , and later U.S. .

The work progressed very quickly. In May 1932, plans were already ready , which immediately sent to Izhevsk . Until 1 May 1933, were ready to have four copies of experimental marked NATI -A -750 . August 20 delivered to Moskwy.Konstruktorzy eagerly awaited launch series production, but as time passed , and the venture was not moving from the spot. Betting in Izhevsk were not sufficiently equipped to cope with such a complicated production. Only in 1935 the People's Commissariat of Heavy Industry has decided to pass the technical documentation motorcycle PMZ plants in Podolsk , grown from a branch of the Russian company " Singer " . These plants producing sewing machines, then employed 11 thousand . employees and had pretty good equipment . Motorcycle design refined and is labeled PMZ -A -750 .

The first three pieces assembled on May 1 , 1935, when he visited the plant on July 25 People's Commissar of heavy industry , GK Ordzhonikidze , shows him to have 9 machines. The plan for 1935 predicted to produce 100 units, and for the next year - 500.W operating a motorcycle that was characterized by certain individual characteristics . Equipped with a Schebler carburetor type , often conferred a hassle when starting the engine. It required precise coordination of optimal positions of the iris air in the carburetor , ignition timing ( on the left side of the steering wheel) and throttle ( throttle on the right side of the steering wheel) . Motorcyclists jokingly explained as a shortcut PMZ " Experiment with property zawiedi " or " Try me to run ." In addition, the bike was quite distressed design , producing strong vibrations while driving , forcing the continuous tightening of the screws , and at a speed of 40-50 km / h machine showed a tendency to fall into a dangerous phenomenon " shimmy " .

Nvrtheless, the heavy machinery of Podolska were also used for sporting purposes . Competed on them J.Gringaut , I.Kriwoszejew , A.Kułakow , A.Mieszałowa , L.Swirydowa . Before the start of the championship of the USSR in 1938 on motorcycles Kriwoszejewa and kulaks increased engine power of 25 hp at 4500 rev / min, which gave the opportunity to develop a speed of 145 km / h Interestingly, the Kriwoszejew mounted the engine in the frame of the motorcycle That -8 and reached at the speed of 140.6 km / h

motorcycle Kriwoszejewa

Sport motorcycle I.Kriwoszejewa

USSR Championship , Anna Mieszałowa

Champion of the USSR , Anna Mieszałowa , on the sports version of PMZ -A -750 at the start of the USSR Championship in road racing , 1939

In total, was probably more than 4600 units of motorcycles PMZ -A- 750, although it is difficult for accurate data. For today only a few . You can watch them include in museums in Riga , Moscow and Vladivostok , as well as the collection of antique motorcycles " BierieÃ…¼ki " .