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Record-low water levels on the Danube in Budapest, in front of Hungary's Parliament building, have exposed a nearly intact DKW NZ 350-1 military motorcycle produced after 1944. About 12,000 units of the model were built by 1945, and anti-tank mines and grenades were found nearby.
A bike from 1944 emerging from the mud nearly intact is close to a miracle of preservation, historically speaking. Out of roughly 12,000 NZ 350-1s built, having one surface in this condition today is rare. It's one more witness to the mass production the era demanded.
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I've toured along the Danube before — never imagined something like this was down there
Thinking about metal that survives 80 years without breaking down is a heavy thought
Never heard of DKW — was it a big name back then?
It was one of the world's biggest motorcycle makers before and during the war
Mines and grenades turning up with it is genuinely unsettling
A bike from 80 years ago basically intact is just incredible
Being buried in mud without oxygen exposure is probably why it didn't rust.
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