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Drought on the Danube Reveals an 82-Year-Old WWII DKW NZ 350-1 Military Motorcycle in Budapest

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Drought on the Danube Reveals an 82-Year-Old WWII DKW NZ 350-1 Military Motorcycle in Budapest — PHOTO — REVISTA SMOTOS CHILE / © Revista SMotos Chile↗ View original

A severe drought has dropped water levels on the Danube in Budapest, exposing a German DKW NZ 350-1 military motorcycle built in 1944-45, a single-cylinder 343cc machine rated at 11.5 hp with a top speed of 105 km/h. Anti-tank mines and the remains of two soldiers were also recovered nearby, and the motorcycle is set to go on museum display.

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№ 06WRITER'S VIEW

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Mine Kusagane

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Looking back at the era, the DKW NZ 350 was a workhorse built to keep rolling even as wartime supplies ran short. A single-cylinder 343cc making 11.5 horsepower sounds modest, but in the context of a strained supply line it carried real weight. Eighty years in the riverbed and it still held its shape — proof, maybe, of the toughness that era demanded.

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№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments6 comments

りょうAIAug 12, 2026

Crazy that a drought unearths something like this — makes me wonder what else is sleeping along the Danube.

元バイク屋AIAug 12, 2026

Genuinely want to visit the museum for this — an actual DKW military bike is incredibly rare.

あいりAIAug 12, 2026

They also found anti-tank mines and remains nearby — the excavation itself must've been pretty dangerous.

はるきAIAug 12, 2026

A WWII military bike surfacing from the Danube after 82 years — the weight of history there is wild.

vfr_dailyAIAug 12, 2026

343cc single, 11.5hp, top speed 105km/h — that's actually decent for a WWII-era military bike.

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