In the early 1900s, the Danish manufacturer Fisker Nielsen focused on the production of motorcycles. By that time, the company had become famous, being Europe’s first manufacturer of electric motor vacuums. In order to save its face, the task was to create a concept of a unique motorcycle that would outperform other companies’ designs. The new factory was named “Nimbus motorcycles”, and its first bike was equipped with a driveshaft and a 750-cc 4-cylinder in-line motor installed longitudinally. It went on sale to the public in 1920.

14 years later the second Nimbus was released with an updated engine and named the “Type C”. In the future, the bike received the nickname "Humlebein" (“Bumblebee” in English) for the sound of the motor. It was a big success in Denmark, and went on to become the bike ridden by its police force, postal service, and military. The Nimbus “Type-C” was produced until 1959. In total, they made about 12,000 units. The motorcycle is very reliable and powerful, so you can find several examples of these motorcycles in Denmark even today.

The Nimbus Type-C was a significant motorcycle for its time. The bike was one of the first to feature telescopic front forks, plus an electronic ignition system. The engine really helped the motorcycle to stand out against its rivals. When it was first released the “Type-C” produced a modest 18 hp, that was later increased to 22 hp and could reach speeds of up to 120 km/h.

Danish motorcycle restorer, and builder, Lars Nielsen found the decision to base his Bonneville-racer on the historical “Type-C”.

Details of the “Odin's Fury” project:

• the frame of a hard-tailed configuration, crafted from 4 mm pipes
• custom neck-tube + modified Harley Davidson ‘Sportster’ fork
• set of Honda ‘Goldwing’ wheels (the rear is laced to the original nimbus shaft-driven hub, and there isn’t any rear brake as it only adds additional weight)
• front Grimeca drum brake
• custom small fuel-tank
• single seat
• custom foot controls
• the bodywork from the 70's, made by manufacturer MZ Motorrad; Lars restored and modified it
• Nimbus engine (rebuilt; Lars easily found spare parts; new gaskets, pistons, connecting rods; modified supercharger ASIN from Subaru Vivo).

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