Münch (motorcycles)
The Münch Mammut 1200 carburetor model with 10 in (250 mm) front drum brake | |
| Also called | Mammut (German), Münch 4 1200 |
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| Production | 1966–1975 |
| Predecessor | Münch-4 TTS 1100 |
| Successor | 4 1200 TTS-E |
| Class | Sport touring |
| Engine | 1,177 cc (71.8 cu in), inline transverse four cylinder SOHC with two twin-choke Weber carburetors |
| Bore / stroke | 75 mm × 66.6 mm (2.95 in × 2.62 in) |
| Top speed | 137 mph (220 km/h) |
| Power | 88 bhp (66 kW) @ 6,000 rpm |
| Ignition type | Battery and coil, Bosch 400 watt, 6 volt generator |
| Transmission | Gear primary-drive to four speed gearbox with wet multiplate clutch, enclosed-chain final drive |
| Frame type | Twin loop cradle |
| Suspension | Telescopic front forks and rear swinging arm |
| Brakes | 10 in (250 mm) front drum, rear drum |
| Weight | 656 lb (298 kg) (wet) |
Münch was a German motorcycle manufacturer which, during the 1960s, produced the Mammut, a four-cylinder motorcycle using an NSU car engine.
Hugo Wilson wrote of the founder Friedel Münch:
Münch produced many prototype and racing machines, but the Mammoth is his most famous motorcycle – it was simply the fastest, most powerful, most expensive bike of its time.
Limited production began in 1966. The 'Mammut' name was never used officially as the "Maschinenfabrik Berner & Co" owned the copyright to the name after having used it in the interwar years. Münch's motorcycles were sold as "Münch TT" instead.