D-Rad

Former German motorcycle factory
D-Rad R0/6 - 1928
D-Rad R11 - 1931

D-Rad, short for Deutsches Motorrad,[1] was a motorcycle factory in Berlin (Spandau), Germany. The brand was founded in 1896 as a daughter company of Deutsche Industriewerke AG.[1] From 1920 it produced motorcycles under the brands Star and Derad.[1] In 1923 Deutsche Industrie-Werke took it over and changed the name to D-Rad. NSU merged with Deutsche Industrie-Werke in 1932 and terminated D-Rad production in 1933.

References

  1. ^ a b c Vogt, J.; Ferreira, Y.; Cornel, C.; Dressler, A.; Klingler, U.; Hufnagel, G.; Pasnicu, O. (2022). Motorradgeschichten aus Deutschland: 100 Jahre Technikpsychologie (in German). Kohlhammer Verlag. p. 36. ISBN 978-3-17-042331-2. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

External links

  • Swiss website about D-Rad
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