The Killer

[tazio]

https://youtu.be/1dC0DseCyYE

Help me out here.
@ 1:20
Need your best guess.
BSA Bantam?

[jbell]

Beyond my abilities.

[clubman]

Yep, it's a Bantam,late model probably 175cc.

[ohiorider]

Here's some Bantam trivia for you.  I was aware of the DKW relationship, but thought this answer was a good one.
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Do you know your Harley history?

Update:  C'mon guys, it ain't a trick question. I'm not leading up to knocking Harley ( or anyone else).
 It's an interesting piece of motorbike history!
 I'll give you a clue. The Hummer has two wheels.

Best Answer:   Huh, you want the 'Full Monty' here? An International Family

 RELATIVES OF THE HUMMER

 The father of the Hummer was the pre-World War II DKW RT/125. This model featured a girder-style front fork, rigid rear frame, and rather primitive fenders. Except for the fenders, it is almost identical to the 1948 H-D Model 125.  DKW produced trucks and heavy equipment in Zschopau, (East) Germany. Their name, Dampf Kraft Wagon, means something like "Steam Car". With the introduction of motorcycles, their acronym was popularly known as "Das Kleine Wunder" - The Little Marvel.

 At the conclusion of World War II, the Allies appropriated the DKW designs, since their "loop scavenging" system was vastly superior to other two-stroke technology. In the U.S., Harley-Davidson produced the Model 125 beginning in late 1947. In Great Britain, Birmingham Small Arms (BSA) produced the D1 model starting in later 1948. The U.S.S.R., having occupied East Germany, began making the Mockba M1A model in about 1946. How the Japanese acquired the designs is unknown.

[Lannis]

Yep, it's a Bantam,late model probably 175cc.

Bantam yep, but that's a small cylinder, betcha it's a 125.   If it's a swingarm rear, its a 175, plunger it's a 125 ....  Can't see it myself.

Back in that day, that was a regular motorcycle ... !

Lannis

[tazio]

My very first motorcycle was a SX125 Harley.
With my pal on back, I planned my passing attack on our school bus one day.
I swear it felt like two full minutes to accomplish.
Last time I pulled THAT stunt...

[clubman]

Bantam yep, but that's a small cylinder, betcha it's a 125.   If it's a swingarm rear, its a 175, plunger it's a 125 ....  Can't see it myself.

Back in that day, that was a regular motorcycle ... !

Lannis

That tank was only used on the later S/A's. Personally think the early ones with the rigid frame and green/cream color scheme were the most attractive. There was a red one (British Post Office model) at Barber.

[LowRyter]

Allstate 125

[johnr]

Probably ( nearly certainly) a Bantam, but a swing arm model (as it would be in 64)

[Muzz]

Bantam yep, but that's a small cylinder, betcha it's a 125.   If it's a swingarm rear, its a 175, plunger it's a 125 ....  Can't see it myself.

Back in that day, that was a regular motorcycle ... !

Lannis

Bit unclear ain't it?  It does almost appear to have rear suspension; out here that would be a 175.

[oldbike54]

Bit unclear ain't it?  It does almost appear to have rear suspension; out here that would be a 175.

 Anyone here capable of enhancing the shot ? It is a Bantam , probably a 125 , really blurry .

  Dusty