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I 1932, P.A. Fisker i partnerskab med sin søn, Anders Fisker, begyndte designet af en ny 4-cylindret motorcykel. Det var denne Nimbus, der blev sat i produktion i 1934, og som med mindre ændring forbliver i produktion indtil 1960.

På mange måder er produktionen af Nimbus motorcykler var markant konservative. Et eksempel på dette var det i de første år, den nye model var inde produktion, blev den kun leveret i én farve. Som P.A.Fisker udtrykte det ofte: "Folk kan købe en Nimbus ind hvilken farve de kan lide, så længe den er sort!"

Mellem 1919 og 1960, 14.000 Nimbus motor- cykler blev fremstillet. I mere end et halvt århundrede, Nimbus har således været en del af det danske gadebillede, og Nimbus motorcykler har været spændende, pragtfulde 4-cylindrede maskiner, bygget til hårdt brug, og værdsat af danskerne hær, politi og postvæsen.

Den Nimbus havde en 4-cylindret, 750cc rækkemotor med topventil og overliggende knast, en 3.gearkasse og cardandrive. Nimbus var den første motorcykel i verden med en teleskop forgaffel.

I juni 1934 de første modeller blev leveret til politiet, posten service, hæren og til private købere. Salgsfremme var foretaget så langt væk som Kina og Argentina. I efteråret af 1937 blev 3 Nimbus motorcykler leveret til kineserne hær. Med det gode trækkraft, Nimbus-fremstiller kort efter introduktion i 1934 var klar med forskellige sidevogne. Det sidevognsmaskiner kunne leveres med en lavere sidevogn gearing. Både for person- og leveringskroppe sidevogne, samarbejdede Fisker i nogen grad med andre fabrikker, især ACAP.

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Manden bag maskinen var Peder Andersen Fisker. Han grundlagde fabrikken "P.A.Fisker, Elektrisk Fabrik" omkring 1905. Hovedprodukterne var elektromotorer i størrelser fra 1/32HK til 3HK. Efter et par stykker måned gik butiksmesteren, H.M.Nielsen, i partnerskab med fabrikanten, Fisker. Navnet Fisker-&-Nielsen var et faktum. P.A. Fisker var ikke specielt interesseret i motorcykler, da han under Første Verdenskrig fandt, at en alternativ produktion kunne være ønskelig.

P.A.Fisker 1925

På dette tidspunkt blev der tilføjet støvsugere programmet. Fisker begyndte at studere motorcykler, og snart han indså to ting: 1. Den skal have 4 cylindre 2. Den skal have kardandrev Hans model var åbenbart den belgiske FN motorcykel, som er begyndt at bruge 4-cylindrede motorer i 1903. Mellem 1919 og 1928 blev der bygget 1.300 af de første model Nimbus med kælenavnet "Kakelovnsrør".

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N i m b u s

In 1932, P.A. Fisker in partnership with his son, Anders Fisker, began the design of a new 4-cylinder motor-cycle. It was this Nimbus that was put into production in 1934, and which, with small alteration, remain in production until 1960.

In many ways, the production of the Nimbus motorcycles was markedly conservative. One example of this was that during the first years that the new model was in production, it was only delivered in one colour. As P.A.Fisker often put it: "People can buy a Nimbus in whatever colour they like, as long as it's black!"

Between 1919 and 1960, 14.000 Nimbus motor- bicycles were manufactured. For more than half a century, Nimbus has thus been part of the danish street scene, and Nimbus motorcycles have been exciting, splendid 4-cylinder machines, built for hard use, and appreciated by the Danish army, police and postal services.

The Nimbus had a 4-cylinder, 750cc in-line motor with top-valve and overhead cam, a 3.speed gear box and cardandrive. Nimbus was the first motor-cycle in the world with a telescope front fork.

In june 1934 the first models were delivered to the police, the postal service, the army and to private buyers. Sales promotion was undertaken as far away as China and Argentina. In the autumn of 1937, 3 Nimbus motor-cycles were delivered to the Chinese army. With the good traction force, the Nimbus-manufactures soon after the introduction in 1934 was ready with different sidecars. The sidecar machines could be supplied with a lower sidecar gearing. Both for the bodies of person- and delivery sidecars, Fisker co-operated to some extent with other factories, particulary ACAP.

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The man behind the machine was Peder Andersen Fisker. He founded the factory "P.A.Fisker, Electric Factory" around 1905. The main products were electromotors in sizes from 1/32HP to 3HP. After a few month, the shop foreman, H.M.Nielsen, went into partnership with the manufacturer, Fisker. The name Fisker-&-Nielsen was a fact. P.A. Fisker was not especially interested in motorcycles, when he, during the First World War found, that an alternative production could be desirable.

P.A.Fisker 1925

At this time vacuum cleaners were added to the programme. Fisker began studying motorcycles, and soon he realised two things: 1. It should have 4 cylinders 2. It should have cardan drive His model was evidently the Belgian FN motor-cycle, which has begun using 4-cylinder motors in 1903. Between 1919 and 1928 there were build 1.300 of the first model Nimbus with the nickname "Stovepipe".

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