Poor Passenger

[RDFL]

How would you like to be passenger on this.  https://www.ebay.com/itm/255240287785

[soonerbillz]

Yeah.. nothing like being made to feel like you really ain't wanted!

[rd400canuck]

lol wow awful set up

[teazer]

What am I missing.  The rider's seat is really low and the passenger has a clear view over the rider's head.  For 1951 it at least had plunger rear suspension which was about as good as it got (generally speaking).

From what I can see it was an 11hp post war Russian oversized DKW125/Hummer/BSA Bantam based on a 30's DKW125.  That design was the spoils of war and was the basis of the Hummer and Bantam among others. 

The passenger seat was probably a valiant attempt by cash strapped Russian manufacturers to manufacture cheap transport.

Maybe that design is a case study on why we don't see a lot of Russian motorcycles in MotoGP.

[RDFL]

Old school king and queen.