This week’s episode of Jay Leno’s Garage features one of the coolest motorcycles of the 60s (some people consider it the first superbike) – the Munch Mammut.
For more on the Mammut, check out this write-up on The Vintagent – it’s especially worth a read as Paul d’Orleans actually got a chance to ride one and he great job conveying what the experience was like.
Less than 500 of these bikes were built, but that actually makes it more prevalent than Friedel Munch’s attempted rebirth, called the Mammut 2000. MSRP was $82,000, and it featured a 2,000cc turbocharged motor that produced 260 horsepower. Look how comically large it is! The video is in German but the size of this bike transcends any language:
Post Listing Update: This Munch did not meet reserve despite 42 bids up to $69,999 on eBay in Warkworth, New Zealand. Considered by some to be the world's first superbike, the Munch Mammoth (Mammut) was revealed to the world four years before Honda opened some eyes with the CB750. It…
Post Listing Update: Bidding got up to $69,600 bud the seller pulled this Mammoth off of eBay due to "an error in the listing." Considered by some to be the world's first superbike, the Munch Mammoth (Mammut) was revealed to the world four years before Honda opened some eyes with…
Jay Leno's Garage segments are some of my favorite videos on the internet, and I always manage to learn something when I watch them. Here's a recent video about one of Jay's bikes which falls into one of his "favorite categories of vehicles - original and unrestored".
