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A Brief History of the Marque
KMZ Kyivskyi mototsykletnyi zavod, manufactured in Kyiv, Ukraine.
The KMZ factory was founded on 26 September 1945 and in 1946 the first Kievlyanin was produced, the K-1B, based on the Wanderer-1SP.
This was a two-stroke 98cc produced using the original drawings and tools of the Wanderer factory which had been taken by the Russians in war reparation.
The K-1V tricycle appeared in 1947 for disabled war veterans, along with the K-1G cargo tricycle.
In 1949 the GMZ Gorky factory closed, and a large number of its skilled workforce joined KMZ to begin production of the M-72.
The K-1B and K-1V continued to be produced using warehouse supplies until 1952, and production of that model then went to the SMZ Serpukhov factory.
Production of the KMZ Dnepr M-72 began in 1951, and was very similar to the Ural model with the same name, a 750cc sidevalve flat twin. In the 1971 an OHV model, the Dnepr K-650 appeared.
This was followed by a civilian model, the M-72H which had many improvements, not least a leading link front end and plunger rear suspension. 1958 brought the K-750, with "pendulum" front suspension and swinging arm rear suspension with hydraulic shock absorbers. Two years later three-wheeled cargo vehicles named "Kiev" appeared, powered by a fan-cooled K-750M engine.
In 1964 revised K-750M was produced, along with an off-road version, the MB-750, a military machine with a driven sidecar wheel drive. The K-750CM sports machine also appeared, suitable for off-road racing. KMZ worked with the Irbit manufacturer IMZ to ensure part were interchangeable between their machines.
The MT-8 was built until 1971, replaced by the MT-9. That year KMZ celebrated the production 500,000 motorcycles.
The MT-10 was introduced in 1974 with 12v electrics, followed shortly by the MT-10-36 with an OHV 36hp engine. It was one of these which emerged from the assembly line in January 1979, their millionth motorcycle.
The story continued with work on Guzzi-style transverse v-twins and even orbital engines, before the factory was destroyed by Soviet incompetence.
In total, more than three million motorcycles were produced since 1967.
In 2001 and later, MT-11 and MT-16 motorcycles were exported to the United States. These were modified by the importer in Seattle.
Please Note This is NOT a Russian motorcycle. It is Ukrainian. The name is sometimes given as Dneipr.
Sources: kmz.com.ua ✝, b-cozz.com/dnepr-story/, et al.
N.B. An archive of the factory site is available at the Wayback Machine
Fri Aug 15 2014
ste.depuille at sfr.fr
Certificat of conformity
Dnepr K750 year 1967 Dnepr K750 year 1967
Dear Sir,
I bought a used Side car Dnepr K750 in France. But I have a problem on my French registration document, it's written SOLO instead of SOLO SIDE. That the reason why I need a Certificat of conformity to go to French officiel offices with, in order to put SOLO SIDE on my registration document, instead of SOLO only. (SOLO only writen on my French registration document does not allow me to drive with Side car in France).
Thanks a lot.
Sincerely.
FRANCE
Thu Jun 23 2011
manstey1<at>googlemaildot com
French Certificate of Conformity (Attestation de Conform
Dnieper MT 11 (1994)
I am trying to import (customs clear and register) my Dneiper into
France and need to get Certificate of Conformity (Attestation de Conformité)-
Does anyone know how to get this ?
Gex, France
More information will be posted under Documentation & Paperwork
here...
Tue Jun 14 2011
allan.triplea at gmail.com
maintenance manual
1976 Dnepr 750 MT-11
I would like to find a repair manual in english. I am replacing the
generator with a new one. Bike runs good and I will be selling it soon.
Anyone interested?
Whittier, California
Tue Jan 25 2011
birojek<at>hotmaildot com
Ukrainian Motor Bike
Australian Buyer, will import from USA West Coast or from Ukrain.
Interested in any Ukrainian Millitary model for regular riding.
Australia Melbourne
Tue Feb 17 2009
NEMITZ7 at NETZERO.COM
need parts
Denper 750cc Flat Head Motor
I need a replacement main seal plate, seal, bearings for above motor.
Kent, Ohio, Usa
Fri Mar 07 2008
joextremo at t-online.de
Sidecar
Dnepr MT11
I'ts a very good side
Take a look at my side
www.dnepr-jo.com (404)
You can copy you're link to my side if you want
Bye. Jo
Kerpen
German
Tue Oct 30 2007
ivan at iscmldot com
mistakes
Dniepr
Hello, I would like to point out 2 of your mistakes. First Dniepr(Dnipro)is
a Ukrainian bike. Second, it is Ukraine not THE Ukraine. I hope you would
take some time to ensure the hystorical and geographical correctness.
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Ivan
Now in Canada
Sat Sep 15 2007
camdenc200 at hotmaildot com
Barn find Russian K750 +sidecar
1960 K750
Aunt died in Latvia. In her house found Russian K750 1960 mod with
sidecar complete. see photo
I would like to restore it and ship it to Australia- any idears.
Latvia
Thu Sep 20 2007
barryr85 at fuse.net
push rod
dneiper
have you ever experienced the problem of the push rods collapsing and
the valve keep getting loose?
Tue Mar 27 2007
pankob at yahoodot com
Correction (clarification) requirement
Dnepr (Dnipro)
Dear Sirs,
I'm approaching you due to incorrect info to be placed on your web-site part, which is dedicated to the list of motorcycle producers. The matter is that Dnepr (Dnipro in Ukrainian transliteration) is not a Russian model or smth, but a trade mark of Ukrainian producer - KMZ (Kyivskyi mototsykletnyi zavod = Kyiv [Kiev] motorcycle factory). So I would like you to correct your information regarding this issue.
For further details, please, refer to URL: kmz.com.ua
Thank you in advance
Andriy (a Ukrainian reader)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Thu Oct 26 2006
cdesignc at maildot com
Looking for Collectors
IZs, Dnper
I am seeking collectors for iz and dnper motorbikes with side cars
and also models without, mt-9, mt-10, k-750 etc etc.
phone:00371 26385154
LATVIA
English
Tue Sep 20 2005
ismael at etepoc.minbas.cu
Por favor enviarme el manual de Taller del motor dnieper de 1981
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