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Books and other literature for Max-drivers:

(Sorry, all books are written in German!)

There are some books about the NSU MAX and the other NSU motorbikes for sale. The following list shows most of them: 

What is essential for repairing and restoring a NSU MAX:

The NSU-Spare parts list, NSU-Workshop manual and the Driver's handbook.Original or reprint. Originals are expensive and it is not good to browse them with oily fingers in the workshop. So use a reprint or copy in the workshop and have the original issue at home in your bookshelf.

Copies or reprints are available from some special motorbook traders. Lots of reprinted manuals are available from the WK publishers at Bad Salzuflen, Germany. Have a look at their homepage: WK-Verlag at Bad Salzuflen .
 

Essential for engine repairs and overhauls:

NSU-MAX richtig angefaßt by Ernst Leverkus. Reprint of the 1959 issue. Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, ISBN 3-613-01109-3.

This book is highly recommended to every MAX driver. The chapter about the deismantling and reassembling of the engine is much better than the original NSU workshop manual, because it is written for MAX drivers and not for trained craftsmen. The other chapters are nice to read and tell you a lot of the lifestyle in the late 50s in Germany. Little sample:

Manchmal kann man Motorradfahrer beobachten, die einen besonderen Spaß daran finden, an Stellen Vollgas aufzuziehen, wo wir nicht im Leben daran denken würden. Zum Beispiel vor dem Kino oder vor der Eisdiele, in der gerade die Lisa und ihre Freundin Monika ein Eis zu 20 lutschen und über den aufreizenden Ton der MAX erschauern sollen...

(Sorry, couldn't translate this, yet)

For those who want to know every detail about the different versions of the MAX:

NSU-MAX 1952-1962 Alle Ausführungen by Stephan Thum. 64 pages DIN A5 (written in German) at DM 15,- plus shipping. Available direct from the author:
Stephan Thum
Morellenweg 4
D-22043 Hamburg
Germany
e-mail: StThum@aol.com

For those who want to know the deatils about the different versions of the MAX engine:

Das Buch vom MAX-Motor by Jörg-Michael "Paul" Bremer.
Tells the details you don't find in the workshop manual or the spare parts list.At DM 23,- incl. shipping available direct from the author:
Jörg-Michael Bremer
Sudetenstraße 3
D-35418 Alten-Buseck
Germany
e-mail: PaulMax@gmx.de

Something nice to read or a nice gift for a MAX driver:

(Sorry, all books written in German)

Dieter Herz/          Die NSU Renngeschichte
Karl Reese           1904-1956
                            Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 1. Auflage 1982,
                            ISBN 3-87943-797-1

Peter Schneider    NSU 1873-1984
                            Vom Hochrad zum Automobil
                            Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 2. Auflage 1988,
                            ISBN 3-613-01086-0

Peter Schneider    Die NSU-Story
                            Die Chronik einer Weltmarke
                            Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 1. Auflage 1997,
                            ISBN 3-613-01853-5

 All these books available in good bookshops.

Motorbike means MAX!