Dutch History: Eysink Wins Off-Road Motorcycle Event in Amersfoort (1934)
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⚙️ Music only. No subtitles. EN - The Royal Dutch Motorcyclists Association (KNMV) organizes off-road riding championships at the Leusderheide in Amersfoort. At 11 a.m., 20 participants in the 500cc class left, at 11:02 the 23 riders in the 350cc class, and at 11:04 the 250cc class started. There were many collisions in the loose sand. In the heavy class, No. 12 - D**k Eysink won in 3 hr 34 minutes on an Eysink motorcycle, followed by J. Wittenberg on a Velocette (350cc) and J. de Wit on Ariel (250cc). Eysink was a Dutch car, bicycle and motorcycle factory. D.H. (D**k) Eysink started the Amersfoortse Rijwiel-, Automobiel- en Machinefabriek in 1886. His sons Menno and August built the first Dutch car in 1897. From 1906 the company was called Eysink Fabrieken NV, Amersfoort, and from 1951 to 1956 ARI (Amersfoortse Rijwiel Industrie). Grandson D**k Eysink participated with the Alpenjager model, with a 500cc Rudge “Python” 4-valve engine. NL - De Koninklijke Nederlandse Motorrijders Vereniging (KNMV) organiseert kampioenschappen terreinrijden op de Leusderheide in Amersfoort. Om 11 uur vertrokken 20 deelnemers in de 500cc klasse, om 11:02 de 23 rijders in de 350cc, en om 11:04 startte de 250cc klasse. Er waren veel botsingen in het rulle zand. In de zware klasse won nr. 12 - D**k Eysink in 3 hr 34 minuten op een Eysink motorfiets, gevolgd door J. Wittenberg op een Velocette (350cc) en J. de Wit op Ariel (250cc). Eysink was een Nederlandse auto-, fietsen- en motorfietsenfabriek. D.H. (D**k) Eysink begon in 1886 de Amersfoortse Rijwiel-, Automobiel- en Machinefabriek. Zijn zoons Menno en August bouwden in 1897 de eerste Nederlandse auto. Vanaf 1906 heette het bedrijf Eysink Fabrieken NV, Amersfoort, en van 1951 tot 1956 ARI (Amersfoortse Rijwiel Industrie). Kleinzoon D**k Eysink nam deel met het Alpenjager model, met een 500cc Rudge “Python” 4-klepper motor. 🎥 Polygoon Hollands Nieuws of Polygoon-Profilti (producent) / Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid (beheerder) Publication date: 28 October 1934 ⌨️ Subtitles/ondertiteling/colorization: The Dutch Table LLC 🍳 Curious about Dutch cuisine? Visit https://www.thedutchtable.com for recipes and information! 📚 Want to expand your Dutch vocabulary? Read "Sophie het Lammetje", a bilingual e-book in Dutch and English about a young lamb's adventures on the farm. Now for only $0.99 on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3IjHygU 📝 Love vintage Dutch images? Check out The Dutch Table's selection of notebooks and journals on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3S858na - with beautiful vintage Dutch covers. Your purchase will support the channel. Thank you!
The Eysink was a Dutch automobile manufactured from 1903 until 1919. The Eysink brothers from Amersfoort, who created the marque, started out manufacturing bicycles. In 1897 they built their first automobile. However, the brothers did not begin production in earnest until 1903 (although they produced about 10 cars in this period) when they built a range of shaft-driven motor cars. During that time, motorcycle and bicycle manufacture had taken precedence. The shaft-driven cars were 10/12 hp, 16/2...
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