Are you familiar with Nimbus? In this case, we’re not talking about the electric autocycle manufacturer, but the 20th century motorcycle manufacturer. Like so many early motorcycle manufacturers, the roots of what eventually became Nimbus began their growth in other sectors first.
While Ducati may have started with radio equipment, Nimbus started life as Nilfisk. That firm was an electric motor and vacuum cleaner concern, and one that took its name from the surnames of its two founders, H.M. Nielsen and Peder Andersen Fisker. As motorcycles began to rise in popularity, Fisker hopped aboard that shiny new vehicle train in 1918 and developed the first Nimbus motorcycle prototype. Fast forward to 1934, and the company would go on to introduce its most popular and long-lasting model, the Type C.
