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Zündapp was a major German motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1917 in Nuremberg through Fritz Neumeyer, together with the Friedrich Krupp AG and also the machine tool manufacturer Thiel within the name "Zünder- und Apparatebau H. m. b. H. " as a developer of detonators (Zünder- und Apparatebau is German for Igniter as well as Apparatus). In 1919, as the demand pertaining to weapons parts declined soon after WWI, Neumeyer became the sole proprietor from the company, and two years later he diversified into your construction of motorcycles.Following WWII, Zündapp expanded into the actual microcar, moped and Scooter (bike) markets. The company collapsed inside 1984.Zuendap. biz markets markets bicycle and electric bicycles while using Zundapp name and brand. while Zuendapp.com markets "enduro-sport" motorcycles under the Zundapp brand.

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The 1st Zündapp motorcycle was the particular model Z22 in 1921. This was the Motorrad für Jedermann ("motorcycle regarding everyone"), a simple, reliable design that was manufactured in large series. Zündapp's history of major motorcycles began in 1933 while using K-series. The "K" refers to the type of drivetrain that these versions used, Kardanantrieb, meaning enclosed driveshaft together with two universal joints. Zündapp introduced the enclosed crankcase (then a novelty). The series encompassed designs from 200 to eight hundred cc displacement and was a serious success, increasing Zündapp's market reveal in Germany from 5% throughout 1931 to 18% throughout 1937.The Zündapp KS600, first released in 1938, had a 28 hp (21 kW) flat in a trench opposed twin cylinder electric motor with overhead valves displacing 597 closed circuit (36. 4 cu in). The KS600 was often as well as a Steib sidecar, the BW38 (Beiwagen 1938). The BW38, fitted with the B1 (Shoe no. 1) sidecar system was produced between 1938 along with 1941 and supplied exclusively towards the Wehrmacht. While the KS600 was discontinued and in the end replaced by the purpose-built KS750, its motor was for being the only remnant to live beyond the destruction regarding war. When Zündapp returned to motorcycle production inside late 1940s, it chose to reuse the KS600's motor for you to power the KS601 with few modifications.The Zündapp K800 experienced unit construction, flat-four engines with canal drive (a design adopted by Honda for that Gold Wing in 1974) and were the only real 4-cylinder machines used through the German armed forces inside WWII.

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Coming from 1931 Ferdinand Porsche and Zündapp developed the prototype Vehicle für Jedermann ("car intended for everyone"), which was the very first time the name Volkswagen has been used. Porsche preferred the 4-cylinder ripped engine, but Zündapp used the water-cooled 5-cylinder radial powerplant. In 1932 three prototypes were being running. All three cars were lost in the war, the last in the 1945 Stuttgart bombing raid.From 1936 to 1938 Zündapp produced the KKS500 model. This was the first Zündapp that has a foot gear change, and 170 examples were being built. From 1940 onward Zündapp produced greater than 18, 000 units of your Zündapp KS 750. This is a sidecar outfit with a driven side wheel along with a locking differential, supplied to the German born Wehrmacht.Zündapp also made aircraft engines such as the 9-092, which was used inside light aircraft, including the Brunswick LF-1 Zaunkönig (1942) stomach initio trainer aircraft.

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After WWII this company transitioned to smaller products, notably the "Bella" electric motor scooter, which was a relatively heavy machine due to the type. In 1951 Zündapp released the final of its heavy bike models, but one of its most famous: the KS601 (the actual "green elephant") that has a 598 cc two-cylinder serp. From 1957 to 1958 the corporation also produced the Zündapp Janus microcar.In 1958 the organization moved from Nuremberg in order to Munich. Subsequently, the company developed many new smaller models, discontinued the development of four-stroke engines and only produced two-stroke models. Zündapp experienced some success in motorsports with driver André Malherbe winning the actual 125cc European motocross competition in 1973 and yet again in 1974. Initially, Zündapp scooters and mopeds offered well, but later sales declined and in 1984 this company went bankrupt and finished.

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Following the bankruptcy, the entire production series and intellectual properties ended up being bought by Xunda Motor Co., Tianjin, China. They produced small Zündapp motorcycles from 1987 till earlier 1990s. Zündapp is still running a business, but makes Honda based 4-stroke motorcycles and electrical mopeds.Zündapp also had a technical collaboration with Royal Enfield (India) to develop mopeds and motorcycles. A dedicated factory seemed to be built at Ranipet near Chennai in the early 1980s to production small, lightweight two-stroke motorcycles to be offered with their flagship Royal Enfield Round. Enfield launched two 50 cc motorcycles first, the step-thru Silver Plus along with the 3-speed Explorer motorcycle. Later, 175 cc Enfield Fury (dependant on Zündapp KS175) was introduced being a performance motorcycle. It had 5-speed gearbox, a hydraulic Brembo disc brake and also a sleeveless hard chromed cylinder barrel, all were a first on the motorcycle in that region.

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