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Zündapp was an important German motorcycle manufacturer set up in 1917 in Nuremberg by means of Fritz Neumeyer, together with the Friedrich Krupp AG plus the machine tool manufacturer Thiel under the name "Zünder- und Apparatebau G. m. b. H. " as a developer of detonators (Zünder- und Apparatebau is actually German for Igniter and Apparatus). In 1919, as the demand for weapons parts declined immediately after WWI, Neumeyer became the sole proprietor of the company, and two years later he diversified into your construction of motorcycles.Following WWII, Zündapp expanded into the particular microcar, moped and Scooter (street motorcycle) markets. The company collapsed in 1984.Zuendap. biz markets markets cycle and electric bicycles with all the Zundapp name and logo design. while Zuendapp.com markets "enduro-sport" motorcycles under the Zundapp brand.

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The initial Zündapp motorcycle was the actual model Z22 in 1921. This was the Motorrad für Jedermann ("motorcycle regarding everyone"), a simple, reliable design that was produced in large series. Zündapp's history of major motorcycles began in 1933 with the K-series. The "K" refers to the type of drivetrain that these types used, Kardanantrieb, meaning enclosed driveshaft using two universal joints. Zündapp introduced the enclosed crankcase (a novelty). The series encompassed models from 200 to 300 cc displacement and was an essential success, increasing Zündapp's market share in Germany from 5% in 1931 to 18% within 1937.The Zündapp KS600, first released in 1938, had a 28 horsepower (21 kW) flat in a trench opposed twin cylinder powerplant with overhead valves displacing 597 closed circuit (36. 4 cu in). The KS600 was often coupled with a Steib sidecar, the BW38 (Beiwagen 1938). The BW38, fitted with the B1 (Footwear no. 1) sidecar physique was produced between 1938 as well as 1941 and supplied exclusively to the Wehrmacht. While the KS600 was discontinued and eventually replaced by the purpose-built KS750, its motor was to be the only remnant to call home beyond the destruction associated with war. When Zündapp returned to motorcycle production from the late 1940s, it chose to reuse the KS600's motor to help power the KS601 having few modifications.The Zündapp K800 had unit construction, flat-four engines with the whole length drive (a page layout adopted by Honda with the Gold Wing in 1974) and were the one 4-cylinder machines used through the German armed forces inside WWII.

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

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After WWII this company transitioned to smaller products, notably the "Bella" motor scooter, which was a relatively heavy machine due to the type. In 1951 Zündapp released the final of its heavy street motorcycle models, but one of its most well-known: the KS601 (the "green elephant") which has a 598 cc two-cylinder serp. From 1957 to 1958 this company also produced the Zündapp Janus microcar.In 1958 the business moved from Nuremberg to Munich. Subsequently, the company developed a number of new smaller models, discontinued the development of four-stroke engines and only produced two-stroke models. Zündapp experienced some achievements in motorsports with driver André Malherbe winning the actual 125cc European motocross competition in 1973 and once more in 1974. Initially, Zündapp scooters and mopeds sold well, but later sales rejected and in 1984 the company went bankrupt and shut.

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Following bankruptcy, the entire production line and intellectual properties seemed to be bought by Xunda Motor Co., Tianjin, China. They produced small Zündapp motorcycles from 1987 till earlier 1990s. Zündapp is still operating, but makes Honda dependent 4-stroke motorcycles and electric mopeds.Zündapp also had some sort of technical collaboration with Royal Enfield (India) to develop mopeds and motorcycles. A dedicated factory has been built at Ranipet near Chennai in the early 1980s to produce small, lightweight two-stroke motorcycles to be offered with their flagship Royal Enfield Bullet. Enfield launched two 50 cc motorcycles first, the step-thru Silver Plus plus the 3-speed Explorer motorcycle. Later, 175 cc Enfield Fury (dependant on Zündapp KS175) was introduced as a performance motorcycle. It had 5-speed gearbox, a hydraulic Brembo disc brake and also a sleeveless hard chromed cyndrical tube barrel, all were a first using a motorcycle in that country.

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