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Zündapp was an important German motorcycle manufacturer set up in 1917 in Nuremberg through Fritz Neumeyer, together with the Friedrich Krupp AG and also the machine tool manufacturer Thiel beneath the name "Zünder- und Apparatebau H. m. b. H. " as a producer of detonators (Zünder- und Apparatebau is actually German for Igniter as well as Apparatus). In 1919, as the demand pertaining to weapons parts declined following 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 microcar, moped and Scooter (motorcycle) markets. The company collapsed with 1984.Zuendap. biz markets markets bi-cycle and electric bicycles when using the Zundapp name and company logo. while Zuendapp.com markets "enduro-sport" motorcycles under the Zundapp brand.

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The initial Zündapp motorcycle was the particular model Z22 in 1921. This was the Motorrad für Jedermann ("motorcycle with regard to everyone"), a simple, reliable design that was manufactured in large series. Zündapp's history of heavy motorcycles began in 1933 using the K-series. The "K" refers to the kind of drivetrain that these models used, Kardanantrieb, meaning enclosed driveshaft using two universal joints. Zündapp introduced the enclosed crankcase (then the novelty). The series encompassed types from 200 to 900 cc displacement and was a major success, increasing Zündapp's market reveal in Germany from 5% inside 1931 to 18% within 1937.The Zündapp KS600, first released in 1938, had a 28 hp (21 kW) flat opposed twin cylinder motor with overhead valves displacing 597 closed circuit (36. 4 cu in). The KS600 was often along with a Steib sidecar, the BW38 (Beiwagen 1938). The BW38, fitted with the B1 (Trunk no. 1) sidecar entire body was produced between 1938 in addition to 1941 and supplied exclusively on the Wehrmacht. While the KS600 was discontinued and ultimately replaced by the purpose-built KS750, its motor was for being the only remnant to call home beyond the destruction involving war. When Zündapp returned to motorcycle production within the late 1940s, it chose to recycle the KS600's motor in order to power the KS601 using few modifications.The Zündapp K800 experienced unit construction, flat-four engines with canal drive (a format adopted by Honda for that Gold Wing in 1974) and were the only 4-cylinder machines used with the German armed forces with WWII.

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From 1931 Ferdinand Porsche along with Zündapp developed the prototype Auto für Jedermann ("car for everyone"), which was the new the name Volkswagen has been used. Porsche preferred the 4-cylinder ripped engine, but Zündapp used a new water-cooled 5-cylinder radial serp. In 1932 three prototypes were running. All three cars were lost throughout the war, the last in a new 1945 Stuttgart bombing raid.From 1936 to 1938 Zündapp developed the KKS500 model. This was the first Zündapp with a foot gear change, and 170 examples were built. From 1940 onward Zündapp produced more than 18, 000 units of this 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 like the 9-092, which was used with light aircraft, including the Brunswick LF-1 Zaunkönig (1942) ab initio trainer aircraft.

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After WWII the corporation transitioned to smaller devices, notably the "Bella" motor scooter, which was a relatively heavy machine for its type. In 1951 Zündapp released the final of its heavy motorcycle models, but one of its most well-known: the KS601 (your "green elephant") which has a 598 cc two-cylinder motor. From 1957 to 1958 this company also produced the Zündapp Janus microcar.In 1958 the corporation moved from Nuremberg to help Munich. Subsequently, the company developed many new smaller models, discontinued the development of four-stroke engines in support of produced two-stroke models. Zündapp experienced some success in motorsports with biker André Malherbe winning your 125cc European motocross titles in 1973 and again in 1974. Initially, Zündapp scooters and mopeds offered well, but later sales diminished and in 1984 the corporation went bankrupt and closed.

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As soon as the bankruptcy, the entire production range and intellectual properties was bought by Xunda Powerplant Co., Tianjin, China. They produced small Zündapp motorbikes from 1987 till their early 1990s. Zündapp is still running a business, but makes Honda dependent 4-stroke motorcycles and electrical mopeds.Zündapp also had any technical collaboration with Noble Enfield (India) to develop mopeds and motorcycles. A dedicated factory has been built at Ranipet near Chennai within the early 1980s to produce small, lightweight two-stroke motorcycles to be offered along with their flagship Royal Enfield Topic. Enfield launched two 50 cc motorcycles first, the step-thru Silver Plus and also 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 along with a sleeveless hard chromed canister barrel, all were a first on the motorcycle in that state.

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