Zündapp was a major German motorcycle manufacturer created in 1917 in Nuremberg through Fritz Neumeyer, together with the Friedrich Krupp AG plus the machine tool manufacturer Thiel underneath the name "Zünder- und Apparatebau Grams. m. b. H. " as a company of detonators (Zünder- und Apparatebau can be German for Igniter and also Apparatus). In 1919, as the demand intended for weapons parts declined right after WWI, Neumeyer became the sole proprietor with the company, and two years later he diversified in the construction of motorcycles.Following WWII, Zündapp expanded into the microcar, moped and Scooter (street bike) markets. The company collapsed inside 1984.Zuendap. biz markets markets cycle and electric bicycles when using the Zundapp name and emblem. while Zuendapp.com markets "enduro-sport" motorcycles under the Zundapp brand.
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The first Zündapp motorcycle was this model Z22 in 1921. This was the Motorrad für Jedermann ("motorcycle intended for everyone"), a simple, reliable design that was manufactured in large series. Zündapp's history of heavy motorcycles began in 1933 with all the K-series. The "K" refers to any type of drivetrain that these types used, Kardanantrieb, meaning enclosed driveshaft with two universal joints. Zündapp introduced the enclosed crankcase (then a novelty). The series encompassed models from 200 to 400 cc displacement and was a significant success, increasing Zündapp's market write about in Germany from 5% inside 1931 to 18% within 1937.The Zündapp KS600, first released in 1938, had a 28 hp (21 kW) width wise 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 (Boot no. 1) sidecar physique was produced between 1938 along with 1941 and supplied exclusively on the Wehrmacht. While the KS600 was discontinued and eventually replaced by the purpose-built KS750, its motor was for being the only remnant to live on beyond the destruction involving war. When Zündapp returned to motorcycle production inside the late 1940s, it chose to recycling the KS600's motor for you to power the KS601 along with few modifications.The Zündapp K800 had unit construction, flat-four engines with the whole length drive (a layout adopted by Honda for that Gold Wing in 1974) and were the one 4-cylinder machines used with the German armed forces in WWII.
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By 1931 Ferdinand Porsche and also Zündapp developed the prototype Car für Jedermann ("car for everyone"), which was the first-time the name Volkswagen seemed to be used. Porsche preferred the 4-cylinder level engine, but Zündapp used a new water-cooled 5-cylinder radial engine. In 1932 three prototypes have been running. All three cars were lost in the war, the last in some sort of 1945 Stuttgart bombing raid.From 1936 to 1938 Zündapp created the KKS500 model. This was the first Zündapp which has a foot gear change, and 170 examples ended up built. From 1940 onward Zündapp produced more than 18, 000 units of your Zündapp KS 750. This is a sidecar outfit with a driven side wheel plus a locking differential, supplied to the The german language Wehrmacht.Zündapp also made aircraft engines including the 9-092, which was used in light aircraft, including the Brunswick LF-1 Zaunkönig (1942) belly initio trainer aircraft.
After WWII the corporation transitioned to smaller products, notably the "Bella" engine scooter, which was a relatively heavy machine due to the type. In 1951 Zündapp released a final of its heavy motorbike models, but one of its most well-known: the KS601 (the particular "green elephant") using a 598 cc two-cylinder serp. From 1957 to 1958 the business also produced the Zündapp Janus microcar.In 1958 the company moved from Nuremberg to help 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 achievement in motorsports with participant André Malherbe winning the actual 125cc European motocross titles in 1973 and again in 1974. Initially, Zündapp scooters and mopeds marketed well, but later sales declined and in 1984 the corporation went bankrupt and sealed.
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Following bankruptcy, the entire production range and intellectual properties ended up being bought by Xunda Powerplant Co., Tianjin, China. They produced small Zündapp motorbikes from 1987 till early 1990s. Zündapp is still operational, but makes Honda based 4-stroke motorcycles and electric mopeds.Zündapp also had a new technical collaboration with Regal Enfield (India) to build mopeds and motorcycles. A dedicated factory ended up being built at Ranipet near Chennai from the early 1980s to make small, lightweight two-stroke motorcycles to be offered with their flagship Royal Enfield Bullet. Enfield launched two 50 closed circuit motorcycles first, the step-thru Silver Plus and the 3-speed Explorer motorcycle. Later, 175 cc Enfield Fury (according to Zündapp KS175) was introduced being a performance motorcycle. It had 5-speed gearbox, a hydraulic Brembo disc brake as well as a sleeveless hard chromed canister barrel, all were a first with a motorcycle in that region.
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