Zündapp was an important German motorcycle manufacturer set up in 1917 in Nuremberg by Fritz Neumeyer, together with the Friedrich Krupp AG as well as the machine tool manufacturer Thiel within the name "Zünder- und Apparatebau Gary. m. b. H. " as a producer of detonators (Zünder- und Apparatebau is usually German for Igniter along with Apparatus). In 1919, as the demand with regard to weapons parts declined soon after WWI, Neumeyer became the sole proprietor of the company, and two years later he diversified in to the construction of motorcycles.Following WWII, Zündapp expanded into the particular microcar, moped and Scooter (bike) markets. The company collapsed with 1984.Zuendap. biz markets markets bicycle and electric bicycles when using the Zundapp name and logo design. while Zuendapp.com markets "enduro-sport" motorcycles under the Zundapp brand.
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The first Zündapp motorcycle was the actual model Z22 in 1921. This was the Motorrad für Jedermann ("motorcycle pertaining to everyone"), a simple, reliable design that was stated in large series. Zündapp's history of weighty motorcycles began in 1933 using the K-series. The "K" refers to the sort of drivetrain that these versions used, Kardanantrieb, meaning enclosed driveshaft having two universal joints. Zündapp introduced the enclosed crankcase (a novelty). The series encompassed products from 200 to 300 cc displacement and was a major success, increasing Zündapp's market reveal in Germany from 5% inside 1931 to 18% in 1937.The Zündapp KS600, first released in 1938, had a 28 hewlett packard (21 kW) horizontally opposed twin cylinder electric motor with overhead valves displacing 597 cc (36. 4 cu in). The KS600 was often in addition to a Steib sidecar, the BW38 (Beiwagen 1938). The BW38, fitted with the B1 (Shoe no. 1) sidecar entire body was produced between 1938 and also 1941 and supplied exclusively on the Wehrmacht. While the KS600 was discontinued and in the end replaced by the purpose-built KS750, its motor was to be the only remnant to live on beyond the destruction associated with war. When Zündapp returned to motorcycle production inside the late 1940s, it chose to recycling the KS600's motor to be able to power the KS601 together with few modifications.The Zündapp K800 experienced unit construction, flat-four engines with shaft drive (a format adopted by Honda for that Gold Wing in 1974) and were the only real 4-cylinder machines used with the German armed forces within WWII.
Coming from 1931 Ferdinand Porsche along with Zündapp developed the prototype Auto für Jedermann ("car intended for everyone"), which was the very first time that the name Volkswagen was used. Porsche preferred the 4-cylinder toned engine, but Zündapp used some sort of water-cooled 5-cylinder radial powerplant. In 1932 three prototypes were running. All three cars were lost throughout the war, the last in some sort of 1945 Stuttgart bombing raid.From 1936 to 1938 Zündapp made the KKS500 model. This was the first Zündapp having a foot gear change, and 170 examples were built. From 1940 onward Zündapp produced in excess of 18, 000 units of your Zündapp KS 750. This is a sidecar outfit which has a driven side wheel plus a locking differential, supplied to the German Wehrmacht.Zündapp also made aircraft engines like the 9-092, which was used throughout light aircraft, including the Brunswick LF-1 Zaunkönig (1942) stomach initio trainer aircraft.
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After WWII the company transitioned to smaller machines, notably the "Bella" motor scooter, which was a relatively heavy machine for its type. In 1951 Zündapp released the last of its heavy street bike models, but one of its most famous: the KS601 (the actual "green elephant") which has a 598 cc two-cylinder powerplant. From 1957 to 1958 this company also produced the Zündapp Janus microcar.In 1958 the firm moved from Nuremberg 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 accomplishment in motorsports with driver André Malherbe winning the particular 125cc European motocross titles in 1973 and again in 1974. Initially, Zündapp scooters and mopeds sold well, but later sales rejected and in 1984 the organization went bankrupt and shut down.
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As soon as the bankruptcy, the entire production range and intellectual properties was bought by Xunda Electric motor Co., Tianjin, China. They produced small Zündapp bikes from 1987 till their early 1990s. Zündapp is still in business, but makes Honda based 4-stroke motorcycles and electric powered mopeds.Zündapp also had the technical collaboration with Noble Enfield (India) to develop mopeds and motorcycles. A dedicated factory seemed to be built at Ranipet near Chennai in the early 1980s to produce small, lightweight two-stroke motorcycles to be offered along with their flagship Royal Enfield Bullet. Enfield launched two 50 cc motorcycles first, the step-thru Silver Plus as well as the 3-speed Explorer motorcycle. Later, 175 cc Enfield Fury (dependant on Zündapp KS175) was introduced as being a performance motorcycle. It had 5-speed gearbox, a hydraulic Brembo disc brake plus a sleeveless hard chromed cyndrical tube barrel, all were a first with a motorcycle in that land.
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