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Zündapp was a serious German motorcycle manufacturer launched in 1917 in Nuremberg by means of Fritz Neumeyer, together with the Friedrich Krupp AG plus the machine tool manufacturer Thiel underneath the name "Zünder- und Apparatebau Gary. m. b. H. " as a developer of detonators (Zünder- und Apparatebau can be German for Igniter and also Apparatus). In 1919, as the demand intended for weapons parts declined following WWI, Neumeyer became the sole proprietor in 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 (street bike) markets. The company collapsed with 1984.Zuendap. biz markets markets bi-cycle and electric bicycles while using the Zundapp name and logo design. while Zuendapp.com markets "enduro-sport" motorcycles under the Zundapp brand.

The very first Zündapp motorcycle was the actual model Z22 in 1921. This was the Motorrad für Jedermann ("motorcycle for everyone"), a simple, reliable design that was manufactured in large series. Zündapp's history of major motorcycles began in 1933 while using the K-series. The "K" refers to the kind of drivetrain that these designs used, Kardanantrieb, meaning enclosed driveshaft with two universal joints. Zündapp introduced the enclosed crankcase (then a novelty). The series encompassed types from 200 to 400 cc displacement and was a serious success, increasing Zündapp's market reveal in Germany from 5% in 1931 to 18% in 1937.The Zündapp KS600, first released in 1938, had a 28 hp . p . (21 kW) flat 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 (Boot no. 1) sidecar human body was produced between 1938 in addition to 1941 and supplied exclusively for the Wehrmacht. While the KS600 was discontinued and ultimately replaced by the purpose-built KS750, its motor was being the only remnant to reside in beyond the destruction involving 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 acquired unit construction, flat-four engines with shaft drive (a design adopted by Honda for the Gold Wing in 1974) and were the one 4-cylinder machines used through the German armed forces throughout WWII.

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

After WWII this company transitioned to smaller devices, notably the "Bella" powerplant scooter, which was a relatively heavy machine to its type. In 1951 Zündapp released one more of its heavy motorbike 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 the business also produced the Zündapp Janus microcar.In 1958 the company moved from Nuremberg in order to Munich. Subsequently, the company developed numerous new smaller models, discontinued the development of four-stroke engines and only produced two-stroke models. Zündapp experienced some achievement in motorsports with driver André Malherbe winning the particular 125cc European motocross championships in 1973 and once again in 1974. Initially, Zündapp scooters and mopeds distributed well, but later sales rejected and in 1984 the organization went bankrupt and finished.

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After the bankruptcy, the entire production line and intellectual properties was bought by Xunda Engine Co., Tianjin, China. They produced small Zündapp cycles from 1987 till earlier 1990s. Zündapp is still operational, but makes Honda centered 4-stroke motorcycles and power mopeds.Zündapp also had a technical collaboration with Regal Enfield (India) to create mopeds and motorcycles. A dedicated factory has been built at Ranipet near Chennai inside the early 1980s to production 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 and the 3-speed Explorer motorcycle. Later, 175 cc Enfield Fury (dependant on Zündapp KS175) was introduced like 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 over a motorcycle in that country.

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