CMV was given exclusive access to this Zündapp KS750 – with its rather unusual paint job – belonging to The Weald Foundation
Founded in 1917 as a manufacturer of detonators, bomb fuses and other weaponry components, Zündapp would eventually go on to become a major German motorcycle manufacturer. Following the end of World War One, when the demand for bomb parts slumped, the company looked to diversify and settled on making motorcycles. Its origins are still apparent in its name, with Zündapp derived from the telling, if not imaginative, ‘Zünder und Apparatebrau’, which translates loosely to ‘Detonating Apparatus’.
The company’s first foray into the motorcycle market was in 1921 with their Motoradd fur Jedermann or ‘motorcycle for everyone’, Z22. It was reliable and simple and was mass-produced with a 211cc two-stroke single cylinder engine.
