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Zündapp KS-750

Zündapp KS-750 belongs to the category of the heavy motor bikes (more than 500 cc). It was conceived to receive a side-car but was also largely used without. This motor bike was one of the basic "two-wheels" of the motorcylcists battalions of armoured and motorized divisions of Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS. However, all the units of divisions were generally equipped with it. An armoured division in general included (1943) 480 of these vehicles. In divisions of infantry the number was higher than 400 until 1943 and by after reducted to 170, the motor bikes y being supplanted by the "four-wheels". The BMW R-75 was manufactured with 18695 specimens between 1940 and 1948.

Zündapp KS-750
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Zündapp Ks-750 with the other heavy motor bikes were conceived to be driven in difficult ground
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Zündapp KS-750
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Zündapp KS-750 with side-car - Data
Dimensions  
Weight: 0.42 t - Crew: 2-3 - Length: 2.385 m - Width: 1.65 m - Height: 1.01 m
Ground clearance: ? m
Propulsion  
Engine: OHV 751 cc, 2 cylinders, 26 hp - Fuel: Gasoline (24 L)
Performances  
Speed: 95 km/h (road), ? km/h (off road) - Range: ? km (road) - ? km (off road)
Fording: ? m - Vertical obstacles: ? m - Trench crossing: ? m
Turning radius (diameter): ? m
Armament  

Type: - or 1 x 7.92 mm MG 34/42 - Ammo: ?

Armor (mm/°)
none

Zündapp KS-600

Zündapp Ks-600 belongs to the category of the heavy motor bikes (more than 500 cc) and was produced for the German army between 1938 and 1941.

Zündapp KS-600
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Zündapp KS-600 - Data
Dimensions  
Weight: 0.205 t - Crew: 2 - Length: 2.165 m - Width: 0.725 m - Height: 0.96 m
Ground clearance: 0.12 m
Propulsion  
Engine: OHV 597 cc, 2 cylinders, 28 hp - Fuel: Gasoline (15 L)
Performances  
Speed: 135 km/h (road), ? km/h (off road) - Range: 230 km (road) - ? km (off road)
Fording: ? m - Vertical obstacles: ? m - Trench crossing: ? m
Turning radius (diameter): ? m
Armament  

Type: none - Ammo: none

Armor (mm/°)
none

Zündapp KS-800

Zündapp Ks-800 belongs to the category of the heavy motor bikes (more 500 cc). Only 550 specimens of this motor bike however powerful were manufactured between 1933 and 1938.

Zündapp KS-800
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Zündapp KS-800 - Data
Dimensions  
Weight: 0.212 t - Crew: 2 - Length: 2.165 m - Width: 0.815 m - Height: 0.9 m
Ground clearance: 0.12 m
Propulsion  
Engine: SV 804 cc, 4 cylinders, 22 hp - Fuel: Gasoline (15 L)
Performances  
Speed: 95-110 km/h (road), ? km/h (off road) - Range: 230 km (road) - ? km (off road)
Fording: ? m - Vertical obstacles: ? m - Trench crossing: ? m
Turning radius (diameter): ? m
Armament  

Type: none - Ammo: none

Armor (mm/°)
none

Other motos

Germany of course used other models of motor bikes during the Second World War, but they are anecdotic models good less famous than the two stars of the category the BMW R75 and Zündapp KS750 which were the two standard models of the German army. The others according to their category carried out secondary tasks or supplemented the strength put at evil by the enemy.

BMW R-75 & Zündapp KS-750 1/35th-scale Models


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src:

  • Connaissance de l'Histoire (Hachette), n°5 - Août-Septembre 1978, Véhicules blindés allemands 39-45
  • Site Achtung Panzer
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