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Manufacturer | Zundapp-Werke GmbH |
Production Dates | 1940 until 1944 |
Total Manufactured | 18,695 |
ENGINE | |
Type | 2-cyl., horizontally-opposed (under slight angle), petrol, overhead-valve, air-cooled |
Make, model | Zundapp KS750 |
Piston Displacement | 751 cc |
Bore and stroke | 75 x 85 mm |
Power output | 26 bhp at 4,000 rpm |
Torque | 2.25 mkg at 2,650 rpm |
Carburettor | Solex 30BFRH or 30 BFR |
Compression ration | 6.2 : 1 |
CLUTCH | |
Type | twin-plate, dry |
GEARBOX | |
Type | 5-speed (incl. crawler gear) and reverse, manual and foot-controlled (crawler gear and reverse manual only) |
Ratios | crawler 6.21:1, 1st 4.83:1, 2nd 2.29:1, 3rd 43:1, 4th 1 00:1, reverse 7.52:1 (max. speeds in forward gears: 14, 18, 40, 62 and 95 km/h resp.) |
FINAL DRIVE | |
Type | propellor shaft to lockable torque-biased spur-gear differential; hence gears to rear wheel and drive shaft to side car wheel |
Ratio | 5.78:1 (incl. 2.2:1 in final drive) |
SUSPENSION | |
Front | parallelogram link type with springs in fork sides actuated by enclosed rocker arms |
Rear | none |
Sidecar | torsion bar (later models - BW43 - with torsion tube) |
FRAME | |
Type | welded construction of stampings welded to oval tapered tubes |
STEERING | |
Type | conventional with handlebars and steering damper |
BRAKES | |
Front | internal expanding, cable-operated |
Rear and sidecar | internal expanding, hydraulic |
WHEELS AND TYRES | |
Wheel Type | spoke wheels with 3.00D x 16 rims, each with 20 short and 20 long spokes |
Tyres | 4.50/4.75-16 cross-country type |
DIMENSIONS | |
Wheelbase | 1410 mm |
Track | 1130 mm |
Overall | length: 2385 mm; width: 1650 mm; height: 1010 mm |
Ground clearance | 160 mm (sidecar 290 mm) |
CAPACITIES | |
Fuel tank | 23 litres (incl. 3 reserves) |
Engine sump | 2.25 kg |
Gearbox | 1.25 kg |
WEIGHTS | |
Kerb weight | 450 kg |
Gross weight | 670 kg |
PERFORMANCE | |
Max. speed | 95 km/h |
Autobahn speed | 80 km/h |
Min. speed | 3 km/h |
Cruising range | 375 km on roads |
Fuel consumption | 6 lit/100 km on roads; 8.5 lit/100 km cross country |
Turning radius | left 5.6 m, right 4.1 m |