Zündapp KS 750

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The Zündapp KS 750 was a German heavy military motorcycle with sidecar, extensively used by the Wehrmacht in World War II for reconnaissance, transport, and communication duties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military motorcycle ⓘ
motorcycle with sidecar ⓘ
category heavy motorcycle ⓘ
contemporaryModel BMW R75 ⓘ
coolingSystem air-cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
crewCapacity driver and one passenger in sidecar ⓘ
cylinderCount 2 ⓘ
designedFor all-weather operation ⓘ
military logistics ⓘ
off-road use ⓘ
driveLayout shaft drive ⓘ
drivenWheels rear wheel ⓘ
sidecar wheel ⓘ
engineConfiguration flat-twin ⓘ
engineDisplacement 751 cc ⓘ
engineType four-stroke petrol engine ⓘ
frontSuspension telescopic fork ⓘ
fuelType gasoline ⓘ
gearbox 4-speed manual ⓘ
hasReverseGear yes ⓘ
historicalSignificance iconic German World War II military motorcycle ⓘ
manufacturer Zündapp ⓘ
maximumSpeed around 95 km/h ⓘ
notableFeature high ground clearance ⓘ
locking differential ⓘ
selectable sidecar drive ⓘ
operator German Army ⓘ
Waffen-SS ⓘ
periodOfUse early 1940s ⓘ
powerOutput approximately 26 hp ⓘ
primaryRole communication duties ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
transport ⓘ
productionEnd 1944 ⓘ
productionStart 1940 ⓘ
sidecarType military sidecar with driven wheel ⓘ
standardizationEffortWith BMW R75 ⓘ
status collector vehicle ⓘ
successor post-war Zündapp military-style models ⓘ
theaterOfUse Eastern Front ⓘ
North African campaign ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ
typicalArmamentMount machine gun on sidecar ⓘ
usedBy Wehrmacht ⓘ
usedFor dispatch riding ⓘ
troop transport over short distances ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
wheelDriveType two-wheel drive (motorcycle and sidecar) ⓘ

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BMW R75 → successor → Zündapp KS 750 (functional equivalent in German service) ⓘ
linked to: Zündapp KS 750