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Zundapp K500W


Light Military Motorcycle


Nazi Germany | 1934



"Zundapp became another supplier of military motorcycles for the German war effort during World War 2 - the K500W was their contribution."

Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one land system design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Zundapp K500W Light Military Motorcycle.
1 x 2-cylinder, 4-stroke, 498cc opposed piston engine developing 16 horsepower at 4,800rpm.
Installed Power
65 mph
105 kph
Road Speed
158 miles
255 km
Range
Structure
The physical qualities of the Zundapp K500W Light Military Motorcycle.
1
(MANNED)
Crew
419 lb
190 kg | 0.0 tons
Weight
Variants
Notable series variants as part of the Zundapp K500W family line.
K500W - Base Series Designation
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BMW secured the rights to stock the reemerging German Army of the 1930s with motorcycles for training and operational service back in 1932 with the R4. However, other suppliers - though not as well remembered - contributed to the mechanized capabilities of German ground forces - particularly its motorcycle troopers. This included Zundapp of Nurnberg which supplied its civilian-minded, light-class K500W models primarily for training (though the necessities of war pressed them into the dispatch role for which they were not intended for and, thusly, suffered as a result). Procurement of K500W bikes spanned from 1934 and lasted until 1938.

The military models retained the form and function of their civilian counterparts. A 2-cylinder, 4-stroke opposed engine was used outputting 16 horsepower at 4,800rpm. The engine sat under the rider in the usual way with the frame of the bike being completed through a pressed-steel process. Road speeds could reach 105 kmh.

Like other German wartime bikes, this series saw service into the war's final days.

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Operators
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Total Production: 1,000 Units

Contractor(s): Zundapp - Nazi Germany
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