Zündapp KS 750

Initially Zündapp considered modifying their KS 600 model in order to meet the OKH demands, but it was soon clear that the KS 600 was not suitable for further development: the frame, engine, transmission, front fork and many other parts would have to be either reinforced or receive substantial modifications to meet the new criteria.

[1] Some units were built with eight-speed dual-ratio transmission, including reverse gear customary on sidecars.

Equipment included a spare wheel, holders for ammunition cases and gasolene canister, plus a tow bar for a trailer.

Moreover, BMW and Zündapp also agreed, as demanded by the OKH, to standardize as many components as possible, in order to both streamline production, as well as logistics and (field) maintenance / repairs, through interchangeable spare parts, usable on both models.

The series production started in the spring of 1941, and in eight years Zündapp produced 18,695 KS 750 in their Nuernberg factory.