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The '''Zundapp K800''' is listed as one of the top 100 motorcycles of the 20th century. It has innovative features such as a unit construction, horizontally opposed four cylinder motor with [[shaft drive]], a design later used by [[Honda]] for the first [[:Category:Honda GL series|Gold Wings]] such as the [[Honda GL1000|GL1000]]. The Frame and front forks are pressed steel. Many of these machines were used in WW2 often with a sidecar attached and were the only four-cylinder machine to be adopted by the German armed forces. | The '''Zundapp K800''' is listed as one of the top 100 motorcycles of the 20th century. It has innovative features such as a unit construction, horizontally opposed four cylinder motor with [[shaft drive]], a design later used by [[Honda]] for the first [[:Category:Honda GL series|Gold Wings]] such as the [[Honda GL1000|GL1000]]. The Frame and front forks are [[pressed steel]]. Many of these machines were used in WW2 often with a sidecar attached and were the only four-cylinder machine to be adopted by the German armed forces. | ||
==KS750== | |||
[[Image:1943 Zundapp KS750.jpg|right|thumb|1943 Zundapp KS750 sidecar side]] | |||
[[Image:1943 Zundapp KS750 left side.jpg|right|thumb|1943 Zundapp KS750 left side]] | |||
The KS750 was a specialized military model built to the same government specifications as the [[BMW R75]]. It was used by the Wehrmacht (German military) as a multi-terrain vehicle for limited attack and convoy patrol. A total of 18,635 machines were produced between 1940 and 1944. | |||