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[[Image:MZ-RT-125.jpg|thumb|300px|right|MZ RT 125]] | [[Image:MZ-RT-125.jpg|thumb|300px|right|MZ RT 125]] | ||
'''RT 125''' can refer to a model of [[Two-stroke cycle|two-stroke]] [[motorcycle]] made by [[DKW]] in | '''RT 125''' can refer to a model of [[Two-stroke cycle|two-stroke]] [[motorcycle]] made by [[DKW]] in Zschopau in the 1930s, Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau and [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk GmbH|MZ]] in the 1950s and early 1960s, and [[DKW]] in Ingolstadt in the 1950s and 1960s. "RT" stands for "Reichstyp" or "National Model". | ||
In the 1930s DKW pioneered the Schnurle [[Two-stroke cycle|two-stroke]] loop scavenging process to dispense with the use of a [[deflector piston]] and improve efficiency of the combustion chamber. DKW also developed a highly efficient arrangement of [[transfer port]]s. These two features were included in the RT 125 to great commercial advantage. Competitor companies such as [[Adler]] and [[TWN]] copied the adoption of flat-topped pistons and strove to develop equally transfer port arrangements without infringing DKW's patent. | In the 1930s DKW pioneered the Schnurle [[Two-stroke cycle|two-stroke]] loop scavenging process to dispense with the use of a [[deflector piston]] and improve efficiency of the combustion chamber. DKW also developed a highly efficient arrangement of [[transfer port]]s. These two features were included in the RT 125 to great commercial advantage. Competitor companies such as [[Adler]] and [[TWN]] copied the adoption of flat-topped pistons and strove to develop equally transfer port arrangements without infringing DKW's patent. | ||