KM48 Combimot inbouwmotor

Build year: 1953

The beginning of Zündapp GmbH on the two-stroke market. This first 48 cc two-stroke Zündapp engine is in the Apollo, Mustang, Rex, Typhoon, Mosquito and the original German mopeds Zündapp Combinette and TWN Knirps. There were 2 types of Zundapp cubes. The KM 48 and the slightly more powerful KM 50. They were introduced in 1953 and were mounted in a Typhoon bicycle from A. KNIBBE from Amsterdam. The Zündapp KM 48, 2-stroke, 48cc. had 1, 5 hp, but was retuned to comply with the regulations to get a top speed of about 30 km / h. Weight about 6, 3 kg No type approval for mopeds in Holland, this only came in 1958.