Founded at the height of WWI to manufacture armaments, Zündapp found a new role post-war as a producer of motorcycles under the direction of new owner, Dr Fritz Neumeyer, building its first machine, a Levis-powered two-stroke, in 1921. The firm began making its own engines in 1924, selling more than 10,000 machines that year, and in 1933 introduced the first of the horizontally opposed, four-stroke twins that it is best remembered for. These retained their place at the top of the range after WW2 but the bulk of production consisted of high-quality two-stroke lightweights. Offered for restoration and sold strictly as viewed, this GS75 dates from the early/mid-1970s, a time when Zündapp's two-strokes dominated the ISDT and the 125cc category in international moto-cross. Harry advises us that the machine was ridden by Brian Lamb to numerous trials wins. There are no documents with this Lot.