c.1983 Zündapp K80S Frame no. 9472331 Engine no. 314 060 9981990

c.1983 Zündapp K80S Frame no. 9472331 Engine no. 314 060 9981990 Please kindly note that this motorbike will be available for viewing by prior appointment in Dortmund: please contact eva.lengler@bonhams.com for booking. 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. Although the big four-strokes reappeared after WW2, frm the onwards Zündapp concentrated mainly on the production of two-stroke mopeds, scooters and lightweight motorcycles such as the K80S offered here, a model first seen in 1981, only a few years before the German firm's demise and sale to China in 1984. It should be noted that there are no documents with this Lot. The engine turns over. Offered with key Footnotes: Please kindly note that VAT at the prevailing german rate (currently 19%) will be added to the buyer's premium which will be invoiced on a VAT exclusive basis. If you are planning to export, please make the department aware. Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing