Zündapp Z22

The Zündapp Z22 of 1921 was the first motorcycle the Nuremberg firm built, sold as the Motorrad für Jedermann, a motorcycle for everyone. It was a simple, reliable design made in large series, and it came two years after Fritz Neumeyer became sole proprietor of the former detonator maker in 1919 and decided to move into motorcycles. One history of the marque says the design was apparently based on the British Levis that Neumeyer had seen at the London motor show of 1920. A model list gives the Z-22 a 211 cc two-stroke engine with a bore of 62 mm and a stroke of 70 mm, production from 1921 to 1924 and a top speed of 57 km/h.