Zündapp ZD 50 TS
The ZD 50 TS was Zündapp's top-of-the-line moped model in 1979 and 1980 and was then replaced by the CS 25 .
The ZD 50 TS was a further development of the ZD 25 TS ; its visually disturbing hole below the bench was closed with two side covers, behind which there was a storage compartment. Characteristic for the ZD 50 TS - at that time atypical for mopeds - the overhead tank and the adjoining bench seat. This concept was later used in a similar way by other manufacturers - including the Hercules G3, Kreidler Flott or KTM SM 25 models. As with all ZD models, the engine is suspended without frame beams.
The term "ZD" derives from Z entral D jerk cast frame from the "TS" stands for T ouring- S port The number "50" refers to neither capacity nor speed, but has -. As well as on all remaining models of ZD-series (ZD 10/20/25/30 and 40) - no specific meaning.
Technical specifications
- Manufacturer type designation vehicle: 446-422
- Manufacturer type designation engine: 278-50
- Construction period: 1979–1980
- Drive type: single-cylinder two-stroke engine, slot-controlled, wind-cooled
- Displacement: 50 cm³
- Bore × stroke: 39 mm × 41.8 mm
- Engine output: 1.4 HP (1 kW) at 3800 rpm
- Carburetor: Round slide carburetor Bing 1/10 / 132E (10 mm passage), or 13-series Mikuni carburettor, type VM 13, with additional mixture adjustment screw.
- Transmission: 3-speed draw key transmission with twist grip shift
- Secondary transmission: chain pinion front 11 teeth, chain wheel rear 45 teeth
- Electrics: 6 V on-board power supply, Bosch breaker-controlled coil ignition, brake light, ignition lock
- Top speed: 25 km / h
- Mountaineering ability: approx. 37%
- Consumption: approx. 1.8 l / 100 km, mixture 1:50
- Tank capacity: approx. 9.2 l, of which approx. 1.5 l reserve
- Gearbox oil capacity: 0.35 l, type SAE 80.
- Frame type: tube / die-cast combination (tubular frame at the front with molded die-cast rear)
- Seat: single bench, foldable, with tool compartment
- Suspension: Oil-free telescopic suspension fork at the front, swing arm with two spring struts at the rear
- Wheels: 17 "die-cast aluminum wheels with 2.25–17 tires at the front and rear
- Brake system: Simplex drum brakes 120 mm at the front and rear, operated at the front via a cable, at the rear via a linkage (coaster brake)
- Vehicle weight: 68 kg
- Permissible total weight: 150 kg
- Available colors: racing red, brilliant blue, strato silver
- Recommended retail price according to the Zündapp price list 1980: 1940, - DM
Due to the short construction time and the very high selling price, only a few Zündapp ZD 50 TS were sold.
literature
- Motorcycle catalog 1980, Motor-Presse-Verlag, Stuttgart
- Zündapp brochure 1980
- Andy Schwietzer: Type compass Zündapp: 1922–1984 , Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-613-02171-4 .
