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Motorcycles
Before World War II, the company had some success with forced induction racing
bikes, and during the 1920s and 1930s, DKW was the world largest motorcycle
manufacturer. After the war, the company made the RT125, 175, 250 and 350
models.
The motorcycle branch of the company produced very famous models such as the
RT125 pre- and post World War II. As reparations after the war, the design
drawings of the RT125 were given to Harley-Davidson in the US and BSA in the UK.
The HD version was known as the Hummer, while BSA used them for the Bantam. IFA
and later MZ models continued in production until the 1990s, when economics
finally brought production of the two stroke to an end. Other manufacturers also
copied the DKW design, officially or otherwise. This can be seen in the
similarity of many small two stroke motorcycles from the 1950s, including a
product of Yamaha, Voskhod and Polish WSK.
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