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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:motorcycle
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gptkbp:abbreviation
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MZ
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Germany
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gptkbp:founded
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1906
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Jørgen_Skafte_Rasmussen
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Motorradwerk_Zschopau
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Zschopau,_Saxony,_Germany
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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MZ motorcycles
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gptkbp:industry
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motorcycle manufacturing
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gptkbp:logo
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MZ logo.svg
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gptkbp:market
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gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Eastern_Bloc_countries
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:notableAchievement
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pioneered two-stroke engine technology
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gptkbp:notableDriver
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gptkb:Jim_Redman
gptkb:Alan_Shepherd
gptkb:Ernst_Degner
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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privatized after German reunification
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gptkbp:notableFor
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MZ 1000S was one of the last models produced
Ernst Degner defected to the West with MZ technology
Walter Kaaden developed expansion chamber exhaust
ceased mass production in 2008
company revived briefly in the 2000s
final closure in 2013
significant in Cold War era motorcycle racing
RT 125 design copied by BSA, Harley-Davidson, Yamaha, and others
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gptkbp:notableModel
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gptkb:MZ_RT_125
gptkb:Walter_Kaaden
gptkb:MZ_1000S
gptkb:MZ_ES_250
gptkb:MZ_ETZ_250
gptkb:MZ_Silver_Star
gptkb:MZ_Skorpion
gptkb:MZ_TS_250
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gptkbp:notableProduct
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mopeds
scooters
racing motorcycles
off-road motorcycles
sidecars
RT 125 (basis for many other motorcycles worldwide)
four-stroke motorcycles
military motorcycles
two-stroke motorcycles
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:MuZ_Motorrad-_und_Zweiradwerk_GmbH
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:DKW
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gptkbp:productionEndYear
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2013
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gptkbp:racingHeritage
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gptkb:Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.mz.de/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Zschopau
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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