In 1998, they offered a hingeless rear suspension, drastically reducing the unsprung mass of a motorcycle. In 1986, KTM became the first motorcycle manufacturer to equip road bikes with front and rear disc brakes. By 1974, the KTM range already included 42 models. In 1970, KTM engineers develop their engine, which was the basis of a powerful sports bike, which became a three-time winner in the World Motocross Championship. KTM is an abbreviation for Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen, the last names of the company’s founders and the city where it was established in. On a wave of popularity in two years, the company conquers the American market with the Penton Six Days model. In 1964 a factory racing team was created, which in 1966 won three sets of gold medals in international competitions Six Days on the legendary bike KTM Comet. The period from the1960s to the 1970s was a bright page in the history of KTM. Since 1959 the company began producing scooters. By the end of the fifties KTM bikes, of which there were half a dozen in the lineup, were known throughout Germany as inexpensive, but very high-quality machines. This gave a strong impetus to the development of production. During the first years, KTM motorcycles used components that were almost all produced by KTM itself. This was the reason for the renaming to Kronreif & Trunkenpolz Mattighofen.
In 1955, businessman Ernst Kronreif became a shareholder of the company, acquiring its significant share.
Twenty employees of the company were able to make only three motorcycles a day.
The debut bike of the brand was produced by KTM only in 1953. KTM is a European brand, which produces its bikes on its main Austrian factory, located in Mattighofen. The first step company made as a small metalworking workshop, named Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen. The company was established in 1934 in Mattighofen by Hans Trunkenpolz, who was a pretty famous engineer. The company, formed in 1992 from the KTM Motor-Fahrzeugbau KG founded by Hans Trankenpolz, is headquartered in Matingofen, Austria. Official website: KTM is a famous multinational motorcycle manufacturer, which was established in 1934 in Austria, and separated into four divisions, including the motorcycle one, in 1992.
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