Australian Road Rider

STROKER GENIUS

Way back in 1953, the race department of East German brand MZ was headed up by one Walter Kaaden, who was literally a rocket scientist who had helped with the Nazi V-2 rocket program.

He developed MZ two-strokes combining disc-valve induction with expansion chamber exhausts. The exhausts were essentially Kaaden’s invention and led to incredible results. In 1954,

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