Franz Kappa?

Hello Maurizio!
Maybee you can enlight me about Kappa.
Is it right that Kappa is the Italian word for the letter K and also an Italian nic name for KTM?


Mats from Sweden

[mau10]

Hi Mats,
it's right.

Do you know Mats Johnson (the monark expert)?
Ciao, Maurizio

Thank you Maurizio!
Yes He is a real nice guy and he's got the most fantastic Monark and Penton collections I have ever seen!

Is it true that Franz Kappa own's well over 50 KTM bikes?


Mats from Sweden

[mau10]

Hi Mats,
FranzKappa owns almost 100 KTM bikes (disassembled ones included):

http://vmxktm.net/Articles/Reader-s-Bikes/Franzkappa-A-KTM-Enthusiast.html

Greetings from Italy
Maurizio

Maurizio from Italy

[Rain Man]

Heck, I thought you guys were talking about Frank Zappa for a minute here [8D]...  
But a 100 KTM's, I'm impressed !!   ( and not easily BTW)
 Nice almost endless website, and a rare 76 KTM 340 GS ta boot !!
  Someone on this website mentioned that the 340 KTM was out there. I don't rememba the whole story...

Raymond
 Down East Pentons

[sixdazed]

Maurizio,Really neat website.As a bonus,looking at Franz' pictures of his workshop gave me a few storage ideas for my own flock of bikes(most of them in pieces[:0])!Please feel free to post neat Euro stuff any time.Thanks,
                      Ric

ric emmal

[tmc3c]

Hi Maurizio,
     Thank You for posting your site it is very informative!



Thomas Carmichael


1970 125 Six Day
1976 250 Hare Scrambler

[mau10]

All the vintage bikes in the pics belong to Franzkappa:


























Franzkappa rides his Honda 500 CR:



Maurizio from Italy

[firstturn]

Maurizio,
  Thanks for sharing the pictures.  Where and when were the pictures taken....was this a show?

Ron Carbaugh

[mau10]

Hi Ron,
it's the  2° K T M FEST  in Badia Polesine (the city of Franzkappa, near Verona), 29 october 2006.
The square is in front of the Franzkappa's home.

Maurizio from Italy

[sixdazed]

Maurizio,The Ancillotti makes my mouth water-it is cool!Are they as rare over there as they are here?
                                 Ric

ric emmal

[mau10]

Hi Ric,
there are a lot of Ancillotti bikes in Italy, but they are expensive.
Ciao, Maurizio


Maurizio from Italy