what the hell does KTM stand for?

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Edited Date/Time 7/19/2017 9:01pm
I cant seem to find a definite answer....
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Haha , those were just some of the funny ones I remember. I seriously don't know what KTM stands for.
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K = Ernst Kronreif (founder)

T = Hans Trunkenpolz (founder)

M = Mattighofen, Austria (factory location)

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back in the day was...........Kant Take MotoWoohooWoohooWoohooWoohoo
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It stands for: Kronreif and Trunkenpolz, Mattighofen and that is a short abbreviation for: "transfer all your money to Cappelmans"
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Bear in mind that I've owned and loved my KTMs but there are some funny ones,,,
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It used to be:

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First it stood for Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen, then after businessman Ernst Kronreif bought into Ktm it changed to Kronreif und Trunkenpolz, Mattighofen.

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I believe it's related to the band KMFDM.
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dsmith 7/18/2017 9:56am
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Nystrom wrote:
First it stood for Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen, then after businessman Ernst Kronreif bought into Ktm it changed to Kronreif und Trunkenpolz, Mattighofen.
damn .. I didn't realize there were so many ... LOL

but .. this is what I was wondering about . I kept getting these two different ones .

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