Read more: 12 Major Motorcycle Brands Ranked Worst To Best KTM wasn't always a major motorcycle manufacturer. It actually started out as a metalworking shop. This company's first iteration was ...
You may not realize it, but KTM has been around in some fashion since 1934, with Hans Trunkenpolz opening Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen metal working shop in Mattighofen, Austria that year.