A Brief history of czech race motorcycles...

[RhynoCZ]

Hello, today I got to this little article about czech race motorcycle history and thought I could have shared some pics of it with you. Original link: https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/mj18ntm.html

Pics from the article, with brief description, enjoy

https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/01.jpg 1905 Laurin and Klement Slavia type CCR
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/03.jpg Accompanying motorcycle for cyclists, used to reduce drag in cyclists races
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/TMP212.JPG
Not important
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/TMP209.JPG Flat-track race in Pilsen, 1936, the rider: Frantisek Juhan
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/19.jpg 1939 Jawa 350, supercharged flat-tracker. Unfortunately the FIM rules had changed right after the War, so this bike never got chance to succeed
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/08.jpg Pre-2.WW Jawa 350 OHV flat-tracker, also banned by FIM
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/15.jpg The engine of this Jawa flat-tracker reportedly originated from a Norton motorcycle that Jawa bought for study purposes during the occupation
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/16.jpg The very first replica of british motorcyle JAP made in CZE by Josef Linhart. Later, in 1948 he was imprisoned and his follower Jaroslav Simandl carried on in his work
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/13.jpg One of the first flat-trackers made by ESO, the engine is a copy of JAP and the rest of it is made by its rider
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/14.jpg Road racing special Stadion Jet - ''jet'' amongst mopeds
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/TMP213.JPG Winter race with Jawa army team
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/TMP210.JPG Hurikan 350 OHC, late 40's
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/02.jpg On the left Jawa 500 and on the right Jawa 560 with Rotax engine. Both motorcycles were made for 1989 Sixdays race
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/TMP216.JPG CZ 250, aka twin pipe, belgian Robert became world champion on this motorcycle and it was the first motorcycle from CZE that made it to the top
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/TMP217.JPG Jawa 420, early 70's, the most powerful motorcycle of MX world championship
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/17.jpg The last single cylinder CZ, also raced by Frantisek Stastny, who was Jawa factory rider back then
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/09.jpg 1958 Jawa 350 2xOHC, raced by Gustav Havel
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/12.jpg Typical road racing CZ of 50's, very likely raced on the TT, 1956
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/10.jpg Jawa 500, the first motorcycle with 16 inch wheels, they found out it was very unsuitable for road racing and changed it back to standart size. This motorcycle was supposed to propagate 16 inch wheels for production motorcycles
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/21.jpg Jawa 350 OHV, one of the most successful pre-war motorcycles, owned by Ing. F. Janecek
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/23.jpg Customed production motorcycle 1939 Jawa 350 ''perak'', very competitive and quite successful motorcycle
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/20.jpg Cheap and simple Jawa 250 Junior, racing for masses, but out-dated
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/06.jpg 1967 Jawa 350/673, only 3 motorcycles were made, quite legendary bike, especially because of its engine, that sized quite a lot and killed one rider
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/05.jpg The top of czech engineering before the Ivan said enough, 1972 CZ 500 type 860 V4, Japs couldn't even have copied this for next 25 yrs.
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/11.jpg Jawa 350 2xOHC, the top of what Jawa could do in 4-strokes
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/18.jpg 80's CZ 125 MTX
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/04.jpg 2000 Praga 610
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/07.jpg MaLi Jawa, 615cc single cylinder
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/TMP215.JPG MX rarity, 1983, 125cc liquid cooled 2-stroke, never used
https://www.motorjournal.cz/2002/18/NTM/22.jpg Homemade motorcycle VAB by Mr. Vanous who got final 4th place on this very motorcycle in a season of Czech championship
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Some great photos there. Thanks
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[RhynoCZ]

The first victory of the MaLi Jawa 615, rider Mike Edwards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4vwAqvsGR0
It's more like a background video, about how the team works before and during the race with happy end.

Here's some on board footage, different rider and race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPQKxBe4BgM
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[roadracejoe]

That onboard footage is at Horice, Gustav Havel 3oo curves i have been going there since 2008 and will be back again on May 16th its a fantastic place and well worth a visit, cheap beer, cheap food and great people, thanks for posting this

[pepperami]

Quality much
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[RhynoCZ]

For fans, something in english about the CZ860V4: https://classic-motorbikes.net/wp/cz500-v4-type-860/

There's lot of colored pictures of the bike, quite nice photos
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[pepperami]

Pepperami`s porn!

Thank you Mr Rhino
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[RhynoCZ]

In the article, they don't tell full truth about the motorcycle, the bike might had less power than the MVAgusta, but the idea of V4 was that the engine, and the whole bike, was very thin/slim in comparison with in-line 4 bikes and that allowed it to go the same speed with less power = more reliability and they could compensate that they had no fancy materials as the MVAgusta had with better aerodynamics. And the engineer F. Pudil did not just go to do enduro's,government said: you're gonna do that or prison time, well he choosed bikes and got even better, more successful at it, then he could ever get at road racing

Hitler once said, czechs are like cyclists, they work hard with their backs bent, and Frantisek Pudil is great example of that, which is quite sad if you think about it...
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[pepperami]

Jawa, CZ, MZ, = so so so much wasted talent .
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[RhynoCZ]

MZ is german and not that innovative nor successful, well they did some nice two strokes though

Communists said before the 70's, that motorcycles are out-dated, which is why every development stopped before that and they were making the same thing next 25yrs and called themself the biggest producer of motorcycles, which basically means they flooded the world with ''crapy'' bikes

They let Pudil to work on enduros, and they were still great, and on the other side, communists liked cars, so they've put quite a lot of money into Skoda, who made and still makes one of the best Rally cars in Europe and may the world. They were famous for their 2WD Rally cars and later for their 4WD cars.

TOP GEAR, about Skoda Rally cars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6TnekG8Tmg

I'm trying to get one my self, CZ175/477 Sport, still can not get one that I'd like. The 477 has been made from 1970 to 1972 I think, anyway, it's old and gets over 60mph and parts are essentially everywhere and cheap, which means I love it

My intentions with the 477 are to make it a bit more ''Sport'' get on in no battery ignition, toss away everything I don't need. The law says bikes made before 1975 don't have to have turn indicators nor rear mirrors.
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[RhynoCZ]

Hello, today I've got for you something special,

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVQSTM-WTZk 1904 Laurin & Klement CCCC
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY0TgjaDuug 1899-1903 Laurin & Klement T. B
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrhJCN2xK4U 1909 Torpedo V4

Read descriptions under those videos
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'95 Mercedes-Benz w202 C200 CGI, '98 Mercedes-Benz w210 E200 Kompressor

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[RhynoCZ]

Alright, you've got the point
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[RhynoCZ]

1949 CZ ''Petrak'' 250 Special

https://www.motomuseum.cz/img2_crc_wp.php?id_im_big=4596&im_type=jpg

https://www.motomuseum.cz/img2_crc_wp.php?id_im_big=4599&im_type=jpg

https://www.motomuseum.cz/img2_crc_wp.php?id_im_big=4600&im_type=jpg

This motorcycle is made by private garage of Frantisek Mares (Lidicka street, Czech Budejovice, CZE) for private race rider Zdenek Petrak. Many riders around the country got inspired with this project and made their own replicas, more photos in the original link.

Specifications:
Engine: two CZ125t engines connected with hardy coupling
Bore: Ø 52mm
Stroke: 58mm
Displacement: 2x 123,2 ccm
Compression rate: 1 : 8,5
Power output: 13bhp (estimated)
Carbs: Jikov 2928 SZ
Ignition: 2x magneto PAL ignition
Clutch: multi-plate wet clutch
Transmission: three speed gearbox in only one engine with ''faster'' 1st gear
Wheels: 19''
Tank: 9.5L

Zdenek Petrak himself
https://www.motomuseum.cz/img2_crc_wp.php?id_im_big=4597&im_type=jpg

Original link: https://www.motomuseum.cz/index.php?nav=01&t=_art_print&id_art=179&art=1&grhead=1&id_group=42&t_source=_art_sel_alphabet
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'95 Mercedes-Benz w202 C200 CGI, '98 Mercedes-Benz w210 E200 Kompressor

[RhynoCZ]

Cool link to a short review of JAWA motorcycles in english: https://www.autosoviet.altervista.org/ENGLISH-automotorusse9-P(Jawa).htm
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[pepperami]

I`ve just come back to this thread and I still believe that there is/was just so much wasted talent and potential in CZ/Jawa & MZ.

Such a shame that half of what is up here in this thread didn't make it to mass production and a bigger share of the market.
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[RhynoCZ]

That sure is true pepperami, but I think it's nice to look back, even though it didn't go as well as people might wanted and were let down.

If you look around on the history of Czech republic, you might find out that there are tons of gadgets, discoveries and inventions made/done by Czechs, but then sold for miserable money to other countries and factories all over the world and people who did those inventions, discoveries, development and so on, died as poor unknown pensioners.

As I look around my room at the moment I can see contact eye lenses that I wear, sugar cubes, lightning conductor behind the window and so on.
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'87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
'95 Mercedes-Benz w202 C200 CGI, '98 Mercedes-Benz w210 E200 Kompressor