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GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MOTORCYCLE => Topic started by: billster on September 18, 2005, 02:47:02 PM

Title: OY OY OY!!!!
Post by: billster on September 18, 2005, 02:47:02 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4576348878&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1

DAT'S a motorcycle!!!!!!!  Guy shows up at one of our club's poker runs on one of these...in like 1974...and I can still hear the thing!  :duh:

Bill

Title: OY OY OY!!!!
Post by: billybandit on September 18, 2005, 02:55:41 PM

OMG When I had my CZ 160cc (with air filter pipe removed, that was loud to most people's ears), a Black Shadow pulled up alongside me at a junction in my village. THUMPTHUMPTHUMPTHUMP couldn't believe it was at idle, sounded gorgeous. Anyway, the way was clear, he flew up the road and I revved the nuts off my CZ - couldn't even hear my own bike till he was 100 metres away, no joke! I've wanted one ever since!
I also liked this story cause it means some of these bikes still get used how they should, it's sad when you go to a bike show and there are hundreds of perfectly good rideable classics that don't ever get used

Title: OY OY OY!!!!
Post by: billster on September 18, 2005, 02:58:03 PM

CZ!!!  There's a blast from the past!  :banana:

Title: OY OY OY!!!!
Post by: billybandit on September 18, 2005, 03:17:25 PM

Haha, it was a 92 model (only 1 year older than my Bandit 250) but the "technology" was ancient! Great bike though, I used to beat 125 sports bikes off the lights to about 35mph with all the torque lol

Title: OY OY OY!!!!
Post by: billster on September 18, 2005, 03:20:14 PM

I thought they went out of business YEARS ago.  They used to be very competitive in MX.  CZ, Maico.......Jawa....

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Post by: Red01 on September 18, 2005, 04:26:30 PM

Not out of business, but pretty much out of the US market once the Japanese learned how to make a top notch MX bike. Jawa & CZ are the same thing. The only market they have left in the US is the itsy-bitsy, teeny-tiny Speedway & Ice Racing market. They're still the dominant force there.

Title: OY OY OY!!!!
Post by: billybandit on September 18, 2005, 05:59:01 PM

Yeah CZ got bought out by Cagiva in the late 90's and seized production. They currently just make arms. Jawa have a 650 cruiser out that uses the 650 Rotax single engine used in the BMW F650 series, as well as other cheap commuter bikes and speedway bikes

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Post by: billybandit on September 18, 2005, 06:04:16 PM

Here's the roadster 650 Jawa do:

(http://www.czechdesign.cz/ilustrace/Vynikajici-vyrobe-1112916424/18.jpg)

Think it looks ok, but they're not actually that cheap

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Post by: billybandit on September 18, 2005, 06:06:45 PM

(http://bikepics.com/pics/pics/cz-cz1250-91-bikepics-107998.jpg)

There's my old CZ 125 (160cc) complete with BMW badges lol[/list]

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Post by: billster on September 18, 2005, 11:05:13 PM

Very cool!  Like the Jawa....  BMW badges - nice touch!   :banana:

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Post by: smooth operator on September 19, 2005, 07:33:48 AM

I should go pick up that 350 Jawa that I want to restore this winter. Just been busy with firewood latley and havn't got around to it yet.
  Seen a beautiful Vincent(may be the same one) @ Mid Ohio Vintage days.