5 More Motorcyles from Eastern Europe

This time we look at 5 more motorcycles from former eastern block countries

[@percivalgooglyeyes6178]

I would love to see you do a piece on the Danish Nimbus motorcycle. Produced by a vacuum manufacturer relatively unchanged for over 3 decades.

[@bikerdood1100]

Well I do plan to do one on European 4s so obviously Nimbus would be in that

[@jiltedjohn9294]

I had an MZ 150 when i was 17, i ran it on a shoestring which meant sometimes having to push it.

[@orwellboy1958]

I loved my old 150 and I had a 250 too. Simple and straight forward.

[@devilsreject320]

Still have mz etz 250 not been started for 10 years. But this vid got me thinking. He mentions mz in earlier vid.

[@garymartin557]

​@@devilsreject320 I had a saxon tour 251, wish I still had it, get it back on the road.

[@bikerdood1100]

Biking is always easy with cash Less so if you don’t My first road bike was a Suzuki GS125 Did my fair amount of pushing I have to say, nice a light at least

[@jjcale1976]

Thank you for not forgetting about Junak 350💪

[@bikerdood1100]

What a pretty bike it is

[@alandavies55]

My No1 bike is my Ural 750 with lightweight chair which I have had for 15yrs, still got most of of its original parts and is a superb bike. I am at present restoring a Planeta Sport which I used to own in the 90s and always regretted selling. The person I sold it to (pre internet) believed a lot of misinformation and dismantled two good engines believing that the bearings were no good, then lost interest, so some of the steel parts had suffered. I now have all the needed spares from the club and from the Ukraine so it should be out and about by late summer. I have never had the chance to get a leg over a Junack as few made it to the UK.

[@bikerdood1100]

Fantastic Hope to see it at a meet sometime, when it’s running

[@lauriebloggs8391]

A friend of mine had a Ural......loved its simplicity and durability. You have hit a groove with these "5 of" videos!

[@bikerdood1100]

Well at the moment Eastern European bikes not so much But I find em interesting Probably a bit niche though

[@CaptHollister]

As a lifelong motorcyclist in my 60s, I had heard of all these bikes except the Csepel although I had heard of them under the Pannonia name. The slow, regular idle of the Junak makes it ressemble a P&M Panther far more than a Velocette. The Simson four-stroke basically looks like a BMW flat-twin with one cylinder lopped off then rotated through 90 degrees, which is how BMW themselves created their early 250 and 350 singles.

[@bikerdood1100]

We had the same thought about the slow thudding tick over

[@preddy2940]

loved watching this especially since my first road bike was a simson s51 and i am looking for one now to restore

[@bikerdood1100]

Hope you are successful

[@peterjohn3123]

The first bike was Beautiful!

[@bikerdood1100]

I know right, and I bet you never heard of it before? I know I hadn’t

[@peterjohn3123]

@@bikerdood1100 yes,never heard of any of them but the .ural

[@charliepatterson9321]

The Ural was the only bike I was familiar with . I've never seen one in real life . I was going to say something about the beautiful welds on the first bike you showed . The black one . And then I saw the welds by the gas tank and was not impressed. Still they're all beautiful in their own way .

[@bikerdood1100]

Simson was common at one time in the UK , and the URAL too the others were new to me apart from the IZH

[@user-sw2lv3zp6o]

Fascinating. Never heard of most of these. My type of bikes, though. Some very good-looking ones. 6:57 An unusual looker, very attractive. One I've heard of, along with Ural. 3.2 million of them !!!!

[@bikerdood1100]

URAL is quite well known, sold in Europe and the states albeit in small numbers these days

[@kermitthefrog6363]

I love these videos as a lot of these bikes never made it to Canada. Thanks for the great videos!

[@bikerdood1100]

Some didn’t make it here either

[@robinbrowne5419]

Love your reviews. I can re-live my earlier biker days vicariously :-)

[@bikerdood1100]

Me too actually 😂

[@SSV-i-c-e]

Another great video love learning about these obscure [to us in nz ]bikes🇳🇿👍

[@bikerdood1100]

Me too takes some research to discover some of these machines

[@robinbrowne5419]

You asked for suggestions, so here it is. Small 90cc and 100cc Japanese bikes from the 70s and 80s. Maybe another one for 125cc since they really are in a different class than the 100cc bikes.

[@bikerdood1100]

Noted

[@user-ot7fc8jo8x]

Superbly informative and compelling 👍👏👌

[@bikerdood1100]

Thank you

[@UncleLongbeard]

great to see my first proper bike here ;) the right pronunciation of Junak is close to "you knack" ;)

[@bikerdood1100]

Well I try Some times I do fail

[@thinkingimpaired5663]

Most definitely enjoyed your video. I wish I could get a few of the bikes on the video. Have a nice weekend.

[@bikerdood1100]

I’d be happy to see some them especially the Junak

[@markclark7273]

I remember the Simpsons as we had a few used ones go through the bike shop in south London that I worked at. They were actually quite good but their looks and odd name didn't sell them. After the restrictions on mopeds in the 70s they sold better as speed was all the kids wanted and the looks and name were of no concern. Later, in my own shop, I was the only mechanic willing to work on Urals and Dneipers as I liked a challenge and had a workshop big enough to get outfits in. These were a dire bike dating from the 30s in design, slow, underpowered and not reliable, the only redeeming factor was the sidecar, if you liked that sort of thing. I taught myself how to handle an outfit on one of these which was a lot safer than learning on a big Jap bike with a chair. Good interesting videos that bring up a lot of memories, for me anyway.

[@bikerdood1100]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@joeybobbie1]

I would love to have one of the Urals with the Sidecar. I think they look Great in the Olive Drab Green Color.

[@bikerdood1100]

Would be a hoot

[@brockett]

Always interesting - keep it up. What do all these bikes have in common :- All the bikes with chain drive have fully enclosed drive chains. Too bloody sensible for us eh!

[@bikerdood1100]

Used to be a common thing but not now it seems

[@jjcale1976]

There used to be no O-ring chains. There were a lot of dirt, gravel roads with a lot of dust. Chains made of low-quality steel stretched quickly. Hence the full protection of the chain and sprockets present in better models. It extended the life of the chain 2-3 times. And it didn't have to be serviced as often as an open chain

[@WolfRichter337]

Idea: 5 iconic Western 2 strokes, with most popular two strokes being eastern block, that would be interesting, I think

[@bikerdood1100]

Could work 🤔

[@jeffward9174]

I was so chuffed to see the Planeta 350. I own one. It was never registered. Its only got 10 km on the clock. I've also owned the IZH Jupiter 350. They are all well made bikes.

[@bikerdood1100]

Awesome

[@dgprojects6536]

It just gets better and better keep em coming 👍

[@bikerdood1100]

Thanks

[@dgprojects6536]

@@bikerdood1100 do you think we could have something on which was the best turbo back in the day , when all four company’s had a go but never quite came to anything.

[@jjcale1976]

After the war, Poland produced huge amounts of small two-stroke motorcycles until the 1980s. Such brands as: WSK, WFM, SHL or the Osa scooter. They all copied the DKW 125 engine

[@bikerdood1100]

DKW copies seem to crop up everywhere I wonder how many versions of the RT 125 there are

[@darrinslack1269]

Osa Scooter took part in the international six days trial

[@icemonAesDana]

had a few Cossacks......think i crashed most of them...another good video...cheers, Roy

[@bikerdood1100]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ClarkieBoy]

Brilliant! Like Mr Scrambler, the only marque I know about is Ural/Cossack.

[@bikerdood1100]

Well I did know some of them The rest was research

[@garymartin557]

Another suggestion for a video is the forgotten class. 80cc sports/trail bikes. I couldn't afford a 125 so had a dt 80 mx loved it. Often overlooked class but had some interesting machines.

[@bikerdood1100]

Definitely a good idea

[@billmcclean6986]

Brilliant bikerdood, I built a cafe racer from a cz 175, wish I could send you a photo of it. The old adage, sorry I sold it

[@bikerdood1100]

Oh well such is life

[@warren6899]

From South Africa WOW the only one I have knowledge of is the Ural, and then only by name... Interesting thnks

[@bikerdood1100]

Took a bit of research this one

[@theymusthatetesla3186]

...you are the 'Jawa Tino' of motorcycles!

[@bikerdood1100]

Well he does do bikes two , Sometimes

[@WoBlink1961]

Another great video! Like you, I only first found the Junak name last year, when I happened upon a small motor museum when on a trip to Wroclaw in Poland, where they had about half a dozen or more. I found them delightfully styled and was an instant fan - so I am grateful for your research to give me a bit of background. Thanks!! One thing though - and I apologise, but the insufferable pedant in me won't let me not mention it - for some reason that I can't be bothered to find out, a political alliance between a group of countries is a 'bloc', rather than a block. So it should be 'former Eastern bloc countries'.......... [sorry!] :D

[@bikerdood1100]

Oh you need to get out mote 😂 Thanks for the correction Every day is a school day

[@derekdingwall]

Ural and Simpson were tje only ones that rumg a bell with me,you have covered so many makes and models now ,i suppose a vid on sales failure motorcycles from japan ?

[@bikerdood1100]

Where there is a few to choose from

[@Patshes]

Love the Ural.

[@bikerdood1100]

It’s amazing that they seem to survive what ever disaster occurs around them, even Putin can’t kill em 😂

[@victorromeo2238]

The only bike i new was the Simpson a good little moped...

[@bikerdood1100]

That’s why I made the video really

[@cedriclynch]

No P in Simson. The name is in honour of the Jewish family who founded the firm in the mid 19th century initially to make guns and ran it until it was confiscated from them in 1934. Under the DDR the name of the company was Volks Eigener Betrieb Fahrzeug und Jagdwaffenwerk Ernst Thälmann Suhl, but this was a bit too much to put on the badge on the petrol tank. It does appear on the plate with the frame number and technical details.

[@victorromeo2238]

@@cedriclynch WOW...

[@mickymac6571]

Wouldn't be seen dead on them as a teenager riding an RD, would love one now.

[@bikerdood1100]

Strange how we all change with age

[@Screamingdeathcult]

Good vid .. Thankyou

[@bikerdood1100]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Edzed46]

I once had a Jupiter. Was a heavy lump.

[@bikerdood1100]

Depends what your comparing it to

[@donsumpter3379]

How about the 1968 Harley-Davidson 250 Sprint SS?

[@bikerdood1100]

Ahh Nice little aermacci bikes a video on that period could interesting

[@bikerdood1100]

Ahh Nice little aermacci bikes a video on that period could interesting

[@brokentoes7898]

Great video, everyone enjoys taking the piss out of Chinese bikes but maybe a video on 5 Chinese bikes that are actually half decent?

[@bikerdood1100]

That’s a very good call 🤔

[@brokentoes7898]

@@bikerdood1100 think it would be an interesting challenge!

[@andrewchapman2783]

Why are you calling Simpson a moped when it doesn't have pedals?

[@bikerdood1100]

In English law after 1977 it didn’t need pedals to be closed as such

[@andrewchapman2783]

Ok I didn't know. Strange though as I would have thought the name moPED as in pedals made more sense.

[@upsidedowndog1256]

I have had the luck to have many other bikes sold in the US. Would love to experience the Soviet Block bikes. But ours were much faster and had much better brakes. Not sure what else to say. I have no love of slow bikes.

[@bikerdood1100]

🙄 But Americans love slow fat bikes There is more to biking than just going fast you know

[@upsidedowndog1256]

@@bikerdood1100 Yes, I am not a typical American biker. I live in the deep south of Arkansas and love to ride my local mountain fast. Many killed and hurt there, including my own brother. I still enjoy the ride. I hate fat slow bikes. No damned parade float bikes are at my house!

[@bikerdood1100]

@@upsidedowndog1256 good for you Still I do like the odd slow bike. Comment about more than speed holds true I have a 1935 250 Slow but so much fun

[@Macjackification]

One.

[@bikerdood1100]

Er ok 🤔

[@BangOlafson]

IZH is not I - Z - H :D The russian name is made up of 2 characters I and ZH :) in German I would write ISCH and ISH is probably quite close as well with an i like in give for example...

[@bikerdood1100]

Gosh 🙄

[@bikerdood1100]

No thanks for throwing a light on little known machines then Gee thanks

[@timothyproksch2915]

Bennillie

[@61js]

?

[@bikerdood1100]

? Benelli?

[@AndyAndy-bg7mv]

i had a neval trials bike 125 a really bad copy of a bultaco horrid thing

[@bikerdood1100]

Well hard to know what it actually was as naval was a name given to it by the importer, like Chinese machines today I suppose

[@briangtester2536]

AI puke into the great puke barel... puke....

[@bikerdood1100]

You an idiot And likely bulimic You’ve also been watching way too much Sci-fi 😂😂😂😂😂