Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005
subject: Polish motorcycles
Email: bogumil_dreliszak at o2.pl
message: My name is Bogumil, I’m from Poland. As I was surfing through
the web I found your website. I have to say that I’m very impressed. You
gathered quite big amount of motorcycles from all around the world. Of
course mostly I was interested in Polish motorcycles and I was really happy
to find them. I’m riding a MZ ETZ 251 from 1990. Answering your question
about any other Polish motorcycles, I think I can help you. There were
many other Polish motorcycles. I don’t know If you’re interested in extending
your web site. For example SHL as a factory produced many different models
like M06, M05 and many cross motorbikes . The same is with JUNAK ( M 07,
and B20 which was a tree wheeled transport motorbike[very interesting]).
If you’re interested give me a note. As I study I don’t have a lot o time,
but I will do my best to send you as many information as it will be possible.
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005
subject: Motorcycling in Poland
Email: dygodard at hotmail.com
message: I am from Canada and am an avid motorcycle rider. I ride a
Yamaha V-Star Classic 1100. I am considering spending time in Warsaw for
the next two years and need to get as much info as possible. Grateful if
you would could provide me with website info or weblinks where I could
get info on requirements for motorcycle to meet Polish standards, motorcycle
groups (including women's groups), associations, service centres on Yamaha
machines, pros and cons of riding in Poland and anything else you may find
useful. I need this information rather quickly... Need to accept or decline
on Monday, February 14, 2005. Many thanks for any assistance you may be
able to provide.
Although far from comprehensive, I believe an excellent resource
for Polish motorcycling would be the section on Poland
at Bikelinks. Ed.
Before bikes I think I should write something
about the situation in Poland at that time. It was a lot different from
the one in the States, and from the one after the war. It may help US readers
to understand what happened there.
In 1918 Poland gained independence after almost 150 years of German-Austrian-Russian
rule. We had to fight for the frontiers for next 3 years. There was no
moto-industry left by the invaders. We had to create everything on the
land destroyed by the Great War. Poland was a free capitalistic country
at that time and soon the first private manufactories appeared. Some most
complicated parts (e.g.: electric parts) we had to import (mostly from
Germany - Bosch) but later all the parts were Polish. Polish
projects were original, comparable to western bikes, reliable but a lot
cheaper. Unfortunately the Second World War stopped the rapid development
of Polish Motorcycle industry.
Marek Kowalski -- dwusuw at polbox.com
http://republika.pl/zelazny/
- My site about all polish motorcycles.
Zelazny
ZAKON ZADRUGI - silnym byc,
I mocno chciec, i twardo zyc,
I wiecej dawac nizli brac,
I Polske - tylko Polske znac.
