Classic Scoot pic

Southerner · Post by **Southerner** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 4:45 pm

http://cu.motorcycleclassics.com/photos ... dium=email

I get Motorcycle Classics magazine and with it comes these emails. This is the first scooter pic they've sent.

Czech-made. Anybody familiar with it?

With what appears to be a chain final drive, I wonder if it's really an underbone motorcycle like a Honda Cub, but with bigger bodywork.

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:06 am

I think you're right; this may be an underbone. It was sold in a slightly less scooter-y version in the '60s (as a Jawa). It had a foot shifter and large wheels—14", much larger than most scooters in the '50s.

Appearance-wise it's very much in line with the Eastern European/German scooters of the time: Zundapp Bella, IWL Berlin, Czeta.

Dibber · Post by **Dibber** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 12:45 pm

Hay isn't that the proto-type Genuine Scooter 300i??? Just kidding, interesting scooter but don't know what it is. Jawa, you may be on track with that, however. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.
Dibber

Southerner · Post by **Southerner** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 2:10 pm

I think there was a "thing" there for a while wherein the MC manufacturers were trying to "scooterize" some of their bikes to cash in on the craze.

A further example:
http://motorbike-search-engine.co.uk/cl ... ph_3ta.jpg

Very obviously a motorcycle but they tried to add bodywork in the form of what was called the "bathtub". These are kinda rare now because most owners pulled that stuff off and threw it away.

Dibber · Post by **Dibber** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 2:29 am

You know, I have also noticed how many modern bikes like the big Harley's and other bikes that are enclosing there bikes and even have covered leg guards. I call them Scooter Want-to-be Bikers.

Southerner · Post by **Southerner** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 3:11 am

Leg shields actually aren't a new idea. Even some very early motorcycles had them. Very practical in the winter.