Čezeta

Čezeta ČZ
Čezeta 175
Čezeta
Manufacturer	Česká zbrojovka
Production period	1957 to 1964
class	Scooter
Motor data
Single-cylinder two-stroke - gasoline engine
Displacement (cm³)	175
171.7 cc with 5.9 kW at 5500 rpm. , 90 km / h ≈ 200 cm³ with 6.6 kW at 5500 rpm. , 90 km / h

transmission	4-speed
drive	Chain
Wheelbase (mm)	1320
Empty weight (kg)	117

Čezeta (pronunciation: Tschesetta ) was a Czechoslovak motor scooter series built from 1957 . It was based on the 175 cm³ or 200 cm³ two-stroke engine from the manufacturer Česká zbrojovka (ČZ) in Strakonice. The streamlined fairing with the luggage rack on the tank, which was mounted above the front wheel, was striking .

From 2013 the former model name of the scooter was continued to be used by the Czechoslovak company Čezeta Motors sro .

Technology and building types

tricycle

The scooters initially had an output of 8 HP (from 1961 9.5 HP), could be started with an electric or kick starter and reached a top speed of around 90 km / h. The fuel tank had a volume of 11 liters.

The following types are known:

Čezeta Scooter ČZ 501, ČZ 502; sometimes with Plexiglas - windshield and handlebar cover
Čezeta tricycle ČZ 505 (1962/1963). In various construction variants as an agile delivery vehicle in use. The engine power was reduced in favor of the higher payload.
N-Zeta, a Čezeta assembled between 1958/1959 and 1964 in New Zealand by JNZ Manufacturing Ltd in order to avoid high customs duties for finished products. It was equipped with a more powerful 200 cc engine.

Electric Čezeta ČZ 506

Čezeta ČZ 506, an electric scooter designed in 2012 and manufactured from 2013, with lithium-ion batteries, manufactured by the newly established company Čezeta Motors sro

In addition, a sidecar Druzeta was offered.

Čezeta in museums

Brno Museum of Technology (Muzeum motorových vozidel)
Motorized Museum Riga
Museum of Transport and Technology in Auckland , New Zealand
PS storage in Einbeck Germany

literature

Motor scooter Cezeta. In: KFT 3/1957, pp. 107-108.

Web links

Commons : Čezeta motor scooter - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Data sheets of all Čezeta types on a private homepage, accessed on August 29, 2010
↑ Current pictures from the subject. In: Motor vehicle technology 6/1962, p. 261.
↑ Private homepage for the Tatran , Manet and Čezeta scooter types ; Retrieved August 29, 2010

[1] Data sheets of all Čezeta types on a private homepage, accessed on August 29, 2010

[2] Current pictures from the subject. In: Motor vehicle technology 6/1962, p. 261.

[3] Private homepage for the Tatran , Manet and Čezeta scooter types ; Retrieved August 29, 2010