Cossack
Classic Bikes
The term Cossack motorcycle can apply
to any number of motorcycles, made in
the former Soviet Union, a reference to
the semi-nomadic mounted Cossacks who
lived in Eastern Europe. Some are derived
from the design of the 1938 BMW R71 sidecar
motorcycle. Examples include the Ural
or the Ukrainian Dnepr.
Cossack was also the brand name applied
to all Soviet motorcycles distributed
by SATRA, (originally located in Surrey,
later moving to Carnaby,) from 1973 to
1979, and used by the Australian importer,
Capitol Motors until May 1976 when their
motorcycle division shut down. These included
the flat twins, but also smaller capacity
machines, like the Voskhod 175 cc which
was rebadged as a "Cossack". Ural, Dnepr,
IZh, Voskhod and Minsk were some of the
former Soviet Union manufacturers whose
bikes were imported and rebadged.
Bike |
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Description |
1975 Cossack Minsk |
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125cc, 9 Bhp. |
1975 Cossack Voskhod 175 |
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Two stroke Soviet motocycle.
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1977 Cossack Planeta Sport
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1979 Cossack Voskhod |
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175cc |
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