International Dealer News IDN 113 July 2013 | Page 9

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A legend reborn?
IN recent years, a number of Eastern European motorcycle brands from the inter-war years have returned to production – sometimes in (albeit) modest volume numbers, and sometimes as one-off specials. The latest to do so is Sokol, which was produced in Poland in the 1930s. After initially emerging as a HarleyDavidson style military bike, produced by the CWS (Central Automotive Workshops) company, production was taken over in 1934 by PZlnz, and through to 1939 production of a 600 RT tourist motorcycle, and then the Sokol 1000 (also known as CWS 1000 and M111) provided the Polish army and civilian markets w ?F?&?'W7B?BGW&&?R?Vg?vV?v?B?F?R?Wr6?????26?BF?fVGW&R( ?V?G&???FW&?6??7G'V7F???( ??Bv???&R( ??F7&gFVB?B&?VF??FR?????B'??7FW"7&gG6?V?7G&??v?W?W&?V?6VB??'V??F??r7W7F????F?&7?6?W>( ??F?R6????6?2F?B( ????F?Rf??W7B??6??B?W&?6??FR'G2v???&RW6VN( ??BF?B?B?2f?7W6VB????Vf7GW&??rGv?&?v?B?g&?VB??FV?2( 2F?R6?????362??6?b?Gv???B6????#???62?6?b?Gv???F?R6????6?2F?BF?R?&?V7F?fR?2F?&?GV6R&?WB3??F?&7?6?W2?V"?v?F?F?R&?F?G?R?bF?R6????F?&RV?fV??VBBF?RV?B?b#2?F?RV?v??Rv???&R&6VB??F?R?3?V?v??R???"?6???VB?7V&?2??6?f?F?VB7G??Rb?Gv??v?F????G0???v??F????V?V7G&?27F'FW"?B?7F??'&?R6??W'2?R7VVBvV&&??v?F?&??'?&V?B?f???6???G&?fR6WB?W????6??V???V?v?VV?2?B6&'W&WGF?"?&?GV6??r&WGvVV?c?B?&?v?F?6???VB????V?7VVB?b???B2?Rv????v2F??v?f??r?B&?vR?b&?V?BSR??W2?#S???wwr?6???????F?7???R????67F?v????7G&V?wF?V?2?b&?&@?t??d???67F?v?????&W6?FV?B?b?bwW7F??F?"7??2??fVBF?7G&V?wF?V?F?R6????( ?2&?&B?bF?&V7F?'2v?F?F?R???F?V?B?bf?&?W"&??W"?v??&v?v?&V?ƒ?S2?2F?R?Wrf?6RW?V7WF?fR&W6?FV?B??f??r&VV???f??fVB??F?R6WGW?B?V?6??b&?6vV?W&ƒ???v??rF?R&??( ?27V66W76gV?????#b?v?&V?ƒ'&??w2R?V'2?b&??"??vV?V?B6??7V?F??rW?W&?V?6RF?67F?v????( ?2FV??6???V?F??r??F?R??fR?67F?v?????2V?FVB26???r( ?F??2?2F?R&Vv?????r?b&?6W72??VBBgW'F?W"w&?wF??'F?7V?&?????v??FV?F????FW&?F?????&?WG2?( ?v?&V?ƒ'&??w2V??VR?Bf?V&?RW?W'F?6RF?F?R6????6??&??VBv?F?6??6W&R76???f?"??F?&7?6?W2??fW"F?R?W?B2?V'2vR6???f?"F?RF?V&??r?b6?W2?v?F?6??B6?F?7G'V7GW&R??BvR&R6??f??6VBF?BF?R?WF6??Rv???&RF?R?7F??r?bF?R6??????F?R7F?6?W?6??v^( ????#"??bwW7F&V6?&FVB??b?RW&6V?Bw&?wF???6?W2v?F?&WfV?VRW'??C??RW&6V?B2&W7V?B?b6??F??V??r&?GV7B&?vRFWfV???V?B???6?VF??rF?R??G&?GV7F????bF?R?Wr2?7???FW"?Ff?&?2?F?Rc2csR?B''WF?RcsR??FV?2??F??2?V"F?R6????6?2?B?26??F??VVBF?6??WfRF?V&?RF?v?Bw&?wF?( ?7W?'FVB'?gW'F?W"7G&V?wF?V???r?bF?R2?7???FW"&?vRv?F?F?R??G&?GV7F????bF?R''WF?R??c2??BF?R?WrB7???FW"cB?B?( ???FW"F??2?V"F?R&?f?R??V?fV??VBBT?4??7B?V"??2GVRF?V?FW"&?GV7F?????b6?2F?BGf?6VB?&FW'2?fRW?6VVFVBW?V7FF???2?Bv???F?RF?R?bwW7F'&?B??F?F?R??F&B?&?WB?wwr??fwW7F?6???v??&v?v?&V?ƒ?Wrf?6RW?V7WF?fR&W6?FV?@???