Posted on 05/11/2025 9:11:36 AM PDT by martin_fierro
Škoda is a well-known carmaker, but many may be unaware of the brand’s two-wheeled roots. The 130-year-old Czech company started out as a bicycle and motorcycle maker – and it looks like it might just get back to that.
Škoda has just unveiled a sparkly new concept, called the Slavia B, reviving one of its first two-wheeled models from 1899 with a futuristic twist. It's part of the company's "Modern Solid" design research initiative, which aims to demonstrate how traditional designs could be modernized for contemporary times.
Created by Škoda’s in-house external designer, Frenchman Romain Bucaille, the cafe racer concept seeks to maintain the original's distinctive features while fusing them with contemporary stylistic elements. While it may not exactly translate to a production model anytime soon, it’s a bold signal from Škoda that it is ready to walk the walk if it decides to take on two wheels once again.
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Jawa was a Czech M/C business back in the day. I think 2-stroke EPA law killed it off in the US market.
Wade likes those
I’m not a fan of street bike in urban Nashville
Very risky transport
He wanted a ktm crossover for high school
We got him a hot rod F250 instead
Everytime I get chest X-rays which is often
They ask WTH happened to your left shoulder
H2 750 two stroke widow maker
Sardis reservoir federal road well bermed and curvy is what happened lol
Maybe a parts trail is why the selected the name?.
looks pretty uncomfortable.
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Exactly, he desperately wanted Skoda’s factories.
“We got him a hot rod F250 instead”
He should live longer.
Some of my high school pals had high horsepower cars. Z28s, Barracuda hemis, etc, and the lure of speed got them into trouble. I was in the VW set and was only interested in getting there.
A Skoda Scooter!
No one but you and me noticed the bike is an electric concept.
It is why posting thoughtful columns to FR is typically pointless.
I noticed it was electric, but it would not interest me at all regardless.
I don’t have much use for an -e bike no matter who makes it. Not sure a cafe racer style is my thing either.
I do wish them good luck though, that concept bike doesn’t bode well IMO.
Skoda is also a machine tool manufacturer in Eastern Europe.
I wonder if they are related.
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