The Blata 125 is a model of Blata, the Czech motorcycle company based on the outskirts of Blansko. Blata has built minibikes since 1991 and also makes folding motorcycles and quads. No published technical data for the 125 could be found.
Blata 125 at a glance
| Maker | Blata, Blansko, Czech Republic |
|---|---|
| Founded by | Pavel Blata, after whom the company is named |
| First minimoto | built by Pavel Blata in his garage in 1991 |
| 1992 output | 554 minimotos; development of a scooter began |
| 1994 | exports to the USA and the EU began; the BLATA CUP minibike racing series was founded |
| Company size by 1994 | 20 employees; 2,200 minimotos and scooters built |
| 2005 MotoGP project | V6 engines for the WCM team, renamed Blata WCM; the prototype never raced |
| Products | minibikes, folding motorcycles, quads |
| Model specifications | not published |
No published technical data for the Blata 125 was found. The table gives company facts only; the figure in the model name is not explained by the sources.
History of the Blata 125
Blata is a Czech motorcycle manufacturer whose factory stands on the first outskirts of Blansko, in Moravia. The company is named after its founder, Pavel Blata, who worked from 1974 as a test rider for the engineering firm Povázské. In 1991 he built his first minimoto in his own garage, and the firm grew out of that machine.
The next year Blata produced 554 minimotos and began work on a scooter. In 1994 exports to the United States and the European Union started and the BLATA CUP minibike racing series was founded. By that point the company had twenty employees and had built 2,200 minimotos and scooters.
The 125 belongs to the wider range that grew from those minibikes; Blata also lists folding motorcycles and quads among its products. In 2005 the company was to supply V6 engines to the MotoGP team WCM, which took the name Blata WCM, with riders Franco Battaini and James Ellison, but the new prototype never appeared and the team used the previous season’s motorcycle. No published specification for the 125 is available, so this page describes the maker rather than the machine.
Design and features
- Czech maker: Blata is based in Blansko and takes its name from its founder, Pavel Blata.
- Minibike origins: the company began with a single minimoto built in a garage in 1991.
- Racing background: the BLATA CUP one-make minibike series was founded in 1994.
- Wider range: besides minibikes the firm builds folding motorcycles and quads.
Blata 125 versions
- Blata pocket: the pocket-bike model of the range.
- Blata B1: a model associated with the Blata racing scene.
- Blata Origami: a model from the same range.
- Blata Elite: another Blata model.
- Blata 2.5: a small Blata minibike.
Other Blata models are the Blata pocket, the Blata B1 and the Blata Origami. More in the Blata collection.
Video: Blata 125: oil and filter change
Video on YouTube.
Sources
- Blata, Italian Wikipedia: company history, products, 2005 MotoGP project, EICMA 2005
