The Blata 2.5 is a small minibike from Blata, the Czech motorcycle company based on the outskirts of Blansko. Blata began with a single minimoto built in a garage in 1991 and now builds minibikes, folding motorcycles and quads.
Blata 2.5 at a glance
| Maker | Blata, Blansko, Czech Republic |
|---|---|
| Class | minimoto (pocket bike) |
| Typical length | about 1 m (class figure) |
| Typical height | about 60 cm (class figure) |
| Typical weight | just over 20 kg (class figure) |
| Engines used in the class | 39 or 50 cc two-stroke, 90 cc four-stroke |
| Cooling | air in Junior classes, liquid elsewhere |
| Typical power | 2–3 hp and 6–7 hp air-cooled, 11 and 14–15 hp liquid-cooled |
| Road use | not road-legal |
| Model specifications | not published |
No published technical data for the Blata 2.5 was found. The figures in the table describe the minimoto class in general, as given by the Italian Wikipedia article on minimoto; they are not claimed as the specifications of this model.
History of the Blata 2.5
Blata is a Czech motorcycle manufacturer whose factory stands on the first outskirts of Blansko in Moravia. The firm is named after its founder, Pavel Blata, who worked from 1974 as a test rider for the engineering company Povázské. In 1991 he built his first minimoto in his garage; the following year the company produced 554 minimotos and started developing a scooter.
Exports to the United States and the European Union began in 1994, the same year the BLATA CUP minibike racing series was founded. By then Blata had twenty employees and had built 2,200 minimotos and scooters. The 2.5 belongs to that small-machine side of the business.
Minimotos of this kind are about one metre long, some sixty centimetres high and a little over twenty kilos, with 39 or 50 cc two-stroke engines in most cases and 90 cc four-strokes also accepted. Junior categories use air cooling and limited power; other classes are almost all liquid-cooled, with 11 hp from Chinese engines and 14–15 hp from Italian ones, and up to 18 hp in major championships. The machines are not road-legal and are ridden on circuits and private ground.
Design and features
- Minibike class: a small machine for circuits and private ground, not for the road.
- Two-stroke engines: most minimotos use 39 or 50 cc two-strokes.
- Light weight: the class figure is just over 20 kg.
- Blata heritage: built by the Czech firm that founded the BLATA CUP series in 1994.
Blata 2.5 versions
- Blata 2.5: the model described on this page.
- Blata Minimotard: the minimoto-style model of the range.
- Blata Elite: another minimoto of the range.
- Blata pocket: the pocket-bike model.
- Blata Blatino: a further small Blata.
Other small Blata models are the Blata pocket, the Blata Elite and the Blata Blatino. More in the Blata collection.
Video: Minibike Blata 2.5
Video on YouTube.
Sources
- Blata, Italian Wikipedia: company history and products
- Minimoto, Italian Wikipedia: dimensions, engines, cooling and power
