The Blata Blatino is a small model of Blata, the Czech motorcycle company based on the outskirts of Blansko. Blata has built minimotos since 1991 and also produces folding motorcycles and quads.
Blata Blatino 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 |
| Model specifications | not published |
No published technical data for the Blata Blatino 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 Blatino
Blata is a Czech motorcycle manufacturer whose factory stands on the first outskirts of Blansko. It is named after its founder, Pavel Blata, who worked from 1974 as a test rider for the engineering firm Povázské and built his first minimoto in his garage in 1991.
The following year the company made 554 minimotos and started developing a scooter. Exports to the USA and the EU began in 1994, when the BLATA CUP minibike racing series was also founded; by then Blata had twenty employees and 2,200 minimotos and scooters to its name. The Blatino belongs to that small-machine range, alongside the folding motorcycles and quads the firm also lists.
The machines of this class are about one metre long and sixty centimetres high, with a seat a little over forty centimetres from the ground and a weight of just over twenty kilos. Most run 39 or 50 cc two-stroke engines, with 90 cc four-strokes also permitted; air-cooled Junior engines make 2–3 hp in Chinese units and 6–7 hp in Italian ones, liquid-cooled engines 11 hp and 14–15 hp, rising to 18 hp in major championships. They are not road-legal and are used on circuits and private ground.
Design and features
- Small Blata: a model of the Czech maker’s pocket-bike range.
- Minimoto proportions: about 1 m long and just over 20 kg in the class.
- Two-stroke power: 39 and 50 cc engines dominate the category.
- Made in Blansko: built by the company that began with a garage-built minimoto in 1991.
Blata Blatino versions
- Blata Blatino: the model described on this page.
- Blata pocket: the pocket-bike model of the range.
- Blata Elite: another small Blata.
- Blata 2.5: a further minibike.
- Blata Minimotard: the minimoto-style model.
Other small Blata models are the Blata pocket, the Blata Elite and the Blata 2.5. More in the Blata collection.
Video: Blata Blatino in winter storage
Video on YouTube.
Sources
- Blata, Italian Wikipedia: company history and products
- Minimoto, Italian Wikipedia: dimensions, engines, cooling and power
