A very curious CZ

[Michael Moore]

By engineer Krnavek:

http://unlimited-eng.skyrock.com/3198911435-CZ-FFF-by-Krnavek.html

cheers,
Michael

[bazza]

FUGLY!!!!!
Can any one translate roughly what he was thinking?

[TM BILL]

I think it says " I took my bike to my yoga classes , but only paid for half a session " 

[oldfart]

Have a go at the motor placement..... me thinks he's been smoking something. 

[Doc]

It says....

Early 80s, the Czech engineer Krnavek filed a patent for a front fork drawn. Overall it was a drawn Earles, very vertical mounted on a CZ to allow maximum clearance in cross ..  The exterior may confusion with a fork Ribi, but the principle is not at all the same .... It seems that the search for a maximum deflection have been the purpose of Krnavek, since the swing arm rear is also extremely inclined with disastrous effect chain, and engine positioned vertically to back as much as possible the center of the output gear box ..

[Rod.s]

…and the pipe up the front/centre above the bars, ouch 

[asasin]

vodka and a welder do not make a good mix

[firko]

I love it. Who knows, perhaps in twenty years time when all dirt bikes look like this we'll look back at Mr Krnavek as a visionary genius, half a century ahead of his time......or maybe not. Remember when we all thought the Dick Tracy watch was a figment of a very wild imagination?

[oldfart]

Mark. did you forget to take your medication this morning..... seriously would you ride that thing.

[jerry]

If you "clad" the front end you could cover it with sponsor decals. That alone must make it desirable for someone! Love to see some video of it being put through its paces. J

[bazza]

Old fart I think your right Firko taking to much Margareeta medicine. Have a good xmas Stew

[Davey Crocket]

That is bad.....real bad.....words to describe that thing fail me....and I'm usually not short of words.

[Michael Moore]

The CZ is a bit similar to Bob Collier's Sunbeam-powered trials bike:

http://www.eurospares.com/graphics/trialscollier2501z.jpg
http://www.eurospares.com/graphics/trialscollier2502z.jpg

Krnavek picked a different "upside down" orientation from that Husaberg 450 of a few years back.

cheers,
Michael

[firko]

Mark. did you forget to take your medication this morning..... seriously would you ride that thing.

Old fart I think your right Firko taking to much Margareeta medicine. Have a good xmas Stew

Oh ye of little vision .....I'm off both medication and Satan's evil elixir which has opened my mind enough  to be able to appreciate Mr Krnavek's amazing engineering concept. His big downfall was in trying to pack too much innovation into the one package.

[Tim754]

The forgotten love child of the  "Britten" race bike design crew and Ian Drysdale ?