The East European Rally, or Red
Star Rally if you prefer, is held every four years. It brings together members
of the three main owners clubs in the UK: the Cossack Owners Club, for
soviet-era bikes, the MZ Riders Club, for those from the former East Germany
(DDR), and the Jawa/CZ Owners Club, for bikes made in the former
Czechoslovakia. It also normally attracts a number of overseas riders, usually
from the Netherlands.
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| Trabant P601 Saloon |
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| IZH Planeta 3 |
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| Ural 650 outfit |
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| Jawa 175 'Old Red' |
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| CZ & Jawa 350s |
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| Ural M66 650 |
Despite the weather putting some
people off attending this year there was still a healthy representation from all three clubs.
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| Dutch -registered Chang Jiang M1 750 |
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| Unfortunately, drive-shaft problems saw it needing towed home |
On the Saturday morning a few of us
decided to visit the nearby Bubblecar Museum. This was a great wee place and
I'll do a separate post for that in a bit.
Saturday night saw motorcycle
adventurer Austin Vince give a bit of a talk. If you've never heard of him you
really should look him up.
He has been riding bikes all around the world since the 80s and
you really should try and get hold of a copy of his first film, Mondo Enduro. Made on a shoestring
budget, it puts to shame the more recent trips by Ewan McGregor & Charlie
Boorman.
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| Dnepr MT9 650 'Sport' |
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| CZ 175 Trail |
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| Jawa Rotax 650 |
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| MZ ETZ250 |
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| Dnepr MT11 650 outfit |
All too soon it was time to head
back up the motorway. Same again in another four years, please.
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