Scooters from the Soviet Union.

[bluegoatwoods]

It's no surprise, of course, that the Soviets also made scooters.  But I'd never learned of particular examples until now. I stumbled upon these while looking for a good photo for the "Scooter pic of the day" thread. 

www.trussty.com/2013/11/the-classic-scooters-made-by-soviet.html#axzz4tbHuErml

The same site has similar pages for German and British scooters of the golden age.

www.trussty.com/2013/09/the-5-germans-classic-scooter.html#axzz4tbHuErml


www.trussty.com/2013/09/10-all-british-made-scooter.html#axzz4tbHuErml

[aeroxbud]

I still see the odd DKR scooter at some shows. Not as collectable as the Italian brands.
Those Russian three wheelers are cool too.

[FrankenMech]

The USSR types look like they were made in a Tank factory, kind of Soviet-utilitarian design. I wonder if parts are available.

The others were a little smoother. How much did those metal monsters weigh?

[hamsun]

I had Vjatka Elektron and Tulitsa.They were littlebit heavy... But USSR bought one licence from Piaggio and they made 3 different types of scooters. Engines were ok if they works. In russian technology were three points: not working, maybe working and working maybe later...D! But IF it works, it works long time... If you got one new, then you must stripped it to parts and look every connections etc. But funny things. I made to my Vespa PX200 some engine parts used Tulitsa engine parts... And they work perfectly...