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Russian Motorcycle Manufacturers

Although not part of Europe, many former USSR marques are mistakenly termed Russian. These errors will be addressed.
As it is now all but impossible to obtain spare parts for Russian motorcycles, links will be included to dealers who may still have old stock.

A

Abrikosoff 1895-1899
Anton Didenko 1936

B

Baltija 1913-15
Baltika 1902-04 (Riga, Latvia)
Bullakoff 1899-1900

C

Cossack 1973-

D

Dnepr/Dnjepr - (Ukrainian)
DUX 1909-1917 Moscow (Moto-Reve)

E-F

Fortuna 1908-15 Moscow
Frese 1901-05 St Petersburg (Sarolea)
Freze 1903-08
Freudenberg 1903-05 St Petersburg

G-H-I-J

Gloor 1907-14
IZH
Jasenski 1903-05
Jupiter 1973-

K

Kievlyanin 1946-50
Kovrovec (aka Kovrov, Kovrovetz, Kovorets)
Kiev 1954 - (Ukrainian)
Krasny-Oktobr 1930-34

L

L-300 - 1932-
Lier & Rossbaum 1898-1907
Leitner
Leutner 1895-1915 Russia & Latvia
Lundberg-Vasiljeff 1899-1901

M-N

Minsk 1954-2007 (Belarus), see also NSK
Moskva 1940-c1960 see also Minsk
Naletoff 1895-96
Nati 1930s
Neval

P-Q-R

Planeta 1976-
Peters 1898-1901
PMZ 1931-1939
Pobeda 1901-11
Rossija 1903
Reschetnikoff 1906-09
Riga (Latvia)

S

Scherban 1911-15
Selten 1909-14
Shuman 1895-97
SKF 1961-65
Sojuz 1925
Starley-Dion c1890
Starley-Psycho 1898-1901

T-U-V

TIZ-AM 1931-40
Tula
Tschesnokoff 1906-08
Ural
Varen 1903-05 (Poland)
Viatka 1957-79
Voskhod 1960s, see also Kovrovec
Vostok 1964-65
Verhovina

W-X-Y-Z

Wirkau 1908-14
Wakarecky 1903-04
Zid

ZIF

07-Jul-2018
chrisxchambers at hotmail.com
Verhovina 4 1973
Hi I am looking to make contact with anyone who may have spare parts for my Verhovina 4 looking for head lamp unit. side panels, pedals, wheel rims. Badges, decals and maybe a front mud guard. Also any original documentation of any type relating to this bike.
Chris Chambers
Middlesbrough. England,

Thu Sep 15 2011
molyhos<at>freemail.hu
Verhovina
Verhovina 4, 5, or 6
I can't find any inform about Verhovina. This is a Soviet made moped same engine as Riga.

Wed Jul 06 2005
abebaby<at>hotmail dot com
iz49 motorcycle
any info that you have on iz 49 believe is from Lithuania or Latvia

There is what appears to be a Polish site on them here. Ed.

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