Catalog number: NL14MT

Label Sheet - Manet M90

Philatelic Adhesive Sheet Slovakia 2014 - Technical Monuments: Historical Motorcycles – Manet M90

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Philatelic Adhesive Sheet Slovakia 2014 - Technical Monuments: Historical Motorcycles – Manet M90
Author: acad. painter Marián Komáček
Edition: 1500 pcs
Issue number: 104 NL 561/14
Release date: 17.04.2014

Specification:
After the cessation of car production (1936), the Brno-based Zbrojovka sought a replacement civilian program. A "motorcycle" was considered, a small motorcycle based on the tradition of bicycle production. The design was entrusted to Ing. Josef Ullman, who completed the first prototype "Z 2" in 1939. However, it was already a real small motorcycle with an engine capacity of 98 cm3. Further work was interrupted by the occupation, but Ing. Ullman secretly continued the project, so by 1945 the production of an improved version was ready. In 1946, 10 prototypes were created, which successfully passed tests, and thus the motorcycle was included in the volume range of Czechoslovak motorcycles. In the same year, a decision was made to produce it in the branch plant of Zbrojovka in Považská Bystrica (later Považské strojárne). The start of production was ensured by Ing. Ullman and his colleagues, with further improvements and a reduction in volume to 93 cm3 (Ø 32 × 58 mm). Serial production of the motorcycle labeled MANET 90 (named after Mount Manín) began in 1947, making it the first Czechoslovak post-war motorcycle and also the first mass-produced motor vehicle in Slovakia. Structurally simple, yet charming, the motorcycle was equipped with an unusually designed engine – a two-piston single-cylinder, whose principle was based on the arrangement of two vertical working cylinders in a row with a common combustion chamber (Garelli patent). Motorcycles with engines of this concept were produced by the company Puch from 1926, but the greatest successes were achieved under the DKW brand. The Manet 90 engine delivered 2.8 kW (3.5 hp) at 4500 rpm, the gearbox was three-speed, and the multi-plate clutch operated in an oil bath. Riding comfort was ensured by a telescopic front wheel fork and a sprung driver's seat. The motorcycle could carry 80 kg with an average consumption of 1.5 l/100 km and reached a max. speed of 65 km/h. From the beginning, the Manet 90 enjoyed considerable popularity and significantly contributed to the motorization of post-war Slovakia. By the end of its production in 1951, 37,630 machines had left the production plant. However, relatively few specimens have survived to the present day, and therefore it is now a valued and sought-after motorcycle veteran.

source: pofis.sk