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In 1955, WFM designed 3 prototype scooters, all named after insects: Żuk (beetle), Bąk (bee) and Osa (wasp). There was resistance from the authorities towards what they viewed as a "ideologically hostile" product, and pre-production models of the Osa weren't produced until
February 1959. The scooter
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On 1 January 1965, the WFM plant was merged with the neighbouring Polish
Optical Works (PZO) and production of motorcycles was gradually phased out. The WFM machinery was taken over by PZO, who continued to produce engines and spare parts.
379:. The originator of the project was Włodzimierz Gąsiorek, who owned the WFM trademark through the Motor Klub Wawer. The motorcycle was a modification of the Minsk Lider, and was available in 50 cc and 125 cc versions.
291:. A new 175 cc engine was designed which featured a 5 speed gearbox, but never got off the drawing board. A few prototypes were made using the existing S32 engine, but the machine never went into production.
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125 cc was used. The factory turned exclusively to motorcycle production in 1951 and the name was changed to
Warszawska Fabryka Motocykli (WFM). The first motorcycles were delivered in 1952.
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The 1955 M06 was the first model branded as a WFM. It was a development of the SHL M05 and used the same 123 cc S-01 engine. The cycle parts were copied from the SHL M05 model, which had
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were made in 1958. A new more powerful engine, the S-34, was fitted in 1963. By the time production ended in March 1966, around 600,000 motorcycles of this model had been produced.
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rear suspension. An export model was produced with a battery, electric horn and chromed wheel rims. The domestic model received these refinements in 1957. Upgrades to the
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Initial production was manufacturing the M04 for SHL, 27,000 machines were built between 1952 and June 1954. This model was superseded by the SHL M05, which had
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of Kielce. From 1955, WFM produced their own branded motorcycles and scooters and also supplied engines and components to other motorcycle manufacturers.
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At the beginning of the 21st century, a project was created to reactivate the WFM brand in cooperation with the
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A successor for the M06 was planned in 1962. It was to be a new design and able to compete with machines from
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Sześciodniówce. Both 125 cc motorcycles and Osa scooters were used.
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Laskowski was the factory director for many years.
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199:engines. Later the engine designed for the
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852:(in Polish). 4 April 1957. Archived from
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331:WFM entered factory teams in a number of
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1049:Manufacturing companies based in Warsaw
786:The economy of Poland from 1945 to 1952
781:Die Wirtschaft Polens Von 1945 Bis 1952
773:] (in Polish). ZP Publishing House.
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585:"WFM M50 Osa - polska maszyna z żądłem"
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803:Truszkiewicz, Zbigniew (15 May 1959).
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239:. 12,500 units of the M05 were built.
27:Defunct Polish motorcycle manufacturer
750:Łempkowski, Maciek (26 August 2017).
185:Państwowe Zakłady Samochodowych No. 2
177:Zakłady Urządzeń Transportowego No. 2
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729:Dziawer, Szymon (18 February 2003).
1024:Motorcycle manufacturers of Poland
143:), commonly known by its initials
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1039:Science and technology in Poland
1034:1966 disestablishments in Poland
208:Wytwórni Sprzętu Komunikacyjnego
923:Polish motorcycle manufacturers
251:Original model 1964 WFM M06-S34
181:Transport Equipment Plant No. 2
173:Warsaw Automobile Repair Plant
85:Warsaw Automobile Repair Plant
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1029:1951 establishments in Poland
704:ewyszukiwarka.pue.uprp.gov.pl
680:(in Polish). 1 December 2003
189:State Automobile Plant No. 2
137:Warszawska Fabryka Motocykli
33:Warszawska Fabryka Motocykli
18:Warszawska Fabryka Motocykli
822:Polskie motocykle 1946-1985
820:Zieliński, Andrzej (2004).
546:www.polskiemotocykle.mik.pl
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872:WFM M06 1957 docieranie
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763:Peszak, Janusz (2016).
362:Engines - 250,000 units
678:motoryzacja.interia.pl
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674:"Nowa - stara WFM-ka"
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415:"SHL M04 "kielecka""
351:Production 1951–1965
283:. The machine had a
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491:Życie Warszawy 1957
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303:WFM Osa M52
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102:Defunct
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