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ESO

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Czech company based in Divišov1

Eso was a Czech motorcycle factory producing only racing machines from 1949 until 1964, when it joined Jawa. ESO was founded by a motorcycle racing driver Jaroslav Simandl, and made bikes in 250, 350, and 500 cc, primarily for speedway, moto-cross and ice racing. Engines were sourced from J.A.P. during the first year, and then an engine of ESO's own after 1950, first copied from J.A.P. and later of their own design.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1949Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersDivišov1
  • Founded inDivišov1

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ESO No57, pic1
Photo: Alf van Beem, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Eso was a Czech motorcycle factory producing only racing machines from 1949 until 1964, when it joined Jawa. ESO was founded by a motorcycle racing driver Jaroslav Simandl, and made bikes in 250, 350, and 500 cc, primarily for speedway, moto-cross and ice racing. Engines were sourced from J.A.P. during the first year, and then an engine of ESO's own after 1950, first copied from J.A.P. and later of their own design. The factory produced a prototype microcar in 1959, The ESO-T-250. It had a fibreglass 2-seater body with many components from Jawa-CZ.2

The story

Founded by Jaroslav Simandl in 1949, in Divišov.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • motorcycle

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1964Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1949Founded Founded in Divišov1

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