Fate defunct Founded 1957 Products Motorcycles | Predecessor DAR Defunct 1975 | |
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Headquarters Lovech, National Motorcycle Works, Bulgaria | ||
Balkan was the first motorcycle built in Bulgaria. The first model, the Balkan M1, released in 1957, was built under the open license of DKW, and was identical to the DKW RT250. In 1960 the company started using a design similar to Jawa, and other contemporary motorcycles.
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