Česká verze

The centre associates Suzuki motorcycle enthusiasts living in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia who own and ride this marque.

	Suzuki Owners Club

The Czech Centre was founded by 7 of Brno resident Suzuki fans and 2 of English members of SOC at the meeting held in restaurant U Nedbalku in Ostrovacice near Brno in July of 1984. The idea to start our own centre was connected to the celebration of the 80th Anniversary of the FIM foundation and Int. Motorcyclists Rally held in Pacov just a few days before.

	Our Suzukis usually occupy almost half a hectare...

The Czech Centre is one of about 20 centres of the British one-make motorcycle club - the Suzuki Owners Club, which joins over 3.000 members at the present.

Two of SOC centres are outside of GB, in California USA and in Czech Republic.

	Just about half of us on group-photo

The Czech Centre's annual rally held each year at the end of May is named “Invader Rally” just like British centre's annual rally, according good and long lasting tradition. Chudcice-village (near Brno dam lake) is the traditional facility of this annual rally since 1989.

	Friendly meeting with Ivo Kastan

Groups of Czech members living in different regions of Czech Republic organise 1 or 2 more events named "club weekend" for their centre colleagues and friends through the season, volunteering their spare time and often also the money for petrol.

	Some of us are declared "Number One" during annual rally

Kevin Schwantz was an honorary member of Czech Centre through the years 1989 - 94, when he met Czech Centre members at hotel Krystal in Rosice near Brno after 1989 Czech GP Friday-practice. Then Kevin won the Sunday-race having his RGV's decorated by SOC-stickers just like his Suzuki Pepsi Team No.2 - Ron Haslam.

	Our guests - friends from England have always last word...

There is one more Czech Centre's honorary member, he is Ivo Kastan who has succeeded with his DR350 at Paris - Dakar Rally in 1996 and 1997. His friendly access and chats with centre members are ever the highlight of Czech Centre annual rallies.

	Not everybody can wear this fancy-work

The friendly atmosphere of centre's events is so valuable and appreciated by Czech Centre members, that to keep it also for future is only reason the number of centre members is limited. The new candidates, mostly brought by members, can come newcomers of centre only after their third turnout at centre's annual rally and start to be proper registered member of the SOC.

Contact Address: Mr. Ivan Benda, Ukrajinska 21, 625 00 Brno, Czech republic

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