The irreconcilable struggle of the two Izhevsk models of motorcycles "Jupiter" and "Planet" is remembered by many Soviet motorcycle enthusiasts. And if we talk about how long this or that bike lasted in production, the fifth modification of the latter will be the winner. "Izh Planet 5" was produced until 2008 and had several "unusualities" in the design.
An example would be a pair of muffler pipes. What for? After all, there is only one cylinder. But the manufacturer has a completely different opinion on this matter, and there were reasons: the author talks about them with pleasure on the Ivan Zenkevich PRO Cars channel. What about "inconsistencies"? On the side it says: "electronic ignition", and it is coil. But there were also the latest solutions - for example, the front fork. It was supposed to be installed on the Orion motorcycle under development, which the buyers did not wait for.
Although the video is dedicated to the fifth Planet, the author, when testing the bike, cannot resist comparisons with Izh Jupiter. The latter starts much faster. However, the instructions for "Planet 5" explicitly state that the product is "intended for the countryside." Therefore, you should not expect agility from him. And what else is interesting in the last Soviet motorcycle? The author talks about this, and sometimes on the go, without getting off the bike.
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