Expo Moto Bucovina

Did you know that one of the largest—perhaps even the largest—motorcycle exhibitions or museums in Eastern Europe is located right here in our country, near Rădăuți? A museum where admission is free. And it’s all thanks to one man’s passion. For 30 years, businessman Alexandru Scheul has hunted down and collected motorcycles, and restored them. Yes, all 280-plus motorcycles are in working order.

Expo Moto Bucovina features various motorcycle models from the 1920s, World War II, and the present day, manufactured in former socialist countries such as the USSR, Czechoslovakia, the GDR, Hungary, and of course Romania, including various models of Mobra, Carpați, Jawa, CZ, MZ, Ural, and Danuvia, as well as models from capitalist-era brands such as Triumph, BSA, Simpson, BMW, Norton, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, and Yamaha. A corner of the exhibition is dedicated to historic military motorcycles.

One of the highlights is a motorcycle built by Alexandru Scheul, called “Mărgelatu.” Yes, you guessed it. It is a motorcycle dedicated to Florin Piersic. And it is built around a 1936 engine—the year the great artist was born. The businessman from Suceava even recreated the model of the pistol that “Mărgelatu” carries in the film series.

Another special exhibit is the first electric car to ever drive on Romanian roads. It belonged to gymnast Nadia Comăneci. In 1977, the gymnast traveled to Mexico for a competition with Romania’s women’s gymnastics team. Mexican President Lopez Portillo and his daughter were already fans of Nadia, so they wanted to meet her in person. Nadia was driven around by the president’s daughter in a Viniera, a replica of a vintage Rolls-Royce model, and received an identical model as a gift.

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