The motorcycles were manufactured in a factory located at 25 Ulica Mińska in the Warsaw district of Grochów.

The Warszawskich Zakładów Naprawy Samochodów (English: Warsaw Automobile Repair Plant) was established in 1947 by the amalgamation of the state-run Zakłady Urządzeń Transportowego No.

[2] The factory turned exclusively to motorcycle production in 1951 and the name was changed to Warszawska Fabryka Motocykli (WFM).

[1] Initially they produced 125 cc motorcycles for Wytwórni Sprzętu Komunikacyjnego of Psie Pole and SHL of Kielce.

[5][6] On 1 January 1965,[7] the WFM plant was merged with the neighbouring Polish Optical Works (PZO) and production of motorcycles was gradually phased out.

[9] In 1955, WFM designed 3 prototype scooters, all named after insects: Żuk (beetle), Bąk (bee) and Osa (wasp).

[10] There was resistance from the authorities towards what they viewed as a "ideologically hostile" product, and pre-production models of the Osa weren't produced until February 1959.

[11][12] At the beginning of the 21st century, a project was created to reactivate the WFM brand in cooperation with the Minsk Motovelo Motorbike and Bicycle Factory in Belarus.

[14][15] The originator of the project was Włodzimierz Gąsiorek, who owned the WFM trademark through the Motor Klub Wawer.