JAWA (Czech pronunciation:) is a motorcycle and moped manufacturer founded in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1929 by František Janeček, [2] who bought the motorcycle division of Wanderer. The name JAWA was established by concatenating the first letters of …

Jawa motorcycles quickly earned a reputation for being rugged, simple, and unbreakable. The Jawa 250 was the first choice of commute for urban youth – and many brave racers took home wins on the Jawa 250, inspired by the European racing scene.

The name JAWA came from the first two letters of Janecek and Wanderer. Although he didn't have any experience with motorcycles, he was familiar with production techniques. When the first Jawa 500 came on the market, it already had a front fork from pressed steel plates and a saddle gas tank instead of a triangular gas tank.

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List of production and discontinued JAWA models with full specs reference and photo galleries

Here you find 1960s Jawa motorcycles with specifications, pictures, rider ratings and discussions ordered by year. Click a model name to show specs, pictures, rating and a discussion forum for the motorcycle.

2024年4月23日 · Over on Classic.com, there are listings of old models of Jawa bikes and what they sold for at auction. In April 2023, a 1966 Jawa 250 Californian sold at auction for only $1,640. Jawa...

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2019年4月7日 · Jawa was a Czech brand, brought to India by Farrokh K Irani and Rustom S Irani. Yezdi was an Indianisation of the Jawa brand, built to greater standards of ruggedness.

2020年9月30日 · It was back in the 1960s, Jawa bikes first made its appearance in India through licenced production by Ideal Jawa in Mysore. In 1973, the bikes were sold under the Yezdi name. The brand returned to India after a gap of 22 years and there are many bikes from the brand that are now forgotten. Which are these bikes?