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Offline Aaron D.

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That Jawa has been announced
« on: November 15, 2018, 06:55:48 PM »
Here's the link
https://www.jawamotorcycles.com/

So you can tell this is a 4 stroke. I will have to look for the earlier post to see if the engine is the same as previously pictured.

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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2018, 07:43:28 PM »
That's pretty! 300cc twin port single, water cooled? nicely finished.

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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2018, 09:42:43 PM »
I had a Czech girlfriend once and she didn't look a anything like the people in the photos... How strange  :grin:  :wink:

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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2018, 09:53:15 PM »
It will take a big effort for me to envision a Jawa with a four stroke engine. Part of their appeal was the simplicity and reliability of those 250cc two stroke engines. OTOH, the new one is easier to look at...
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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2018, 10:27:03 PM »
I just need a dealer.

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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2018, 11:11:02 PM »
I had a Czech girlfriend once and she didn't look a anything like the people in the photos... How strange  :grin:  :wink:

Probably fair skinned and HOT... :bow:

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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2018, 11:48:39 PM »
Probably fair skinned and HOT... :bow:

She was fair skinned and she used to embarrass me with her fitness (really). 

It's interesting that south Asian manufacturers are interested in marketing the history of local production of European brands, and that the buyers will pay for the name Jawa, or Enfield, apparently in gigantic volume.  I'd rather they built something else and created their own reputations, but that's me.
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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2018, 05:17:53 AM »
Only that Enfield in India was for a really long time a genuine place of production of Royal Enfield itself.
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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2018, 06:15:23 AM »
Yes, it is Mahindra behind the new Jawa. Nothing in a name much anymore.

I think they'll end up just in India and the vicinity, they are buying lots of bikes and have obviously an appreciation for the classic brands of the past.

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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2018, 06:15:39 AM »
I still own this. A friend in Swiebodzin Poland keeps it at his place and I use it when I have to work over there.
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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2018, 07:43:21 AM »
IMHO, this is one nice looking motorcycle!!  Thumbs up all around!! :thumb: :cool: :smiley:

Sadly, only available in the UK and Europe...maybe Asia / India also? :shocked: :huh: :rolleyes:



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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2018, 08:53:38 AM »
Only that Enfield in India was for a really long time a genuine place of production of Royal Enfield itself.

Jawas were also produced in India, but not by Mahindra.  Quoting Wikipedia:

JAWA motorcycles were introduced in India in the 1950s and they have a cult following to this present day. Production was carried out directly in India by Ideal Jawa India Ltd based out of Mysore starting in the early 60s. Earlier models were manufactured in Czechoslovakia and bore the CZ Jawa emblem on the side of the fuel tank. The locally manufactured models always had O within the Jawa emblem. The JAWA 353/04 designated as 'A' Type, Yezdi 250 'B' Type, Jawa 350 type 634 Twin and Yezdi 250 Monarch models are driven to this day in various parts of the country. JAWA and Yezdi bikes, especially the ones with fuel tank paddings and ignition systems on the fuel tank are now collectors items. The company stopped production in 1996. In October 2016,Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M), through its subsidiary Classic Legends Private Limited (CLPL), signed a licensing deal to launch motorbikes under the JAWA brand name in India and other East Asian countries.

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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2018, 08:59:12 AM »
I still own this. A friend in Swiebodzin Poland keeps it at his place and I use it when I have to work over there.

That photo makes me want to travel  :laugh:  For me, motorcycle travel is best done on an ageless workhorse and I've never quite been to Poland.  The closest was Spreewald in Germany, not far from the border.

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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2018, 03:53:10 PM »
She was fair skinned and she used to embarrass me with her fitness (really). 

It's interesting that south Asian manufacturers are interested in marketing the history of local production of European brands, and that the buyers will pay for the name Jawa, or Enfield, apparently in gigantic volume.  I'd rather they built something else and created their own reputations, but that's me.

Well there's something we can agree on!

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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2018, 09:32:27 AM »
Why didn't they just continue with the name "Yedzi"? Here's a lovely example for sale on Facebook, equipped to burn alternative fuels.



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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #15 on: November 17, 2018, 10:44:42 AM »
IMHO, this is one nice looking motorcycle!!  Thumbs up all around!! :thumb: :cool: :smiley:





What's the hump behind the cylinder?  Looks like it's held on with a screw.  Maybe cast alloy but could be plastic.  Gotta be hiding something!
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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #16 on: November 17, 2018, 11:06:21 AM »
Oh boy, tough Indian hipsters.   :grin:  Did Portland do some kind of out reach program?   :grin:

As far as the motos, this will sound harsh, but were Jawas ever good?  When I started riding in the 70s I just remember them as smokey, weak power/brakes, bad suspension and handling, unreliable.  Was there an era where they make some great bikes? 
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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #17 on: November 17, 2018, 11:13:29 AM »
What's the hump behind the cylinder?  Looks like it's held on with a screw.  Maybe cast alloy but could be plastic.  Gotta be hiding something!

Cover over the throttle body would be my guess. It's not like Guzzi hasn't done the same thing...
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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #18 on: November 17, 2018, 11:45:21 AM »
Jawas and CZs were fine bikes, primarily used for transportation with some excellent off road competition bikes.

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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #19 on: November 17, 2018, 12:07:30 PM »
Cover over the throttle body would be my guess. It's not like Guzzi hasn't done the same thing...
No, the throttle body cover is the shiny thing. I mean below it on the Tranny.
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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #20 on: November 17, 2018, 12:34:11 PM »
Looks like the starter is on top of the crankcase behind the cylinder.   Shield might be  to make it look a little more finished.

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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #21 on: November 17, 2018, 12:36:33 PM »
No, the throttle body cover is the shiny thing. I mean below it on the Tranny.

Looks like a cover over the electric starter, designed to look like the cover over the carburetor on the old 2-strokes.
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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #22 on: November 17, 2018, 03:44:39 PM »
In the blurb it says:
"Premium Italian engineering pairs the elegance of sleek lines and graceful curves with an uncompromisingly robust design".

So, where is the Italian engineering in a Czech bike made in India? :undecided:

Probably be a good bike. Jawa/CZ have been making solid bikes and speedway engines for years.
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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #23 on: November 17, 2018, 05:00:08 PM »
After looking at the photos for about a half hour I decided that I like it. It looks interesting and I would like to ride one.
The housing on the top of the engine case behind the cylinder houses the turbo-encabulator.

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Re: That Jawa has been announced
« Reply #24 on: November 18, 2018, 05:46:19 AM »
After looking at the photos for about a half hour I decided that I like it. It looks interesting and I would like to ride one.
The housing on the top of the engine case behind the cylinder houses the turbo-encabulator.

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