[narayan]

Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

Never knew Yezdi was an Indian brand -
I always thought it had the same origins as Jawa!

Yes very much Indian and the name ( In my view ) is most likely a derivative of the Yazidi/Yezidi ( an ethnic group from Persia/Iran ). Recall the Ideal Jawa owner was a Parsi

Originally Posted by shankar.balan

The Yezdi was very much an Indian Derivative Brand, derived from Ideal Jawa of Czech Republic.

If I recall right, even IDEAL JAWA is an Indian company. Jawa is the Czech brand. The parent was never called IDEAL JAWA - only the Indian company had the "Ideal" name.


The Yezdi ( if relaunched ), should be set aside for a tourer/adventure bike in my view. the original Yezdi ( though not built in that configuaration ) had those knobbly tires like offroad tyres.
This will ensure the Yezdi brand and Jawa brand just don't have "me too" bikes but have clearly defined segments to cater to.

[ashokrajagopal]

Trivia:

JAWA( Janeček + Wanderer) must actually be pronounced as YAWA -- because the founder's name "Janeček" must be pronounced as "yanechek".
While launching "jezdi", which translates to "rider" I believe in Czech, they wanted the Indians to pronounce it right, and named it as "Yezdi".

Edit: I actually did a translation check and "jezdi" translates to "rides" Czech to English

[Slick]

Jawa reviews are out

https://auto.ndtv.com/reviews/2018-j...ome-topstories


https://www.zigwheels.com/reviews-ad...-review/32540/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QELxJnLFY8Y

- Slick

[Impala59]

Well, well, well. Looks like the Yezdi launch is nearing