Jawa Yezdi still being produced???

swathyd · 12th July 2007, 18:55

There was a report in 1996 issue of 'AUTO INDIA' that a new yezdi (jawa)is going to be launched. It was supposed to have a 250 cc engine developing 16 bhp. Even its picture was given, it was very good. The predicted price was about 70 ks. And it was in collaboration with a foreign partner.

the_trooper · 12th July 2007, 21:41

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Originally Posted by swathyd

There was a report in 1996 issue of 'AUTO INDIA' that a new yezdi (jawa)is going to be launched. It was supposed to have a 250 cc engine developing 16 bhp. Even its picture was given, it was very good. The predicted price was about 70 ks. And it was in collaboration with a foreign partner.

the yezdi super-sprint.
250cc single, expansion chambers, full fairing. there wasnt much info available apart from that.

esteem_lover · 12th July 2007, 21:43

Last I heard, the workers themselves wanted to buy the company & run it.

kuttapan · 12th July 2007, 23:57

The factory has been sold(it closed down in 1996) and the people who bought it, auctioned off the remaining bikes/parts/machinery etc and then razed the buildings down. There is nothing at the site now - sadly, YEZDI has been fully confined to the history books for now.

Some die hard fans still run the bikes, but for how long?

s0uljah · 13th July 2007, 02:11

Coorg is full of them !! Know a couple of people who still own roadkings / jawa

Mpower · 13th July 2007, 02:13

Even if they want to, it wont meet emissions.

Desert fox · 13th July 2007, 03:28

Frankly i was slightly excited on seeing the thread and the opening post with a webite adress,i thought maybe a (filthy rich!!) individual/corparate may have revived this brand!

I was never a big fan of this brand (slight inclination towards Bullet and Rd),but now i feel like owning one....just to preserve a piece of history.

Spares are really not an issue atleast for now(if you know where to look)

devarshi84 · 13th July 2007, 10:37

There was also an RD competition in the form of yezdi 350.

jango · 13th July 2007, 11:04

The best things i like abt the Yezdi was the way the front wheel, used to spin clock wise, then anti clockwise and so on and on and on every time it was put on the main stand..

Ajaybiz · 13th July 2007, 12:02

Really i mis all these bikes as was teen that time and riddedn almost all makes of Yezdis including the 350 cc version on Yezdi which was suppose to take on with Rajdoot RD350

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I mis all these legends including Fury, Sportif(i doubt if any one knows this tiny but ultra modern moped for that time).
Still i have RD with me, its 84 make HT first of initial 500 produced in India.
BTW still you wants to own Jawa its produced in Chez republic but u have to pay a bomb for that.

the_trooper · 13th July 2007, 12:27

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Originally Posted by devarshi84

There was also an RD competition in the form of yezdi 350.

not even close dude. The Y350 and RD350 were like chalk and cheese.

theMAG · 13th July 2007, 14:07

Their erstwhile factory in Mysore is being converted to a mall - very difficult to manufacture bikes in a mall I think

devarshi84 · 13th July 2007, 16:38

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Originally Posted by the_trooper

not even close dude. The Y350 and RD350 were like chalk and cheese.

It still was competition. when you have only 4-5 bikes to choose from. This is called competition.

prabuddhadg · 13th July 2007, 16:52

What a din those Yezdi's used to make, when one of the neighbourhood big boys used to ride in late in the night!
BTW, did any other bike use the same lever for a kick start and for the gear shifter?

slipstream · 13th July 2007, 19:17

i still remember the time when i took my CL-II to college in my first year and promptly got pulled up by the seniors for "showing off in college by bringing a yezdi"

one of the seniors demanded a ride, got me off the bike, he got onto it and spent a good 15-20 seconds searching for something....he then asked me with a puzzled expression on his face "where on earth is the kick starter?"

12th July 2007, 18:55	#16
swathyd BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: thiruvananthapuram Posts: 774 Thanked: 26 Times	There was a report in 1996 issue of 'AUTO INDIA' that a new yezdi (jawa)is going to be launched. It was supposed to have a 250 cc engine developing 16 bhp. Even its picture was given, it was very good. The predicted price was about 70 ks. And it was in collaboration with a foreign partner.
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12th July 2007, 21:43	#18
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 513 Times View My Garage	Last I heard, the workers themselves wanted to buy the company & run it.
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12th July 2007, 23:57	#19
kuttapan Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,155 Thanked: 27 Times View My Garage	The factory has been sold(it closed down in 1996) and the people who bought it, auctioned off the remaining bikes/parts/machinery etc and then razed the buildings down. There is nothing at the site now - sadly, YEZDI has been fully confined to the history books for now. Some die hard fans still run the bikes, but for how long?
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13th July 2007, 02:11	#20
s0uljah Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: BLR Posts: 2,222 Thanked: 26 Times View My Garage	Coorg is full of them !! Know a couple of people who still own roadkings / jawa
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13th July 2007, 02:13	#21
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,397 Thanked: 1,735 Times View My Garage	Even if they want to, it wont meet emissions.
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13th July 2007, 03:28	#22
Desert fox BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 227 Thanked: Once	Frankly i was slightly excited on seeing the thread and the opening post with a webite adress,i thought maybe a (filthy rich!!) individual/corparate may have revived this brand! I was never a big fan of this brand (slight inclination towards Bullet and Rd),but now i feel like owning one....just to preserve a piece of history. Spares are really not an issue atleast for now(if you know where to look)
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13th July 2007, 10:37	#23
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 213 Times View My Garage	There was also an RD competition in the form of yezdi 350.
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13th July 2007, 11:04	#24
jango BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York & kotayam Posts: 800 Thanked: 23 Times View My Garage	The best things i like abt the Yezdi was the way the front wheel, used to spin clock wise, then anti clockwise and so on and on and on every time it was put on the main stand..
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13th July 2007, 12:02	#25
Ajaybiz BANNED Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,440 Thanked: 321 Times View My Garage	Really i mis all these bikes as was teen that time and riddedn almost all makes of Yezdis including the 350 cc version on Yezdi which was suppose to take on with Rajdoot RD350 , I mis all these legends including Fury, Sportif(i doubt if any one knows this tiny but ultra modern moped for that time). Still i have RD with me, its 84 make HT first of initial 500 produced in India. BTW still you wants to own Jawa its produced in Chez republic but u have to pay a bomb for that.
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13th July 2007, 14:07	#27
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,196 Thanked: 1,821 Times View My Garage	Their erstwhile factory in Mysore is being converted to a mall - very difficult to manufacture bikes in a mall I think
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13th July 2007, 16:52	#29
prabuddhadg BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 811 Thanked: 82 Times View My Garage	What a din those Yezdi's used to make, when one of the neighbourhood big boys used to ride in late in the night! BTW, did any other bike use the same lever for a kick start and for the gear shifter?
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13th July 2007, 19:17	#30
slipstream BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 150 Thanked: 19 Times	i still remember the time when i took my CL-II to college in my first year and promptly got pulled up by the seniors for "showing off in college by bringing a yezdi" one of the seniors demanded a ride, got me off the bike, he got onto it and spent a good 15-20 seconds searching for something....he then asked me with a puzzled expression on his face "where on earth is the kick starter?"
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