[gendarmee]

Originally Posted by TuffRyder

Akshay: This is a very neatly designed motorcycle. The curves on it beat most of the beauty queens.

Can add symmetry to the list, is one of the few bikes that are symmetric about the sides.

[svsantosh]

Originally Posted by boeuff

Thank you all.
This is one of those designs that is so enduring.
Some of the features include interchangeable wheels, automatic clutch, enclosed carburettor etc. Amazing ride quality.
You should see the history tab in this link to give you an idea of the evolution.

JAWA & yezdi Club, India - Home

and to add...

is this one of the FEW bikes with ENCLOSED/HIDDEN Throttle cable? It goes inside the handle bar itself???

[anjan_c2007]

Originally Posted by boeuff

Thank you all.
This is one of those designs that is so enduring.
Some of the features include interchangeable wheels, automatic clutch, enclosed carburettor etc. Amazing ride quality.
You should see the history tab in this link to give you an idea of the evolution.
JAWA & yezdi Club, India - Home

Fantastic bike boeuff. May be one of the few good examples still around. The kick starter on the left used to double up as a gera lever. And as you say the carburettor was fully enclosed- much needed in our country where vandalism, dirt, dust and grime thrive. Not a single bike maker offers this feature today.
Here's a 1965 example. The chrome work is overdone on the gearbox. The red metallic paint is new:-

[gendarmee]

Originally Posted by svsantosh

It goes inside the handle bar itself???

Yes.

Off topic, but here's a pic of the throttle assembly ( handle bar missing though, didn't have it at hand to include it in the picture )

[TuffRyder]

Originally Posted by gendarmee

Can add symmetry to the list, is one of the few bikes that are symmetric about the sides.

How can I forget that.

Among all the unique features on this bike, the most I have used is the autoclutch. There have been so many instances where my clutch cable was cut, once I rode 150 km without a clutch cable. This is one reason Ive always kept the autoclutch cam in top order and keep it well adjusted.

[alpha1]

Whats with the autoclutch?

[inder_s1]

Recently been to Coorg and one of the wife's cousins had his Grandpa's 1966 Jawa :

Me posing with Jawa

[DHABHAR.BEHRAM]

Hello Boeuff (after a long time). How is your golden fiat? Please keep it forever. Nice Jawa you have there.

Best regards,

behram Dhabhar

[Khandelwal]

I have driven this (My Dad's) bike till '97 - I used to touch 80kmph mark (Delhi roads had very little traffic then).
I still have the bike (not in running condition)
Are there any bike restorers in Delhi who can work on this?

[boeuff]

Originally Posted by DHABHAR.BEHRAM

Hello Boeuff (after a long time). How is your golden fiat? Please keep it forever. Nice Jawa you have there.

Best regards,

behram Dhabhar

Dear Behram,

The fiat is still fighting fit. all of these will stay in the family forever.

Cheers,

[trammway]

Hi Guys,

Here is my Jawa for your eyes only.

[null]

Originally Posted by trammway

Hi Guys,

Here is my Jawa for your eyes only.
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Awh Man! Are you sure its yours?

We too have a similar black one (infact exactly same looking) in our garage for years now. It belongs to my dad who had bought it way back in 1973 or 74. My entire growing years's commute used to be on this bike (obviously not riding it, sitting on its tank or at the back). There have been requests from people around asking for it, but we have never given it. Some years ago, my BIL had got it refurbished & was using it after which it again went back into the garage. May be one of these days, I should take it out and see what condition is it in. I am sure a quick carb cleaning & flushing the petrol tank should do the needful to make it run again.

BTW, I am fan of its exhaust sound.. duunng dunng dung.. isnt this how it sounds? Even though yezdi comes close, it wont match this bike.

We are surely keeping it for ever. May be my grandson/dotty would brag about it on TBHP after a few decades.

[trammway]

Originally Posted by null

Awh Man! Are you sure its yours?

Obviously! It's me sitting on my bike. Last week due to the heavy rain this bike was completely submerged in the water in my house. Not even the mirror visible out of the flood. Just yesterday opened up the engine and cleaned up everything. Today in fact it is in my office with me commuting me over 30kms. ;-)

[boeuff]

Originally Posted by gendarmee

Neat Jawa.
All you need to do now is to get round foot rests and replace the silencer rubber with castle nuts.

Actually I dont need to change as mine is 1970 version when bikes started rolling with square foot rest and also the castle nuts were replaced with silencer rubbers since they started leaking.

[gendarmee]

Originally Posted by boeuff

Actually I dont need to change as mine is 1970 version when bikes started rolling with square foot rest and also the castle nuts were replaced with silencer rubbers since they started leaking.

yeah, even the mileometer & clutch cable strip on the chassis would be different. Those 2 things would add to the typical look of a Jawa, guess Im opinionated.


Here's a pic of '68 Jawa (running on a upjetted HH Carb for mileage though)