Media Release
Mangalore, Jul 7: The Yezdi and Jawa club will celebrate the annual "International Jawa day" at Shanthi Nilaya grounds, Balmatta at 4 PM followed by a short ride across the town on Sunday July 10.
International Jawa Day is celebrated world wide on the second Sunday of July every year. The day is special for vintage and classics enthusiasts because owners and fanatics of the bikes irrespective of the date and place celebrate the dawn of the marquee.
While celebrations are being planned across the country, there are three main nodes in Karnataka - Bangalore, Mysore and Mangalore - where these integral pieces of automotive history will converge.
The Mangalore Jawa & Yezdi Motorcycle Club, while still in its nascent stage, has members from all walks of life, be it students, professors, IT professionals, doctors, engineers, etc all share their common love for their motorcycles, whether they were handed down from their fathers or have just developed the interest in owning one.
The club meets every month usually on Sundays. The riders are content in just meeting up or riding to the nearby beaches or to take to the hills to watch the meandering Gurupur and Nethravathi rivers.
Today as new upgraded models are being launched by companies, these older models have slowly phased out. However, the Yezdis, one of the few bikes from yesteryears are cherished by the younger generation who have made it a part of their lifestyle.
About Jawa
Jawa is a motorcycle manufacturer in the Czech republic, formerly Czechoslovakia. It was named after its founder Janeček bought the motorcycle production of Wanderer in 1929.
It was on March 5, 1961, that the first motor cycle left the gate of the Ideal Jawa Mysore company's plant. Since then they were sold under the marquee Yezdi, which is a transcription of the Czech language term "jezdi" meaning "going or running".
Historically Jawa has been very active in racing, and by far the most active East-European manufacturers in mechanical sports. In track racing Jawa sustained a presence in the World Championship until the mid-sixties with respectable performances considering their limited budget. In Motocross Jawa made an impressive name before its 4- stroke engines became superseded by 2-stroke engines.