Saturday, August 3, 2013

Jawa motorbikes, Czech Republic




Pronounced yah-va, this business was established in Prague in 1929 after founder František Janeček bought the motorcycle division of Wanderer. In the 1960s a new plant at Tynec nad Sazavou was built.  Apart from motorbikes a few cars and mopeds have also been produced in the past.

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  1. In my motorbike days the Jawa started to appear sold through mainly Yamaha dealers in UK. They appeared a chunky and rugged machine , similar to the Urels which also had a small market in UK during the 70's. Perhaps this young lady should have applied as a UK sales assistance to boost sales!!

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  2. in that uniform she would bring in the bikers :-)

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