30 Years of Jawa Motorcycles In A Wanderer's Collection

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30 Years of Jawa Motorcycles In A Wanderer's Collection

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Jawa motorcycles were based on a simple philosophy – creating a motorcycle that was cost-effective, simple and reliable. This was quite the contrast from western European motorcycles like BMWs or Triumphs, that were more sophisticated in their design, thus requiring considerably more attention in service and repair. Jawa motorcycles were tank-like tough, where they ousted their rival in long-run durability over outright power. While the company started in Prague in 1929, then part of Czechoslovakia, it was the post-war era that brought the Jawa brand to the world. During its peak, Jawa Motorcycles were exported to 120 countries, of which its most predominant region after Europe was from India.

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It is here where we find this collection of Jawa motorcycles curated by a Kaustubh “KT” Thengodkar, an engineered who discovered his thirst for two-wheel motoring aboard the two-stroke Czechoslovakian machines. For Kaustubh, the journey has been a long one that’s nearing two decades. During this period, he gradually amassed a collection of six Jawa motorcycles, each bought with an intention to do more than just look pretty in his garage. Instead KT has ridden most of them across India with the largest full circle being more than 3500km.

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