yezdi: Yezdi India launch on January 13: A brief history of the Czech motorcycle brand – Times of India

Yezdi It’s about to break its decades-long gap to finally return in January. Thanks to Classic Legends, a subsidiary of Mahindra, Yezdi is the second brand to be launched under the umbrella, beginning with its launch. Java In November of 2018. We all remember Yazdi through the motorcycles that still survive and thrive in our grandparents’ or parents’ garages or their stories. And if you’re really an enthusiast or fan of Jawa and Yezdi, join one of the community-organized rallies and enjoy the classic visuals and sounds.
a brief History
Where does Jawa come from and how is Yezdi different from it? Jawa was a motorcycle manufacturer in the Czech Republic. Gensek’s ‘Ja’ and Ka’ Va’ Wanderer Werke AG The brand as we know it today was created – Jawa – in 1929. The motorcycle brand was born under the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia as an undercover project from the efforts of founder Frantiek Jansek.
Java was brought to India by Farooq’s Irani and Rustam S Irani And its name was changed to ‘Yezdi’ for Indian taste. A factory manufacturing Yezdi motorcycles was established near Mysore Junction in 1961. By far, one of the most popular motorcycles Java Yezdi Jawa 250 was alive in the minds of Indians. It was called the ‘A-Type’ and then the Yezdi 250 B-Type, the Yezdi 350 Twin and Yezdi Monarch,
The brand also produced smaller displacement mopeds such as the Yezdi 175 and Yezdi 60 Colt. However, the most popular is the Yezdi Roadking which was produced at the Mysore plant from 1978 to 1996. It came with a two-stroke 250cc engine that made 16 hp and 24 Nm of torque, which was mated to a four-speed. gearbox and was capable of topping out at 120 km/h. Notable features that need mentioning include a semi-automatic clutch, dual exhaust, and an integrated gear shifter and kickstarter.
The Roadking was a huge competition against Royal Enfield Bullet and Classic. Yezdis was very popular in India but changes in India’s policies made it difficult to maintain the brand and it had to close its shop in the late 90s. Lighter, more fuel-efficient motorcycles took the place, and policy changes also meant that the two-stroke engine was no longer legal.
what the future holds
Classic Legends has formally announced the return of Yezdi on January 13. After several spy images and test mules, Yezdi will finally breathe again this month.
The Roadking moniker is all set to return to a scrambler and an adventure motorcycle. Apart from these, the brand’s refreshed lineup will also feature a Yezdi cruiser and other motorcycle categories. So if you love the Yezdi brand then this is a great time to get excited as January 13 is drawing to a close.

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