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V12 · 09-05-2003, 05:30 PM

Specifications
Factory name JAWA 350 - 634 - 4
Description Motorcycle, driver + passenger
Year of construction 1976
Color red, white
Weight 167 kg
Max. weight 347 kg
Engine twin, two-stroke
Hub und Bohrung 65mm / 58,75mm
Cubic capacity 352ccm / 21,48 cui
Power 26 hp at 5250 rpm
Exhaust pipes Manufacturer Motokov, Praha
Noise 85 dB(A)
Number of gears 4
Brakes 2 drum brakes (front and rear)
Tyre pressure front: 2,0 b
rear: 2,7 b
Length 2080mm
Width 710mm
Height 1120mm
Top speed 130 km/h / 80mph
Acceleration not so bad :-)
Fuel Super 95
Motoroil Castrol R2 Racingbike 2T
Mix Oil:Fuel 1:50
Tank capacity 16 -19l (?)
Fuel consumption approx. 6l/100km
Tyres Michelin 3,25 front / 3,50 rear

For more details , http://members.aon.at/wlonsing/jawa/myjawa_home_e.html

Glifford · 09-05-2003, 06:48 PM

Wow aint she a beauty?

I just love the Yezdi Roadking, its looks, its lovely gearshift cum kick (how Innovative).

And nothing can beat its twin exhaust and its exhaust note!

How I wish I could own a new one. Sadly the factory in Mysore closed down some 4 years back!

BTW. U can see some similarities with the 350 here...

V12 · 09-05-2003, 07:37 PM

hi glifford,
the yezdi has other innovative features as well. the front and rear tyre(along with wheel) could be interchanged. And I guess its the only bike which can hold a spare wheel (in front of the engine).

Glifford · 09-05-2003, 07:54 PM

Exactly..V12, Was about to post bout the tyres as well.

My dad used to rally with these machines in his younger days. He had them in succession. Earlier the Java ones and then it became Yezdi! Sadly by the time I was born... he had 'sobered down' and had moved to scooters for his 2 wheeler transport! SO never got to ride one.

Yes the cruiser like angle of the front forks allows a tyre (with spokes and hub) to be mounted in front of the engine. Even saw one... remembered what my dad used to tell me.

The exhaust note is so cool. Has a strange RUMBLE to it. And the slow leisurly RPM is also great. Wish I can get my hands at one sometime in future!

They also had a toned down 175 CC version of the roadking. Can't remember what it is called. I remember seeing the back page ads in the 'IndianAuto' magazine as a kid. Guess it never took off in the onslaught of the indo jap craze

rash_rp · 09-05-2003, 07:55 PM

Cool stuff.....muscle power !!!

fury175 · 09-06-2003, 05:58 AM

Guys that was a grt bike of all time, such an innovative bike with some unique features like wheels can be interchanged, it is the first bike to have kicker cum gear shifter, auto clutch, such a grt feature,

The gearshifter can be used as clutch, engaging the first gear and relase the shifter slowly like a car, it also having two point starter
one with mageneto current and another one is from battery current, from battery current the bike can be ealily star with just a push of a kicker, the current will flow up to 3 inchs from direct current, My friend is an jawa mechanic he was modified a lot of jawa and yezdi's,
he modified the bikes like HD, and some like custom bikes, he even run the bikes with kerosin oil, the bike is capable of run on that fuel also. man such an awesome bike .

arpandiv · 09-06-2003, 06:41 AM

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by V12

hi glifford,
the yezdi has other innovative features as well. the front and rear tyre(along with wheel) could be interchanged. And I guess its the only bike which can hold a spare wheel (in front of the engine).

Another bike which had a spare wheel was the Rajdoot GTS 175,also known as 'Bobby bike' (It was featured in the old hindi flick called bobby). The bike is a small bike with a 175cc engine and an excellent exhaust(have u seen the shape.. its really kool)That bike used to do lotta wheelies,it was around 120kgs i guess. My dad had that bike,i still have the manual wid me will hunt it down and let u guys know the specs of the bike.it had kick on LHS side.

amar · 09-06-2003, 09:20 AM

Hello Guys, I rode this bike once this is really a nice bike to drive. The sound of the bikes is exactly like RD 350. The bike I rode doesn't have same front and rear wheel. Even the shape of that bike is little bit different from this pic. The front wheel has a big drum like RD 350 and the tank is different. The pick up of this bike is very good. You really feel a great power in the accelerator. The most important thing this gives a mileage of 35-40 kmpl because this bike has only one carb in the middle of both the cylinders.

There is a mechanic near Chandigarh who had a modified (Like a cruiser) Jawa 1986 model. He told me that this bike had problem with its alternator and due to this reason the sale of this bike went down. Even the suspension of the bike is not that good. I hope I am not comparing the suspension of this bike with our new bikes.

I was planning to buy this bike but I dropped the idea later. I don't like that gear lever and kick-starter being same. Anyways every one has own likes and dislikes.

Anyone planning to buy one, I can help him out…..

Ricci · 09-06-2003, 09:55 PM

I hear the Yezdi even had reverse gear on early models , my father's colleague accidentally hit reverse once while kicking the bike to life and dropped it .

sudhirbhan · 09-07-2003, 12:50 AM

Amar, I heard that this bike shares many parts with the yezdi roadking. Can you please confirm that from your friend? Actually want to add one to my stable after I return to India.

09-05-2003, 05:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
V12 Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Posts: 75	Jawa 350 Twin! Specifications Factory name JAWA 350 - 634 - 4 Description Motorcycle, driver + passenger Year of construction 1976 Color red, white Weight 167 kg Max. weight 347 kg Engine twin, two-stroke Hub und Bohrung 65mm / 58,75mm Cubic capacity 352ccm / 21,48 cui Power 26 hp at 5250 rpm Exhaust pipes Manufacturer Motokov, Praha Noise 85 dB(A) Number of gears 4 Brakes 2 drum brakes (front and rear) Tyre pressure front: 2,0 b rear: 2,7 b Length 2080mm Width 710mm Height 1120mm Top speed 130 km/h / 80mph Acceleration not so bad :-) Fuel Super 95 Motoroil Castrol R2 Racingbike 2T Mix Oil:Fuel 1:50 Tank capacity 16 -19l (?) Fuel consumption approx. 6l/100km Tyres Michelin 3,25 front / 3,50 rear For more details , http://members.aon.at/wlonsing/jawa/myjawa_home_e.html __________________ http://www.angelfire.com/alt2/carsandbikes/xbhpsign.jpg <i>The best alarm clock is sunshine on chrome.</i>

09-05-2003, 06:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Glifford Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Posts: 78	Wow aint she a beauty? I just love the Yezdi Roadking, its looks, its lovely gearshift cum kick (how Innovative). And nothing can beat its twin exhaust and its exhaust note! How I wish I could own a new one. Sadly the factory in Mysore closed down some 4 years back! BTW. U can see some similarities with the 350 here... __________________ <b><i><font color=\"red\">Scarlet Fever</b></i></font id=\"red\"> (180 DTS-i), <font color=\"yellow\"><b><i>Definitely [}:)] Mean [}:)] !</b></i></font id=\"yellow\"> <hr noShade SIZE=1>

09-05-2003, 07:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
V12 Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Posts: 75	hi glifford, the yezdi has other innovative features as well. the front and rear tyre(along with wheel) could be interchanged. And I guess its the only bike which can hold a spare wheel (in front of the engine). __________________ http://www.angelfire.com/alt2/carsandbikes/xbhpsign.jpg <i>The best alarm clock is sunshine on chrome.</i>

09-05-2003, 07:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
Glifford Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Posts: 78	Exactly..V12, Was about to post bout the tyres as well. My dad used to rally with these machines in his younger days. He had them in succession. Earlier the Java ones and then it became Yezdi! Sadly by the time I was born... he had 'sobered down' and had moved to scooters for his 2 wheeler transport! SO never got to ride one. Yes the cruiser like angle of the front forks allows a tyre (with spokes and hub) to be mounted in front of the engine. Even saw one... remembered what my dad used to tell me. The exhaust note is so cool. Has a strange RUMBLE to it. And the slow leisurly RPM is also great. Wish I can get my hands at one sometime in future! They also had a toned down 175 CC version of the roadking. Can't remember what it is called. I remember seeing the back page ads in the 'IndianAuto' magazine as a kid. Guess it never took off in the onslaught of the indo jap craze __________________ <b><i><font color=\"red\">Scarlet Fever</b></i></font id=\"red\"> (180 DTS-i), <font color=\"yellow\"><b><i>Definitely [}:)] Mean [}:)] !</b></i></font id=\"yellow\"> <hr noShade SIZE=1>

09-05-2003, 07:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
rash_rp Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India. Posts: 353	Cool stuff.....muscle power !!! __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/rash_rp/sig.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/18649556@N00/

09-06-2003, 05:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
fury175 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: chennai, tamilnadu, India. Posts: 15	Guys that was a grt bike of all time, such an innovative bike with some unique features like wheels can be interchanged, it is the first bike to have kicker cum gear shifter, auto clutch, such a grt feature, The gearshifter can be used as clutch, engaging the first gear and relase the shifter slowly like a car, it also having two point starter one with mageneto current and another one is from battery current, from battery current the bike can be ealily star with just a push of a kicker, the current will flow up to 3 inchs from direct current, My friend is an jawa mechanic he was modified a lot of jawa and yezdi's, he modified the bikes like HD, and some like custom bikes, he even run the bikes with kerosin oil, the bike is capable of run on that fuel also. man such an awesome bike . __________________ Like To Eat Dirt........... Lets Race........ FURY UNLEASHED http://www.r1-forum.com/gallery/data...4204banner.png

09-06-2003, 09:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
amar Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: chandigarh, punjab, India. Posts: 216	Hello Guys, I rode this bike once this is really a nice bike to drive. The sound of the bikes is exactly like RD 350. The bike I rode doesn't have same front and rear wheel. Even the shape of that bike is little bit different from this pic. The front wheel has a big drum like RD 350 and the tank is different. The pick up of this bike is very good. You really feel a great power in the accelerator. The most important thing this gives a mileage of 35-40 kmpl because this bike has only one carb in the middle of both the cylinders. There is a mechanic near Chandigarh who had a modified (Like a cruiser) Jawa 1986 model. He told me that this bike had problem with its alternator and due to this reason the sale of this bike went down. Even the suspension of the bike is not that good. I hope I am not comparing the suspension of this bike with our new bikes. I was planning to buy this bike but I dropped the idea later. I don't like that gear lever and kick-starter being same. Anyways every one has own likes and dislikes. Anyone planning to buy one, I can help him out….. __________________ "Learn the rules so that you know how to break them properly"

09-06-2003, 09:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ricci Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Pune, , India. Posts: 278	I hear the Yezdi even had reverse gear on early models , my father's colleague accidentally hit reverse once while kicking the bike to life and dropped it . __________________ Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.

09-07-2003, 12:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
sudhirbhan Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Torrance, California, USA. Posts: 13	Amar, I heard that this bike shares many parts with the yezdi roadking. Can you please confirm that from your friend? Actually want to add one to my stable after I return to India.

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