| Type | Motorcycle manufacturer |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Fate | defunct |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Headquarters | Mysore, Karnataka, India |
| Key people | Irani Family, Founders |
| Products | Jawa, Yezdi |
| Employees | n/a |
| Website | yezdi.com |
Ideal Jawa (India) Ltd was an Indian motorcycle company based in Mysore, sold licensed Jawa and ČZ motorcycles beginning in 1960 under the brand name Jawa and later Yezdi. The catchphrase for the bikes sold by the firm was "Forever bike forever value".
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Frantisek Janecek began manufacturing Wanderer motorcycles under licence in 1927 in order to diversify the interests of his arms factory. Having bought the tooling for a 500 cc model, in 1929 he rebranded the machine with the name JAWA, derived from the first two letters of the words "Janacek" and "Wanderer".
There have been many models of this brand before the company shut its doors in 1996. Their various models included:
The 'A', 'B', 'C' & 'D' Types are the model of Engine that particular bike has.
Ideal Jawa also exported many of the above models to over 61 countries around the world including Turkey, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Egypt and others. Guatemala was supplied with custom White Yezdi Roadkings for their Police forces.
1. Jawa 250 Type 353/04 Kyvacka called 'A' Type (Under Licence) - Kyvacka meaning "Swinger" for bikes with a Swing Arm
2. Jawa 50 Jet 'A' Series known as Pionyr in Czechoslavakia (Under Licence) - 1961-1964
3. Yezdi 60 Jet 'B' Series
4. Yezdi 250 'B' Type
5. Yezdi 250 Oilking (CB Points and Oil Pump) 'C' Type - 1976-77
6. Yezdi 250 Roadking (CB Points) 'C' Type
7. Yezdi D250 Classic 'D' Type - 1979 onwards
8. Yezdi 250 CL II 'D' Type - 1985 onwards
9. Yezdi B250 Deluxe 'D' Type - 1985 onwards
10. Yezdi 250 Deluxe 'D' Type - 1986 onwards
11. Yezdi 250 Roadking (CDI) 'C' Type
12. Yezdi 60 Colt - 1980-88
13. Yezdi 60 Colt Deluxe - 1988 onwards
14. Yezdi 175 (CB Points) - 1989
15. Yezdi 175 Deluxe (CDI) - 1991-94
16. Jawa / Yezdi 350 Twin Type 634 - 1987-89.
17. Yezdi 250 Monarch 'C' Type - 1995
18. Yezdi 250 Supersprint (Never Released)
When the company was forced to shut down, it was producing the 175, Monarch, Deluxe, Road Kings and CL II. The main reason for the company's collapse was labor trouble and increasing levels of pollution control norms which were making the two stroke bikes that the company produced obsolete.
The low mileage(35-40), increasing fuel costs contributing factors to the low sales of the vehicle. Moreover, the new 100 cc two-stroke and four-stroke bikes had better fuel efficiency and low maintenance.
Ideal Jawa had factory teams for both road races at Sholavaram and the National Motorcycle Rally Championships.Their close rivals were Royal Enfield Bullets, Rajdoot Yamaha RD350, Yamaha RX100 and TVS Suzuki Shogun.
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