Jawa 350
The Jawa 350 is a motorcycle, produced by Jawa Moto in Czechoslovakia until 1992 and in the Czech Republic until present. With its two-stroke, air-cooled 343 cc engine it could reach speeds of 132 kilometres per hour (82 mph). In the fifties of the 20th century it was exported into over 120 countries of the world.[1]
The Jawa 350 remains popular thanks to its dominance of the Communist Bloc countries of Eastern Europe from the 1960s to the 1990s. Competitors of that time included the German MZ (125 & 250 cc) and Simson (250 cc Sport & Avo), the Romanian Mobra (50 cc) and the Soviet IZh (350 cc). This was a period before the penetration of Eastern Europe by Japanese motorcycle manufacturers. In the early nineties was made additional model line Jawa 350 type 640.
The Jawa 350 two stroke twin cylinder motorcycle is still in production, although its styling and design has changed over the years. It is imported and sold in the UK where the two 350cc two stroke models are named the "Classic" and the "Sport". 2012 UK models are equipped with electronic ignition, electric starters and automatic pumped oil injection. They are also imported and sold in Ireland and are distributed throughout Europe.
Technical data
| Bore & Stroke (mm) 58 x 65 Compression rate 9,8:1 |
Maximal torque (Nm/ot x min-1) 32 / 4750 |
Images
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Original Czech version, the Jawa 350
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Jawa motorcycle with Velorex sidecar
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Jawa-CZ 350 Czech original, not the Russian version, built at the end of communist period
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Four Jawa riders and a Simson rider in East Germany in 1960
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Jawa magnet system
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Jawa 350 (type 640)