Other Bikes » New Jawa Retro 350cc two-stroke

Here is something a little different. Apparently, it is still possible to buy a new Jawa 350cc two-stroke motorcycle in the U.K. according to this rambling and babbling video with a lot of ads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlOyLht2C14

The JAWA brand ownership discussion was interesting. Perhaps, that is why Mahindra is using the BSA name for some of their export products.

It reminded me of the Indian company that had ownership of the Indian trademark before the Polaris resurrection. Somehow, Polaris got that straightened out.

According to a post that I just saw on the Royal Enfield forum, that Jawa 350 can only be sold in the UK, Russia and some Central American countries as it comes no where near to meeting EURO 5 requirements.

Those were the days.... Ring ding ding ding ding ding. 😉Can't believe the guy had never seen an enclosed chain gaurd before. Simplisity at its best though.

Are those Jawa 2-strokes really street legal in the UK?
I grew up on 2-strokes, love them. I had a few Yamaha 2-strokes, YR1, RD350LC, RD350 RZ (with the exhaust power valve). If you've never experienced the rush of a hot 2-stroke hitting the power band you've missed one of motorcycling's great highs. I still have a little Yamaha BWS 100 2-stroke scooter.

There are actually 2 Jawa's lines. The one, what is mentioned here is designed/made in India in retro style, under former Czech brand name and there are available in Europe, Euro 5 ready.
Than "original" Jawa factory in Trinec (Czech) still produce bikes, but with engine from China - also Euro 5 ready and available in Europe.
More info here: https://www.jawa.eu/motorcycles

According to the presenter in the video, it is apparently sort-of street legal in the UK. I guess it is OK to sell them there as long as they don't import too many of them.

I started riding during the 1960's on two-strokes, which were fun when under power but had too much incomplete combustion that made them uncomfortable to ride on low throttle openings, and especially on over-run. Honda 4-strokes were a lot more civilized, required less maintenance, got better fuel mileage, were more reliable and just ran better under all normal conditions.