Jawa

Jawa factory racers

Jawa specials

Jawa factory racers

The Czechoslovakian Jawa factory made in 1964 a handfull of 50cc racebikes.
Jawa name derives from a merger of the Janeck(veapon factory) and Wanderer
(automobile factory) in 1929.
The distinctive massive engine looks over- developed when compared to the
rather simple chassis.
A peculiarity were that these bikes were raced under different names and
colours - in national races they were raced as Tatrans, in either red/white
or blue/ white combinations, and when raced international, the Jawa- racers
wore silver, beige, or maroon colours.

JAWA racebike photographed by Göran Kähler in the fantastic Lexmond Motormuseum. Jawa

Jawa engine Jawa left

1971 Jawa GP

71 Jawa GP engine Jawa GP engine innards

Jawa specials

The Gimo Jawa´s was made by Dieter Girschik of East- Germany. Just two racebikes are known of.
Dutchman Michel du Maine did a fantastic job restoring this one. Dieter Girschick and the Gimo.

Builder/ restorer of the Gimo Jawa, Michel du Maine testing in Sweden 2007.

The 50cc engine in the Gimo- Jawa is based on the Jawa 90cc engine. Note the squarish crankcases

The Dieter Girschik frame - just like a baby- Egli! The finished Gimo Jawa - a very compact bike!

The bare frame. The second frame - believed to have been raced with an 80cc engine.

Another Jawa engined special was finished just recently. Dutchman Rob Jacobs
created this classic racer.

Linköping, Sweden, 09 - Rob Jacobs and his Jawa special.

The Jacobs frame. The finished racer.

Honda 6-speed transmission fits inside the Jawa housings!

Jawa factory racers The Czechoslovakian Jawa factory made in 1964 a handfull of 50cc racebikes. Jawa name derives from a merger of the Janeck(veapon factory) and Wanderer (automobile factory) in 1929. The distinctive massive engine looks over- developed when compared to the rather simple chassis. A peculiarity were that these bikes were raced under different names and colours - in national races they were raced as Tatrans, in either red/white or blue/ white combinations, and when raced international, the Jawa- racers wore silver, beige, or maroon colours.
JAWA racebike photographed by Göran Kähler in the fantastic Lexmond Motormuseum.

Jawa specials The Gimo Jawa´s was made by Dieter Girschik of East- Germany. Just two racebikes are known of. Dutchman Michel du Maine did a fantastic job restoring this one.




Another Jawa engined special was finished just recently. Dutchman Rob Jacobs created this classic racer.