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Jawa/CZ 125cc 351

Jawa 351

This small Jawa/CZ was a result of the mandatory collaboration between both brands. Made in 125 and 150 cc versions, called types 351 (125 cc) and 352 (150 cc). Here in the Netherlands the 150 cc was also called "JUNIOR".
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Jawa. Forward into the past

Retro is a trend. The big brands now all have something that is a tribute to the past. In the most elaborate PR approach, happy sense refers to a history that never existed. That is something for marketing reasons. From the budget corner are a bunch of brands that - whether or not under European supervision - are made in China. These motorcycles / motorbikes are usually based on eighties models from Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha.

Rolfs Reizen: The GDR

A long time ago, in 1971, the four of us drove on a moped to the GDR, Hungary and Yugoslavia. The goal was the Italian coast, to watch girls there. That didn't work out, because we were running out of money and one of us got homesick. On our journey, past the pretty scary Iron Curtain, we saw a lot of motorcycles, which we found very interesting. It was very funny to first see a helmet appear in the rolling landscape and then an MZ, a Pannonia and many Jawas.
Jawa 638

Jawa's upgrading

Jawa once made highly modern, reliable motorcycles. Motorcycles you could be seen on. But just as it went so well, the development of the once-proud brand stuck in the nets of the planned economy. The government determined what kind of motorcycles should be made. (And what crops had to be grown and some basic things.) Nice and clear, right?
Jawa 638

Jawa 638: the affordable Jawa

Jawas, CZs and MZs? We saw that as endearing nonsense from the Eastern Bloc. Technically outdated and of poor quality. So worth nothing. Nor do Urals and Dneprs. And people who liked that stuff? Wanted to have? Oh well... After all, everywhere you have...

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A Jawa, if you can afford it

Recently you bought a Jawa for the famous 'fart and three marbles'. That time is over. The territorial gains for Jawa are justified. Because František Janeček was at least as brilliant as Soïchiro Honda. Some of man's patents…

Jawa 360

Back from the past: the Jawa 360 (and the 559)

The time when people did not want to be seen dead on a Jawa is over. Driving Jawa is pure nostalgia. And certainly not cheap anymore. This territorial gain for Jawa is justified, because František Janeček was at least as brilliant as Soïchiro…

Jawa 350

Jawa 350: Cheap or Expensive

We often talk about former Eastern Bloc mopeds here. They were leading in the 1950s and 1960s, but then they were worth nothing for a long time. Then they found their lovers. Now prices are rising. Even to the point of indecency…

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A unique Jawa or home craft

An AMK reader is very curious about what he found during his holiday in Slovakia. When it was still called Czechoslovakia, Jawas were made there. And this find clearly has Jawa genes. Judging by the sheet metal and welding work…