temesvar Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 My first modified bike, many, many years ago. Am sure some will recognize it, but i thought would be fun to post it! P>S> The turn signal lenses are from the VW bug! Rest is home made! Link to comment
John Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 I was gonna say Suzuki GT550 because it looks like you have the 'patented Ram-Air' system on the heads Link to comment
temesvar Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 Right on, Ron! Frame, engine, suspension and wheels are Jawa 350 1958. Rest is from various other bikes or home made. Mode made in 1978. Where do i send the coffee and donuts?? Link to comment
Ron_B Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Albert, I used to race a 250 Jawa CZ in amateur MX events in the early 70s. I was fairly confident, but not totally sure of my guess. There were a few other eastern European bikes back then, I seem to recall, that resembled the Jawa. Was it a twin, or one of the twin-pipe singles? Also, what's the deal with that huge overhanging head? Maybe off a later bike that had the enlarged fins? Link to comment
temesvar Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 The history of Jawa is interesting. It has roots in Germany, where the "wa" comes from, a bike named Wanderer. The "Ja" comes from the name of the founder, Janek. (and i thought had something to do with the Jawa volcano or island ) The bikes were solid, and cheap to manufacture. Back to the bike, it was a twin 350 Jawa. The overhanging heads are from a 1975 250 CZ twin. Yes, a later model, that fit just fine. The tank was from a 125cc Danubia (hungarian made) and had 20L. Original Jawa was 13 L if i remember right. Link to comment
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