The
year 1929 was when the Jawa journey started. To be precise, the date was
October 23, 1929.To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the iconic
Jawa motorcycle, the company that brought back Jawa in India, Classic Legends,
organised several rides through its “Kommunity”.
The
Delhi ride circumnavigated through landmarks that also shared their 90th
birthday with Jawa – Safdarjung Airport and Rashtrapati Bhavan. Interestingly,
the Czech Ambassador to India and his delegation were part of this ride,
sitting pillion with Kommunity and Jawa team.
Milan
Hovorka joined Anupam Thareja, Co-Founder, Classic Legends, in leading a group
of Jawa ‘Kommunity’ members on their Jawa motorcycles on a celebratory
breakfast ride.
In
Mumbai the ride that started from the Bandra dealership culminated at café
Ideal Corner, the place where the Indian Jawa journey began. The ride was
flagged off from Jawa Motorcycles’ dealership in suburban Bandra and the convoy
rode across the city to reach café Ideal Corner in South Mumbai. The Mumbai
ride witnessed Boman Irani, Co-founder, Classic Legends and Ashish Singh Joshi,
CEO, Classic Legends ride along with Jawa Kommunity riders to revisit the
iconic café, which used to be an Ideal Jawa dealership earlier.
This
ride also witnessed riders of Jawa, both vintage and modern riding together and
breaking bread afterwards. The evening saw an elegant celebration at the Czech
Embassy in India graced by Jawa’s iconic motorcycles spanning across the
glorious ninety years and diplomats from around the world. Jawa has an iconic
following in Czech Republic and is considered a national icon and a key part of
the country’s rich heritage.
This
90th milestone has been cast in metal in the form of the Jawa 90th Anniversary
Edition motorcycle that was unveiled to guests during the ceremony. This
commemorative model will be limited to just 90 units.
The
90 units will be allotted to customers who already have a booking for the Jawa
models and those who will be making a booking on or before October 30th 2019. Customers wishing to opt
for this model will enter a draw of lots and 90 lucky ones will stand a chance
to own this iconic piece of history. Once allotted, the motorcycle will be
immediately dispatched to the customers irrespective of their booking date,
sequence and existing waiting period.