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Mangalore: Jawa Bikes Vroom at Annual Rally in City
Pics: Dayananda Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (VM)
Mangalore, Jul 9: Every second sunday of July is celebrated as International Jawa Day across the globe. A rally of these heavy steel, vintage Jawa motor bikes was organized by the ‘Mangalore Jawa-Yezdi Motorcycle Club’ to commemorate the 10th International Jawa Day at Balmatta here on Sunday July 8.
The rally was flagged off from YMPU ground, Balmatta. As many as 32 Jawa bikes along with four Willys jeeps participated in the rally that was spread across the city.
Speaking to Daijiworld, Shaun Fernandes (member of the club) said that the International Jawa day is celebrated worldwide and the club has been organizing the rally in Mangalore since 2007. While only three enthusiasts participated in the rally in the first year, the number increased to 15 the next year.
Jawa Colt, Jawa Jet, Jawa Classic, Roadking and many others were part of the rally, out of which Jawa Colt was said to be the oldest model dating back to 1960.
Jawa is a motorcycle manufacturer based in the Czech Republic, which was formerly known as Czechoslovakia. Yezdi that was released in India almost five decades ago still has fans all over the country.
Jawa motorcycles have always had a glorious standard in the two-wheeler scenario in the country. Mangalore youth have always attached a sense of prestige to riding these vintage bikes. Participants and owners of the bikes will always remain to loyal to the Yezdi slogan ‘The Forever Bike, Forever Value’, said a participant.
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And considering that most of these bikes are prized possessions of pretty senior gentlemen - day-to-day common men like mechanics, technicians, welders, shop keepers, etc. unlike the rare vehicles of the 30's & 40's that are usually owned by the rich privileged few, they are in quite a well kept condition! Should we deny them that one day when they can proudly come out with their machines, to be a part of the ownership club who understands what a real bike feels like, unlike the numerous plastic bikes so freely available now?
And for those who are concerned with pollution, - yes so are we. Most of us keep our bikes well within the norms of pollution control. And it is on that one day in a year when the public will see the smoke that collectively comes out. What about the pollution we all create outside our houses, throwing and burning plastic randomly without bothering about the effects? What about the noise and smoke levels from our commercial traffic - Diesel LCVs and HCVs that pollutes our lungs day and night? And we just might have forgotten the smoke from our industries that we see daily.
So let's just give these riders a rest - anyways instead of asking what's the point of this and that, maybe its easier to try and understand first!