Q.Jawa to make a comeback in India and BSA for the world. Thanks Mahindra!

[URL="https://www.zigwheels.com/forum/profile/40"]Praveen[/URL] Oooh! Lovely. Come on Mahindra, make this. The Mojo engine in a proper cruiser body would be lovely. I like that deep engine note the Mojo has. And the liquid-cooling, with fuel injection, makes it a perfectly modern motorcycle under the skin, yet will look awesome if it is made like the rendering above. Only thing I would want, is the rear mudguard to be extended a bit over the wheel for that complete cruiser look.

I hope Mahindra has some sort of solid plan regarding sales and service for Jawa bikes after they're launched in India. Currently, the Mahindra two-wheeler service centres aren't widespread and neither is their service quality good. I'm pretty sure the Jawa brand will take off well, considering the nostalgic value. Classic design melded with modern features could potentially be the mantra to topple Royal Enfield from its throne. Here's a rendering of the Mojo redesigned with some old-world touches: [ATTACH=CONFIG]n21555[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]n21556[/ATTACH] The design oozes of retrosexual character. The bulky twin headlamp has been replaced with a nice round unit and the classic rounded tank also accentuates the vintage flair. The seat is a single piece flat unit. Other than that, the bike is essentially the same. I swear, if Mahindra launched the Mojo under this guise, Royal Enfield would have suffered sleepless nights! The Mojo's trademark exhaust note would go perfectly well with this version. PC: jakusadesign.com/rushlane.com

Nostalgia for so many! My dad owned a Jawa and I was a small kid back then. So the only thing I remember about it was it's unmistakable sound! Could hear it from far away! Ofcourse, that also meant that dad was in the neighborhood, so... :( It's wonderful that these two brands- BSA & Jawa, are going to be revived and evolved by Mahindra. Will they be able to do a Triumph and Royal Enfield with these two? Jawa might not be as popular as the Enfield, but if Mahindra manage to make it retain it's personality, then I'm sure it'll do great in India. They can call it the [B][I]Jawa-two-point-oh[/I][/B]! ;) On the other hand, my memory for the BSA brand is the hand-me-down BSA-SLR that i rode to school.... so, you know,.... I'm on the TI cycles side of things on this one! It's a shame that Mahindra won't be able to launch the BSA motorcycles in India. Considering the current craze for iconic brands in the premium bike segment, I think it would have done decently for itself in India.

This bit of news has me turning all nostalgic. Mahindra has just acquired a controlling stake in a company called Classic Legends, which has the rights to the British motorcycle brand BSA and the company also signed a license agreement with Jawa. Back in the mid 90s, I used to own a Yezdi 250 CL, a lovely single-cylinder 250cc, two-stroke, twin-exhaust smoky cruiser that was a pretty moody bike. I have fond memories of going on long rides on this bike from Chennai to Bangalore and one down the entire coast of Tamil Nadu. It was a very simple machine, made by Ideal Jawa India, whose factory was in Mysore, and made motorcycles under license from the Czech brand Jawa from 1960 onwards. It first sold them under the Jawa brand and later the Yezdi brand. My bike was a 1977 model Yezdi 250 CL (B-Type). Ideal Jawa folded up in 1996 and very few of these old bikes are alive today. I sold mine in 1998 to a friend who ran it up to 2004, before selling it and losing track of it after that. The bike was pretty powerful for its time. It put out 13 bhp of power, while all the other Indo-Jap 100cc bikes that were around when I was in college made under 11 horses. The Yezdi was also more nimble and easier to handle than a Royal Enfield Bullet 350. Being a two-stroke that sipped 2-T oil and petrol mix, it was quite a smoker at high revs. And it made a lot of noise, especially since I had modified, short-core exhausts on it. Ok, enough nostalgia. Here's one of the only photos, I have of it! (That's me in 1997, a young lad of 22) [ATTACH=CONFIG]n20068[/ATTACH] Mahindra will target premium niche segments with the BSA and Jawa brands. Jawa will be relaunched in the Indian market (and select Asian markets) in 2018. The bikes under this brand will be made at Mahindra’s Pithampur two-wheeler factory, where the Gusto, Duro and Rodeo scooters, as well as Centuro and Mojo motorcycles are made. [ATTACH=CONFIG]n20071[/ATTACH] The iconic BSA brand will be resurrected for the US and European markets. It will not be able to launch BSA in India for the moment as there is a legal tangle with the brand here. BSA was in a tie-up with TI Cycles India for cycles earlier. [ATTACH=CONFIG]n20069[/ATTACH] The most popular BSA was the 350 cc variant. [ATTACH=CONFIG]n20070[/ATTACH] Earlier this year, Mahindra also acquired a 51% stake in Peugeot motorcycles. With all these brands, Mahindra is refocusing its business on the premium niche segment of bikes. [B]What bikes is Mahindra likely to introduce?[/B] Well, these will have to be all new products. Because the Jawa / Yezdi bikes that existed earlier were all two-stroke bikes. Now the world has moved on to four-strokes and with emission norms getting tighter every year, these bikes will have to conform to at least Euro IV / Bharat Stage IV norms. In all likelihood, we will see all new grounds up products.