Jawa 42 FJ

The Jawa 42 FJ has been launched with prices starting from Rs 1,99,142 (ex-showroom Delhi). Check out the details here. The neo-retro roadster differentiates itself from the standard 42 with its sporty looks, bigger engine and better performance. Here’s how the bike compares with the Hero Mavrick 440. Also, here’s a detailed look at its different colour variants.

Price

The Jawa 42 is available in six colour options: Deep Black Matte Red Clad, Deep Black Matte Black Clad, Cosmo Blue Matte, Mystique Copper, Aurora Green Matte and Aurora Green Matte Spoke. Here are the prices:

Engine:

The Jawa 42 FJ is powered by the 334cc, single-cylinder, liquid-cooled, 350 Alpha2 engine producing 29.2PS and 29.6Nm. It comes mated to a 6-speed gearbox with slip and assist clutch.

Suspension, Brakes & Other Details

The suspension on the FJ consists of a 41mm telescopic fork and twin shock absorbers with 5-step preload adjustability. Braking duties are taken care of by a 320mm front disc and 240mm rear disc brake with dual-channel ABS as standard. It gets a 100-section front tyre with an 18-inch wheel and 140-section rear tyre with a 17-inch wheel. The Aurora Green Matte Spoke colour option gets spoke wheels with tubed tyres while the rest of the colour options get diamond-cut alloy wheels with tubeless tyres. The bike has a wheelbase of 1440mm, seat height of 790mm, kerb weight of 184kg and a fuel tank capacity of 12 litres.

Features

The Jawa 42 FJ gets an LCD instrument console that shows speedometer, odometer, fuel gauge, trip meter, clock and other regular readouts. The bike gets all-LED lighting and a USB charging port.

Rivals

The Jawa 42 rivals the likes of the Royal Enfield Classic 350, Royal Enfield Hunter 350, Hero Mavrick 440 and the Honda H'ness CB350.