Backpacking India On Road

History of Jawa and Yezdi motorcycles in India.  Ideal Jawa (India) Ltd was an Indian motorcycle company based in Mysore which sold licensed Jawa motorcycles beginning in 1960 under the brand name Jawa and from 1973 as Yezdi. The catchphrase for the bikes sold by the firm was “Forever Bike Forever Value”. The company stopped production in 1996. The Jawa motorcycle, which derived its name from the first two letters of the words Janacek, founder of the ‘Wanderer’ bike, was the darling of the motocross and rallying circuit in Europe. Production was carried out directly in India by Ideal Jawa India Ltd based out of Mysore .The Yezdi factory was located along the railway line which heads to Mysore Junction. The factory was inaugurated by the then Governor of Mysore State, His Highness Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, Maharaja of Mysore in 1961. During the mid 50’s, the Indian Government stopped the import of cars and bikes.  However, assembling foreign machines by domestic companies was ...

On 2005-10-20, I too had committed a similar (if not worse) act of utter stupidity while driving my black Maruti Esteem LXi from Kolkata to Puri with my wife, daughter (8), nephew (7), father and mother on board. I was on a work cum pleasure trip with a tight schedule.  The only difference in what you see in the attached video in some foreign land vis-a-vis mine in Odisha was that I was egged on to land into the situation by other roadies (unknown to me) and scores of bystanders.  Thinking of the harrowing moments of that day while sitting at home 18 years later in June 2023 still gives me goosebumps. Everyday, as they say is a learning process. It's unbelievable that we were still alive once the episode ended after about 30 minutes.  I will share the details with everyone sometimes soon.  .  .  .  * SeenItAll_DoneItAll_ExperiencedItAll  * Indian Roadie Safe Driving Tips  * Indian Roadie Recollections  When on the road, always remain Hig...