This year’s Jawa and Yazdi bike festival in Bengaluru followed the theme of adventure and gave bikers a holistic experience from the time they entered the venue.
This year’s Jawa and Yazdi bike festival in Bengaluru followed the theme of adventure and gave bikers a holistic experience from the time they entered the venue.
Hundreds of Java and Yezdi bike enthusiasts gathered for their annual celebration and took to an adventurous nostalgic street in the city on Sunday to mark the 20th International Java Yezdi Day, which falls on the second Sunday in July every year.
“The bikes here are the center of attraction and you can see that there are more than 750 Jawa and Yezdi bikes. We also found some special and very rare bikes displayed on one side of the ground which people can admire,” said Brian A., President and Co-Founder, Bangalore Jawa Yezdi Motorcycle Club (BJYMC), organizers of the event.
Between 1960 and 1996, Jawa and Yazdi bikes were produced in India. The 250cc two-stroke bike was well-liked by the youth due to their dependability and affordable maintenance requirements. In 1996, their production was discontinued at the Ideal Java factory in Mysore.
Jawa, Jawa 42 and Perak are the three vehicles that Mahindra-owned Classic Legends introduced in 2018 after reviving the Jawa and Yezdi brands.
BJYMC has been organizing the event since 2008, driving a record number of bikers to celebrate and celebrate the occasion. A lot of solutions and ideas have emerged within this community to keep classic bikes on the road after production ceased.
“We are celebrating this event every year to gather all Java and Yazdi riders from different parts of the country and it is one of the biggest Java festivals in Asia,” said Mr. Brian.
This year, the fest followed the theme of adventure and offered bikers a holistic experience right from the time they entered the venue by setting an adventure track. Along with sports, clothing, food and awareness stalls for the spectators, a unique exhibition of rare bikes made in India and abroad including 50cc Colt, 125cc Perak, Racing bikes and the remarkable 350cc Twin was put up.
“Biking is a way of adventure, a break from the routine and also relaxation for me. It started because I own my father’s 1984 model bike and that has been my inspiration to get into biking. It definitely helps you to distance yourself and explore new places and meet new people,” said Swaroop Mohan, a member of BJYMC.
The event saw huge participation of riders from Mangalore (MJYMC), Udupi (UJYMC), Hoskote (HJYMC), Kodagu (KJYMC), Cochin (CJYMC) and freedom riders from Sangli, Maharashtra. A special awareness program on road safety practices was also organized by Traffic Police Warden Manish Rungta.