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Old 15-11-18, 05:23 PM   #1
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Default The new Jawa

since the new Norton didn't light anyone's fire (except mine, maybe), how about a Jawa?


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It looks to me if it's been caught between 2 worlds; trendy and utilitarian and can't make up its mind. Depending on price would make a good winter hack - although a totally enclosed chain would have made more sense (and more like Jawa's of old).
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Old 15-11-18, 06:23 PM   #2
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Yuck...and no servicing support anyway...
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Old 16-11-18, 09:51 AM   #3
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From models of old you could do all of the servicing yourself with rudimentary tools, that was one of their selling points to markets that little spare cash for dealer servicing or had none close by. Trouble is, the days of people wanting two wheels as utility transport here in western Europe are long gone so I can only see Hipsters and nostalgia lovers going for this sort of bike. There is a fair bunch of these buyers about and the choice this brings in to play (lower price, simple and light bikes) is not a bad thing.
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Old 16-11-18, 11:07 AM   #4
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Where would you go to handle warranty issues and work that goes with that? I get all what you're saying once a bike is no longer under warranty and you would procure parts and do things yourself....but if that bike is a nightmare from new what are you going to do? Take it on the chin and do it all off your own back? That's the issue I would have that stops me from purchasing one more than anything...

edit: Looks you you'd be on your own? https://www.jawamotorcycles.com/komm...nics-directory
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Old 16-11-18, 11:09 AM   #5
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Slightly OT but a bloke down the end of my Street rides past my house on one of these,



I don't know what exhaust he has on it but it sounds glorious
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Made me shudder slightly...
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