forever value type motorcycle manufacturer industry automotive fate defunct founded 1960 defunct 2005 headquarters mysore karnataka india key people farrokh irani founders products jawa yezdi number of employees n a website yezdi.com ideal jawa india ltd was an indian motorcycle company based in mysore which sold licensed jawa and z motorcycles beginning in 1960 under the brand name jawa and later yezdi . the catchphrase for the bikes sold by the firm was forever bike forever value . 1 jawa motorcycles were introduced in india in 1960 and they have a cult following to this present day . production was carried out directly in india by ideal jawa india ltd based out of mysore . the factory was inaugurated by the then governor of mysore state jayachamaraja wadiyar in 1961 . 2 the jawa 353 04 designated as a type yezdi 250 b type jawa 350 type 634 twin and yezdi 250 monarch models are driven to this day in various parts of the country . jawa and yezdi bikes especially the ones with fuel tank paddings and ignition systems on the fuel tank are now collectors items . the company stopped production in 1996 . 3 there are still several bike enthusiasts in the country . 4 there are several bike clubs across the country some of them even organizing long distance rallies . 5 jawa 250 cc a type 353 kyvacka jawa jet 50 cc a type 555 pionyr ready for race jawa 250 red and yezdi motorcycles all in black colour contents 1 models 2 end of production 3 in motorsports 4 photo gallery 5 see also 6 references 7 external links models edit there have been many models of this brand before the company shut its doors in 1996 . their various models included jawa 250 type 353 04 kyvacka called a type under licence jawa 50 jet a series known as pionyr type 555 in czechoslovakia under licence yezdi 60 jet b series yezdi 250 b type yezdi 250 oilking cb points and oil pump c type yezdi 250 roadking cb points c type yezdi 60 jet c series yezdi d250 classic d type yezdi 250 cl ii d type yezdi b250 deluxe d type yezdi 250 deluxe d type yezdi 250 roadking cdi c type yezdi 60 colt yezdi 60 colt deluxe yezdi 175 cb points yezdi 175 deluxe cdi jawa yezdi 350 twin typ 634 yezdi 250 monarch c type yezdi 250 supersprint never released the a b c & d types are the model of engine that particular bike has . ideal jawa also exported many of the above models to over 61 countries around the world including turkey nigeria sri lanka egypt and others . guatemala was supplied with custom white yezdi roadkings for their police forces . a model exported to venezuela was called the yezdi 250 mt mountain terrain . end of production edit when the company was forced to shut down it was producing the 175 monarch deluxe road kings and cl ii . the main reason for the company s collapse was labor trouble and increasing levels of pollution control norms which were making the two stroke bikes that the company produced obsolete . 6 with the advent of yamaha and honda in india these bikes lost their status as yezdi s were heavier and in some cases slower with lesser fuel efficiency . in motorsports edit ideal jawa had factory teams for both road races at sholavaram and the national motorcycle rally championships . yezdi s were preferred rally bikes in the 80s and 90s . photo gallery edit yezdi jet 60 b series yezdi 175 deluxe yezdi 250 deluxe d type yezdi 250 classic d type yezdi 250 oilking c type yezdi 250 roadking c type yezdi 250 monarch c type yezdi 350 twin typ 634 see also edit jawa motors references edit the return of roaring jawa yezdis . the times of india banglore . july 9 2012 . retrieved 11 september 2013 . yezdi a beat from the past . deccan herald mysore . june 24 2011 . a day for jawa yezdi bikes . the times of india mysore . july 15 2013 . retrieved 13 september 2013 . rev up those jawa & yezdi bikes pune set to host a rally this weekend . dna india pune . july 8 2014 . bangalore jawa yezdi motorcycle club . ride till diember 2013 . yoshita sengupta 18 september 2011 . iron to gold in 2 strokes . mid day mumbai . retrieved 11 september 2013 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to ideal jawa motorcycles . www.yezdi.com the return of roaring jawa yezdis . the times of india banglore . july 9 2012 . retrieved 11 september 2013 . yoshita sengupta 18 september 2011 . iron to gold in 2 strokes . mid day mumbai . retrieved 11 september 2013 . a day for jawa yezdi bikes . the times of india mysore . july 15 2013 . retrieved 11 september 2013 . v t e motorcycles in india indian companies bajaj hero motocorp lml mahindra escorts tvs royal enfield foreign companies honda yamaha suzuki kawasaki bmw motorrad triumph ducati harley davidson piaggio see also cars in india transport in india retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ideal jawa & oldid 732535647 categories motorcycle manufacturers of indiadefunct motor vehicle manufacturers of indiaindian motorcycleshidden categories commons category with local link different than on 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