1960 - 1996

2018 - Present

Ideal Jawa India Ltd based in Mysore was an Indian company which produced licensed Jawa motorcycles from 1960. Jawa motorcycles have a cult following present to this day. The most famous models in India are the Jawa 250 type 353/04, Jawa 350 Type 634 and Yezdi 250 deluxe but the company stopped its production in 1996. Then In 2016 Mahindra & Mahindra through its Classic Legends Private Limited signed a licensing deal to launch the motorcycles under the Jawa brand in India. In 2018 the brand launched three motorcycles in India that have design languages of an old Jawa and technology of the current vehicles at that time. These Bikes gave direct competition to 350cc Royal Enfields.




Jawa Motorcycle Timeline