My Jawa

Wow nice job. But I see you missing that plastic thing under seat. There shoud be battery, and relay holder, air box... Do you know what I mean? this:


Nice job with battery holder and other stuff

Btw. I'm looking on your motorcycle on first page and it looks to me like 634, also with fuel tank, and other stuff. What Only engine is from 638/640. What type is on label on "neck" just behind front light?

Battery box was removed when I installed the vape ignition.
Will check identity label next time.

Removed the ugly stainless plate.


The plate underneath was rusty and bent. Fixed it with a hammer and a coat of paint. Almost back to original look.

Looks like a 638 on the marking. Maybe they had a lot of 634 parts over when they assembled this one.

Mabye it reminds me russian cars. Every piece is original

Had a great trip today

Do you know of a good manufacturer of drum brake shoes. My front brake is super weak. Can barely make it to lock on loose gravel. On tarmac the brake is totally unlockeable.

Yes, we can buy new from jawa in motoshop here it's not expensive, I will try to buy em here and send to you, if you will not get any in your country. Nice photo try to disassembly it first, drum brakes, especially on Jawa are not very strong. On concrete road I can't lock the wheel also. Only or grass, or something like you.

I meant if there is a better brake manufacturer than jawa original. Like brembo or ferrodo or something like that. But if its normal with weak brakes I can live with it. Just a little worried and perhaps used to dual disc brakes that makes stoppies a piece of cake.

Tomorrow I´m taking my jawa to get it approved for road use. It has been unregistered for the last 6 years. Tested and checked everything so hopefully it will be approved.

Sure it will be approved. Fingers crossed. I'm not sure, if Brembo, Ferrodo, or somethink like these brands are making brakes for JAWA. It's old and not very common motorcycle, only in postsoviet states, some of them were sold to other countries, but not very often. If you once choose JAWA, you must take one thing: it's not bug, it's feature.

Haha I must get a t-shirt with that.

JAWA No defects just a lot of features!

And now a carb question. The idle mixture screw is it fuel or air? Fully screwed in makes idle mixture rich or lean?

Also I premix with about 4% two-stroke oil. What do you guys use?

Aaaalso Is engines availeable in the scrap yard over there? I wouldn´t mind getting a spare engine so I could have one ready for use when the one in the bike gives up. Here it seems almost impossible to get an extra engine.

Added some bling to my jawa!

Replaced the old tyre with something with a little more grip.

I have been out for a while. I answer your question ASAP, when I get to the pc. :-) btw nice jo , wow, old tire was original one from factory.

Ouch... That was you? I'm not so courageous to performing these things

Yup a good fail video. My leg got a crazy big bruise almost like a cartoon

Ouch, I hope yo're ok now That reminds me my falls from JAWA motorcycles, from 50ccm to 350ccm Moto survived without problems?

I bent the bar so I ordered a new one. The brake lever down at the wheel got bent too but was easy to bend back. Other than that no problems at all. I Have a wider ramp to jump on now

Cool. :-D I was burning some carbon from exhausts. I have a video, when I will download it from mobile phone, I will upload it on youtube. A lot of fuel was in exhaust.

Nice. Today I took my jawa for a muddy trip in the forrest.

This reminds me my muddy forrest trips. These tires aren't very good in terrain.

I changed my tyres to something with a little more grip compared to the original. But still pretty useless in mud. Also very low ground clearance so it got stuck under the engine a few times.
Well now I know the limits

It's old, slow, low and easy motorcycle. But with it is a lot of fun everywhere.