On the occasion of 15th International Jawa
Day, members of Bangalore Jawa Yezdi Motorcyle Club attempt to set a Guinness
Record. A total of 418 Yezdi brand of bikes and their proud owners participated
in a rally around Bangalore on 9th July starting from St Joseph’s
Indian High School Grounds to qualify for the ‘Largest Parade of Yezdi Bikes’.
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| First bike to register for Guinness Record attempt |
The 15th International Jawa Day
celebrations witnessed large participation from both the young and old and saw
a total of over 550 bikes across both the Jawa, CZ and Yezdi brands. These
brands have been out of production since 1996 after the Ideal Jawa factory shut
shop in Mysore.
To comply with the rules of Guinness, all 418
participating Yezdi bikes were strictly scrutinized, photographed and numbered
by marshals. All eligible participants went on a 5 km parade around Kanteerva
Stadium and Chinnaswamy Stadium to qualify for the record. The entire event was
covered live to adhere to the rules.
Once the riders assembled back at the venue, a formal function was held to recognize all the senior
riders from yesteryears along with mechanics and members of various clubs. This year, riders from Mangalore,
Mysore, Mumbai, Pune, Nagercoil and various parts of Kerala rode all the
way to Bangalore to participate in the Guinness attempt. Sharing some media coverage carried in Deccan Herald and Economic Times post the event.
Back in 2015, BJYMC entered the Limca Book of Records
for the ‘Largest Gathering of out-of-production Jawa Yezdi bikes in India’ with
over 537 Jawa and Yezdi Bikes.
