BJYMC attempts Guinness Record during 15th International Jawa Day

On the occasion of 15^th 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 9^th July starting from St Joseph’s Indian High School Grounds to qualify for the ‘Largest Parade of Yezdi Bikes’.

First bike to register for Guinness Record attempt

The 15^th 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.

Jawa Yezdi bikers to come together to commemorate International Jawa Day

It's that time of the year again when the Jawa and Yezdi craziness reaches its peak. Passionate Jawa and Yezdi bike owners bring out their prized possessions to polish and show off at the 14th International Jawa Day.

This year for the 9th consecutive time, Bangalore Jawa Yezdi Motorcycle Sports Association is bringing the event to motorcycle fans on the 9th of July in association with the reputed Bowring Institute in Bangalore. Starting at 8am inside Gate No 3, the celebrations will involve grouping together of bikes according to categories, special judging session, membership, t-shirt and food stalls and felicitation of club members and special guests.

We are excited to welcome all Jawa n Yezdi lovers to join us in the annual celebrations and share your love for these precious machines.

Here is a quick glimpse of the Award categories where the bikes will be judged by a panel across select parameters. May the best bikes win.

Venue                       : Bowring Institute, Gate - 3, St Mark’s Road, Bangalore

Assembly Time     : 8.00 – 11.30 am

Formal Program : 10.00 am

Largest Get Together of Jawa Yezdi bikes in India on 12th July

Yes, the 7th International Jawa Yezdi Day celebrations in Bangalore saw the largest get together of Jawa, Yezdi and CZ bikes in the country.
Organised for the second consecutive year by the Bangalore Jawa Yezdi Motorcyle Club, the event saw over 160 Roadkings, 70 Jawas and 60 Yezdi Classics with about 30 special category bikes like the 350cc twin Jawa's & Yezdis or the rare CZs.
By 7am the Kanteerva Stadium ground transformed itself into the '80s and '90s with all these rare beauties lining up according to their category. Each one was better than the other as their owners proudly showed them off to the other participants and visitors.

Cameras came out of the pockets and people went mad trying to get the right shot and angle to capture these unique bikes that had lined up. Media crew were not far behind as they covered the entire range and interviewed a few owners and organizers.
By 8.15am the registration counter had already run out of special Jawa Day T-shirts and stickers but requests kept pouring in. Soon the crowd was overwhelming and it was time to ride out to our destination Channapatna Coffee Day.

Ace Rallyist Chinnappa did the honor of flagging off these bikes which rode past MG & Brigade rd before connecting the Town Hall - Mysore Rd flyover. From here it was non stop ride to the destination which was about 75kms from the city.

By 11am most of the bikes had reached the coffee day on mysore rd and the riders went around admiring each others machines over a cup of hot coffee and some masala dosas. After another round of photographs, the riders returned back to Bangalore by 2pm with precious memories to last a lifetime.

Special thanks to the sponsors - Progressive Mines n Minerals for the venue and GreatEscapes Bangalore (A Travel Advisory Services Company) for the memorable Jawa Day Stickers.

Hope you enjoyed the pictures posted here and do share your comments.


for The Bangalore Jawa Yezdi Motorcycle Club

(From R to L - Lokesh, Brian, Amrit & Sam)

7th International Jawa Yezdi Day Celebrations coming up at Sri Kanteerva Indoor Stadium

Its finally here.. the day that we all have been looking forward to and getting our bikes ready to show off. It is the 7th International Jawa-Yezdi Day celebrations and for the second year in a row, the Bangalore Jawa Yezdi Motorcycle Club is organising a get together for all Jawa Yezdi bike owners on the 12th of July. The venue for this get together is Sri Kanteerva Indoor Stadium which is in the heart of the city.

Request you all to spread the word among your friends who own these rare beauties to start polising them and get them in proper running condition before this big day. After a brief get together we will be riding out to Channapatna Coffee Day which is a good 75kms from the city.

Assembly & registration will be from 7.00 am to 8.15am and a formal flag off will happen at 8.30am sharp. The route will be similar to that of last year - Kanteerva Indoor Stadium - Kasturba Rd - MG Rd - Brigade Rd - Richmond Circle Flyover – Mission Rd - JC Rd –Town Hall – City Market Fly over – Mysore Road – Channapatna Coffee Day & Back

Another request to all the owners of such bikes is to have all the bike papers in place including emission clearance certificate and proper helmet for the rider.

Special Jawa Day T-shirts and bike stickers will be available for sale on or before the ride day. So keep a look out for the registration desk at the venue.
Look forward to seeing you all in full force and exceed our last year's turn over record of 120 bikes.


For the Bangalore jawa yezdi motorcycle club

Brian

Ps: For additional information pls feel free to call any of us or leave a comment
Lokesh-9880033994; Amrit-9880105455; Brian - 9886101005

6th International Jawa Yezdi Biker Meet concluded

The reason this blog is up here today is cos of this amazing event which happened on the 13th of July in Bangalore.

Since i own one of them rare Jawa's in the city, i got to be a part of this recently concluded bikers meet in Bangalore.. Actually, i did help organise the event too :o) and needless to say it was a huge success.



We started plannin for this meet and a ride to Channapatna Town (Coffee Day) a month before the event date (on the 13th of July) to commemorate the 6th International Jawa Yezdi Biker's Day. So the 4-5 of us met up a few times, exchange of mails took place, poster n t-shirt designs were finalized and we were ready to go. Expecting about 30 - 40 bikes to participate in this rally, we were stunned to see a turnout of over 120 bikes at Cubbon Park on the 13th morning. It was utter chaos as we ran out of parking space for these bikes and people trying to click snaps and checking out their competition. The media were there too tryin to get bites from riders and us the organizers.

However, the star attractions for the day were a 79 yr old lady Maya Krishnamurthy riding her 64 model Jawa and a unique bike called the C-Zeta which was a special test model manufactured at the Ideal Jawa factory in Mysore. Only 3 of them were manufactured and we got to see one of them.

Muliple National Rally Champion Jagat Nanjappa flagged off the rally at 8.15am post which the bikers in a convoy went around the city before heading out towards Mysore rd on the Sirsi Circle flyover. We had another brief stopover outside the city for some more media interactions and photo sessions before continuing towards Channapatna on Mysore rd.

The whole distance of (150kms) 75kms towards and 75kms back was truly amazing with the entire stretch packed with these old beauties and the unique thud thud sound these bikes generate. Some cops en route stopped us to find out what the whole commotion was about.




More pics are available at these links
http://www.flickr.com/photos/greatescapes/sets/72157606158052746/
http://www.4shared.com/dir/8226622/e524 b64f/sharing.html?dirembed=true

The group's website will be up shortly, until then pls visit the orkut community - http://www.orkut.co.in/Community.aspx?cmm=27275920


regards
Brian