Today is International Jawa Day

Mysore, July 8

Vintage Jawa Yezdi bike-lovers had a gala day in city this morning with the CZ Jawa Yezdi Owners’ Club taking out a rally of Jawa and Yezdi bikes as part of International Jawa Day.

About 150 participants from Mysore, Bangalore, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Goa took part in the rally which was flagged off from Doddakere Maidan by DCP Basavaraj Y.Malagatti at 10 am.

Gavin Wilson, one of the organisers, told Star of Mysore that this rally is being organised since 2007 in city.

He said that among the 150 participants of the rally, 65-year-old Das and 10-year-old Jaden (pillion rider) were the oldest and the youngest.

The rally consisted of bikes such as Jawa / Yezdi 350 Twin Type, Jawa 250, Yezdi 250 Roadking, Yezdi Colt, Yezdi 250 CL II, Yezdi Deluxe, Yezdi Classic etc.

Curious onlookers, both the young and old, cheered the Roadkings as these machines cruised past them.

The rally, which was flagged off from Doddakere Maidan in front of Mysore Palace, passed through Chamaraja Double Road, Ramaswamy Circle, JLB Road, Ballal Circle, New Kantharaj Urs Road, Vijaya Bank Circle, Vishwamanava Double Road, Open Air Theatre Road, Kalidasa Road, Nirmala Convent Road, Mysore Akashavani Road, Dhanvantri Road, New Sayyaji Rao Road and Highway Circle, and culminated at Bannimantap Torch Light Parade Grounds

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / July 08th, 2012