Wednesday, October 14, 2015

YEZDI - Road King: King of Kings

Yezdi initially called as Jawa was manufactured by a motorcyle company called Ideal Jawa, based in Mysore.

From 1960, Ideal Jawa motorcycle company sold the Licensed Jawa and CZ Czechoslovakia based companies. Later the name Jawa has turned out into Yezdi.

The Bike Yezdi Road king was the bike which is more successful than its predecessor Yezdi Classic which in turn inspired by the world famous CZ250 of that time.

From the year 1978, the bike was the leader occupying market. The initial days of the bike was good, but later when Yamaha RD350(Rajdoot 350) was launched in 1983, days hanged and it became hidden in front of RD350.

How ever the bike stood the best with the Excellent top speed and excellent engineering, its fame lost because of its lack of fuel efficiency.

Specifications:
  1. Engine Displacement: 250cc
  2. Engine Type: 2 Stroke, Single cylinder, twin port Exhaust
  3. Output power: 16bhp
  4. Torque: unknown
  5. Weight: 134kgs(Dry)/149kgs(Wet)
  6. Fuel Capacity: 16 Ltrs
  7. Top speed: 125 kmph
Even though the bike is not under manufacturing, it has its market still in Bangalore, Coimbatore and Mysore.

Even now we can see some bikes on the road which can't be caught by our current 4-stroke bikes.

Slowly the bike has joined the Classic bikes list and that is why i included it here.

One of the most prestigious bikes of India. Yezdi Road King - Real King of Kings



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