Warning: My girlfriend is a giant Star Wars fan (she took me to see the new one this weekend), and she was delighted to learn that there used to be a motorcycle manufacturer called Jawa. She then started ripping off Star Wars/Motorcycling wordplay off so fast I couldn’t keep up…so I just wrote up some basics and had her edit the post instead. Be prepared for some rather geeky references!
Calling all moisture farmers, Tusken Raiders, and scruffy-looking nerf herders! I can abide this Jawa.
Also known as the Model 11, the Jawa Perak was developed in secret during WWII when Nazi Germany had occupied the Czech Republic (not to be confused with the Old Republic). Jawa predicted that when the war was over, its competition would only be able to offer gussied-up versions of pre-war bikes, and they planned on stealing market share with a new design full of Han Solo-prepared special modifications – front and rear shocks, unit construction engine, and a semi-automatic clutch. All this yielded 9 forcepower from a Luke and Leia inspired 249cc engine – it’s a twin port!
This example was restored last year, and the seller lists off an impressive assembly of new parts, which may or may not have been acquired off a sandcrawler. Everything is claimed to work well though the ammeter reads backwards and the original carb was replaced with one from a later year. There’s a small dent in the tank and there’s a cosmetic issue with the front drum, but even the Millennium Falcon had its share of wear and tear. Find this Jawa for sale in the port city of Austin on the desert planet of Texas with a BIN of 8,900 credits or best offer
This bike-uriousity brought to you by Jedi Master Vincenzo M! May the Force be with you.