JAWA X-25 PODNIK

[motormike]

..... ......One-owner, '81, Jawa X-25....took over payments on this today(9/7/11)..
I am now bona fide .....................................................................

[motormike]

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[noiseguy]

WooHoo!

[mousewheels]

Have not found much info on a quick search for 'X-25 Podnik' - sounds 'space age'.

What's the story - no doubt this is rare in the US? The square fins and head make an illusion the piston might be square too, but we know better

Here's one link I found of a Jawa and trailer - http://classicscootercollector.com/page/2/

[martynkim]

Boy, I hope you don't need parts! Nice ride though. Should shine up very nice. Keep us posted!

[motormike]

....Yes, it is an-X-25......No, it's not a Podnik...apparently the phrase "Narodny Podnik" translates to "National Project" (loosely)....Both X-25 and X-30 models exist, so I've got the suspected lower hp model....this is a "project", so I'm calling HIM...Rodney Podnik....he's a rocker....he's Ace Cafe....his motto is..."Do the Half-Ton"

[mousewheels]

Hey - Jawa's are babe magnets

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I'm sure motormike is on top of this, but if readers are interested - a private page by a Jawa nut.
http://www.jawamoped.com/html/history.html

[maxreverb]

wow cool find!

[motormike]

Hey - Jawa's are babe magnets

I'm sure motormike is on top of this, but if readers are interested - a private page by a Jawa nut.

Of course they are....babe magnets....trouble is the babes all want to ride the Jawa
thanx mouse for the cool links

[motormike]

....Rodney Podnik was sold today....new owner is young and energetic....shouldn't take long to see some change in looks....sold to girlfriend of co-member of PseudoMoto vintage group so I will have privy to pix as they develope....but alas, my purpose has been served,....a mere vehicular fasilly-tator...ask wheelman-111 to explain....

[mousewheels]

Thanks - never heard of JAWA nor never knew they were the lady magnets they are.

Parting shot of a later model JAWA

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[Wheelman-111]

Greetings:

I sure have enjoyed ogling the Jawa babes, even knowing them to be crusty, Clap-riddled strumpets.
Come to think of it, so were the Jawa products.

Always favoring Durability over any pretense of performance, they were rasty, oily examples of two-stroke mediocrity for the unknowing Eastern-Bloc masses.
Nobody I knew had one, but the rep was uniformly unfavorable.

Later CZ proved that countries behind the Iron Curtain could produce respectable performance, but all of them were flat embarrassed when Yamaha got serious and chased them off the tracks.
Like it or not, Honda-san was a latecomer to 'smoker wizardry, and never really caught up.

[motormike]

.....yeah wheelie,...Jawa was destined to be a loser bike due to Communist government influences...

....however,...that 500 cc speedway bike that carried the Jawa logo is one wicked mo-sheen...I would even say that it broke through the iron curtain and made quite a strong representation in Speedway racing....as I recall from a short-lived track near my home in Indy, the speedway bikes ran on alchohol with NO brakes....

Nice "bit-o-fluff" that you've shared mouse,....and the Stella is fine.....

[motormike]

.....This is Julian working on the Jawa for his ladyfriend....

[mousewheels]

Couple more Jawa shots.

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