Photo essay: The romance of the Jawa 13 Photos . Updated: 25 Jul 2015, 11:30 PM IST Livemint In the land of the Royal Enfield, a small army of petrolheads continue their love affair with a motorcycle brand born in Prague 1/13Jawa motorcycles were launched in 1961 by Mysore-based Ideal Jawa (India) Ltd in collaboration with Jawa Ltd, headquartered in the then Czechoslovakia. 2/13Bikers getting registered to take part in the International Jawa and Yezdi day. 3/13The BJYMC was trying to make it to the Limca Book of Records by having the most Jawa and Yezdi bikes together at an event. 4/13The Yezdi CL II 1987 model with side car. 5/13The Yezdi 250 Road King 1994 model, given away in a lucky draw. 6/13The 125 hand gear-changer, twin-port single-cylinder 1937 Jawa CZ. 7/13Some Jawa enthusiasts even bring their families along to join in the celebration. 8/13(From left) Basavaraj, 54, and Deepak K., 44, have completed a world tour on their Road Kings. 9/13Jawa motorcycles were quite popular because of their reliability and low maintenence costs. 10/13Shankar S. (centre) displays his collection. (From left) a Jawa BML 477 125cc, 1942 model, a 250cc 1953 Jawa Perak type 11, a 1958 Cezeta 175cc. 11/13The organizing committee for the 13th International Jawa and Yezdi day. 12/13A Yezdi 250 Road King with a custom paint job. 13/13Around 700 Jawa and Yezdi motorcycles, restored by passionate mechanics, are currently found on the streets of Bengaluru. Photos by Hemant Mishra/Mint