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Jawa 250 California
Like other motorcycle companies, Jawa has its roots in the
armaments industry, formed in 1929 when Czechoslovakia's National Arms
factory diversified into motorcycle manufacture after obtaining the rights
to a design from the German Wanderer firm. Company founder Frantisek Janacek
combined the first two letters his last name and the first two letters in
Wanderer to create the Jawa marque. In 1949 Jawa's operations were combined
with those of rivals CZ, and throughout the succeeding two decades the
consolidated company's main claim to fame was an outstanding run of success
in the International Six Days Trial enduro and international motocross.
Using a mixture of Jawa and CZ machines, Czechoslovakia first won the ISDT
in 1947 and would go on to take a further six titles up to 1962.
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