LOT 641

Property of the late Warrick Blackwell A believed c.1973 Jawa 350cc Racing Motorcycle (see text) Frame no. none visible Engine no. none visible

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Lot 641

Property of the late Warrick Blackwell, A believed c.1973 Jawa 350cc Racing Motorcycle (see text)
Frame no. none visible Engine no. none visible

The Autumn Stafford Sale – The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|16 October 2022, 10:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

Property of the late Warrick Blackwell
A believed c.1973 Jawa 350cc Racing Motorcycle (see text)
Frame no. none visible
Engine no. none visible

Histories of 1960s Grand Prix racing usually concentrate on the inexorable rise of the Japanese manufacturers and their titanic struggles against Western European rivals and each other, while the important supporting role played by Eastern Block factories, most notably MZ in East Germany and CZ/Jawa in Czechoslovakia, tends to be overlooked. Despite the handicap of annual development budgets that would not have kept Honda in spark plugs for a week, and political restrictions that severely limited forays abroad, these 'Iron Curtain' makes achieved some notable successes against the much better funded opposition from Japan and the West.

Forsaking the overhead-cam four stroke twins it had been campaigning for many years, Jawa turned to two strokes in the mid-1960s, most notably the fearsome 350cc V4. For the privateer there were 250cc and 350cc twins based loosely on Yamaha designs using the same bore/stroke dimensions (250: 54x54mm; 350: 64x54mm). They were also raced, mainly in Czechoslovakia, by works riders Bohumil Stasa and Frantisek Snra.

This interesting racing motorcycle is believed to be of Jawa manufacture and its blue plates suggest it is of 350cc capacity however, similar machines were also built to 250cc specification. Offered without documents and in the absence of any frame/engine numbers, prospective bidders must satisfy themselves as to the machine's manufacture, capacity, condition, completeness and history prior to bidding.
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