1. Art and Diseño

The magazine of the
JAWA CZ Owners Club
Job Grimshaw’s recently acquired Jawa 250 and 350 Californians.
More pictures and details of these bikes on page 2.
Front picture:The 250 and 350
Californian Retros are stable mates with
their genuine 70's relations. The ride and
drive characteristics of these two are
completely different as you will see on the
road test.
Above:- The 350 Californian from Mates
Moto Servis is not just a good looker it's a
joy to ride. All the good traditional Jawa
characteristics, but with a whole raft of
modern improvements. For an old geyser
like me the self start makes all the
difference. Add in the Mikuni oil pump,
electronic ignition (which pumps up
performance and smoothes out the motor),
disc brake and modern suspension, and
the package is just perfect.
Right:This Californian beauty is a
cosmetic re - model of the 250 Jawa by a
gent called Bert (his real name is too much
of a tongue twister) who lives in the Czech
Republic. The exhaust note from the
Norton Commando 'peashooter' cans is
exquisite. It sounds like a 500 and when
the revs rise that metallic sound
reminiscent of the racing Hondas comes
through.
Job Grimshaw
The full story of how Job came by these bikes is in this issue on page 7.
There will be riding impressions and a road test in a future issue.
TORQUE Issue 1/2015
A picture from Classic Motorcycle, July ’14 edition, of a
Morgan with two, Scott twin cylinder engines, on show
at the April Staffs Bike Show. But who's the bum in the
background on our club stand?
Garry Derland
Thanks for that Garry. The bum is me, your revered
magazine editor, just adjusting the position of my
beautiful, original, 1957 50cc Jawa Pařez.
After having a good sort out of my Torque files
recently, I found I already had some material and I
was able to get a good start on this issue by
preparing several pages in advance. A result is that
a few reactions to previous articles will go back
some way into the last few issues. I am sure that
won’t be a problem since, if you need reminding, you
can look up the original article, in your carefully
preserved and neatly filed back copies – can’t you?
I have some material for the next one as well but I
am always in need of more, particularly technical
articles. What is contributed is what is published,
so keep it coming please.
John Woods
2015 Events
Events being
organised by or for
club members.
Editor.
Manchester Bike Show - 28-29 March 2015 - Event City, Manchester,
M41 7TB. Club stand. Contact Glen Newport, NW rep, to show your bike.
Pewsey Camp - 17-19 April 2015 - The Coopers Arms, 37-39 Ball Road,
Pewsey, SN9 5BL. – Eric Hagon is organising. More details on page 4.
Classic Motorcycle Show - 25–26 April 2015 - Stafford County Showground,
Stafford, ST18 0BD. Club stand being organised by John Blackburn.
Club National Rally - 12-14 June 2015 - Baildon Rugby Club, Baildon, Shipley,
West Yorkshire, BD17 6RS. – Roger Henderson organising. More details later.
Hughie’s Egremont Weekend - 3-5 July 2015 - combined Jawa-CZ-MZ camp
at Egremont RUFC, Egremont, Cumbria CA22 2NL - More details later.
Isle of Man Camp - 24-26 July 2015 - Laxey Campsite, Quarry Road, Laxey,
Isle of Man, IM4 7DU - Kyril Thummel organising. More details later.
Avon-Bristol Camp - 18-20 September 2015 - Tudor Caravan Park,
Slimbridge, Gloucestershire. Martin Broomfield organising. More details later.
See more event
dates on page 18.
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show - 17-18 October 2015 - Stafford County
Showground, Stafford, ST18 0BD. Club stand organised by Sandy Morgan.
Visit the club’s web site at:www.jawaczownersclub.co.uk
The Jawa CZ Owners Club is affiliated to:The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs
The National Association for Bikers with a Disability
The Federation of Sidecar Clubs
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Pewsey Camp
th
Diana Wildego
th
Terry Wildego has contacted us to say
that his wife Diana died on January 21st at
6am in hospital in Oxford.
17 – 19 April 2015
The Coopers Arms,
Ball Road, Pewsey, SN9 5BL.
Diana has, with Terry, been amongst
Jawa Club members from near the start of
the Club. She will be sorely missed. She
has been suffering from Cancer and has
been in quite a lot of pain and discomfort
for quite a while.
Our sincere
condolences go to Terry and their other
family members.
The annual Pewsey Camp is being held
once again. Come and sample a warm
welcome and the famous shed. Free
Camping with tea and coffee available
from the shed. Good beer available in the
Coopers Arms, plus other hostelries and
food outlets in Pewsey village.
NOTE:- Change of organiser, Eric is
taking over as Joe is out of commission.
Scottish Motorcycle Show
Contact:- Eric Hagon Tel: 07833073674
or E-Mail: [email protected]
7th and 8th March 2015
Royal Highland Centre,
Ingliston, Edinburgh, EH28 8NB.
Membership Matters
We will be having a stand at the show. We have 10
Jawas and CZs on display along with 5 MZs.
We welcome the following new or re-instated
members who have joined the club in the last few
weeks.
S.M.Carey
Mrs.V.A.Clayton
J.Clayton
T.F.Crossman
J.Dolton
A.Doughty
R.Edwards
S.G.Hodgson
R.G.MacDonald
G.F.Mathews
K.McDonagh
P.McGinley
J.D.Minary
G.Newport
S.A.Padley
D.Richmond
R.C.Wedd
J.W.White
Anyone wanting to join us and even bring a bike to
display or just help out will be most welcome, just
contact me to arrange. Contact details on page 17.
Bexhill-on-Sea, England.
Preston, England.
Preston, England.
Loddon, England.
Margate, England.
Barrow-in-Furness, England..
Luton, England.
Darlington, England.
Spalding, England.
Petersfield, England.
Lanchester, England.
Glasgow, Scotland.
York, England.
Manchester, England.
Exeter, England.
Heyes, England.
Cambridge, England.
Doncaster, England.
George Beer Scottish Area Rep.
North West Events
Easter Sunday 5th April 2015 East Lancs. Railway
Classic Bike Rally - Bury Transport Museum,
Castlecroft Road, off Bolton Street, Bury BL9 0LN.
Advance booking-in required – ask Glen for a form.
Sun-Mon 24-25 May 2015 42nd Cheshire Classic
Car & Motorcycle Show - Capesthorne Hall,
Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 9JY.
Including: Sunday Cheshire Jaguar Day. Monday
North West Mercedes Benz Day & American Auto
Club GB day (& FREE A/J stalls Monday).
Sun 14th June 2015 33rd Lancs Classic Car and
Motorcycle Show - Hoghton Tower, Nr Preston,
Lancs, PR5 0SH. (& FREE A/J Stalls).
Sun 26th July 2015 43rd Cheshire Classic Car &
Motorcycle Show - Capesthorne Hall, Macclesfield,
Cheshire, SK11 9JY.
Including: North West Ford Day (& FREE A/J stalls)
Sat-Sun 1-2 August 2015 Hebden Bridge Vintage
Weekend - Calder Holmes Park, Hebden Bridge.
Advance booking required – form from Glen.
Sun 30th August 2015 44th Cheshire Classic Car
& Motorcycle Show - Capesthorne Hall, Macclesfield,
Cheshire, SK11 9JY. (& FREE A/J stalls)
Sun 6th September 2015 27th Festival of 1000
Classic Cars & North West Classic Motorcycle Show
Cholmondeley Castle, Malpas, Cheshire, SY14 8AH.
Sun 13th September 2015 34th Lancs Classic Car
and Motorcycle Show - Hoghton Tower, Nr Preston,
Lancs, PR5 0SH. (& FREE A/J Stalls).
Glen Newport (NW area Rep.) has passes available
for these events and is organising a club gathering of
bikes. If anyone wants to come along on/with a
Jawa or CZ to join in please contact Glen ASAP.
Contact Glen:- tel:- 0161 724 4702 or e-mail:-
The total membership of the club is up from last
month at 420 as at the beginning of the new year.
Tony Thain
Membership Officer
Ireland Club News
Hi, and happy new year to one and all. Our January
Newsletter can be reached at:-
http://www.jawacz.com/Issue_49.html
Issue 49
January - February 2015.
CONTENT: Christmas Party / Winter warmers /
Editor’s Note / Events / Music Corner / The Gauntlet
/ Wear Your Club Shirt / Reflection / Your Comments
As always our club home page displays pictures of
bikes sent in by our Members and links to this and
past editions of our newsletter.
http://www.jawacz.com/index.html
Regards, Mick and the Team
[email protected]
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Australian Jawa 500
Here’s a little of the history of my 500 ohc Jawa, it’s
a 1952 model.15--00. Ten of these came to South
Australia in one batch all those years ago to SVEN
KALLIN CO. Sven was selling 250 & 350 Jawas and
Ogars at that time, he sold Vincent HRDs as well.
The Cammy Jawa was nearly as dear as a Vincent
Rapide.
Customers complained about the rattle from these
motors and the Jawa factory sent 2 mechanics out to
fix the problem. They re-ringed the 10 motors, but
still the same amount of noise.
Rodger Brown, who lives near me, bought this bike
in 1958, for 10 pounds as well as a 250 Jawa for
another 10 pounds. Rodger and a mate got the 250
Jawa going, but no such luck with the 500 Jawa.
Rodger was 10 years old when this took place.
Rodgers father worked with a guy named Bill Wood
and Bill bought the 500 JAWA, for, again, 10 pounds.
Come 1959, Bill Wood had fitted this small sidecar to
the 500 Jawa and went Scramble racing with it. The
sidecar is locally built by a firm called Tilbrook Side
Car, the wheel is 8'' diameter. Bill started to win a lot
of races with it.
Over the last 54 years this bike has stayed in the
Wood family and it has always been in a shed. I
bought the bike in June 2013, plus I got a lot spare
parts with it. Bill used to race it all over the place,
roadracing, scrambles, short circuit speedway. Bill
wrecked the original forks, so he and a mate made
the leading link forks, mainly from the original forks.
The oil tank is from an AJS / Matchless.
When I pulled the motor down, the pistons were
hitting the top of the head due to the big end
bearings being worn out, and the little end gudgeons
were too sloppy. This motor was last rebuilt in 1967,
and Bill last rode it in 1972. I used to follow this outfit
50 years ago. It was pretty fast for a 500, up against
650 motors. Pistons were out of an AJS 500 twin.
Thanks to you blokes for sending a spare parts book,
I knew what parts to buy. I obtained another 2 more
cammy motors and used the other set of barrels,
which were fitted with G45 Matchless pistons. I put
in new big end roller bearings, new rings, new
circlips, gave it a valve grind, did the Lucas magdyno
up, - total rebuild. New primary chain, new clutch
plates fitted and altered the rear sprocket from 46
teeth to a 50 tooth sprocket from a speedway bike.
I took it to a road racing circuit and rode it twice. It
caused a lot of interest, some blokes haven’t seen
one for 56 years. A friend of mine, a Slovak, has
bought 6 Cammy motors from another friend of mine
in South Australia. I know where there’s another 10
Cammy Jawas in Australia.
All the best,
Paul Wilkins
South Australia
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Spares availability
I let my membership lapse for 3 weeks so I missed the issue of Torque with my anniversary badge. I'd spent the
money on taxing and MOTing the CZ 250 and attending the national rally after the 638 engine in the 632 decided
that running with 4mm. of end float was not conducive to having ignition on both cylinders throughout the entire rev
range. The irony was that it would and still starts on the left pot first kick but only fires on the right pot if the revs
are kept between 2,000 and 3,000 RPM. You'd expect a 1987 638 engine with 40,000 miles on the clock to last
longer than 20 Chinese motorcycle lifetimes.....
Having read your club spares letter in the Torque that I missed at Timbo's on Sunday, it appears that I most likely
have more spares than the club spares store. My most prolific spares are dynamo sets, 250 twin cylinders, cables
(some new) and 6 volt regulators.
George Arnold Motorcycles still has extensive spares in
stock including brand new CZ swinging arm cross tubes. As
you know these have to be destroyed with a disc cutter
when removing the swinging arm on CZ twins as the engine
torque bends the tube so that simply hammering it or
pressing it out isn't an option.
I also have 3 x 1970's CZ swinging arms which also have to
be cut through when changing the swing arm bushes. The
only time we tried forcing one out with a hydraulic press
buckled the frame of a CZ 250 so badly that it had to be
scrapped. Since then it has been simpler to cut through the
rear engine cradle and replace it.
CZ were obviously aware of this problem and the local
breakers yard had an S reg CZ 350 model 472 in with the
top rear engine mounts on the frame via extension plates
ala the 634. The engine was 6 volt and serial numbered
632-0 having a wide top rear and narrow bottom rear mounts.
Andy’s garage.
The under saddle air intakes had disc chokes attached to a lever through a hole in the left hand metal trim. Should
have bought it there and then but it was sold on within a few days. Never seen one since that day in 1996.
George Arnold Motorcycles is a good place to try for some cable and fiddly bit requests. He also has new 638
carbs, things like the filler cap rubbers, cylinder studs, springs, etc. for 1970's to 1990's Jawa and CZ motorcycles
plus Babetta 28, 207 and 210 spares. I bought a new Babetta 225 2 speed engine off him for £15 four years ago.
He also has some white Jawa Mustang cables in stock.
He is constantly attempting to persuade Timbo and myself to buy the lot off of him for a good price. His number is
01202 747405 and he used to be a club member back in the 1990's when he rode around on a 638 with Velorex
700 outfit.
And when George doesn't have in stock what a local Jawa CZ rider wants, he sends them over to me in case I
might have it somewhere. It does allow me to inform non-club members that we actually exist and have done so
for a very long time.
Feel free to redirect to me, as between Timbo and myself we've broken dozens of Jawas and CZs over the
decades, most recently a 1975 CZ 250 with a cracked frame which came to us free, along with 3 other rust seized
CZ 250s. The phone number is 01202 678218. Regards,
Andy Reid
Dear Ed.
Dorset
Dear Ed.
Regulators and LED bulbs
Go on the website of the Tri Anglia Sidecar Club, just
put SIDECARLAND in your google and it will magically
appear. From there click on Winter Warmers. There
is a very interesting article from a German member of
the Sidecar Fed who suffers from the cold.
This email forwarded from Ian Bridge.
Thanks for Torque copy received, very excellent issue.
Now I have a question for you. I found the enclosed
link while looking at replacement LED bulbs on the
'net.
Apparently there are smart little tank and leg shield
combined covers available, made to the same style as
they were after the war, to keep your little legs cosy as
you lurch about during the winter months. I am a
member of The Tri Anglia Club and know Wolfgang.
I’m going to see if he can get me a set to try and will
report back.
http://www.dynamoregulatorconversions.com
I'm curious if the UK club members have any
experience with this firm and if they may be a source
of conversion to electronic ignition, bulbs, etc. for my
CZ477 ?
Jack Terpstra
Keeping Warm
Didsbury, Canada
Steve Lucker
Any response to me please and I will pass it on to Jack
and print it in Torque. Ed.
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Kings Lynn.
It's not a JAWA?
The moment I saw the Mates Moto Servis 350, two stroke twin, Retro Jawa in the 9/2012 Issue of Torque, I
decided it was a 'must have'. To me it was a great blend of some of the best 1970's Jawa styling with the modern
Jawa's technical improvements.
By Christmas 2012 I was ready to go, having sold my
Model 11 and the Mk 1 Enduro and with a third bike, a 350
Royal Enfield Bullet, on hand to part exchange. After the
usual haggle the deal was done with Pavel of Jawa Ireland,
and I set sail on a blustery March morning on the Snaefell,
an old tub, since sold, which was guaranteed to test even a
seasoned sailor.
Arriving in Dublin I was told I had ten minutes to collect the
bike before the gate closed for the return journey. Through
the typically Irish wet day I whizzed the Royal Enfield round
to the boarding gate, where Pavel was waiting. The
sparkling new bike was ticking over on the side stand, but
oh dear with an ominous puddle of petrol growing
underneath. What a downer.
The 350 Californian in petroil / kickstart form.
I had to make an instant decision. Did I go home empty handed or take the risk? Although I was not happy, I had
cured many a flooding carb before, so I signed the papers, jumped on the Jawa and just made it back onto the
boat, and back to the Isle of Man. Little did I realise this was only the tip of the iceberg.
I had planned to ride the bike home, but couldn't risk petrol on a hot exhaust, so left the bike in the car park in
Douglas overnight, you can get away with that on The Island.
My friend Tony from The museum at Kirkmichael vanned me back next morning to collect it. “It looks nice” he said
with a grin. Collecting the bike proved to be a wise move, Because a multitude of faults were discovered once we
had her on the bench. Why her? Well she must be female 'cos us fellas don't have faults do we ?!
First I found the tyres were half flat, then the offside rear flasher, the most important one, wasn't flashing (a bracket
inside the light, which acted as earth, was fractured). When I came to take the seat off I found it wasn't locked
down, just sitting on the frame. The fuse holder was damaged – a broken lug – could fall apart at any time.
The nuts holding the mudguard to the inner side of the forks were not tightened, just loosely screwed on. The front
wheel spindle clamp bolt was just screwed up against the fork leg but not gripping the spindle and on the other side
the spindle nut needed two full turns to be tight. The oil filler cap on the oil tank was almost off and had no O ring,
and the headlamp beam was dipping the wrong way, to the right.
The metal pipe pressed into the carb body, where the neoprene petrol pipe fits, was loose and lifted out by hand.
When I came to check the petrol, the petrol cap was loose.
The oil feed bodge
The correct fitting, sent later by Bert
Last but not least, the outlet on the oil tank should have had a union but had been bodged by pushing a large bore
pipe over the threads and slipping the correct pipe inside it. All this was held together by plastic straps (see picture
above) Catch it with your foot and it would be off. When I told Bert about it later, he sent me the correct fitting.
Most of these things were easily rectified but should have been spotted on PDI. I later discovered that a number of
these problems were due to the bike, unknown to me, being converted from petroil / kickstart to oil pump / electric
start in Ireland rather than being supplied, as I thought, direct from Mates Moto Servis.
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This certainly accounts for the oil filler cap having no O ring, and the bodged oil feed. It meant I hadn't got a rev
counter too, well not a working one. The head was still there but there is nowhere to drive a mechanical rev
counter when you fit self start and oil pump. An electronic one could have been fitted though. Although the
speedo needle was working, the mileometer on the speedo was not.
Draw your own conclusions.
Another casualty of the conversion was the battery. I took it off to top it up. It seemed very tight. It was damaged
at the base, this was because the self start requires a larger battery, so two fillets have to be cut out of the battery
box for it to fit. Two triangles of hard plastic were left in at the bottom of the box, which had cut into and all but
pierced the battery base. A new battery was the only solution.
The flooding carb turned out to be due to the bike being filled up with fuel containing ethanol in Ireland. The fuel
pipe had melted and coated the float needle jet with plastic. This was almost impossible to see, and it was only
when in desperation I dismantled the carb. for the fourth time and used a magnifying glass and strong light that I
saw it. With this perfectly moulded hollow cone removed with a sewing needle, suddenly all was well. Luckily for
us Manxies we don't have ethanol petrol here. It can't be transported by boat as it absorbs too much water, and
there is not the demand here to warrant a special plant.
Having sorted all this to my satisfaction I took off on a test run.
I soon found out why the fuel filler cap had been left loose. This was because the breather hole was blocked,
causing fuel starvation when the cap was tightened up. After several embarrassing stops on my new toy in front of
grinning friends, I just unscrewed the cap enough to let the air in and pretended nothing was wrong.
I enjoyed riding this bike from the off. The riding position is natural, with the handlebars falling to hand and the seat
the most comfortable I have tried. The motor performs far better with electronic ignition and starts so easily too.
Hey, steady on, better move on or there will be nothing left for the Road Test!
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After all this, you would think anyone with a grain of sense would never buy a bike unseen again, it's hard to
believe, even for me, but I did! As my mate (well, he was) said “Have you gone soft It th' ‘ead”.
Well no, but I could understand his line of thought.
I had seen the pics of the 250 Californian on Mates Moto Servis on the net. There was still nearly enough money
in the kitty for another purchase, the temptation was too much, so I Emailed Mates Moto.
In their reply they asked if in future I could
Email Bert, yes no kidding a Czech called
Bert, (well, it’s the name he uses on
Emails) who could understand English
enough to answer Emails but not enough
to converse. So I did. His answer was
quick. They would build me the best
Californian ever seen, and he sent me the
spec.
JAWA 250 Californian 4T:Red frame. Black tank with chrome sides.
Black seat with white seam. Front disc
brake.
Chrome Mirrors and winkers.
Black headlight (UK drive) with integrated
speedo (Accewell - miles).
Chrome
handlebar with cross brace.
Black
fenders with gold lines. Rear light, Lucas.
It would be fitted with their last 250 Honda
engine (these were originally fitted in the
Honda Rebel and Quad bikes) as Jawa
were ceasing production of the Travel.
Not finished, but still looking good!
In three weeks the first pic came – WOW. Although incomplete it was obviously going to be a stunner.
Then another problem loomed on the horizon. As I was not going through a dealer, how was I going to transport
the bike to The Island. Little things like this were never considered when I ordered. I had fanciful ideas of flying out
to Czech and riding it back. Then I thought of hiring a van and collecting it. In the event it was brought over two
months later on an open pick up truck and dropped at a stables near Dover. That meant hiring 'Jamie's Removals',
a Manx firm to recover it. Then the lorry was parked at Heysham for three weeks to get filled up before coming
over to The Island. Finally a total of three months later the Californian arrived here, undamaged but for a small
crease in the front mudguard. It was worth the wait – she looked great.
I just couldn't wait to get her started. In with the key, on with the choke, press the button, and ---- Splutter Splutter
Bang Bang Bang then on to firing on one cylinder then dead. “S aitch one tee”. Something drastically amiss to put
it politely.
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Nice one!
To cut a long story short the engine
had been stood in the workshop in
Czech. a while and been robbed of
several vital carb parts some of which
had been replaced by other incorrect
bits. So -- the floats were odd -- the
jets were all wrong -- the slow
running adjustment screws had
missing washers and springs and
worst of all, – no needle jets.
I contacted Bert and calmly asked
him to supply the bits. No point in
getting steamed up – have you ever
tried to sue somebody in The Czech
Republic! Give him his due, he did
send everything we needed.
The carbs are Keihin – a strange
firm. They will only supply the main
and pilot jets and the needle. If you
need the needle jets, hard luck, they
are installed by the factory and if you
want them you must buy a new carb.
The fact that they drop out easily
once you have removed the main jet holder makes no difference. This attitude makes you want to raise two digits
to them.
So, while I was waiting for the bits from Bert, I was idly flicking the pages of a website based in Hong Kong. It was
nicely organised, well laid out and easy to use. It was selling after market parts, nothing over interesting, then I got
to page 4. New Honda Rebel twin Carburettors, Mikuni made in Japan. 119 American Dollars – offers.
I offered 100, answer – no. I offered 105 – YES, 70 quid !
19 Dollars (about £13) postage from Hong Kong to the Isle
of Man. I was told to expect to wait up to a month.
10 days later the parcel arrived. These were the genuine
article, perhaps Mikuni made a batch hoping Hondas would
use them. I had to wait till that evening to fit them as we
were going out.
On closer inspection the tickover screws were already set
with a blue line drawn thro' the screw slot and onto the
casting. I fitted them with mounting excitement. The
throttle flap rotates in the opposite direction, and the choke
cable is on the opposite side, but otherwise, the two makes
are very similar. On with the switch. This time I pressed
the button and was overjoyed to be rewarded with a smooth
running engine and a perfect tickover. No adjustment
needed! Amazing.
I would like to say everything else was OK. Unfortunately
and definitely not. The front and rear wheel spindles were
both loose. The front had no split pin in it and the rear was
so slack you could push the wheel back and to. The rear
sprocket hub was locked on to the wheel hub because the
head of the hollow bolt holding the sprocket is shallower than normal.
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Those lovely new Mikunis
I had to put two washers between to rectify this. The rear chain guard was out of line and touching the chain so I
had to bend the front bracket into an S bend to line it up. It was impossible to lock the seat until I put two washers
under the seat bracket.
The battery was fitted back to front (yes, with the terminals at the back) because it was the wrong battery with the
plus and minus terminals at the wrong ends. There was no drain pipe fitted to the battery, so acid has splattered
onto the crankcase. The pins for the footrest pivots had no circlips on them, could fall out at any time. The flasher
unit and pilot light bulb were both 6 volt on a 12 volt system. The flasher was too fast and the bulb blew.
As soon as all these points were fixed I went for a test ride. I only got 100 yards down the road when the front
brake locked up. The piston and the master cylinder did not match. Fitting a Honda copy master cylinder and new
braided hose has produced a very smooth, progressive brake. If your Jawa disc is a bit grabby you could try the
same. I think it does make a difference.
The 250 is now fully sorted and goes very well, if slightly under geared.
The exhaust note is one of the nicest I have ever heard. If you are coming to the Isle of man next summer, to
Kyril's Camp, I hope you will hear it!
You may say I was asking for it, buying blind like this. You would probably be right. However I have to say, that in
a masochistic sort of way, I have enjoyed sorting these two bikes out and I now have two almost unique and very
handsome bikes that really do perform well.
I had a week in Scarborough this summer with the VMCC club (not a VMCC event I may add). I took the 350. It
went so well and brought favourable comments from people who previously had knocked Jawas. I showed them a
clean pair of heels, especially up the hills!
As for the statement by Jawa :- It’s not a Jawa, because it was not made in the Jawa factory.
This is just not true. These Mates Moto Servis bikes were originally made in the Jawa factory. Mates have used
their flair and imagination, restored them, and altered them cosmetically to look like 70's Jawas, using parts
sometimes sourced outside the factory. The basic machine is mechanically the same. Jawa have now of course
jumped on the bandwagon with the 634 Retro, a lovely bike, copying the Mates idea. So in the end Mates have
done us all a good turn by waking up the sleeping giant!
Coming shortly --- road tests of both the 250 and 350 Calis.
Job Grimshaw
Sulby, IoM
That’s Christmas over!
A year ago I decided to replace the window in the back of my garage. The old window had been rotten for years
and I had put boarding inside for security. I have removed the boarding but now have a removable piece of wood
across the inside of the new double-glazed window. Thomas the Tank Engine curtains are closed over the window
when I am not working in the garage.
The garage is detached, single and 18 feet long. It has 4 inch thick walls of brick with buttresses in the middle of
the side walls. The walls have always leaked so last autumn I cemented in the many holes in the brickwork then
soaked the outside in Thompson Seal. It took 4 x 5 litre tins. The walls no longer let water through; with just a little
damp in places on the east facing wall where the damp course as broken down. I hope to coat this with bitumen
when the weather improves.
I painted the concrete floor a long time ago to stop the problem of cement dust. I did not use a primer and the
damp has lifted most of the paint now. I think I will pour Thompson Seal on the floor, which will soak in better than
paint and will be easy to apply.
The garage suffers from condensation on some damp days and when the weather changes from very cold to mild.
The roof is a flat, felt one with tongued and grooved boarding underneath. It slopes towards the door and I think
this traps damp air at the back of the garage. With the new window I am able to open this when at home which
usually helps with the problem. I leave the small top window locked open day and night at the moment but this is
not always enough ventilation. In past winters I have put and electric, oil-filled heater in the garage. This was
made in the 1960’s and is rather heavy but very effective and surprisingly economical for its age.
It’s now the third of January, the bike (Martin rides a “modern” Royal Enfield 500 Bullet. Ed.) has not been started
for eighteen days. The Saturday before Christmas, a mild and sunny day, I spent the day washing off several
weeks of road salt. I applied a protective spray, polish, ACF50 and WD40. I am happy to get the bike wet and
muddy but worry about the salt. With short days, often cold and wet, cleaning time is limited and I hate doing it on
cold days. I enjoy riding even during winter but try not to get the bike sprayed with salt too often. Looking at the
mileage for 2014 the bike had clocked 5058 miles. Not as much as I had hoped but other commitments meant
missing many events and other days out. I did get to Pewsey last April, which was worth going to. Joe Cowley
puts lots of effort into this camp, which was very well attended. Pewsey is a lovely place even if you only do it as a
day trip on the Friday or Saturday. It is a chance to meet members of our club.
Martin Broomfield
Bath
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Federation of Sidecar Clubs’ AGM
A very successful AGM on 15th November held at Stoke Prior Sports and Country Club near Bromsgrove B60 4AL
- it is more like a rugby club venue and would be ideal for a club camping weekend. A full committee was elected
except for the vacant Secretary's position. OC Club members very much playing their part with Stephen Wood
from Hertford taking on the job of magazine Editor and Kev Wright from Burton-on-Trent becoming the new
International Officer. Well done lads and good luck in you new roles. Pat sent me a text to say "sit on your hands"
so I was just a happy bystander voting on behalf of the Jawa-CZ OC on various issues. The most debate took
place about pre-booking for the national rally £10 reduced to £7-50p. I think they agreed to leave things as they
were - to keep pre booking. Members also want more technical items in their magazine - sound familiar?
Casting a magic spell over the meeting was the bike of the furthest
travelled - parked just outside one of the external doors of the meeting
room - 646 miles Bremen to Bromsgrove on a 638. See picture.
Wolfgang rode over from Bremen on his hybrid
JAWA 638 leaving home on Thursday 12th at
8am for the Dunkerque - Dover ferry and
departing the UK on Sunday 15th. He will be
back in the UK for the Dragon Rally in February
2015.
Why do I say hybrid? Well - he finds the wide
saddle of the 638 more comfortable than the latest
640 so he bought a 638 for 400 euros and
obtained a new 640 engine from the JAWA factory
for 1000 euros and fitted it. He has converted the
left side tool box into an oil tank feeding the pump
and is well pleased with the bike and how
economical it is on oil consumption. He was also
telling me that he has a JAWA outfit and swaps
sidecar bodies using a 700 in winter and a 560 in summer.
The Fed annual rally will be at Bromyard in 2015 and at
Market Harborough Rugby Club in 2016. The 2015 AGM
will be at Stoke Prior on the same date - 14th November.
Pete Edwards
Above:- The home made oil tank. Note the external oil
level gauge – two unions and a piece of transparent pipe.
Left:- Note the exhaust caps which reduce the oil misting
on the rear of the bike, number plate and hard luggage.
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Notice
Dear Ed.
Cheques or Postal Orders must
be made payable to "JAWA CZ
Owners Club" - putting an
official's name in the payee line
really does cause us problems at
the bank.
Something you may want
to include in an issue of
Torque for comments?
I have never attended a
meet, and people who
attend for the first time
that write in to Torque
generally say they were welcomed. But I always
suspected there may be a clique operating (no
different I suppose to any other club be it sports,
social , etc.) On attending Stafford Show in October,
I went upstairs to have a look at the Club Stand.
Thunderfest (announced in last
issue) - lack of interest from
members so we will not be
having a display. Thanks to the
3 who did express interest.
Pete Edwards - Secretary & Spares Officer
A number of members were sat opposite against the
rail as usual. I said to a couple of them “I'm a
member of the club". No reply. If I had been sat
there my response might have been something like
"Oh are you? How long? What bikes do you have?
What do you think of the stand? Etc". I had seen
Roger Henderson had a bike on the stand, so I said
"is Roger here?" "Think he's gone the auction" was
the reply. I said "I bought a bike off Roger". No
reply. My reply might have been "Oh did you, what
bike was that? I’ll mention it to Roger, I'm sure he'll
be back soon". "Why don't you call back". "What
was your name" etc.
Jawa Perak Training Bike
Gidday. As promised in last issue’s article on the
ultra-rare 1954 Jawa model 11 “dual control” bike,
here is the link to a short video clip on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9_iCnun-zw
And another link showing the handle bar view.
http://youtu.be/ij-jrGrPch8
Cheers, Warren Turner
New Zealand
I'm sure this was probably isolated, and I do enjoy
and look forward to Torque.
Invitation
Below is a summary of The Wartburg Trabant IFA
Club events for 2015 at which your ‘Cold War
classics’ will be most welcome.
Phil Davey
Dear Ed. - Home Built Chair MK2
Sunday 26 April 2015 Scottish IFA Day. Venue
TBA, contact [email protected]
A good article by Jim Lugsden in Torque Issue
10/2014. I had paid a visit to his home prior to
completion of his home built sidecar and the use of
‘bendy’ plywood was something new to me.
Sunday 10 May 2015 Eastern Bloc Vehicle Day.
Transport Museum, Wythall, Birmingham.
Sat - Sun 5 – 6 September 2015 Iron Curtain
Vehicle Rally, Foxfield Railway, Stoke on Trent.
What I did find of particular interest were the ways to
improve access for the sidecar passenger. Let’s
face it, the modern “sports” sidecar is difficult and
impractical. First stand on the seat and then struggle
out!
Saturday 10 October 2015 Red Oktober, Coventry
Transport Museum. Contact for these last three is:[email protected]
Richard
Hemington,
01206 792360 / 07736 962572.
Trying to think outside the box – see Torque Issue
9/2014 – on page 16 a picture of a rather weird
sidecar body built on old Steib chassis. My solution
is to build up and have door access. Move seat
back, step up, step in and sit down! Is there now a
market for old folks and sidecars?……Possibly!
Best wishes to you all.
George Potter
Sutton, Surrey
Dear Ed. - Stopping Vibration
How do the big companies deal with vibration on a
large single cylinder motorcycle? I have been
working on a friend's 1997 BMW Funduro 650. The
handlebar end weights are each 400gms close on
1lb in old money. Took one off and was amazed at
the weight so used Pat's kitchen scales! So - if
you've got it consider damping it!
Photo of how Per Sørensen from Denmark has used
his 60th. Anniversary badge. Very neat.
Pete Edwards
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Secretary & Spares Officer
Rambling about a CZ350 472.6
Fuel Cap Problems and a Terrible Shock
This may be a useful solution if you have a poor fitting fuel cap on a Jawa or CZ motorcycle!
When I got the CZ it had a locking fuel cap fitted, and if I filled the tank up, petrol would leak out of the key hole and
run across the tank. The fuel cap on my CZ is of the large hole fitment type, I purchased a replacement chrome,
non-locking fuel cap from jawashop.com. This cap seemed to be of good quality although there was no air hole on
the inside of the cap which could cause fuel problems with a vacuum in the tank. This I rectified by drilling a 1/16”
hole. Unfortunately the cap still leaked from around the seal when the tank was filled up.
The non-locking fuel cap has never been a
wonderful fit. It seems to be too big for the tank
stub so when you tighten it into place it moves off
centre to one side. To try and keep the cap
centred, I cut a piece of 1/4” thick dural
(aluminium alloy) to the diameter of the aperture in
the fuel tank. A 6mm hole was drilled in the
centre of this disc. Then I had to file slots in this
alloy disc to accommodate the ears of the cap. In
the centre of the inner skin of the fuel cap I drilled
a 5mm hole and then tapped a 6mm thread and
attached the dural disc with a short screw loctited
in place. The photo shows the disc in place with
the seal removed to make it clearer, the outside of
the cap is untouched.
Now I have a fuel cap that fits central and stays central when you tighten it down, and it doesn’t leak!
As I have mentioned before the rear shocks seem to be very soft,
and even on the hardest setting would bottom out on some bumps.
A mate of mine gave me a pair of ratty Jawa shocks that look
identical to the ones fitted to the CZ, so first thing was to dismantle
them for inspection.
The eye bushes were
pushed out in the
vice using a socket
just smaller than the
bush to do the
pushing and a larger
socket for the bush to
fall into. I made a
spring
compressor
with three 10mm x
300mm
threaded
rods, three pieces of
3mm thick by 25mm
by 170mm steel strip,
and cut a piece of
1/4” by about 5”
diameter dural alloy.
In each steel strip I
drilled two 10mm
holes 105mm apart.
The dural had three
10mm holes drilled
equal distance apart
near the outer edge and, with a hole cutter, a large enough hole to
accommodate the eye of the shock absorber. Once assembled
around the spring it makes a very safe compressor that cannot slip
off!
When the spring has been compressed enough to release the spring
load adjuster, it can be pushed in towards the spring and turned until
the lug on the shock lines up with a slot in the adjuster which then
allows the adjuster to slip off the end of the shock.
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The compressor can now be released and the spring
removed. With the lower eye of the shock held in a vice the
nut holding the piston in the body of the shock can be
undone and the piston assembly carefully pulled out over a
bowl to catch the oil. The oil in my shocks seemed to be
clean but the consistency of water, the internal oil seal and
if you need it the complete piston assembly is available
from Jawashop.com as are the mounting bushes.
To bump up the springs a bit I cut a piece of 1/4” thick dural
to the diameter of the spring to act as a spacer between the
spring and spring seat, this would give me the equivalent of
one more notch on the adjuster. I degreased and cleaned
up all the components, then sprayed the body and eyes of
the shocks with black Hammerite paint and left to harden
for a couple of weeks.
h shock uses 40ml of SAE20 shock absorber oil. If you put
the whole 40ml of oil in the shock body and then try to
insert the piston assembly the oil will over flow before the
piston is fully home. Yes I did it! Put about half or a bit
more into the shock then insert the piston assembly and top
up with the rest of the oil. Oh yes it helps to clamp the
lower eye in the vice to hold it steady unless you possess
three hands. There is no seal for the piston assembly nut
so I coated the threads with Hylomar jointing to stop any oil
seeping up the threads. New shock bushes were fitted and
the shocks fitted on to the bike.
With the adjuster on the second hardest
setting they seem pretty good, a lot firmer, no
bouncing about on rough roads. I don't know
if it’s the new oil or the spacer I made but they
work. The cost? New bushes, a bit of oil, a
bit of paint, some nuts threaded rod and
washers, some off cuts of metal, no more than
£15 spent.
I've never dismantled a shock absorber
before. Up to now I’ve just bought new units,
but the Jawa CZ rear shock absorber of the
type shown in the photos is very easy to
dismantle and service.
One final thing, I made it to the Avon Camp at
Slimbridge. The CZ amazed me by averaging
70MPG travelling at about 60mph most of the
way, although I admit I did slip stream lorries
along the motorway! There seemed to be a
mixture of bike clubs attending, Enfield, MZ
and of course Jawa-CZ,
making an interesting
variety of machines to
look at. The food thing
on Saturday night really
didn't worry me as it left
more room for beer!
The canal side location
of the camp site is very
picturesque with views
to the distant hills.
Facilities were good
and the pub, beer and
company even better.
A good weekend and
one to book for 2015.
See Ya.
Stephen Weller
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Living with a JAWA
Classic - part 2
Having reported on checking over my "new"
2011 JAWA Classic and Indian Swift
sidecar it's time to consider the early riding
impressions. Pat and I decided to risk a
soaking and make our first trip a run to
Matlock and back - approx 40 miles on 2
main roads - the A610 and then the A6. We
dodged the rain but it was very, very windy.
Another good test for our outfit.
Easy to start on the button (or electric welly
if you wish) the motor quickly warmed up no sticking float! For a JAWA the first
surprise was that there was no clunk into
first gear. In fact the main impression is
how well it changes gear - quickly up and
down the gearbox and no false neutrals. I
think I may need to adjust the gear lever
position but will do a few more miles before
deciding.
Second impression is how
comfortable the outfit is for me - 5 foot 7 and
short in the leg. Pat had similar thoughts
about the sidecar - more comfortable than
the Ural despite having no seat belt or windscreen. The outfit is so easy to ride and place so as to avoid road
imperfections like potholes. If you do hit one the bike suspension copes well, as does the long shock absorber on
the sidecar. It is really easy to quickly get into a rhythm and choose a line on the road that requires the least effort
from the driver. Outfits can be hard work but not this lightweight JAWA. You work with it and it's a real treat. It's a
long time since I rode an outfit with no sidecar brake but having a really powerful front disc on the bike means you
can simply compensate for the loaded chair trying to turn you right as you brake.
The electronic speedo seems accurate judging from being in traffic but it is a little over the top giving readings like
36.4 and 42.7mph - that decimal point is a luxury – point-of-view? The rev counter acted more like a racing
heartbeat monitor on the outward journey - never showing constant revs but by the time we came home it had
stabilised significantly. And the benefit of having a clock in front of you – lovely, but I must read the manual to take
it back an hour. I will also "watch" (pun intended) to see if it makes much demand on the battery when, say, in the
garage.
Little or no blue smoke even on start-up and we whizzed along at legal speeds of 50-55mph. The outfit has sidecar
gearing which seems fine about town or on short trips but I feel that the engine has more to give as it is fully run in
(only 3400 miles). I like to use higher revs so will be looking at changing the engine sprocket to one with one or
two extra teeth - but again no rush for this. I have yet to find ANY significant vibration from the Classic motor so its
smooth and sings through the gears - what more could
you ask? Neither the bike nor the chair has a screen so
the high winds had little effect on us and hardly slowed
us down on exposed stretches of road. I cannot say
how impressed I am with the engine. I trundled through
Matlock Bath in top gear at 30 mph. It was only when I
opened the throttle at the 40mph sign - on a slight uphill
slope - that I realised I was in top and had to change
down to pull away. Normally I would have been in 3rd
gear but it purred (crackled really) along in top - really
surprising. No carb issues and no chain snatch.
I like to use the clutch lever but ended up using the
autoclutch after stalling twice as I joined a queue of
traffic and realising the clutch was dragging. At our stop
I simply adjusted the cable adjuster at the handlebar
bracket and the return trip was no problem. I will
probably slacken it off and pull the cable through a little
further in case of any future cable stretch. So our first
joint trip was excellent and I can recommend the new
JAWA Classic as the best JAWA / CZ I have owned or
ridden since my first CZ in 1976. It feels very much like
a modern easy to ride bike.
Pete Edwards
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Hello John,
Rescuing a CZ 125
Thank you for the article.
This is some email correspondence between the
Editor and Australian member Conrad Boreham
which may interest others.
The CZ 476 I got off Ebay for $52.65 for parts. The
engine had no head or barrel and no side covers and
had been left out in the yard for some years. When
we picked it up, the motor was full of water. We
turned it up side down to get the water out before we
loaded it. When we arrived home I pulled the engine
out of the frame as it was not bolted into the frame
and removed the last of the water.
Hello John,
I wonder if you can help me. I read an article on
changing a CZ 125cc (476) engine to a 150cc by
fitting 175cc (477) barrel and head.
But I don’t know where I read it in Torque. Can You
please help?
I had a look at it to see if the gearbox would turn over
and it did, the rod was moving on the big end!? So
grabbed hold of the outside of clutch to see if it
would move. Guess what, the engine moves and it’s
smooth, so I have poured some lanolin in to stop the
rust for now till I get it pulled down.
Regards, Conrad Boreham
Conrad,
The original article, from issue 7/2007, is attached.
(and reproduced here)
There is some doubt whether this conversion is
worth the trouble, because of the piston no longer
reaching the top of the bore as described in the
article.
I have two CZ 477 175cc and a 476 125cc, so this
has to be a 153cc. Don’t say it, I know that I am
MAD to do it, but what the hell. If it has lived this
long it deserves a new life! I have just ordered some
parts from Ebay. I will let you know how I go.
I have done a CZ 250 to 306cc conversion and this
gives a very worthwhile difference.
On this
conversion you rebore the 250 cylinder to take 350
pistons, and the new pistons are the same height
and gudgeon pin position as the 250 ones. This
means the cylinders retain the proper "squish"
volume and port timing is unchanged.
Regards, Conrad
Conrad,
Maybe you can come up with some better ideas to
correct the problems with the 153cc engine.
Good luck with your project. You are very lucky
already, that the engine has survived so far.
If you do go ahead and try this, please send me a bit
of a report for the magazine.
John
All the best, John
This article originally came about as a result of a
conversation I had with Andy at the ’07 National
Rally. I have published articles on the 250 to
306cc conversion in previous issues, but as far as
I know this is the first on a 125 to 153cc
conversion.
Ed.
power drill to chamfer a 45 degree 4mm. port lift on
the exhaust port, the engine will ceiling in 1st gear at
15 MPH (early). With the port lifted it should do 19
MPH in 1st gear.
Fit the cylinder block. Now the engine will run with
the CZ 175 head but compression will be lower than
normal due to the 2mm. gap at TDC. It will still start
1st or 2nd kick though.
CZ 125 to 150 upgrade
I've tried both, and the CZ 125 head gives a bigger
hike in power output. The engine is now 58mm. x
58mm. which equals 153cc in all.
Here's how to convert a CZ 125 to 150cc.
You will need the following:-
The Carb settings: I've left the carb as the bike
came with but it should run with CZ 125 jets and
settings. If the throttle lags then fit the 55 pilot jet.
Main jet should be an 88 but an 98 from a 175 would
work also if a K & N or other high flow filter system is
fitted. I always use the JIKOV carb instead of the
useless AMAL item.
CZ 125 bottom end.
4 x CZ 175 studs.
A CZ 175 Piston and rings.
A CZ 175 cylinder block.
CZ 125/175 top end gaskets.
How it works: The stroke of a CZ 125 is 58mm,
and the stroke of a CZ 175 is 65mm, BUT the
gudeon pin hole on the CZ 175 piston is 17mm.
lower down than on the CZ 125 piston. This means
that the piston comes up 2mm. short at TDC and
4mm. short at BDC. The engine will run with this.
Also make sure than the baffle in the silencer has the
flat at the front and not the rear. If the hole is at the
front the engine will not run properly.
As CZ 175 parts seem to be more common than CZ
125 parts, this is a convenient repair or upgrade to a
CZ 125. A sort of big bore kit.
Regards,
Fit the 175 piston and rings onto the CZ 125 bottom
end and fit the studs.
Andy Reid.
Now for the cylinder block: As the piston runs
4mm. high at BDC it means that it closes the ports
off early. Unless you use a reverse cone stone in a
Dorset
This article originally printed in Torque issue 7/2007.
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JAWA CZ OWNERS CLUB
January 2015
Club Officers
Chairman
Secretary
& Data Protection Officer:
Treasurer
Torque Editor
Membership Secretary
Spares & Tool Loan:
Librarian
International Liaison Officer
Youth officer
Rally Organizer 2015
John Blackburn
Pete Edwards
Stephen James
John Woods
Tony Thain
Pete Edwards
Arthur Fleming
Mario Mager
Andrew Clark
Roger Henderson
(contact details below)
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Please check above and advise editor of any changes, errors or omissions.
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For new and used Jawa and CZ spares. New
spares include, points, condensers, fork gaiters,
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and lots more, call 07932 173036 or 01270 821557
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EVENTS
19-21 June 2015 MZRC Exmoor Beast Bash, Millslade
House campsite, Brendon, North Devon.
26-28 June 2015 MZRC North Wales and Cheshire
Section, “Uncle Dennis Rally”, Station Campsite, Carrog,
North Wales.
3-5 July 2015 Hughie’s combined Jawa-CZ / MZ camping
Weekend at Egremont RUFC, Egremont, Cumbria CA22
2NL. Superb facilites including:- Toilets, showers (open all
day & night), free tea/coffee all weekend, bar serves at
least two real ales, close to shops,banks, pubs, cafes, etc.
Run out on Sat through beautiful Cumbria. Camping will be
£6.00 pppn. For info contact Hughie on 07999085281
10-12 July 2015. MZRC Dent camp Cumbria.
17-19 July 2015. MZRC Den & Henn Rally Woodbridge Inn
Pewsey.
24-26 July 2015 Jawa-CZ Club Isle of Man camp, Laxey
Campsite, Quarry Road, Laxey, Isle of Man, IM4 7DU. Kyril Thummel organising. More details later.
31 July - 2 August 2015 MZRC Release the Beast Rally
The Farmhouse, Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, LD3 7YJ.
Details: Sandy Morgan 07929955221.
14-16 August 2015 MZRC The Gate Hangs High,
Whichford Road, Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire.
OX15 5DF. £5 per night. In the large field. (ignore “10
tents” note on pub website).
21-23 August 2015 MZRC National Rally and AGM
Tynedale Rugby Club, Corbridge.
28-30 August 2015 MZRC North Wales and Cheshire
Camping weekend. Cotton Arms, Cholmondeley Rd.,
Wrenbury, Nantwich, CW5 8HG
18-20 September 2015 Jawa-CZ Club Avon-Bristol Camp,
Tudor Caravan Park, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire. Martin
Broomfield organising. More details later.
3-4 October 2015 MZRC Bellingham camp.
28-29 March 2015 Manchester Bike Show, Event City,
Manchester, M41 7TB. Jawa-CZ Club stand.
3-5 April 2015 MZRC SAWWS Spring Camp, Erwlon camp
site, Llandovery.
10-12 April 2015 MZRC North West England spring camp,
Gibraltar Farm campsite, Silverdale, Lancashire, LA5 0UA.
17-19 April 2015 Jawa-CZ Club Pewsey Camp Coopers
Arms, 37-39 Ball Rd, Pewsey, Wiltshire SN9 5B. Free
camping. Organised by Eric Hagon.
25–26 April 2015 Classic Motorcycle Show, Stafford
County Showground, Stafford, ST18 0BD. Jawa-CZ Club
stand.
1-3 May 2015 MZRC South of Scotland Camp, Clennell
Hall Country House Hotel, Alwinton, Northumberland,
NE65 7BG. Contact: David Newman 07557 669423
15-17 May 2015 MZRC Kent Rally, Tetford Country
Cottages & Camp Site, Lincoln, LN9 6QQ.
22-24 May 2015 MZRC Northern Ireland – Garrison Rally,
Lough Melvin Holiday Centre, Main Street, Garrison, Co.
Fermanagh.
30-31 May 2015 Thunderfest, Anglesey Race Circuit.
Aberffraw, Anglesey. Follow signs from junc’n 5 of the A55.
29-31 May 2015 MZRC Notts and Derby Camping
Weekend, The Duke William pub and Camp Site, 91
Church Street, Matlock, Derbys. DE4 3BZ.
5-7 June 2015 MZRC The Yorkshire Coastal Camp, Bobby
Bees Quirky Camp site, Burton Fleming, YO25 3TP.
12-14 June 2015 Jawa-CZ OC National Rally, Baildon
Rugby Club, Baildon, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD17 6RS.
12-14 June 2015 MZRC Ring Ting Ting Cornwall camp.
Details to follow.
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