The Jawa vs Royal Enfield
Royal Enfield is a legacy. It has its unique story in India. Enfield bikes were introduced in the Indian Army during the tenure of Jawaharlal Nehru. The order was limited in number. Later on the number of order kept on increasing. Royal Enfield bikes are manufactured and exported to other countries from India. These bikes are so popular that people have to book them months in advance to own them.
People who own this bike know what work they do to keep it maintained. They have to stick to the user manual. There are speed limits at the beginning up till around 10000 km. Moreover one should keep in mind that Royal Enfield is not a sports bike, it is a cruiser. It should be driven daily and various other things which make this bike different.
Recently a new bike called Jawa has been launched in India. Jawa has been a competitior of the Royal Enfield back in the 1970s and is again prepared to give full competition to Royal Enfield. People are slightly confused as to which bike they should buy.
In this article we are going to discuss comparison between Jawa and Royal Enfield.
Engine Specifications:
Royal Enfield: 346cc carbureted engine with 19.8bhp power and 28Nm of torque. It is an undersquare slow speed engine which means stroke is more than the bore which yield more torque. It comes with 2 valves per cylinder.
Jawa: 293cc fuel injected engine with 27bhp power and 28Nm of torque. This is an undersquare high speed engine. RPM is higher than Royal Enfield. Equipped with 4 valves per cylinder.
Dimensions:
Royal Enfield: It has a wheel base of 1370mm and seat height of 800mm. Kerb weight of the vehicle is 192kg.
Jawa: Jawa has a wheel base of 1369mm, seat height of 765mm and kerb weght of 170 kg.
Braking:
Royal Enfield: It has single channel ABS with disc on the front wheels and drum brakes on the rear
Jawa: The 293cc Jawa comes with single channel ABS while the Jawa Perak is equipped with dual channel ABS. The wheels of Jawa Perak are alloy spoked wheels, powder coated.
Silencers:
Royal Enfield: Single silencer
Jawa: Jawa comes with conventional dual silencer which also reduces vibrations as compared to Royal Enfield.
Electrical Features:
Royal Enfield: Features like speedometer fuel indicator are only available in the Thunderbird/Himalayan model. In the 350 classic model the speedometer has to be customised.
Jawa: The Jawa 42 model comes with classy bar end mirrors, speedometer and fuel indicator.
Colours:
Royal Enfield: Ash, chestnut, stealth black, silver, redditch blue green and red.
Jawa: Maroon, grey, teal, lime, blue,nebla blue
Inspite of all these comparisons it is never clear that what is going to be the choice of consumer between these two bikes.
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