In 1929 by FrantišekJaneček JAWA motorcycles were found. It is basically a motorcycle and moped manufacturer located in Prague, Czechoslovakia, who bought the motorcycle division of Wanderer. The name JAWA was established by concatenating the first letters of Janeček and Wanderer.
In the past, especially in the 1950s, JAWA was one of the top motorcycle manufacturers and exported its 350 model into over 120 countries. The best known model was the 350 Pérák and in the 1970s the 350 Californian. It look as if in typical black and red coloring from California to New Zealand. After 1990 a momentous loss of constructionarose. Nevertheless, aninheritor company was formed in 1997 in TýnecnadSázavou, continuing the name as JAWA Moto.JAWA motorcycles got a restoration in India in December 2018, by Classic Legends, which is owned by Mahindra, through a licensing deal with the JAWA Moto.