Mysore/Mysuru, July 14 -- Over 60 bikers from city brought out their legendary Jawa and Yezdi bikes and took out a ride to Srirangapatna to mark International Jawa Day yesterday.

The bikers, under the banner of Jawa Friends Club, who assembled near the Regional Transport Office (RTO-East) on the Outer Ring Road in Rajivnagar, rode to Srirangapatna on their legendary Jawa 350, Jawa 250, Yezdi 250, Yezdi 350, Yezdi Classic and Roadking bikes with curious public watching the vintage bikes vroom past them.

These vintage charms, originated in Czechoslovakia in 1929, made its Indian debut in the mid-1940s, thanks to the efforts of F.K. Irani. They were once manufactured by Ideal Jawa (India) Ltd., the renowned factory that stood proudly in Ya...