Vintage Jawa manet

I know for a fact ill be biting off more than i can chew on this one but here you go not to mention its chezh and cant find a english site for spares lol
...lol i have a feeling this may take a while to complete if at all

 

Looks like fun. Think I recognice that rats nest of wiring from my old jawa 350 twin. everything the same colour and attached using individual spade connectors. If you can get it going it will be full of character thats for sure

 

well ive stripped it down now engine and gears are free so thats a bonus however there is wo wiring left that isnt burnt to peices i have been told that a owner from back in the early 80s had tried wiring loads of headlights to it hence the epic 3 core shotty wiring so i can assume its been completelly dead since...lol
i will upload photos as i go on this one but this project may take quite a while due to the lack of spares available

 

ill take a look now m8 cheers

 

check out some classic bike forums, someone will be able to help you, the thing with old bikes its often easier to make your own parts. look forward to seeing this project progress.

 

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its a jawa zezetta the one i linked to (if you cant work the link out) looks like maybe some parts will swap over

 

cheers mate yeah i believe you can swap parts over etc ive heard the likes of the wiring loom is almost the same may need tinkering with tho but it will be better than making my own from trailer cable i atempted this once it was a nite mare lol

 

ill get some pics up this week ive stripped it down and made a good start on the smalls like bars headlight case and other bits and pieces

 

i can have a hunt at work if you get REALLY stuck, although it will cost a fortune for me to send part to you

 

that would be great spending money on parts n postage is better than not being able to find whats needed

 

personally -
I would strip it right down to the shell/frame. modern engine, modern wiring loom etc etc but keep it looking old. parts availability with the right engine etc would then be better. just a suggestion. I get the whole keeping it original thing but if parts are that hard to find, why not modern build it.

 

well the parts are mainly here it will take some work especially on the back end i do have some parts done now ready and waiting but the rear indicators are mad they are rotten i cannot find a replacement for these i may have to get more modern manet ones ill take a pic of these at some point b4 the weekend i do want to keep this as original as possible like

 

Can you post a photo of the rusted ones? Looking at the shapes on the rear panels, they look as if they had something like VW Beetle indicators attached.

 

Hands started itching as soon as i saw the first photo.
Me, i'd sort the engine first, there are a lot of engineers out there that can re-make the old parts from new materials, and the cast parts, if the crank needs doing, send it to SEP at Kegworth for their expert opinion, they did the crank on my CBX750 some years ago, came back brand spanking new. Coils/Genny can be re-wound, loom will be a labour of love, but should be do-able, might have to peruse other close matched diagrams.
Body, piece of cake, mostly metal, ooohhh the mind is racing.................

 

yeah will do ill get them out and posted on here they certainly are strange looking