I am starting this thread to share some weird terms associated with Jawa-Yezdi bikes.
1)Phat Phati- means Yezdi or Jawa because of it exhaust beats

2)Doodh walyachi gaddi- Marathi term for Milkman's bike
In rural area's Jawa 250, Yezdi D 250 classic, Cl 2 are used by milkman, They load atleast 10 cans full of milk.conditions of these bike are horrible but after all it is Yezdi she performs her duty with kerosene.

3)Takla-Hindi, Marathi (english Bald) Tyre without threads.

4) Dheri- marathi (english - means big belly) this is refered to Jawa & Bullet's fuel tank because of round shape.

5)Dholki: silencer

6) Garam Ghoda-Marathi& Hindi (english-Hot horse)it means a bike with great pick up this term releated to black yezdi roadking

7)Naram Ghoda-Marathi & hindi(english-weak horse)
it means a bike with low pick up term releated to black yezdi roadking

If any one knows other weird terms in any language about jawa-Yezdi please share.

Post edited by: abhijeet, at: 2010/03/31 13:23

Good one!!! Unfortunately I don't know any other terms except for the doodhwala's bike. I've really seen these guys load up and run the bikes through paddy fields. Guess the kerosene must have something local too, to keep pushing the poor bike like this

Two more terms I recollected
"Ustaad" Hindi, Marathi - In english it means expert mechanic.
"Chotu" Hindi, Marathi - In english it means Helper

I have heard something from a friend..of the word be-naali (means two tubes) referring to the 2 silencers.
In the olden days there were some classic Bennelli Motorcycles in India. Somehow someone picked up the word and associated it with be nalli (two silencers)

Bulbul ka chooja (Birds new born) = very rare spare part of bike like, Old Tank switch (62& below models),old backlight & its glass,Ireversable wheel hubs,Nutral light fixing in engiene housing (Vry rare).

two more terms

murga- the jawa air filter.


bansuri( Flute)- Silencor mufflers.