Babetta
One of the first mopeds with transistorized electronic ignition.
Full history →Photo: Miroslav207, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jawa Babetta
Czech moped with electronic ignition
// The story
Jawa was founded in 1929 by František Janeček. The name mixes his initials with the Wanderer motorcycle he started out building.
Its moped, the Babetta, arrived in 1970 as the 206, with a rigid frame. The 207 got full suspension in 1975, and the 210 got a new engine in 1983 with one-speed or two-speed options.
Jawa was one of the first companies to put transistorized, contactless ignition on a moped. That ignition unit is also the part that tends to fail, but rebuilds are cheap.
// The models
Jawa / Babetta models
Mustang (type 23)
'Mustang' was the export name. Production ended in 1982 with no successor.
Photo: Addvisor, CC BY-SA 4.0
More Jawa / Babetta models and versions (no free photo yet. Got one? DM us)
- Babetta 28 / 228 The first Babetta (1970): 19-inch wheels and the first electronic ignition on a moped
- Babetta 206 Rigid frame. 1970–74
- Jawa X20 / X25 / X30 20, 25 and 30 mph US versions. 1980s
- Jawa Sport / Supersport / Ultrasport US 1990s
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