JAWA 2-stroke power tuning (part 6) - how to make motorcycle gears

Yes, it has been a while. It simply took me 1.5 years of (re-)search, development und finally production of just a hand full of gears - some might say. But you better check everything twice if your own life depends on what you make.

This is the story of finally getting rid of one bigger blind spot on my JAWA 350 power experiment. The old gearbox that just stayed alive under the enormus load of a 47 Nm 2-stroke thumper. But with heavy pitting and - as it turned out - a bend main shaft.

This should now be over. Thanks to some historic JAWA MX competition parts. But mainly thanks to the grateful help of two Czech Specialists from http://motogears.cz who live their passion and convert it into reliable gearbox parts, which are better than the historic originals in most cases.

This by the way shows the reasons, why stronger gears were required for this bike:

   • JAWA 2-stroke power tuning 350 cc / 559R (...  

And here is another insight of the MotoGears colleague capabilities if your like to see more on gear making:

   • PĚTISTUPŇOVÁ PŘEVODOVKA | FIVE-SPEED TRANS...  

Enjoy this piece of #DIY workshop insight and as always, thanks for your comments.

Music by Peter Sandberg ‚An Unforgettable Moment‘