Jawa Yezdi Motorcycles’ Jawa 42 model in the neo-classic segment, has been made available in all-new Ivory color, a fresh pastel shade reflecting the growing appetite around the world for softer, unhurried colours as respite from cultural noise, and echoed by the Colour of the Year 2026. The retro livery and decals of the number 42 further define the new Jawa 42 Ivory’s understated cool.
Jawa 42, in itself a statement for the youth who value individuality, disrupted the monochrome classic segment in 2018 with its design-first silhouette and iconic pastel shades. The pastel avatars became a disruption, cutting through the greys of mid-size classics, then ruled by predictable design and monotonous performance.
The 42’s playful colour palette and sporty stance redefined authentic retro-cool, backed by serious performance engineering under the tank. The pastel range had turned heads for their benchmark originality and youthful energy.
Anupam Thareja, co-founder, Jawa Yezdi Motorcycles, said, “The Jawa 42 rewrote the classic playbook back in 2018. It showed what the Indian rider could expect from a true neo-classic. With its bold design, performance engineering, safety, and rider-first features, Jawa 42 continues to be an antidote to monotony even to this day. Those who choose a Jawa 42 are stepping back from the noise to craft a story of their own, unhurried by trends, unbothered by curation. We are recognising this mood with the Ivory, a colour that lets riders discover Jawa’s understated cool at their own pace. With 42 as our symbol of honest curiosity, Jawa will always bend the retro rulebook, sparking conversations, memories, and discovery.”
The spirit of curiosity
The words ‘forty-two’, in a vintage font, run across the rear fender and fuel tank of the 2026 Jawa 42 Ivory. Naming the first range “Jawa 42” played a key role in reconnecting the brand with younger riders, drawing from Douglas Adams’ cult classic The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, where 42 stands for life’s ultimate hidden meaning, to be discovered only through life’s experiences. Like riding itself, never linear nor neat, the badge 42 represents curiosity and a refusal to follow prescription. The Jawa 42 Ivory’s side panel sports a completely new design, and along with the headlight nacelle, will bear the number 42 in striking contrast, making the pastel ivory pop.
The motorcycle channels classic racing heritage through a fresh set of decals in a nod to legendary track machines of the 1960s and ’70s. The signature tear-drop fuel tank will bear a chequered flag graphic. The bike’s livery recalls the racing bikes of the Isle of Man TT era, blending vintage speed aesthetics with the Jawa 42’s modern engineering. An offset instrument console and crisp neo-classic silhouette establish the brand’s reputation for combining historic cues with contemporary craft.
