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Railways Hero Mayur Shelke Who Saved A 6-Year Old Gifted A New Jawa Forty Two

Keeping good on its promise, Jawa Motorcycles met Railways Pointsman Mayur Shelke and handed over the key to a brand new Jawa Forty Two, in Nebula Blue colour, with golden stripes.
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Published on April 23, 2021

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  • Railways employee Mayur Shelke presented with a Jawa Forty Two
  • He saved the life of a child from an oncoming train
  • His selfless bravery caught the eye of Anupam Thareja, co-founder, Jawa

We told you about the daredevilry of Mayur Shelke, a Railway pointsman at Vangani railway station near Mumbai, who managed to save a child, stuck at the edge of the platform from an oncoming train. Anupam Thareja, co-founder, Jawa Motorcycles, promised to honour him with a motorcycle under the Jawa Heroes initiative. Barely a couple days later, the company handed over the key to a brand new Jawa Forty Two to him. The motorcycle was finished in Nebula Blue colour, with golden stripes.

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Relevant Central Railway authorities appreciated Shelke's courage and announced a cash reward of Rs. 50,000 for the brave railways employee. Shelke decided to share half his reward money with the mother and the son who he saved at the platform. Anupam Thareja, co-founder, Jawa Motorcycles tweeted, "Watch again this courageous railway pointsman Mayur who threw caution aside to rescue visually impaired Sangeeta Shirsat's young son from the tracks. And I just heard he donated half his prize money to the mother-son duo. I was awed before, am now humbled." Salute!

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The Jawa Forty Two presented to Shelke is the BS6 model but not the 2021 model, that was recently launched. Powering the motorcycle is a 293 cc single-cylinder, 4 stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC BS6 compliant engine that is tuned to make 26 bhp and 27 Nm of peak torque. The engine comes mated to a 6-speed gearbox. The Forty Two uses a double cradle chassis and is suspended by telescopic front forks and twin shock absorbers at the rear. Braking duties on the bike are handled by a 280 mm disc with a floating calliper and ABS upfront and a 153 mm drum unit at the back, with an option 240 mm disc with a floating calliper and ABS.

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Last Updated on April 23, 2021


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