Archive : Custom Motorcycles

Harison, an Indian company with presence in the water pump and crushing machine market have now entered the All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) market with their FUNTY range which includes 4 models. The market for ATV’s in India, though still fractional when compared to other countries, is at a rise and Harison wanted to make full use of being one of the early birds in the ATV market. Till now we have only [...]

If squeezing another mile from that last liter of petrol has been like no other relief, here comes happiness to you in TWO forms. First is that you may now not spend on the more expensive fuel i.e. petrol but diesel and then the cherry on top is that you get to run 110 KM in a liter of it. (Yes, confirmed!). A group of newbie engineers form a Bangalore based engineering college, all inspired by their [...]

Goa’s custom bike builder, Evolution Choppers known for their custom choppers and motorcycles have built an unique three-wheeler. The customer of this motorcycle met with a tragic accident which took his left leg away. Refusing to give up his passion for riding, he requested Evolution Choppers to build him a special bike so that he could get back on to the saddle. The Trike uses a 350cc Royal Enfield [...]

When we think of motorsports, the two major events that come to our mind are MotoGP and World SBK championships. The sheer thrill and the exhilarating excitement provided by the MotoGP is often complemented by the special racing livery of the monstrous motorcycles. The flashy graphics have evolved to induce an element of character to these racing machines than being just advertisements for the sponsors. The [...]

Though these type of vehicles haven’t caught on in India, they’re what delivery boys in urban USA use to bring home delicious food. They have a small engine and if the vehicle needs to go any faster, the delivery boy’s muscular energy is needed. He pedals and the reaches his destination faster. A company called Fortune Hanebrink has brought out a hybrid bicycle that costs $5500 [...]

There were some concept models also at display at the Relio Quick mall in Gurgaon by the engineering students from various colleges. The one which caught my eye was the Quad bike designed by the engineering students of Lingaya Institute of Management & Technology. This team of six guys called the G-6 designed this Quad bike by assembling parts lifted from different vehicles. This Quad bike looked [...]

Taking inspiration from the Bollywood movie ’3 Idiots’, five students of the Gyan Vihar University in Jaipur have developed a bike that runs on just air. Yeah compressed air that is. In the movie Aamir Khan sends out a message to the youth to come up with innovations so that they can use what they learn and impressed with his catchphrase, ‘All is well’ in the movie, these [...]

Bollywood heartthrob John Abraham has got himself a new set of wheels to add to the two existing superbikes in his garage namely the Yamaha YZF-R1 and Suzuki GSX-1300R Hayabusa. The Mumbai-based actor has gone ahead and got himself a custom bike made by Jaipur-based custom bike firm Rajaputana Customs. The design of the bike has been inspired by the American ‘Board Track Racer’ from 1910. [...]