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Manikandan U
i, THe biker
26 Year Old
Currently Riding
Bajaj-Discover-150
Past Owned
Bajaj-Discover-150
Customizing Experience
No. of Years as a customizer : 6
Nominated For
As a motorcycle customizer, what does a motorcycle mean to you both as a machine and as a canvas for your art?
Its not a machine, there is a soul in it.
How has customizing motorcycles changed you and your life?
I have changed my 125 CC bajaj discover in a 300cc monster with max performance which smokes most flagship motorcycles in India. I funny to see peoples getting pissed. lol.
How do you relate to the possibility of your creation, a customized motorcycle, being a work of art for you, being ridden and possibly damaged in a mishap?
Yeah... lots of damage done already, every spare parts in my bike counts in numbers including engine & chase. I broke the chase twice and it made to buy a new one for my byk... Further, I get the ideas for other sports bikes, specially the Ducati Street fighter .
Tell us briefly about your 2 most memorable custom motorcycle design created and executed by you.
1. My bike ( Bajaj Discover 125cc (2007) into a 300cc max tuned monster which wheelies at 3rd gear , well it does 80kmph in 2nd)
2. Customized a pulsar 180 into a 220 CC pulsar which all stock upgrades and tuned the engine to 250cc.
As a motorcycle customizer, how have you contributed to the society/brotherhood and plan to do so in the years to come?
Till now.. no.. planning to do in the future.
What are the best and the worst things about being a motorcycle customizer in India?
Best thing: You will be popular among guys.
Worst thing: You will be popular among the police. lol
Golden Question : How do you feel when you ride?
Full freedom.... I ride like no tomorrow... and in my monster discover.. it is a different thing...
