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Give bike a makeover in sporty Surat
Ever wonder how a Goldwing coupled with features of a Harley would look on a 350cc bike? Surtis don't stop at imagining.
They don't have second thoughts about spending lakhs if they want a Suzuki Hayabusa on a 'Pulsar' or a modified Lancer with butterfly doors.
For this motley group, tired of the mundane designs rolled out every year by automobile companies, would go to any extent to get that look on their 'motorised tin-sheds'.
It's this lifestyle statement and attitude of Surtis that has attracted auto designer Dilip Chabria who will set up shop before March in the city.
"Things would firm up before this financial year and Surat happens to be among the eight cities in the country which have been earmarked for my accessory store," says Chabria.
When asked what attracts him to this market, he says, "It's the people who like to make a lifestyle statement and would go to any extent to look different on roads. Generally, the market for modified cars consists of five per cent of the automobile market."
Manay Master, who specialises in modifying bikes, has at least 12 customers every week who come knocking at his garage for a makeover for their bikes. "My customers spend anywhere between Rs 44,000 to Rs 1.15 lakh on a bike.
Their personal favourites on a 350cc Thumper are the Victory, Goldwing VTX, Harley, Chopper and Honda Lune, that have a vintage touch and especially those that come with fishtail mufflers.
Most of the accessories are handcrafted and made of steel sheets," says Master.
In the sports bike category, it's the Hayabusa on a 150cc bike with electric start followed by the CBR, Thundercat YZF 600R and the Bull-Dog. Mehul Desai, an amateur car designer on Ghod Dhod, spent Rs 4 lakh on his Lancer.
"I refrained from meddling with the inside. Within a few days, I will have twodoor butterfly hinges for this car and ultiza head lamps specially imported from UK," says Desai.
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