the birth of a Bike!!!

It all started on 11th September 2005. No no no I did not buy it on that day… that’s the day I say the ad.. yes you got it right… the FEEL LIKE GOD… I gave a proposal to my mother about the bike… well I did have my own methods of convincing her. I have two very very close friends who thankfully had brought bikes recently.. so well I won the debate and it was decided that I am gonna get one. Now for the huge question – Which? Well that was the hard part. I proposed the Bajaj Avenger. Hmmm… met with a Firm NO… she wanted me to buy a vehicle which my sis too could use… an Activa!!! Comm’on no way I was gonna accept that!!! Well the next day I was forced to use Gandhian principles which included fasting, silence and a March to the nearest bridge!!! Naaa.. don’t worry not to suicide or something like that. It was just to watch the boats there… but finally I got the big break… it was agreed.. On Sept 13 (not at all unlucky for me) 2005, I went to the popular Bajaj showroom and shelled out 67,000 bucks and took a blue Avenger to the roads!!! The moment i had my hands on the bike i knew that we are gonna have a looooooong relation!!! well the first stop was the churches and stuff... so that was it.. then came my first ride.. i wanted to get over the first service real quich.. so i went on my first trip.. to Coimbatore and back.. 1 day... it was fun...

It was then that something caught my eye.. i saw Avengers... a lot of them.. and mine was JUST ONE OF THEM!!!! hey i am not the kind of guy who would drive around something that others also have... so the moment i returned i went to the workshop to see what can be dont on ma avvy!!! so started the famous phase modification.. well initially it was just a modification!!

PHASE 1: it started with a paint job.. i wanted it to be of a different color.. somthing other than the stock offered color. but when i asked the mech he told me that he would be able to get me a graphics work.. frankly i had doubts... serious doubts.. still i thought "what the heck, who cares... at least it would look different!!!".. so i gave the go ahead!!! it was decided for 3000 bucks... but 2 days later he called me and told me that the painter liked the bike and would like to do a masterpiece on it and told me to shell out 20,ooo bucks... hmm... masterpiece huh??? well lets see it.. i gave the nod... then the wait started... days turned into weeks.. weeks into months... and months..... finally after 3 and a half months i got the much awaited call.. to come and see the finished product (did i tell you that i was not allowed to see the bike during this period??) then came the shock of the century... i was seriouly dumbfounded... why??? see for yourself... that is the bike from the side..... that is the clise up of the mud guard and that of the tank.....

shocked??? well guess my reaction!!!!

PHASE 2: the phase 1 was a grand success.. i was starting to get famous in the biking field.. well at least my bike was... it was then that my friends to me to go for some more mods.. well since i didn't want to dissappoint them i thought well lets see... so came the idea to throw in a pair of alloys. Thankfully (heh heh heh) there was some issue with my rear brakes of ma bike.. so i decided to get a disc at the back.. so that was to become the next phase... and ya in the last moment friends suggested me to go for a new crash guard... so it was decided... i ordered a custom alloys from RADO.. when that was a bit heavy on the pocket.. but still fully worth it.. and while i was doing it i thought i'll go for twin discs in the front too... i got the rear disc kit from outside and for the disc i decided to use a CBZ's disc.. but since i was getting a disc at the rear i needed to increase the front disc redius. so i brought that also!!!! and once the things were purchased in went my bike into the garage.. it took another 2 months for it to come out.. and ya i amost forgot.. i wanted my alloys to be different.. till today i have seen various colored alloys and even chrome plated alloys.. well i decided to get my alloys also graphic-ed!!! heh heh heh.. now that was one of a kind,, no one would usually do that due to the care that has to be taken to keep it from going off... and seriously i was not disappointed... wanna see??

that was before i did the graphics on the alloys.

thats a side view. without alloy graphics and crashguard

taken duing NITROUS a motor show at cochin!! check out the chopper/ spinner in place of the second front disc.. that too was done to make it different!!!

PHASE 3: well.. this was the craziest one them all... a real killer.... by this time i had suggestions from the avenger community in orkut.. also i should give a special mention to some of my college teachers without whose help i would not have been able to complete it.. unlike what most of you may think they did not give me any designs.. heh heh heh... i was bored in their class.. no offence to them!! fully my problem.. so i used to draw designs and parts for the bike... finally i thought i'll implement it... and thus came in to existance phase 3.. also thanks to my friend vishal who helped me get components from bangalore... well what all were there in phase 3?? hmmm.. started with a Box behind the bike.. then came a new wind sheild, a custom head lamp ( 3 in one with a focus beam also), a custom tail lamp, a new number plate, 2 different sets of neons (one pair of twin colors and one flicker), 2 more headlamps mounted on the crash guard, new mirrors (HD original), a new HD logo (not a sticker), a hazard light and some small things other than that. well once that was done i went for the seat... i got the thing made using a scale cutout of my drawing at a local steel worker. then got the upholsery made at a local BUS workshop with the same material they use for VOLVO buses. heh heh heh.. call that crazy.. then i went even more crazy by throwing in a universal charger and audio dock inside the box!!!! well that was what you call as HELL MODIFICATION!!!! the new look was a shocker to all my friends (not to mention family).. and trust me i was really really satisfied ( for some time only...) check it out..

that is the seat in making!!!

that is the rear of the bike with out the seat fitted. the skull is th brake light i was talking about.

this is the front view... see if you can find out the total number of headlamps?

that is the final condition along with my helmet(i did the paint work myself)

that is the view from other side!!!

didn't i tell you that i have like 6 headlamps?? and the neons extra?? does it resemble a UFO??

So came into existance my baby.. well this is not the end the mods i have in mind!!! it was a creative vent for me!!! all views are welcome!!!

reg

NINJ@