Riding bike is a stress-buster for Pramoud Rao
The Zicom Electronic Security Systems MD has a number of wheels in his garage.
By Maleeva Rebello, ET Bureau | Updated:
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If Pramoud Rao has anyone to thank for his passion for biking, it’s his wife. The MD of Zicom Electronic Security Systems is an avid biker, and the first two-wheeler he ever owned was a gift from his wife. He hasn’t taken a U-turn since.
“In 1982, my wife got me a Rajdoot 175cc as our first wedding anniversary gift. Whenever I feel too stressed with work, I take the bike out for a long ride,” he says.
Since then, the number of wheels in his garage has only increased. For the last six years, Rao has been riding a vintage cruiser with a high quality chrome finish, which he says is his ‘best friend’. He’d like to own another – a Harley CVO, a top-of-theline luxury cruiser.
The couple often rides together and has covered quite a bit of India. He recalls one particular trip to the Wagah border.
“The longest ride we did together was one in 2012 where I rode all the way from Mumbai to Wagah Border. We were about 20 riders. The best part was reaching right in time to witness the parade and the closing ceremony.”
This year, Rao has set sights on international borders, riding from Paris to Switzerland in October.
“A four-wheeler moves the body, but a two-wheeler moves the soul,” he says.
Whether it’s the resounding thump of the Bullet 350 or low-slung cafe racer design of the Continental GT, Royal Enfield has forever had a cult-like following all over the world.
Here we have four such custom-made motorcycles built by Bull City Customs, Inline3, TNT Motorcycles, and Bombay Customs in collaboration with Royal Enfield.
In Pic: Custom Chrome 500 – Bull City Customs
This 500 cc Classic Chrome, is the quintessential old-school bobber. The hard-tailed laid bare frame, ‘bobbed’ rear mudguard and spring loaded single seat hark back to the no-frills 40’s era of board track racing. The chromed-out peanut fuel tank and low slung handle bars clipped on to custom front forks make sure you’re as much at home on the roads as on the drag race track. Bull City Customs have also done away with the stock EFI (electronic-fuel-injection) in favour of the trusty old carburettor, so only you (no micro-chip tells you what to do) decide how fast that twist of the throttle takes you! The bobber also has a chain-oil tank, which protects the chain from dry spells on long rides.
“In 1982, my wife got me a Rajdoot 175cc as our first wedding anniversary gift. Whenever I feel too stressed with work, I take the bike out for a long ride,” he says.
Since then, the number of wheels in his garage has only increased. For the last six years, Rao has been riding a vintage cruiser with a high quality chrome finish, which he says is his ‘best friend’. He’d like to own another – a Harley CVO, a top-of-theline luxury cruiser.
The couple often rides together and has covered quite a bit of India. He recalls one particular trip to the Wagah border.
“The longest ride we did together was one in 2012 where I rode all the way from Mumbai to Wagah Border. We were about 20 riders. The best part was reaching right in time to witness the parade and the closing ceremony.”
This year, Rao has set sights on international borders, riding from Paris to Switzerland in October.
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“A four-wheeler moves the body, but a two-wheeler moves the soul,” he says.
Here we have four such custom-made motorcycles built by Bull City Customs, Inline3, TNT Motorcycles, and Bombay Customs in collaboration with Royal Enfield.
In Pic: Custom Chrome 500 – Bull City Customs
This 500 cc Classic Chrome, is the quintessential old-school bobber. The hard-tailed laid bare frame, ‘bobbed’ rear mudguard and spring loaded single seat hark back to the no-frills 40’s era of board track racing. The chromed-out peanut fuel tank and low slung handle bars clipped on to custom front forks make sure you’re as much at home on the roads as on the drag race track. Bull City Customs have also done away with the stock EFI (electronic-fuel-injection) in favour of the trusty old carburettor, so only you (no micro-chip tells you what to do) decide how fast that twist of the throttle takes you! The bobber also has a chain-oil tank, which protects the chain from dry spells on long rides.
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