This Salman Khan Tribute bike helped Reza
Hussain win IBW Biker Build Off for the second time.
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| RH Custom's Da-Bang at India Bike Week 2015 (Image credit: Binoy Parikh) |
This generation of
motorbike lovers have grown up watching the creations of Orange County Customs,
Billy Lane, Paul ‘Tooty’ Moody and the late Indian Larry. During the early-mid 2000, reality shows such
as American Choppers and Biker Build-Off proved to be an insight into the world
of custom bike building for bike enthusiasts in India.
Over the last decade,
India has seen a growth in custom bike building scene. One such custom bike
builder is Reza Hussain of RH Customs. Hussain broke on to the scene with his reptilian-themed chopper called Valeno Mortale which made him win the title of the Best
Chopper Design at IBW 2014.
He returned to India Bike Week with his newest creation – Da-Bang – to defend his crown. And defend he did, with a creation dedicated to his favourite actor Salman Khan.
This bike is a dedication to Salman Khan. I’m a big fan of Salman and this is my style of showing my admiration towards him.
“This is not a very
usual motorcycle. This is very unique. It has a very masculine and macho image.
I have been to Middle East and shows elsewhere. I wanted to showcase a bike and
show the world that even in India we can do such stuff and that us Indians are
not behind,” said Hussain.
Let’s take a closer
look at the bike which won Reza Hussain the title of the Best Custom Bike at
IBW 2015.
Name: Da-Bang
Creator: Reza Hussain of RH Customs
Chassis: Custom
Type: Chopper
Theme: Larger than life
Engine: Stock Harley Davidson Superlow
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| Headlight x 3 (Image credit: Binoy Parikh) |
Speedometer: Digital speedometer by Koso. Besides being a regular speedometer, it
also displays average speed, top speed, RPM and fuel gauge.
Headlight: Custom triple lights. The middle one is chromed while the other two are
blended with the body colour to highlight the details. At first, Hussain went
ahead with a single headlight but the size of the triple tree is so big that a
single headlight wasn’t doing justice hence, he machined two more. The other
two are sidelights but if one switches to high beam, the other two also glows.
The two secondary lights are adjustable; one put it straight, down or at an
angle, this can be done by just retightening one bolt.
Air filter: Cobra intake air filter to give a masculine feel to it.
Paint: Apple Candy with flames. Some shades of black as well. Pinstripping and
air brushing done in house.
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| Wrapped exhaust (Image credit: Binoy Parikh) |
Tyres: Vee Rubber from Thailand. 310mm in the front, 360 mm in the back –
world’s fattest tyre. Nobody else in India has done it.
Swingarm: Custom.
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| Swingarm (Image credit: Binoy Parikh) |
Exhaust: Custom. It has three bends/pieces, each machined separately.
Rear indicators: LED. Custom.
Tail light: LED. Custom.
Drive: Chain drive. There’s a single chain to minimize the weight on the soft
tail and also to give it a neat and clean look. The jackshaft was aligned so
that the chain can be installed slightly towards the outer side giving it a
cleaner, more prominent look. It’s a combination of a chrome chain with a
sprocket setup which has a chain drive as well as a disc brake on it.
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| LED taillights (Image credit: Binoy Parikh) |
Why chain and not belt?
“Because I wanted to
chrome it out and stand out. I wanted to show the beauty of the chain. The
black belt doesn’t give the same industrial feel that a chain does. Chain
tensioners are made up of hard nylon,” said Hussain.
Suspension: Mono suspension at the rear. Custom telescopic forks at the front – the
triple tree at the front is machined. No bolts are visible from the outside,
it’s all been fitted from the inside.
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| World's fattest tyre (Image credit: Binoy Parikh) |
Time to build: 50 days. With just 3-4 hours of sleep every
day. Do your math!
After Valeno Mortale
and Da-Bang, let’s see which new creations Reza Hussain, the two-time champion
from Hyderabad, brings to life.
Disclaimer: This article was first written by the author for RedBull.com
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