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Name: Purazar P Fouzdar
Age: 35 years
Profession: Advocate
Bike: 1975 Honda CB550F
his particular bike was neglected
Tand lying in Pune with the previous
owner, until Fouzdar found it. He
says, ‘The 544cc engine has been
meticulously rebuilt by Joshua Crasto
of Garage 52. The bike has been built
by restoring and preserving all the
cosmetic parts of the original bike. The
droolworthy patina transports one back
to 1975, especially the Nippon Seiki
exhaust and meters, while the dropped
handlebar gives it an old-school café
racer feel. I ride the bike often to potter
around town and long Sunday rides.’
The memorable feeling that will stay
with Fouzdar forever is that this bike
is like a Rolex watch, ticking flawlessly
despite being over 43 years old. ‘Every
time I start it, I wonder how Honda
could make such a bike so long ago!’
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