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Name: Kaizad Fali Patel & Yezdi Fali Patel
Age: 50 years / 46 years
Profession: Owners at K. Y. Automobiles,
Mazgaon, Mumbai
Bike: 1985 Kawasaki KX 125 &
1987 Kawasaki KX 250

hey call each other K and Y, and run an
Tautomotive workshop called K. Y. Automobiles.
They were motocross racers back in the 1980s,
and K has honestly forgotten how many trophies
he’s collected. And till today, their enthusiasm for
two-wheelers of all kinds can teach youngsters a
thing or two about passion. K recalls the first time
they took the KX 125 for a race in Aurangabad,
Maharashtra. Rivals were scared when they saw
the dirt bike — what they didn’t know was K
himself was scared of riding the violent thing!
He won the race, of course. Y has a much better
memory and recalled winning five consecutive
national scooter championships between 1991
and 1994. Yes, scooters. Told you, these guys are
passionate about everything on two wheels.

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