With his gorgeous cafe racer, Aadil Siddiqui, an auto engineer from SRM University, has made his foray into the realm of automotive design. He significantly altered a stock Yamaha FZ by using his knowledge of principles, tools, and techniques. Aadil, a member of Team AeroX Motorsports, interned at Ford and Royal Enfield before deciding to design his own vehicle. He had already constructed a Formula Student car as a result of his university team involvement.
Single exhaust ports, a single seat, and a larger fuel tank are all features of the modified Yamaha FZ. Despite the fact that the motorcycle’s weight has been significantly reduced, the front and rear tyres are now larger than ever. In place of the digital FZ unit, he used a double analogue speedometer to create a retro-modern masterpiece with one additional bag on each side. With a more aggressive and connected riding position, the regular handlebar is also swapped out for a clip-on style handlebar.
This is what Aadil has to say about his custom-made motorcycle:
“The goal here was to turn the Yamaha FZ 150cc bike into more of Café-Racer, which we’re sure was a challenging seeing how the bike comes as stock as a sports bike. So, I decided to lower the front forks, extended the swing arm with circular tube, modified the gas tank, self-manufactured the exhaust muffler, increased the length of the rear suspension to keep the frame parallel to the ground which is the main feature of a Café-Racer style and created a totally new sub-frame in order to give Yamaha those classic Café-Racer lines.
An integrated tail light signals round things out quite nicely, and a custom leather seat now covers the battery. The digital speedometer has been replaced by twin analog dial to give it a vintage touch, the footrest assembly have been given the position in such a way that the rider must lean on the gas tank while riding. The handle bars has been replaced by the clip-on handle bars. The new Yamaha also rides stock 17’’ alloy wheels and Continental Scuba tires for good measures. Now the name of this classic Café-Racer is ‘’Rebel Racer’’ The Limited Custom Of Aadil.”
