Born to speed. An Irani’s racing story.
Born with the need for speed and a thirst for victory, Fairborz A. Irani, legendary racer and role model to thousands, opens up about a life filled with circuits, competition, and championships.
Welcome to the Yezdis of India Project. The magic of the Yezdi motorcycle has enamoured people of different age groups all over the country. Many of these individuals have dedicated their whole lives to this beautiful motorcycle. Many of these personalities are not with us anymore. Many more new stories are also being written on a daily basis. So we want to catalogue all the memories of this legendary motorcycle through this website.
Born with the need for speed and a thirst for victory, Fairborz A. Irani, legendary racer and role model to thousands, opens up about a life filled with circuits, competition, and championships.
Meet Satish, Arun and Stanley (SAS). Three supercharged adventurers, on two hardy Yezdis, dared to ride the American dream, from sea to shining sea. Come along and read this inspirational story of three young men and their two Yezdis.
At 76, Babanrao Dixit still has a twinkle in his eye when the conversation involves a Yezdi. He still has the enthusiasm of a teen biker on his first long ride. Only the starlight grey shock of hair is a giveaway, of the 51 years he’s spent repairing and restoring these dream machines.
Pournima runs a snack shop during weekdays, and on weekends you'll find her on the highway speeding along on her trusty motorcycle. She's a huge inspiration to many women in the Yezdi community, and is a true motorcycling legend.
This love story started with Ganpatrao Mane, the grand-daddy of Yezdi motorcycles in Pune. His son Arun Ganpat Mane and grandson Abhijeet are currently steering the fortunes of their family-owned business on a very even keel. Their garage is a bounty hunter’s paradise for Yezdi parts.
Driving down Pune's buzzing Dandekar Pool Road, one can easily spot the famed Vishwakarma Garage, nestled in a small off-the-road bye lane. This modest workshop is the spiritual home for many Yezdis in Pune under Bhau and Sanjay's loving care.