The India Bike Week attracts biker’s from all around the country. One such brand synonym with the IBW is the Harley-Davidson. It is also tradition for Harley-Davidson owners to tailor-make their machines and its radical customisations. Thanks to this, each and every Harley owner has a unique motorcycle in their garage.
This trend of customisation has led to design houses personalising Harley-Davidson motorcycles further improving them aesthetically as well as bringing out individuality. At the IBW 2023 four leading custom motorcycle builder’s in India showcased their versions of the Harley-Davidson X440 at the annual event in Goa.
The design house from Delhi, showcased a cool Cafe Racer design using the Harley-Davidson X440 as the base motorcycle. The custom bike features floating rear end, clip-on handlebars and fat tyres. The tank also features a bold ‘X’ clearly denoting the X440 lineage. While the TNT custom X440 retains the upside down front suspension, the rear comes with a mono shock and redesigned subframe.
Located in the heart of Mumbai, Bombay Motor Works set up shop bringing custom motorcycles to the streets of Mumbai. The Scrambler style Harley-Davidson X440 by BCW features a high-mount exhaust, USD front forks, twin rear shock absorbers, and a flat-bench seat. The bike also comes with wide open-chested handlebars and fat block pattern tyres. The scrambler X440 also comes with features such as headlight delete and a front race number plate.
The Old Delhi Motorcycle showcased a unique yet nostalgic design integrating a side-car into the motorcycle. Design elements such as a fishtail exhaust tan leather seats and full mudguards blend well with the modern elements of the X440. Changes to the chassis appear minimalistic but a wide flat handlebar resonates well with the classic look.
The Rajputana Customs a well-known design house, showcased a sharp dirt bike style design. Rajputana’s Harley-Davidson X440 features a sharp tail section and slash-cut high-mount exhaust that goes under the seat. The motorcycle also comes with a floating subframe and a cantilever design custom swingarm. Front suspension is a USD while the rear features a mono shock unit. The Rajputana Customs’ Harley-Davidson X440 also comes with fat knobby tyres.
Harley-Davidson introduced the X440 in the Indian market in mid of 2023. The new motorcycle is jointly developed with Hero MotoCorp and is the most affordable Harley-Davidson motorcycle in the Indian market. The HD X440 is being manufactured at Hero MotoCorps’s Neemrana production facility in Rajasthan. The motorcycle is also being sold worldwide. Harley-Davidson offers three variants of the X440 – Denim, Vivid and S. Denim being the base model and S the top-end variant.
Powering the Harley-Davidson X440 is a single-cylinder 440cc engine that produces 27 PS of power and 38 Nm of torque. The engine comes with a 6-speed transmission. The bike also comes with a 3.5-inch TFT instruments cluster with Maps support and full LED lighting.
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