A simple glance at former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni‘s farmhouse, and one will see a rich collection of motorbikes which resembles nothing less than a museum. Akin his family and his pack of dogs which make for his extended family, Dhoni showers an equal amount of love to his bikes which his wife Sakshi Dhoni reckons, are his “favourite toys”.
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During the COVID-19 lockdown period when the entire world came to a standstill, Sakshi had revealed during an Instagram live session how MSD had managed to assemble 8-9 old bikes in his arsenal all by himself. Such is his obsession with bikes that even if he had forgotten to put one part back in during the assembling process, he would take all the effort to open it up all over again to place that one part back inside.
From the vintage Rajdoot, Kawasaki Ninja, Harley Davidson, or his latest acquisition in the TVS Ronin cruiser, the 42-year-old has close to a century of bikes under his ownership.
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The legendary player’s obsession with his bikes is a serious affair. In a bid to go for the latest brands and models with all the modern technology and features, Dhoni does not forget to maintain some of the oldest bikes he had during his years spent in Ranchi growing up. Recently, he had got his vintage Yamaha RD350 rebuilt which happens to be one of his oldest bikes.
From the TVS, Yamahas, to a custom-built Confederate Hellcat X132, Suzuki, Ducati, or a Harley Davidson Fat-Boy, one just needs to name it, and Dhoni might well already have it in his possession. Let’s take a look at a selection of some of his high-performance sports bikes and vintage motorcycles over the years.
Kawasaki Ninja H2
Dhoni was reportedly the first owner of the Kawasaki Ninja H2 back in April 2015. With a 998 cc displacement and top speed of 258-400 kmph, the price of this bike starts from INR 35 lakh onwards.
Before the acquisition of Ninja H2, Dhoni also had the Dhoni the Ninja ZX14R, which was Kawasaki’s fastest production motorcycle in the world during the time.
Harley-Davidson Fat Boy
One of the most premium, high-performance motorbike in Harley Davidson’s Fat Boy edition is also part of the Dhoni bike museum. Fat Boy runs on an 1868 cc V-Twin air-cooled engine, delivering up to 93.8 bhp of raw power, and 155 Nm of peak torque.
While Dhoni’s Fat Boy belongs from the older generation, the new edition of this cruiser bike is available at a starting price of around INR 24 lakh with one variant and four colours.
Norton Jubilee 250
Yet another vintage bike from Dhoni’s bike collection is the Norton Jubilee 250. The 249 cc twin-cylinder engine can generate a power of 16 bhp and achieves speeds of up to 120.7 kmph. Chennai Super Kings captain has this bike in possession since October 2014.
With Norton Bikes having launched quite some new models over the years, this particular model, which was priced at around INR 3 lakh has been discontinued from production.
BSA Goldstar
A stellar vintage bike, the BSA Goldstar was one of the first British motorcycles to hit the 100 Mph/161 Kph mark. It is a modern retro motorbike with a twin-pod instrument cluster. The 652 cc single-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine generates a power of 45.6 PS, and a torque of 55 Nm. Its estimated price is around INR 3 Lakh onwards, but is yet to make its way into the Indian market.
Yamaha RD350
As mentioned above, the Yamaha RD350 is one of Dhoni’s prized-possessions which he had got rebuilt recently. It was one of the most powerful two-wheelers of its time, and ran on a 2-stroke, 347 cc twin-cylinder engine, delivering a peak power of 30.5 bhp.
While the production of this model has been discontinued, Dhoni had purchased this vintage bike back in the day at INR 4,500.
Ducati 1098
This Italian superbike is under Dhoni’s possession for over a decade now. This race bike still remains the most powerful twin-cylinder production motorcycle in the world and had cost him INR 20 lakh back then.
This old version bike is no longer available in the Indian market. The more lastest versions of this expensive superbike are Ducati Panigale V4 S (INR 33 lakh onwards), Ducati Panigale V4 R and Ducati Street Fighter V4 Lamborghini (INR 72 lakh onwards) amongst others.
Confederate X132 Hellcat
Named after a World War II fighter plane and made out of aircraft-grade material, the Confederate X132 Hellcat had cost MS Dhoni INR 47 lakhs in 2015.
The motorcycle uses aircraft-grade titanium which lends it a massive weight of around 227kgs. That massive 2.2-litre V-Twin on this muscle bike generates 132hp of power and 200Nm of torque.
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R
As per various reports, Dhoni has bought his version of the Kawasaki bike nearly a decade ago. This two wheeler is fitted with a 1,441 cc four-cylinder engine that can hit a top speed of 300 kmph.
Kawasaki has discontinued the Ninja ZX-14R and the bike is out of production.
Yamaha Thundercat
Yamaha YZF600R, popularly known as the Thundercat, also happens to be one of Dhoni’s oldest motorbikes which is under his possession since the 2010s.
This bike was in production from 1996 to 2007 and had a 599 cc engine which could produce about 100 bhp at 11,500 rpm and 67.5 Nm torque at 11,500 rpm.
TVS Apache RR 310
Four years ago in 2019, the wicket-keeper batter had bought the TVS Apache RR 310. Being the brand ambassador of TVS Star City+, Dhoni had owned this model of the bike just a week after its launch in India. It reportedly cost him INR 2.27 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).
The bike draws power from the 312.2 cc liquid-cooled engine that delivers 33.52 bhp and 27.3 Nm of torque. As per the company, this latest version has made further improvements with respect to the drive-ability, ride feel and reliability of the bike.
