Dhoom Special: Know The Story Behind Superbikes Of Our Superheros

Dhoom 3, which is all set to hit the screens on December 20, has soured up the curiosity level of the moviegoers. The main highlight of Dhoom series are the superstars in the negative role and their superbikes. Audiences were bowled over by the superbikes, which were used in Dhoom. Dhoom series are always popular for its chasing scenes with superbikes.

Dhoom franchise lovers are not aware of the story behind Dhoom's director Sanjay Gadhvi using superbikes. Here it goes: Earlier, the crew had planned to use the sports cars for the movie instead of bikes, but later director Sanjay Gadhvi decided to use superbikes as the actor's face could be clearly seen. It is said that Sanjay was himself a bike lover, which made him to use the high end superbikes like Suzuki Hayabusa and Suzuki Bandit.

More than a story, there are few bike lovers, who watch Dhoom just for the sake of watching bike stunts and chasing scenes. Actors Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra were seen in all the Dhoom series. In Dhoom 1, Abhishek and professional bike racer Ali (Uday Chopra) was seen on Yellow colour Suzuki Bandit. They were on a mission to catch Kabir (John Abraham), who will be riding Red Colour Suzuki Hayabusa.

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John Abraham On Hayabusa

Kabir (John Abraham) was seen on Red colour Suzuki Hayabusa, which has 1300cc engine.

Uday Chopra On Bandit

Ali was seen riding yellow Suzuki Badit in previous two series of Dhoom, which has 1200 cc engine.

Suzuki Bikes In Dhoom and Dhoom 2

Sanjay Gadhvi, who directed Dhoom 1 and 2 was sticking to Suzuki bikes. He used Suzuki Hayabusa and Suzuki Bandit in Dhoom for John Abraham and Uday Chopra, respectively.

Abhishek On Suzuki GSR 600

Abhishek Bachchan, who was taking Ali's help to catch the culprit on Suzuki Bandit in Dhoom, became independent in Dhoom 2. He was seen on Suzuki GSR 600 in Dhoom 2 climax.

BMW In Dhoom 3

Seems like Dhoom 3 director Vijay Aditya Acharya was fed up of Suzuki bikes in previous versions of Dhoom. He has replaced Suzuki by the new hunks of BMW series in Dhoom 3.

Aamir Khan's Bike

Aamir Khan will be seen on BMW K 1300 RR, which has 173 horse power. The bike has 1293 cc engine, which can go to 100 Km/hr in 2.81 seconds.

Same Bike For Jai And Ali

Director has used the same model bikes for Jai and Ali in Dhoom 3. They will be seen on BMW S 1000 RR, which has 193 horse power. The bike is built with 999cc engine.