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| Bio Facts |
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Full Name |
Sundeep Gajjar |
| Nickname |
Sunny |
| Date of Birth |
7th September 1980 |
| Resident of |
New Delhi, India |
| Website |
http://www.itsasunny.net |
| Bikes Owned |
Hero Honda Karizma 2006, Kinetic Zing |
| Bikes Previously owned |
Honda Blackbird1100XX, Hero Honda Karizma 2003, Bajaj Pulsar 180 Classic 2002, Bajaj Legend 2002, Kinetic Hyosung Comet GT250, Honda FireBlade 1000RR, Firefox Magma BMX Bicycle, Kinetic Blaze |
| Bikes Ridden |
Besides the above - Fireblade 900 , Fazer600, BMW F650, R1, GSXR 1000, BMW R1200GS, CBR600RR , Hyosung Comet GT650 and many of the Indian bikes |
| Maximum Kms in a Day |
1234.5 kms in 13.5 hours (excluding 2.5 hours breaks for photos etc) while going from Norseman to Ceduna across the Nullarbor Plains in Australia on a Comet GT650R; 820kms ( Chennai - Hyderabad ) in the GIR on a 1000RR in India |
| Best Ride |
The Great Australian Roadtrip; The Great Indian Roadtrip |
| Fastest Ride |
275 kmph on Honda BlackBird11000XX as rider and 270kmph on Honda BlackBird1100XX as a pillion.
265kmph on the 1000RR. ; 219 kmph on the GT650R as rider |
| Hobbies |
Photography, Writing, Biking , Movies, Comics, Computers |
| Profession |
Computer Graphic Artist ( Photoshop, Flash, 3D and conceptualization ) |
| Skillset for GAuR |
Trip Logistics, Motivation, Website Updations, corporate contacts, riding, photography, Blogging |
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You know it is really quite difficult to write about self, specially when you know it is going to be read by some people in the public domain. Having no option I take this (un)fortunate opportunity to render myself as an able and willing person to make a difference in this society of unbelievably motivated and creative people.
You can read about my profile in The Great Indian Roadtrip.
I was born and brought up in Delhi, the capital of India. Born in the 33rd year of India’s independence on the 7th of September, I was always interested in wheels. I still remember I used to gaze at the rotating wheels of any automobile on the road for some peculiar reason. I used to be a middle bencher in class, passing out from the (in)famous Delhi Public School, RK Puram, Delhi. Physics and doodling were my favorite subjects in the classroom with complex setups on the table with ball bearings and pencils as a pastime during boring lectures.
Once I was very close to getting inside a call center in India. I thank my lucky stars that I did not get through it otherwise I would have been part of the second greatest exploitation by the western companies in the history of India. I sincerely feel that call centers, though are giving back to the economy of India, they are harming it in a much bigger and hideous way that rusts the talent of the Indian youth. We need another Gandhi to affect this change.
In 2002, I had bought my first two wheeler, a Bajaj Legend. In a couple of months I had a slow crash on it dislocating my left elbow. Incidentally, my relatives made me think that two wheelers were not my cup of tea. Anyways, didn’t have the money to buy a car and there was a new motorbike released – Bajaj Pulsar. First look, and I had to buy it. I had no concept of power or performance, but I knew one thing it was ‘bigger’ than most bikes available in India at that point of time – and expensive too. If you are an Aussie you might be wondering what was o special about the bike. It was the most powerful bike available in India at that point of time (not that we have much better bikes today) – a staggering 180CC, 15 Bhp ‘monster’’. Yes, you lucky fellas can laugh it out. The state of India is indeed pitiable as far as motorcycling industry goes. We are enticed with images of R1s in the adverts and served with 125 CC sub-10bhp Yamahas in the end! Ugh!
After buying the Bajaj Pulsar I had started learning web designing, especially Macromedia (now Adobe) Flash off online tutorials. To practice my skills I decided to start a homepage about my bike at bajajpulsar.com. Slowly, I started adding sharing modules and scripts on my homepage and started getting lots of hits from around the nation of India. By 2003 end the site had crossed 1000 online registrations and it was time to choose a terse and meaningful name for the community. It came about to be ‘xBhp’ which means ‘x’ mount of braking horse power.
Bunny Punia was one of the first members of the club who is still round today. He is the co-founder of the community and has indeed helped me and the club grow lot with his precious time and inputs. We are almost seen like brothers now. Unfortunately he is not with us in this trip because of family and professional commitments. He works as a journalist with BIKE INDIA Online, an upcoming biking portal. However, he was with us in The Great Indian Roadtrip for which he gave up a very precious job.
In the last 4 years I have come across many different people from all parts of India, have met witch situations which required me to take important life changing decisions. One decision which I took this year to pursue realization of the Great Australian trip, was not giving the final interview in NID (National Institute of Design). The fact is both of them were my dreams and I had to choose. The year 2007 has been an incredibly challenging year for me. I could never think I could take so much pressure and think at such a level. Preparing for the Gaur from concept to paper and to reality has forged me and xBhp into something stronger – ready for much bigger challenges. I have experimented with my hairstyles since I started biking, however they always didnt match as planned.
Professionally, I am a graphic designer with a seriously neglected personal website. I have 5 years of full time industry experience in graphic designing until I had left my last in Mumbai as a 3d Scriptor in Crest Communications in 2005 to pursue something bigger and satisfying. I still do lot of freelance graphic design work. I have plans to continue to nurture xBhp till my end, but I am looking for a paying job which will see me travel and photograph. Maybe someday…
I will be riding a Hyosung Comet GT650R on the trip.
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