thanks guys, it has been a proud moment.
lots more to write about as some would have seen my message on fireblah's thread as well.
so that was day 1 of getting the bike filled it up and riding it back from nariana to Noida filled her up with speed97 (if you are in south delhi there are plenty of pumps around)
Xbhp now has review of both the colors that were launched the pearl blue (Fireblah) and the archilies black (mine although its grey wonder why they call it black
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the armor that i wore was not exactly as loki described , yes i do plan to get that in phases as i start to push the bike more.
currenty was wearing Feildsheer jacket with elbow,shoulder and back armour been using it for over a year even on my p220 -rarely leave home without it very comfortable give you a secure feeling while riding
I stongly recomend it for all bikers not just the sbk lot
Cats make great shoes althought not complet ankle protection but again for regular biking very good i have had a car drive over my foot when standing at traffic light!!! , and i have Bieffe helmet which i quite snug.
so currenly i am using the regular gear.
the bike is very addictive you feel like riding it every day
first 3 days did 250km finish a full tank of fuel rode on the famous greater noida expressway
here are some pics on the express way
ran in to trouble when i went to gurgaon the bike would not start just make funny clicking sound and kepp doing the self check and i had to abandon it in gurgoan and take alternative means to get back home
the honda guys very very helpful they sent the chap to the location to find the problem which turnd out that the battery did have have enough power to start the bike. he charger the battery and got it working again.
the big question is why did it happen - guess we would never know the bike has been running fine since.
Rode it last night and have starter to open the throttle a little more , normally i ride around 3-4k rpm thats 96kmph on top gear.
i have a tendency to quickly upshift the gear on the sound based on my past riding experence (since this engine sounds much faster hence the quicker shifting) aslo it make the accelration slower and more managable.
pushed it yesterday to 7k rpm on second(or 3rd-4th gear as i could not make out i drive by the sound and stuff was happening so fast) gear the front started to lift off the ground a bit, a really amazing feeling - it wasnt like a clutch wheelie pop up but it just started to lift of very gently like an aircraft taking off, i ofcourse reduce the throttel immediatly and all this at just 60kmph but at a mind numbing accelration the kind you can feel in your stomach. My mind and boday are still adapting to the
phew !!! this bike feels so much safer than my p220 as it is more stable stops faster and you can drive at 4kmph in traffic jams will much lesser strain.
on the comfort factor only the first day getting the bike back i had a little pain in the lower back and wrist but that was more because i was really tensed up, havent had that since, but then again havent ridding for more that 40km at a stretch although once that 40km took me 1.5hr.
one more thing the bike has a milage meter that shows current kmpl, average kmpl since last refile which resets every time you refuel..(that is so cool) so i am getting 14.8kmpl (this is a common question)