burnrubbernotursoul

my tryst with bike began when i was in college 2nd year. the guy who lives next to my room bought a new pulsar 150 ug2. i liked that bike very much.i wanted to buy this one and then give it a full fairing , dreamt about it for days but the only problem was that i did not know how to ride. however decided to ask my father, initially he was hesitant but gave a meek yes, a yes nevertheless. so i decided to learn riding ,went to riding schools but noone teach you to ride bikes ;all they have is bajaj M80. finally one of my friends who had a pulsar 180 (classic) offered to teach me to ride, i was thrilled. however that offer came with a precondition - he asked me how much do i think he will get if he teaches someone to ride a 180 (he stressed on the word 180). well ! i said maybe 500( though i was a bit sceptical, i thought may be iam offering him a bit too much , see back then i was still a child and was ignorant about a lot of things) he laughed and told me- for that money i can sit on his bike but cannot ride it, so we settled for 1000 + petrol charges as applicable). my first day was horrible , i kept on stalling the bike and when i finally managed to get it rolling i forgot to release the clutch in 2nd gear and twisted the throttle . my friend got angry and said he will not wreck his bike for 1000 bucks he however took rs30 towards petrol charges.

i was crest fallen , one day when i was in my room one of my senior whom i know through one of my best friend called me up to ask if i can come to his home coz he's feeling bored and has nothing to do.i told him i cant coz i dont have a bike and his home is far, moreover i have never been to that part of the city by bus. that's when he asked if i know to ride the bike coz his bike is at my hostel , i said no, and from here everything changed. he said he has a spare bike at home but without petrol. if i can bring some petrol then he can teach me to ride. i jumped at the idea. ran to the nearest shop bought a litre of mineral water , drank half of it and threw the rest , took my old t shirt wiped the inside , took an auto and was at his doorstep in half an hour.poured petrol in the Rx135 started it and took it to the nearest pump and we are ready to go. this time around i didnt stall the bike , the gears were changed neatly, with the wind blowing on my face i cannot stop grinning.i was over the moon.from then on he would come everyday and we would go for long rides and i got hooked up with bikes. we bonded well and within a short time he became a close and trusted friend.he is a very fast and capable rider and always talked about power and performance however i was quite contend with just riding bikes.


now it was time for me to buy a new bike .he had Rxz ,loved it to the core. i decided to go for Rxz but alas i was late by 8months. yamaha stopped its production 8 months ago. i searched everywhere but couldnt lay my hands on it. except pulsar there was no other choice .we would go to the showroom and then stepout to have long discussions ,i liked pulsar but all my friends said it was not reliable ,there was no other bike which would match the pulsar in power or looks. my father was strictly against 2nd hand bike. So i had to wait.


just then i got the news that honda has launched a new bike unicorn.we rushed to the showroom and i fell in love with it the red one in particular. it was smooth ,very easy to ride and powerful as well and the shape of the headlight resembles that of karizma. As time passed by i got more confident on the bike and start to ride it fast, it was a great bike .then i decided to do some modifications , put a 17” rim in the front and the yezdi 16” rim at the back with a 120/80 tyre.raised the shocks a bit and shaved some foam off the seat, added a belly pan as well. Took out the chain cover and replaced it with a half cover. The bike was a looker now and coz of the changed geometry the bike became a very sweet handler.the handling was so good that i can scrape footpeg at will.i was very happy and loved my bike to the hilt. My friends thought i was crazy to spend so much time washing and polishing my bike.


All good things come to an end and soon my honeymoon period got over .my friend took my bike and met with an accident .an auto took a U turn on a one way without indicating signal and knocked my friend down.there was damage to the handle bar ,tank etc. Got it repaired but it never felt the same again. There was damage to the t-stem and steering cone was gone , as a result of which the handling had gone for a toss.repeated visits to the service centre didn’t solve any issues. I got frustrated . someone recommended a local mechanic , took it there, and decided to carry out some more modification along with the repair works, got new alloys for my bike both 17”this time, disc brakes and stuff, however it became even worse. I started having lot of problems with the bike. On top of that the front wheel got bent when i hit a pot hole. Now since 17’wheels were not available i had to put 18’wheel at the front. This was the final straw, the bike was worse then before .the bike started to feel like alien to me. I cursed myself for making a mess of my bike. I felt quilty and at the same same time i didn’t had the confidence to take it to those mechanics who are just after money and will not care about anything else.


Finally it happened. Seeing my agony my friend suggested me to sell the bike and get my self a new one. I pleaded with my father and somehow convinced him. Now again i was looking for a bike , never wanted the RTR coz now i wanted to upgrade so the obvious option was ZMA. Went to the showroom ,there they were more interested in selling splendour ; super splendour to be precise.they told me ZMA has poor mileage buy the splendour. To further dissuade me they refused a test ride and asked me to pay half the total amount for booking and refused to give a date within which i can get the bike, leave alone the color. Sir you have to take whatever color comes or wait for more time.at this exact moment a gentleman came enquiring about splendour and to my horror the salesman left me there and start showing him around and even offering a test ride. I was left to fend for myself . i went upto that person showered him with the choicest abuse , the whole showroom came to a stand still and before anyone can realise what happened i left the showroom.


While returning i saw a modified looking bike coming the opposite way, i looked closely and i was like OMG!!! The 220 is here. Rushed to the bajaj showroom, there a black 220 was standing in all its glory. I fell in love with the looks. I asked them about test ride and was promptly granted one. My hand was shivering with excitement as i thumped the started .the bike started with a smooth but distinctive grow. Opened the throttle and the bike surges forward ,it was very smooth i never expected it from a pulsar. Damn it was so easy to ride .went around a roundabout and it felt really stable. My heart said this is the bike i was looking for .i had to buy this one. I told the saleswoman i would like to book one immediately. First i asked for the blue colour she said she will confirm and tell if its with them, after a few calls she said blue will take 1month however they have a red and a black one for immediate delivery and if i pay the full amount i will get the bike within 2 days. I reached for my pocket , took out all the money i had in my purse 3000 rupees in total and paid the booking amount. I saw the black one and ask them to book it for me . asked them not to sell it to anyone and promised them that i will deposit the full amount on next working day along with the documents for registration.then she told me the total cost will be 92 onroad. After confirming the booking I came out ,i was excited and anxious at the same time , excited coz i will be the owner of a brand new 220 Fi and anxious coz i overshoot my budget by 10k rupees. I still remember it was a Saturday. Called up my father told him how much i love the bike and said i will never ask anything more from him if he gets me the bike. Finally to my surprise he agreed . on moday morning he deposited the money in my account and by afternoon i was collecting the money and i was damn excited and fumbled at the cash counter, this got the cashier in suspicion he started asking me a lot of questions .finally satisfied he asked me to be careful with the money and advised me to ride slowly after getting my powerful bike.i thanked him and reached the showroom, there i saw my baby in black waiting for me, deposited the money ,noted the engine and chasis no and gave it for a Teflon coat .i returned to my room couldn’t sleep that night. Next day waited impatiently for the call from the PBK.at about 3.00pm i heard those magical words “sir your bike is ready”. My happiness knew no bound .went to PBK thanked them and brought it home. Took it to the beach in the evening with friends. The bike was great, great acceleration , good handling, and refined as well. Sitting on the beach whenever i look at my bike i feel elated and satisfied that i had made the right choice, it had the looks ,the power , gorgeous lights and reasonably refined as well. I was glad that i gave the ZMA a miss .Well this is my story .

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ksatish

Model : Yamaha YZF R15 Racing color..

Honestly, This is my first bike...

I love bicycles, even after buying R15 also . I wanted to bye a hard tail MTB for general touring, but my friend navnish inspired me for long riding.. That time i did not even know how to ride and now I am touring.. Credit goes to navnish. And I booked first Fz 16 , after one week Fazer (was out of stock) and finally settled down in R15..

But Still want a bicycle.. I like the Merida Matt TFS 100V.. Hope in future I can bye..

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im_underdog

I started riding motorcycles some 16 years back .
Right now I own
- Bullet Electra 350 4S
- HH ZMA
I only ride bikes for fun factor and satisfaction , for commute I use cars.
I will sell both of them real soon and will go for something bigger and faster.

It's me

Even i m also a big fan of well made bicycles.

I got a old 18 gear bicycle of hero. dr was a time when this bicycle of mine helped me a lot.

It's me

What may be that thing!

what is in your mind?

It's me

Your story is gr8.

tazz

I think there are a lot of new members who should answer this question (also seasoned bikers with new bikes)
We see a lot of upgrades and all going around no?

Arjun_shetty

I loved bike(still love and will love forever) right from my childhood.it was cbz wax back in 1999 ignited my passion.loved it to fullest including its tv promo.couldn't buy bike during my colleage days. Then decided to own one once i start earning.my childhood dream came true when bought a second hand cbz classic silver on 6th june 2009.used it for two years and then had to sell it heavy heartedly due to the poor mileage and rich vibration.sold it and bought a bike with same DNA...the all new cbz xtreme 2011 model on 31st august.
Being a did hard fan of hh and cbz,cant attach myself emotionally with any other bikes though i loved apache upto some extent.
I'm happy that i followed by heart and bought the xtreme

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diE anOthEr DaY;RidE toDaY

cbz classic,the oldest- 2009 to 2011 n sold
Cbz xtreme,the latest-2011 5k n counting......

Mzee_Maverik

for commuting
from lucknow to varanasi and back

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speed thrills but kills if you dont have skills

Hero Honda PGM-FI service manual:
http://www.ziddu.com/download/157801...EBOOK.pdf.html

A real biker rides with other bikers,
not against them...

sambit

Simply,2 years back,I didnt had the money 2 buy the R15..... I got the RTR 180.... (RX 100,being my fav bike of all time,I love the high rewing fun bikes)...
Now when I have the money,there is no worthy upgrade available within 2 lacs(ninja is way above my budget and I hate gettin bike on LOAN)...(waitin for the Hyosung 250 though)