Synn

I'll be honest with you. It's been a while since I have paid attention to the Indian motorcycle market. A busy career and other assorted matters didn't help things one bit. The last time I was keeping tabs, The R15 and the FZ were making waves in the market and rumors were abound that the Hayabusa and the likes were landing shortly on Indian shores in search of prey. Sufficed to say, I had high hopes for our market and was happy that we finally were making our way to t 21st century motorcycling.

Wrong.

I happened to have some free time today and opened up a website, and what do I see?


“Yamaha are offering a free component upgrade for the R15”


And why? Because the goddamn knuckleheads who bought them were too dimwitted for their own good. That's why. Pardon the harsh language, but I see no other way of putting my point across. Turns out that a good many of them improvised and used the gap between the fairing panels as a holder of sorts for their cleaning cloths and such. Now excuse me for a minute as I go bash my head on a wall. Chances are, I'd still be left with more grey cells that those esteemed gentlemen seem to be sporting.


For I cannot POSSIBLY think of ONE good reason why one would want to block the free flow of air into a piping hot engine block. Or better yet, wedge a combustible substance in the precious little gap between the said source of heat and your family jewels. In simpler words, “WHAT WERE YOU THINKING”? The article mentioned that this lead to several cases of overheating (duh) and worse yet, fires (double duh) that lead to total losses. While I feel terribly sorry for the bikes (read: Not BikeRs), they probably are happier in the heavens, free from the shackles of their moronic masters. They didn't deserve that kind of torture.


I had a dream. A dream that India would be up there with the rest of the world when it comes to motorcycling. But alas, I'm being proven wrong in the worst possible way. The bikes may come. Hell, the ROADS may come; but the bikers will never arrive. The thousands of xBhpians sadly, do not represent even a fraction of the biking population out there. A demographic that sadly contains an unusually high percentage of people with minimal cerebral activity. If this is what they can do to an R15, I am horrified to think what the Ninja 250s and the rest would be subject to (Let's leave the SBKs alone. A majority (not ALL, mind you) of the prospective SBK buyers do their homework before they take the leap). Because money and common sense have this uncanny nature of being inversely proportionate to each other.


Let me stress that this is not a verbal assault towards any xBhpian. If you found your way here, you probably know the right way to take care of your ride. Therefore, I ask you this: If you know any of these morons, please, spend an hour of your life educating them. Who knows, your acts could save a bike from a cruel and unusual death. Now isn't that worth the effort?


Rant mode off. Synn out.

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Aryan

This one line sums it all up!

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mithun.08

Damn, my favorite writer is back Sure will try to educate the educated morons even though i have failed doing the same

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rossiter

Hmm.. Looks like someone needs some :



On a serious note.. Similar things happened when the masses got their hands on bikes with front discs. Crashes galore. People adapt, and they always will.

And there is something called idiot-proofing in any case

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Andante

I am afraid you may be underestimating the ingenuity of idiots. I've always noticed here that those with faster bikes also seem to think they need to be faster than everything else in sight. And yes, if anything looks like a cleaning cloth holder, it will be used as such. I fear the day that faster bikes become available to the masses of show-offs that prowl the roads of ahmedabad, thinking that wearing shiny sunglasses and driving at the redline with no helmet makes you look cool. (All I see is roadkill to be.)

Great piece, I just hope people may learn something, that is if they find the will to listen.

Aparajith

Akhil, leave front discs. Do u remember the reason BAJAJ said that they gave poor rear discs on the 220? 'Cos people ended up jamming them and locked up the rear.

@Synn: That burnt R15 issue first cropped up at Chennai and we hold that honor!!! Also I think once these things happen people will learn. Probably in the worst possible manner, but still.

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Synn

Thanks guys, but there's a colossal screw up in the article.

Should read:

Money and common sense have this uncanny nature of being inversely proportionate to each other.


Thanks to Aryan for the quote which prompted it out to me.

Akhil: I'll take you up on that offer


Everyone: Go forth and educate the retards!

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prabhubravo

It makes sense now

was about to reply that "Not all who ve money ve brains or not all poor are brainless" then refrained from commenting as it might need a verbal dispute

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MavericK46

Aye aye sir..!!

Brilliantly written article. I feel embarassed that this is the first one i read from you Synna Anna
Was busy going through all of OF's HT articles. Time to dig up MORE Synn-stuff now

Cheers..!!

P.S : You might wanna correct this typo :

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svjhonda

Exactly.

When I bought my Unicorn, the smart heads in our housing society warned me not to use the front disk at all. Thats the mindset. Also while I was learning, some suggested that I ride in 1st gear for one week, then in 2nd in the 2nd week and so on.... Till I get used to all the gears. Duh.