invincible2110

is it clean...mean DRI CLEAN....pls share the cost?

J!Tz

congrats man.. please treat us with some pics

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THE MEAN MACHINE!!!

fireblah

congratulations... please fill up this space with pictures...

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My first F1 @ Sepang

Bestofrivals

Wow!! what a way to start up,i have seen Avataar ,that Ikraan was really dangerous and the one riding it was Audacious.So congrats for your Ikraan.Waiting for pics

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prateek2210

What a start to your post!!!
Congrats for this beautiful machine.
Eagerly waiting to your first ride report and some closeup views too.

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• People still prefer buttering than sincerity.

A Date with Nature Bajaj XCD 125cc

svjhonda

Congrats!! Nice list of extras too! But do the 8000K HIDs give good visibility?

That's the bike I have on my door as a poster!!! I've dream about it everyday!

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ashtorque

The visibility is awesome. Will post a night time pic but give me sometime. I am absolutely squeezed for time at the moment.

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ashtorque

Quote:

Caution: This is a long one. Photo seekers go straight to bottom of this writeup

Sportsbike is a desire of one and all. The high revs, aggressive styling and above all the unbelievable performance makes it a dream of all bikers. Our country policies have made it extremely difficult to own SBK. Why? Well, one has to pay huge import duty on the sports bikes. Obviously the cost becomes obnoxious . Come 2008 and the sportsbike majors started their operations in India. Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki, Ducati and Harley Davidson all launched their bikes here. But at what price? Honda CBR 1000RR which is available in the US for $14000 (approx 6.5 Lakhs INR) costs a whopping 13 Lakhs here!!! So clearly it is not for the common man. And this country is full of common men...and counting

In my teenage sportsbikes were seen once in a blue moon. But as I grew up and started working, I started to get a grip of these performance bikes. The looks are attractive but the roar is something that one would kill for. I have spent long hours talking about bikes with my equally passionate friends. I remember one of my friend spending 35000 rupees for modifying his new CBZ, just to make it look and sound like a sports bike

In 2005 the desire for owning a sportsbike started growing in me. We were on a lookout for a bike but couldn't manage to find one that would fit my budget. The moment I saved more money, the bike prices went further up. This continued to till 2007. Being in Information Technology industry the salary was rising well year on year, but still the bike was out of reach. We used to spend hours and hours in front of bike showrooms and in auto expos. Few of the bike dealers knew our passion and would let us sit on the new bikes and let us start them. What a pleasure it used to be

In the meantime, one of my friends bought a BMW Funduro F650. One day something happened because of which I was feeling very low. He came with his bike and asked me to have a ride. At the end of the ride I was on a HIGH...no exaggeration here These high performance bikes inject such adrenaline rush in to you that it cleanses your mind. A year after that, the same friend bought a brand new Honda CBR600RR. The pearl-white/silver-grey combination was unbeatable. He called me after taking his first ride on that bike. I still remember his words; he went crazy experiencing the power and the finesse of Honda. He called me and said "This is something that you should NOT miss out on". He was right. Most of my friends are afraid to even dream about such things. They like these superbikes but they don't dare to dream to own one. It is surely out of reach of common man, but dreaming doesn't cost you! These are the people who have adjusted to the ordinary way of life which is so much tied to the clock. Get up in the morning and first thing to do is to check out the time, only to realize that you are late. Get ready, eat your breakfast in hurry, run for the bus and train and then auto rickshaw and reach office soaked in sweat. Check email, have coffee and break your back working till 8pm in the night before you head back home to crash in to the bed. On weekend you wait desperately for some friends to call you. Then you go out for a movie or shopping to keep yourself happy. This is pretty much my life and I hate it so much

The only thing I did different was to hang on my dream of a better lifestyle and of course the bike. It motivated me to work harder, smarter and get better at work. I was still drooling at bikes that were in showroom or under somebody's butt. I don't think I am crazy for top speeds. I like bikes for their supreme engineering, technology, looks and performance. It doesn't matter what speed you attain, what matters is how did you reach their. I have ridden Indian bikes which were short of my expectations. Post 100 all bikes would start making noise and become shaky With SBK's the story is different. I think SBK rides you rather than the other way around. It is game for more power if you are ready; and you have to be sure whether you are really ready for more.

Well, my colleagues started to pull my leg over bikes. They used to tell me not to look at the bike pics and used to make fun of me. Little they knew about my perseverance. My crave for bike was growing. In December 2008 I found a brand new CBR600RR that was for sale: again my favorite color combination white-red-black. I was working out with banks for loans etc. That bike got sold overnight. I was terribly upset and entire of 2009 was pathetic year for me.

In the meanwhile, DRI went cracking after SBK owners. Everyone ran for covers as they were seizing bikes like crazy. The bike owners were asked to pay horrible amount for penalty and it was impossible to get grey market bikes here onwards. I had increased my budget and was still hoping to find a legal bike for less Me and my friends were strictly against me buying grey market bike now. In the meanwhile a dear friend Rushi bought a new Fireblade in June 2008. I went to his home to see the bike. I cannot forget the feelings of that first-sight. It was the best looking bike I have ever seen in my life. White-red-darkblue combination with golden alloys. It was a HRC limited edition. He got this bike legalized by paying the duty, bank guarantee and every other tax. One fine day, in Jan 2010, I got a call from him asking me whether I am interested in buying his bike!!! Rushi is a fanatic. No one keeps vehicles as clean as he does. He looses sleep if his vehicles are dirty. In next 60 seconds of that phone call, the deal was closed I was looking out for 600RR and I got a 1000RR. I was worried about handling it but my first ride cleared my worries. I will post my first experience separately.

Thus, finally, I BOUGHT A HONDA CBR 1000RR FIREBLADE HRC EDITION. As per our information, this color combination is only one of its kind in India, I guess (please correct as appropriate). It is a head turner. It is so awesome!! I will write another blog about my first riding experience, but really this journey from drooling to vrooming is a tough one. At hindsight, I can talk a lot about keeping faith and patience etc etc but the phase where you get burnt in fire is very difficult.



I wish:

• Every bike enthusiast should get an opportunity to own such bikes
• Our roads become safer for us to ride.
• Govt of India cuts the import duty on these dream machines.
• I should own one new bike every year

I am posting some pics. I am longing to get some free time do a photo shoot the way I want to. Kindly bear with me till then.





some posing

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ashtorque

PM me. Can't tell you the exact cost because it was not in all cash, but can give you a benchmark.

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ashtorque

Yes. I have a custom clearance paper and every other document that is needed.

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