shailendra.malik

Here are a few trips and the pics album links for you all to see....

Mumbai - Pune Bike trip (Feb 2008)
On a Discover 125CC (w/o electric start) - A warm up for the bigger n longer trip of mumbai - Delhi. Actually an edurance testing for my bike and me...
Picasa Web Albums - Shail - Pune Trip#

Mumbai - Delhi Bike trip (March 2008)
All alone on same battered Discover 125CC.
Majot Events -
1. My side bag went lose and touched silencer and what I was left with is a bag full of burnt clothes and melted leather shoes, that too just 100 Kms on the ride...
2. Met a fellow biker at a Navsari and we drove togather till Vadodara... He moved towards Rann of Kutchh and I continued ahead towards Amdavad...
3. Helmet visor went lose and the Old uncle at a shop from whom I asked a screwdriver to tighten it after seeing a Maharashtra bike and learning that I am going to Delhi all alone offered water and shikanji.
4. Met a few policewaallas in hmedabad who were damn curious to know abt my trip, they were amused that how I am travelling so free being a North Indian as MNS was at full boom in Pune n Mumbai at that time.
5. Witnessed a whole village running on road to see the Vasundara Raje Scindhia's Helicopter on the other sde of the road...

Rest as they say is history...
Picasa Web Albums - Shail - Mumbai - Delh...#

Mumbai - Mahabaleshwar Bike trip (April 2008)
On an old Pulsar 150CC in a group of 4.
Major Events-
1. First hand experience of driving fast at ghats. Kashedi Ghat covered at 95 Km/H...
2. First trip with Mumbai Biker Club Guyz...
3. Met with an accident at just teh start of teh trip as bike slipped at Airoli Bridge construction site.
4. Drove till Poladpur (Where I found a garage and got it repaired) with bent Leg guard, and slightly bent handle, and broken right indicators (both front n rear)...
5. Explored Hedvi Beach some 40-50 Kms from Chiplun, almost virgin beach and had the experience of driving in Beach sand...
6. Came back from Chiplun to Mahableshwar next day, then to Wai, Pune and back to Mumbai...

Mumbai - Goa Journey (Sept 2008)
Alone on an old Pulsar 150CC.
No major events apart from scenic beauty and cold weather at Ratnagiri. Met 3 friends there and had a nice time...
Picasa Web Albums - Shail - Goa Trip#

Delhi - Neemrana Bike Trip (May 2007)
Brand new Pulsar 150CC UG IV - Just the third day of the bike
Events-
1. Got my first small scratch on the brand new bike...
2. 500 Bucks per person just for entry and look around... and that too till 5 PM in evening, we reached late and came back from the gates itself...
Picasa Web Albums - Shail - Neemrana Fort...#



Have loads to share ... but with time may be.... phew...

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shailendra.malik

My War Horse entered the legions of 5 digits...


After 5.5 months of our togetherness we together have graduated a small milestone of completing 10,000 Kms and both of us are not complaining. This small time gave me lots of stories to remember and lots of tales to tell; where my previous bikes gave me ample support this one is special to me on so many aspects. First being is that it is my own earned horse where as previous ones were either a gift from parents or my friends’ so I share a lot of belongingness with this particular machine.

Or shall we say you need a special reason to love all your machines, and invariably you will find it any which way. One was dear to me because it was dad’s gift, other was close as it was my friend’s but he giving his bike to me was more for the trust he had in my biking skills over his own.

Here are a few stats about the bike’s performance I have got from my P150 UG IV:
Total run: 10,159 Kms (as on 16th Oct 2009)
Bought on: 4th May 2009, (making it 5 months 12 days old baby)
Best Mileage: 50 Km/L (if I drive like a good boy i.e. around 5K rpm levels)
Worst Mileage: 43 Km/L (Around 8K rpm levels)
Non Stop Stretch: Delhi – Jaipur (in 4 hours)
Any issues with the bike: NIL
Performance of Clutch plates: Very satisfactory
Tires: Stock (Though thought of using R15's front tyre but left it as stock...)

Future Trips: Planned single day Neemrana Fort trip in December.
Note: In my first paid service the Bajaj workshop guy adviced me to change the spark plugs as they should be due for a change every 10K.....
WHEREAS my understanding was in tune that good spark plugs should carry on till 20-25K easily.... Need inputs from you all....

I cleaned up and used the same Air Filter but the Agent adviced for a new Air Filter too without even seeing the condition of my air filter. Almost 90% of my rides have been on clean tarmac roads as I travelled mostly to te major cities with decent travel conditions, and very less offroading... Need you suggestions on this too..

Also can any one tell me any good mechanic in or near I.P.Extention area of Delhi (Near Mayur Vihar).

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M@verick @ thought...
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whizzkid_ram

Welcome to our jungle

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moeed

Great going M@verick! Why don't you post your trips in the tourer section? It will get more attention there.

Your albums show that you have toured in the gulf as well. Were you working there before?