The Official Chennai Offline Meet(G2G) Thread

[impereza]

Even my motorcycle is going for service on friday, hopefully RE doesnt screw it up too much. I dont want to see my front wheel running in front of me in the highways!

[felix.ragav]

@ aargee: no no.
@ impereza: I thought that was the same for all bikes on a serious note, contact ananth for help with those bleddy SVC guys. and since you are in mylapore, can we meet up sometime?

@ rajiv: hmmm... there is one goundamani comedy,"bedromax lightey than venuma?"

[impereza]

Originally Posted by felix.ragav

@ aargee: no no.
@ impereza: I thought that was the same for all bikes on a serious note, contact ananth for help with those bleddy SVC guys. and since you are in mylapore, can we meet up sometime?

@ rajiv: hmmm... there is one goundamani comedy,"bedromax lightey than venuma?"

Sure, but has to be on a weekend. I work odd hours this month.
I do command some respect in the service center , because couple of times i had it escalated to the regional manager. But i still get the chain rubbing the guard!

[felix.ragav]

@ all:

Considering the growing Interest in the crowd to buy a proper riding gear, many souls like myself are considering buying jackets from here .

The Jackets are Imported from China. Woah! Hold your thought! I know what you are thinking... "Riding gear from China! holy hell! which Chinese product is good!" Here is a testimony from our very own Xbhp. They have a good reputation at BCMT as well. I'll add the link later.

The starting price of these jackets are 3000 INR! yes Look at JK -17! The jacket is meant for street use/mild touring and is water resistant to some extent.

The recommended jacket for touring would be JK-27, which is water proof as well! This means one less luggage for the tourer!

The shop is based In Delhi, so expect shipping to be close to 200-500 Bucks! In case you are worried about the size, the shop owner , Mr. Bhavishya, is willing to offer a replacement. same goes for warranty, if you find that the jacket is in anyway unsatisfactory, he is willing to give a money back!
He would require the shirt size, waist size and a photograph just to make sure that the chances of getting a wrongly sized jacket can be avoided. Being a Thumper/Tourer himself, He Does this on lines of a small margin in prices.

He is willing to offer a discount on order of 5 and more. Don't expect a huge price drop! A discount of 100-200 per head is the planned number,but that "liter"ally means you can spend it elsewhere

Here is the catch:
He's run out of stock for the JK-17. He had ordered 60 Pieces 2 months back and had sold the last one today to some lucky Chennai Chap! The Next shipment is only due in November, so Expecting the JK-17 to arrive in a week is asking for too much! Other jackets are available sparsely. Those who are on a budget can start saving now and get one when stock arrives.

If there are any clarifications, shoot a email/PM/SMS to me.

Cheers!
Ragav

[Sunnyside_up!]

Originally Posted by whizzkid_ram

Yeah, I 2nd that. Btw, Who knows the famous hotel for Biriyani in Ambur?

I can't say for sure yet, but I know someone who has many factories there and I'm sure we will get the right information.

Originally Posted by steveburnside2001

if you guys are planning to ride to ambur. you can head to yelagiri as it is close by. less than 100 kms from ambur and can be done in less than 2 hrs from there.

Great suggestion buddy, but that would make it an overnight ride.....480 odd kms one day is a bit much, what say? And considering the current responses of my fellow lard-asses, we might have no takers!!

Originally Posted by felix.ragav

@sunil: No point in one single person fixing a location. Need inputs from all. My suggestions : Vellore for breakfast or Ambur for lunch or ECR for dinner :P

Dude, as I said before, I'm just itching to ride - really don't care where as long as the roads are good and the weather is bearable!! I'm even game for "vallakotai", though damned if I know where it is!!!

Originally Posted by SriramEfunds

Hello All

My thoughts on coming weekend trip:

Will NOT be able to make it if it is Ambur.

Why not Vallakotai? Just a suggestion, remember we had discussion before Tri-State G2G? Practically nothing to see there but the road and peaceful environment would complement the morning ride. Let me know.

@Sunny:

You suggestion to meet up for dinner during week day will not workout for me due to office.

To begin with, I apologise about the 'r'efunds gaffe!! lol! Typo error from my wife's phone, but I must admit, it had me in splits in the afternoon!!

Next - why NOT Ambur? You have something against Biryani?

Lastly, why NOT dinner? We're going out for din-din - not drinks and a date!! You eat dinner, no? Why not with us?? Raghav promises not to drool and I promise not to burp too loudly!!

Originally Posted by felix.ragav

@ all: Guys, why not stick to Bessie beach? Whats wrong with the beach?? If we had a g2g in Besant nagar, we can expect to see a lot of new faces and head to someother place if we want to. Vallakottai sounds good, but it will be difficult for many who cannot ride long distances.

@ambur runners : hmmm .. the offer is very tempting but yelagiri would be a overkill, i was thinking on lines of a 4-5 hr round trip. lets leave it here for some time and pick up on it later if its ok for you guys?

Dude,why would we want to RIDE to Bessy? It's a hangout place where we can meet at any time. Let's focus and fix a destination for this Sunday's ride.

P.S. - Though I do agree that Yelagiri might be an overkill at such short notice. It's almost as far as Horsley Hills!!

[whizzkid_ram]

Originally Posted by aargee

I've heard that its in the town, enroute from Chennai toward Ambur; take the left exit before the Ambur town bridge.

Yes, I heard it too, but there are so many in Ambur...

Originally Posted by Only Amit...

Star Biriyani...on first left to Ambur while going from chennai

Uncle, how many times you surfeited there?

Originally Posted by Only Amit...

OT: Bikerfas(Dinesh) joined my office today...now will learn cornering and scrapp my knees in Sholinganalur junction

Wah, Why don't you guys start "Xbhp Software Solutions" opposite to Accenture & we all guys ready to work there?

Originally Posted by aargee

Barely 60!!!
Guys, don't have too much expectation!!! Its not a professional work & the sound is like Yazuki or Sumaha as I keep telling.

Even if its Yazuki or Sumaha boisterous, I would make a ride in ur RX

Originally Posted by impereza

Great! thats the only piece of info i was missing all these days! Also Ambur is famous for footwear, i have heard you get riding boots and all there.

Impereza, Ambur is generally far-famed for Leather...So if you know any geezer in Town, they might have contacts & It would be easy to get one for low bux.

Originally Posted by aargee

Ambur is famous for some other things too, beware guys; Raghav has the blessings!!!

Anjara mani, Krishnagiri, 50 roova aaservadham!!!
Still don't recall?

Aargee sir, What does this meant...Give me full details...

[Sunnyside_up!]

Originally Posted by felix.ragav

@ all:

Considering the growing Interest in the crowd to buy a proper riding gear, many souls like myself are considering buying jackets from here .

The Jackets are Imported from China. Woah! Hold your thought! I know what you are thinking... "Riding gear from China! holy hell! which Chinese product is good!" Here is a testimony from our very own Xbhp. They have a good reputation at BCMT as well. I'll add the link later.

The starting price of these jackets are 3000 INR! yes Look at JK -17! The jacket is meant for street use/mild touring and is water resistant to some extent.

The recommended jacket for touring would be JK-27, which is water proof as well! This means one less luggage for the tourer!

The shop is based In Delhi, so expect shipping to be close to 200-500 Bucks! In case you are worried about the size, the shop owner , Mr. Bhavishya, is willing to offer a replacement. same goes for warranty, if you find that the jacket is in anyway unsatisfactory, he is willing to give a money back!
He would require the shirt size, waist size and a photograph just to make sure that the chances of getting a wrongly sized jacket can be avoided. Being a Thumper/Tourer himself, He Does this on lines of a small margin in prices.

He is willing to offer a discount on order of 5 and more. Don't expect a huge price drop! A discount of 100-200 per head is the planned number,but that "liter"ally means you can spend it elsewhere

Here is the catch:
He's run out of stock for the JK-17. He had ordered 60 Pieces 2 months back and had sold the last one today to some lucky Chennai Chap! The Next shipment is only due in November, so Expecting the JK-17 to arrive in a week is asking for too much! Other jackets are available sparsely. Those who are on a budget can start saving now and get one when stock arrives.

If there are any clarifications, shoot a email/PM/SMS to me.

Cheers!
Ragav

@ ALL,

I've been following this thread carefully too and I agree with Raghav that it is not right to condemn a product blindly based on it's place of manufacture.

My firm imports a large amount of high quality stuff for our projects from China and I can say with a fair degree of authority that China is the manufacturer to the world - they manufacture everything from BMW's to safety pins and since they cater to the whole world, they also cater to all kinds of markets, both high-end exclusive products AND bargain-basement imitations.

We in the Indian market unfortunately are more acquainted with cheap Chinese products because that is what is predominantly imported by traders for a market that is more tuned for price than quality - hence the ingrained prejudice.

That said, it is also my experience that most Chinese products sold at low prices also look better than they really are because even in China, premium quality costs more and in this case we need to be particularly cautious since it involves safety gear.

My suggestion would be that we (when I say 'we' I mean at least one of us from the Chennai gang - not somebody that we don't know) try to locate someone who has a jacket from this company and qualitatively analyze the product, lest we all make a collective mistake.

What makes me sceptical is that several of the pictures in the testimony are incorrect. Remember I own a Cramster and the testimonial erroneously marks the armours in the pictures attached. Next, NOTHING from China takes 4 months to ship!!

Also I had the opportunity to examine in great detail (though I cannot claim expertise) the quality of both the DSG Phoenix and Spike and subsequently chose the Cramster 2.0 since I found it to be far superior to the DSGs in finish and materials. I'm looking forward to seeing Zaphod's Cramster 3.0 because I anticipate it will be even better than mine.

In a nutshell, my advice is this - make your own evaluations based on your own research and judgement just like you chose your bikes, and I'm sure you won't go wrong! Remember "try before you buy"!

[yellowspunk]

I'm okay for a ride as long as its less than 300kms or a half day ride.. bessy is boring.. bessy bessy all the time !! I'm more in for the ride.. even my friend told me about this famous biryani place near or at ambur.. but he doesnt know the name.. probably we could conduct a "opinion poll" on the spot and decide ! my friend wants me to bring back 5parcels

everyone seems to be servicing their rides this weekend.. dont they service and return in a day's time? i get back my bike in almost half a day..


@raghav
i would be interested if you claim the quality to be of acceptable standards.. i also understand you get what you pay for.. maybe in two or three months time i could get one !


@sunny
thanks for the idea sirji ! :P up so late in a biking forum.. i want to be just like you when i grow up !!

[steveburnside2001]

guys who are planning to pick up gear , there is a sale on dsg products jackets starting from 3700 and alpine stars at 7k.

[SriramEfunds]

Originally Posted by Sunnyside_up!

I'm even game for "vallakotai", though damned if I know where it is!!!

It is on the NH7 near Sriperumbadur (guys correct me if wrong). There is nothing but a lovely scenic place and calm for any discussion in the morning.

Originally Posted by Sunnyside_up!

To begin with, I apologise about the 'r'efunds gaffe!! lol! Typo error from my wife's phone, but I must admit, it had me in splits in the afternoon!!

Well, I work for Efunds (legacy) though, but I have no idea what Refunds means!

Originally Posted by Sunnyside_up!

Next - why NOT Ambur? You have something against Biryani?

Lastly, why NOT dinner? We're going out for din-din - not drinks and a date!! You eat dinner, no? Why not with us?? Raghav promises not to drool and I promise not to burp too loudly!!

I'm prioritizing Horsley Hills hotel booking with what ever money I have left.
Since I need to book soon this week, only then will get to know what's left for sunday ride.

Second, I'm an alien in this for 'biriyani ride'.

Originally Posted by Sunnyside_up!

Dude,why would we want to RIDE to Bessy? It's a hangout place where we can meet at any time. Let's focus and fix a destination for this Sunday's ride.

You are correct, this time thought we could spend more time discussing about the plan (Horsley Hills) where many have suggested plans once over there. Also when you are all game for a Ambur ride, wondering what stops you from making it to Horsley Hills trip.

Originally Posted by Sunnyside_up!

P.S. - Though I do agree that Yelagiri might be an overkill at such short notice. It's almost as far as Horsley Hills!!

Yes, I do agree it would be too much for a day.

Originally Posted by yellowspunk

I'm okay for a ride as long as its less than 300kms or a half day ride.. bessy is boring.. bessy bessy all the time !! I'm more in for the ride..

I understand bessy is boring. That's why suggested Vallakotai. Not very far but, at the same time get away from bustling city crowd.