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  • The OUTLAWS SOUTH INDIAN ROADTRIP..!!

    Just completed the south indian Roadtrip of 750 Kms with half of our gang..
    Comprises of 2 ZMA-Rs... 2 P220 Si.. 1 P220 Fi.... And My ZMR..!!!
    Man , The ZMR Absolutely stole the show... On Every front..!!
    We did miles of Comparo.. And someone over here, Anmol ( Who owns both ) i guess, was the one who commented ZMA-R and ZMR behave the same and the advantage comes only during overtaking..!! -100 on that..!! Almost everyone was in awe of the ZMR and it is one brilliant piece of machinery which is a step above its previous version..!! and the most surprising part was that, post 95kph mark, the manner in which ZMR Closes in on p220 and beats it is absolutely amazing ( But had to stay on its tail till 100 kph on all the drags we did... and when my speedo was showing 100 kph, his was showing 117 kph )..!!! And one of the 2 p220 owners asked ' Is this bike really havin all those 21 horses ..!! And ya i dun wanna start off another debate here..!! All of us did the lengthy roadtrip and drag and everythin real time and got our verdict..!! And mileagewise, again ZMR Topped the charts with 6 kmpl above the next highest scoring machine which was surprisingly , for me, the 220 FI..!!
    And i was the one who commented earlier that ZMR Doesn feel that powerful... Now only i realised that its just that it 'Doesn' feel powerful.. But it actually packs more than a punch..!! In Love With my ZMR..!!

    I highly recommend it above any 200+ cc bike to any of the premium segment customers..!!

    I HAve time only to write this much now..
    Catch you all later..!!

    ( By the time i return, i am sure there will be plenty of doubters and ppl with contradicting statements which i wont be commenting much on.. as i said before , i just said the real time results of our roadtrip.. )
    Have fun Everyone..!!

    Regards,
    Gautam..
    Last edited by gautamsankar; 02-28-2010, 09:32 PM.
    The Blue flags are flying high....sigpic....Proud to be a Trueblue..!!

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    • Originally posted by gautamsankar View Post
      And someone over here, Anmol ( Who owns both ) i guess, was the one who commented ZMA-R and ZMR behave the same and the advantage comes only during overtaking..!! -100 on that..!!

      well dude yes i own both zma-r and zmr and have done more than 5100 km on zmr and 4000 km on zma-r. i also do trips like delhi-chandigarh ,yamunagar, delhi-sirsa,hissar , delhi-gurgaon, faridabad.

      but yes i stand by with my comment, i really dont feel any difference in both the bikes except for the crisper throttle response and smooth power delivery when overtaking. nothing else.

      may be my zmr have some manufacturing defect.
      "Biking is Divine"

      All Karizma Owners Connect With Each Other On the Karizma Group on facebook


      https://www.facebook.com/groups/HeroHondaKarizma

      https://www.facebook.com/AnmolSharmaPhotography

      https://www.facebook.com/ThinkDigitall

      http://anmolksharma.blogspot.in/

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      • Originally posted by gautamsankar View Post
        Just completed the south indian Roadtrip of 750 Kms with half of our gang..
        Comprises of 2 ZMA-Rs... 2 P220 Si.. 1 P220 Fi.... And My ZMR..!!!
        Man , The ZMR Absolutely stole the show... On Every front..!!
        We did miles of Comparo.. And someone over here, Anmol ( Who owns both ) i guess, was the one who commented ZMA-R and ZMR behave the same and the advantage comes only during overtaking..!! -100 on that..!! Almost everyone was in awe of the ZMR and it is one brilliant piece of machinery which is a step above its previous version..!! and the most surprising part was that, post 95kph mark, the manner in which ZMR Closes in on p220 and beats it is absolutely amazing ( But had to stay on its tail till 100 kph on all the drags we did... and when my speedo was showing 100 kph, his was showing 117 kph )..!!! And one of the 2 p220 owners asked ' Is this bike really havin all those 21 horses ..!! And ya i dun wanna start off another debate here..!! All of us did the lengthy roadtrip and drag and everythin real time and got our verdict..!! And mileagewise, again ZMR Topped the charts with 6 kmpl above the next highest scoring machine which was surprisingly , for me, the 220 FI..!!
        And i was the one who commented earlier that ZMR Doesn feel that powerful... Now only i realised that its just that it 'Doesn' feel powerful.. But it actually packs more than a punch..!! In Love With my ZMR..!!

        I highly recommend it above any 200+ cc bike to any of the premium segment customers..!!

        I HAve time only to write this much now..
        Catch you all later..!!

        ( By the time i return, i am sure there will be plenty of doubters and ppl with contradicting statements which i wont be commenting much on.. as i said before , i just said the real time results of our roadtrip.. )
        Have fun Everyone..!!

        Regards,
        Gautam..
        bro..very nicely written,,, uplaod more pics...
        M3:15

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        • Originally posted by gautamsankar View Post
          Just completed the south indian Roadtrip of 750 Kms with half of our gang..
          Comprises of 2 ZMA-Rs... 2 P220 Si.. 1 P220 Fi.... And My ZMR..!!!
          Man , The ZMR Absolutely stole the show... On Every front..!!
          We did miles of Comparo.. And someone over here, Anmol ( Who owns both ) i guess, was the one who commented ZMA-R and ZMR behave the same and the advantage comes only during overtaking..!! -100 on that..!! Almost everyone was in awe of the ZMR and it is one brilliant piece of machinery which is a step above its previous version..!! and the most surprising part was that, post 95kph mark, the manner in which ZMR Closes in on p220 and beats it is absolutely amazing ( But had to stay on its tail till 100 kph on all the drags we did... and when my speedo was showing 100 kph, his was showing 117 kph )..!!! And one of the 2 p220 owners asked ' Is this bike really havin all those 21 horses ..!! And ya i dun wanna start off another debate here..!! All of us did the lengthy roadtrip and drag and everythin real time and got our verdict..!! And mileagewise, again ZMR Topped the charts with 6 kmpl above the next highest scoring machine which was surprisingly , for me, the 220 FI..!!
          And i was the one who commented earlier that ZMR Doesn feel that powerful... Now only i realised that its just that it 'Doesn' feel powerful.. But it actually packs more than a punch..!! In Love With my ZMR..!!

          I highly recommend it above any 200+ cc bike to any of the premium segment customers..!!

          I HAve time only to write this much now..
          Catch you all later..!!

          ( By the time i return, i am sure there will be plenty of doubters and ppl with contradicting statements which i wont be commenting much on.. as i said before , i just said the real time results of our roadtrip.. )
          Have fun Everyone..!!

          Regards,
          Gautam..

          Nicely written ..please upload more pics and some more experience on ZMR during the trip...

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          • Originally posted by gautamsankar View Post
            Just completed the south indian Roadtrip of 750 Kms with half of our gang..
            Comprises of 2 ZMA-Rs... 2 P220 Si.. 1 P220 Fi.... And My ZMR..!!!
            Man , The ZMR Absolutely stole the show... On Every front..!!
            ! Almost everyone was in awe of the ZMR and it is one brilliant piece of machinery which is a step above its previous version..!! and the most surprising part was that, post 95kph mark, the manner in which ZMR Closes in on p220 and beats it is absolutely amazing ( But had to stay on its tail till 100 kph on all the drags we did... and when my speedo was showing 100 kph, his was showing 117 kph )..!!! And one of the 2 p220 owners asked ' Is this bike really havin all those 21 horses ..!!
            Glad to see that you guys had a wonderful Roadtrip. When you get time upload more pics and write a travelogue dude.

            Bro i would like to know a little bit more about the drag you mentioned.
            I can see that there are 2 p220 DTSi and 1 p 220 DtsFi which were also dragged along with you . As you written you were on their tale till 95 ok fine.
            What happened after 95? did Zmr overtook P 220s ? by the way P220 has more top speed than ZMR right? so if the P220s were not restricted by the Road or Lack of driving skills it is very unlikely to happen . Can you just elucidate a little bit more on that ?

            By the way dont forget to write a trip log . We are eagerly waiting for that .
            sigpic

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            • Hii all,

              MY ZMR IS DELIVERED ;-)
              Yippie ;-)

              I took the delivery on thursday ;-)
              Had taken two days leave.
              Now in running - in period
              Dont some 250kms and i am just loving it.

              As i am writing this, still feeling to run away from office for a short ride and come back ;-)

              Its plain AWESOME feeling ;-)
              As of now no modifications just checking the stock machine ;-)

              And its so nice to see everybody giving second look on the road

              Will upload pics later ppl.
              And thanks for all of them for all the info you guys have shared
              I too faced some minor issues like fuel light blinking (when there was > 7 litres of fuel) or the initial fairing heating etc etc. I must thank you all guys for posting everything here.

              I had read the entire thread before taking delivery ;-)
              and the to do list was a printout in my hand
              Had told the showroom guys to do all the polishing and fittings in front of me itself
              And took the number too : KA- 51 - V 7575 ;-)

              Well will upate more later now too excited ;-)

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              • Originally posted by Prithvi!! View Post
                Hii all,

                MY ZMR IS DELIVERED ;-)
                Yippie ;-)

                I took the delivery on thursday ;-)
                Had taken two days leave.
                Now in running - in period
                Dont some 250kms and i am just loving it.

                As i am writing this, still feeling to run away from office for a short ride and come back ;-)

                Its plain AWESOME feeling ;-)
                As of now no modifications just checking the stock machine ;-)

                And its so nice to see everybody giving second look on the road

                Will upload pics later ppl.
                And thanks for all of them for all the info you guys have shared
                I too faced some minor issues like fuel light blinking (when there was > 7 litres of fuel) or the initial fairing heating etc etc. I must thank you all guys for posting everything here.

                I had read the entire thread before taking delivery ;-)
                and the to do list was a printout in my hand
                Had told the showroom guys to do all the polishing and fittings in front of me itself
                And took the number too : KA- 51 - V 7575 ;-)

                Well will upate more later now too excited ;-)
                Guys; post a pic of ur bike..... and wat color it is
                M3:15

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                • Originally posted by gautamsankar View Post
                  Just completed the south indian Roadtrip of 750 Kms with half of our gang..
                  Comprises of 2 ZMA-Rs... 2 P220 Si.. 1 P220 Fi.... And My ZMR..!!!
                  Man , The ZMR Absolutely stole the show... On Every front..!!
                  We did miles of Comparo.. And someone over here, Anmol ( Who owns both ) i guess, was the one who commented ZMA-R and ZMR behave the same and the advantage comes only during overtaking..!! -100 on that..!! Almost everyone was in awe of the ZMR and it is one brilliant piece of machinery which is a step above its previous version..!! and the most surprising part was that, post 95kph mark, the manner in which ZMR Closes in on p220 and beats it is absolutely amazing ( But had to stay on its tail till 100 kph on all the drags we did... and when my speedo was showing 100 kph, his was showing 117 kph )..!!! And one of the 2 p220 owners asked ' Is this bike really havin all those 21 horses ..!! And ya i dun wanna start off another debate here..!! All of us did the lengthy roadtrip and drag and everythin real time and got our verdict..!! And mileagewise, again ZMR Topped the charts with 6 kmpl above the next highest scoring machine which was surprisingly , for me, the 220 FI..!!
                  And i was the one who commented earlier that ZMR Doesn feel that powerful... Now only i realised that its just that it 'Doesn' feel powerful.. But it actually packs more than a punch..!! In Love With my ZMR..!!

                  I highly recommend it above any 200+ cc bike to any of the premium segment customers..!!

                  I HAve time only to write this much now..
                  Catch you all later..!!

                  ( By the time i return, i am sure there will be plenty of doubters and ppl with contradicting statements which i wont be commenting much on.. as i said before , i just said the real time results of our roadtrip.. )
                  Have fun Everyone..!!

                  Regards,
                  Gautam..
                  well 220 top speed is 140 + km/hr...........and its pick up is greater than r15 and zma, even every motor show, magazines have reported 220 winner in that aspect.

                  for sure zma is a good bike but i doubt the riding skills of the 220 riders with you.

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                  • Originally posted by Prithvi!! View Post
                    Hii all,


                    I too faced some minor issues like fuel light blinking (when there was > 7 litres of fuel) or the initial fairing heating etc etc.
                    the heating issue will be resolved as u put more km(arnd1000) on the bike.
                    "Biking is Divine"

                    All Karizma Owners Connect With Each Other On the Karizma Group on facebook


                    https://www.facebook.com/groups/HeroHondaKarizma

                    https://www.facebook.com/AnmolSharmaPhotography

                    https://www.facebook.com/ThinkDigitall

                    http://anmolksharma.blogspot.in/

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                    • Hi all,

                      Mine is a black one ;-)

                      Post wil follow soon...
                      Just met Riyaz showed him the bike ;-)

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                      • Originally posted by Prithvi!! View Post
                        Hi all,

                        Mine is a black one ;-)

                        Post wil follow soon...
                        Just met Riyaz showed him the bike ;-)
                        hey congrats prithivi
                        your bike is just aswesome upload the pictures buddy

                        let me know your orkut ID
                        Last edited by riyazitsme; 03-01-2010, 01:16 PM.

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                        • Originally posted by Prithvi!! View Post
                          Hii all,

                          MY ZMR IS DELIVERED ;-)
                          Yippie ;-)

                          I took the delivery on thursday ;-)
                          Had taken two days leave.
                          Now in running - in period
                          Dont some 250kms and i am just loving it.

                          As i am writing this, still feeling to run away from office for a short ride and come back ;-)

                          Its plain AWESOME feeling ;-)
                          As of now no modifications just checking the stock machine ;-)

                          And its so nice to see everybody giving second look on the road

                          Will upload pics later ppl.
                          And thanks for all of them for all the info you guys have shared
                          I too faced some minor issues like fuel light blinking (when there was > 7 litres of fuel) or the initial fairing heating etc etc. I must thank you all guys for posting everything here.

                          I had read the entire thread before taking delivery ;-)
                          and the to do list was a printout in my hand
                          Had told the showroom guys to do all the polishing and fittings in front of me itself
                          And took the number too : KA- 51 - V 7575 ;-)

                          Well will upate more later now too excited ;-)




                          Finallyyy!!! Congrats dude..thats very good news? so, with that shall i assume that the deliveries are happening in quite good pace?? Wat color it is? Red or Black? Any Fresh updates on whites??

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                          • Originally posted by riyazitsme View Post
                            hey congrats prithivi
                            your bike is just aswesome upload the pictures buddy

                            let me know your orkut ID
                            Hey Riyazz, when was the last time u visited the showroom? Do u have any updates on white ZMRs?
                            PS:When shall we plan for prithvi's treat

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                            • Originally posted by vsagar View Post
                              Hey Riyazz, when was the last time u visited the showroom? Do u have any updates on white ZMRs?
                              PS:When shall we plan for prithvi's treat
                              i called them on saturday & spoke to uma she said the what ever december bookings are there they have deliverd all the bikes except white for white it is 3 months only

                              let call prithivi iam sending you my mobile number in private message call me

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                              • Originally posted by romeoinvisible5 View Post
                                This my answer
                                the fact
                                digest it
                                +1 to that buddy!
                                when the strech is empty, my bike tells me to wring its throttle and give my commands!

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