Yes man, u r right. BTW this is running in the back of my mind.

Didnt Bajaj make a patent for that Color changing Tacho Needle?

It is a very useful feature though!

Caliber 115 was designed by Kawasaki and not Bajaj....So the patent should lie with them....

Correction : Designed by BOTH Kawasaki and Bajaj together

Yeah but the design of the speedometer was solely by kawasaki....Read it somewhere...

The colour changing tacho needle is a very useful and attractive touch on the Hoodibaba... but I miss the punch & exhaust note of the original Caliber in this one!

I remember my dad giving me options from either a caliber 115 or wind 125....Test Driving both of them I chose Caliber.....my dad was like "You should've choosen wind its a bit more powerful"

What colour was your bike....Mine was black with red and gold graphics....

I finally decided to give some time to my bike today.....Took it for service and to my surprise met another sibling to my bike there.....Here's the pic....I'll be getting my bike tmrw.....fit as a fiddle....

Here's the pic:



Another One....My P220 is there in the pic as well

I personally loved the Kwacker Green colour on the hoodibaba. Gave the bike some character

Green color was unique and added personality to the bike.....Got my bike today....rode it for the whole day.....brought back old memories....

what tyres should i go for????

guys.............i am gonna get both front & rear tyres replaced on my 115 ....... the stock MRF have run 25k km.......i wish to go for MRF again....i dunno the stock size...i am in office.....what tread / compound / size ( i dont wish to change the size very much )..........i am looking for more grip & ride comfort if possible without affecting FE & power........monsoon is gonna hit mimbai soon.....so gotta get it done at the earliest......any body who has got some experience with it please guide me!!!!!!!!!.......also i am gonna go for rim-spokes replacement......any tip here also will be welcomed.........

thanks a lot in advance!!!!!

Go for MRF nylogrip plus 3.00-18'' for Rear
MRF nylogrip RIB 2.75-18'' for front

cheers buddy....

for back you can even go for the MRf zapper Y 100/18.....I have dat one on my caliber...

Hoodibabaaa....

I hav a Blue Caliber 115 (Th 1 wid Kawasaki on the Exhaust Heat guard) i got exactly 6yrs and 2 days back (My 1st bike).. I ve not been much of a mile muncher on it. Only managed to reach 25k just recently. Will now be upgrading to P220 DTSi (Hopefully). Though i still dont wish to let it go.. it has been a great companion for my college days.. but i need an upgrade.. cause i hav grown too big and it feels very small under me. (I am 6'1 90 KG). The weight does take a toll on its performance.

Also i do feel it has lost some of its earlier performance, Loved doing wheelies on this featherweight.. now.. it just doesnt happen. Maybe it has grown old... or i got wiser

Writing this reminds me of the little kids who used to shout out.. Hoodibabaaa.. everytime i took a corner, or even slowed down.. but that was waay back in 2003.. still it has given me experiences of my lifetime. Making me Nostalgic as i am typing. I am still to decide whether to keep both or sell this 1... Maybe i wont be able to.. Lets see wht happens.. PBK Nasik.. Here I come..

My dad still has his 1986 Suzuki AX-100R (Japanese engine)....he will never sell it..nor will i allow...it was the one on which i started learning to ride a bike..

i just spent 8k recently to re-build the bike..now i ride it everyday!!....

My First ownership experience post!!..

In the summer of 1998, when i was in class 7, my dad was talking about buying a new bike...After riding the faithful workhorse Suzuki Ax-100R for 12 years, my dad had decided to go for a 4-stroker...At that time there were not too many options available..4-stroker meant Hero Honda...we could have called it the Golden age of HH.... On my School Bus that day, while looking out of the window i saw this Maroon color Bike...Huge(at that time)stature..and when the guy zipped past me..WHAT AN EXHAUST NOTE!!....That day when i reached home, i ran to my dad and said,"Dad u got to take a look at this bike...he was like "what?..Bajaj??...no..."and he thought for a moment and he said "ok...lets check it out tomorrow"...at that time KB 4-s champion had already made a little success...So my dad thought it might not be all that bad an idea to check it out...
Next day in the evening we headed to Susee Bajaj in Katpadi road in my hometown Vellore...Outside there was a huge Poster of Caliber, and the catch phrase was "THE UNSHAKABLE"...He took it for a test ride..meanwhile i was checking out the Showroom...he came back with a BIG SMILE....a man riding a puny 2-stroke for 12 years(i didn't mention, my dad was a university Weight lifting champion in his prime,he is 5'10'' tall and was 100 kgs back then)...and to ride a tall bike with so much of legroom and a tall handle...wow he was going nuts..He got down the bike and said, "I think they made this Bike for me"...
Next day, spot cash...bike was in our hands...we both roamed the town the whole night on our new bike...(My Dad and I had a very close bond..he used to take me out wherever he went..and since i was the only child, i was given a lot of pampering)...
The headlights..damn, they were powerful...We used to make a lot of small trips around to Palamathi hills and Amirthi forest very often....and by that time i had learnt to ride on my Suzuki...so finally after i earned the trust of my dad with my riding skills, i got my hand on The Caliber...i was 13.......went to Basketball court in the evening as usual..all my Friends out there turned around after hearing the exhaust note!!...they were like "Macha, awesome da!!".....I took them all for a ride....wow those were the days!!!...
A year after that HH CBZ was launched....everyone started talking about CBZ and its deadly AD campaigns and its skyrocketing Price...Caliber soon became just another bike...but who cares...it still roars like a lions..I've done a lot of memorable rides on that bike...I used my Caliber for the 1st yr of my college till i bought my Apache...My Dad still rides our Caliber to Office.. Its truely THE UNSHAKABLE!!....