I explored South India in Aug'12 ( https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...5854667&type=3 )
I might have to visit my hometown, Kerala in Apr'13 however not sure if it will be on bike or train. Let's see how it goes.

Till 130kmph on empty straight road you feel your cruising without compromising any safety but post that any speed is just for few seconds and you have to come back to your normal riding speed as in India everything on the road is there to kill you so it's better to avoid ultra sonic speeds for a long time. Short burst is fine but not for long & you better listen to your mind my friend.

I have read somewhere don't remember where, you should only go as fast as you are able to control the bike and avoid mishap in emergency. So we should always ride only 75-80% of our potential and always keep 25% for emergency. I am still learning and have a long way to go

Ride Safe!

Ab toh DP change kar de ... I am sure RJ me 1 toh DP rakhne jaisi photu keechi hogi

Once again congratulation my boyy ... Ride Safe

You can't say change DP as I still own ZMR too. Waise, you should also change your DP as you have retired from biking now but I can understand your problem. Priorities have changed I guess. 2 wheels replaced by 4 wheels and friends replaced by COUGH COUGH

RJ trip I have many photos but they are with Deepan and probably by next week I ll get it so I can start the log.

AT one go how much kilometer's you did on Ninja without taking halt ?

Max I could do is 320 kms when I had less than 4.5 litres remaining in the tank. Usually it is around 300 kms when I fill Petrol & as soon as I see the final Bar in Fuel Indicator I search for fuel station [6 Bars show full tank and when final bar blinks you hit which means 4 litres remaining]

P.S. It's mentioned in my previous post too

Excellent report, keep them coming!
Glad the dirtsack bag got the job done
I'm jealous man, need to take lessons from you on how to manage 2 weeks of leave from work for rides like this.
After Parikshit's misadventure, I'm glad you guys made it back in one piece.
I want to see more pictures!

On another note, I am not getting more than 20kmpl on my ninja. I guess WOT is the culprit. I think the stock ECU map keeps the mix lean at low revs and ultra rich at the higher ones to protect the engine. I have managed 23-ish in the city, but never more than 20 on the open road. Not complaining mind you!

Sriku

I owe a big thanks to you for giving me your dirt sack Overnighter bag. I loved it. It's easy to tie and was stable at high speeds. I will give your bag to you in this coming weekend and buy myself a new one. It's worth it.

Regarding leaves, weekends are off for me. So I always start the trip on Saturday & even if I take just one week of leave it means in total 9 days for me.
This trip was for 11 days in which there were 2 mandatory offs (25th Dec & 1st Jan). 12th day I was back in office :-)

PB's incident was very unfortunate and I hope he recovers soon and gets back to riding. Riding in Rajasthan on fast bikes is not an easy task. I hit a dog once and was barely able to hold on to the bike and very next day I almost hit a goat. No, I was not going fast but these situations are always there in RJ and there is nothing much you can do to be very honest.

WOT - What does this mean?
I have never got less than 20 kmpl and best mileage I got was 29 kmpl during run in. Now it is usually around 24-26 kmpl. Probably because I do gear shifts at 5K rpm and you can say that as of now I have not started to ride Ninja like a Ninja

RJ pics will start coming in from this Wednesday! As of now, lemme add pics of OUR bikes (Yours and Mine) in the next post.

Enough write up, Time for some pictures ...
Ninja Twins.

Sachin, WOT= wide open throttle.
Somehow I do not feel that my bike is comfortable at anything below 6krpm. I shift up at 7k at the minimum beyond gears 3,4,5. Have been doing so from the start.
Recently, I was able to get about 26kmpl on a full tank, but this was mainly because it was mostly gentle riding on a gentle downhill route, with zero time at WOT, and minimal braking. Pretty boring though, it was just an experiment.
Glad you survived the dog and goat incidents, let me know if you are planning any weekend rides.
Please pickup the dirtsack from Mulund A2Z Motorcycle superstore, if you haven't already been there, call me, we'll go together.

sriku

Beautiful....i like the greenery

I might do another solo ride and post that I shall let you know if there are any weekend ride plans.
Dirtsack Overnighter - If I find some free time this weekend then I shall let you know.

Fender Extender & Radiator Guard - Saar, let's start some R&D and brain storming session for these 2 things. Let me know if you need any assistance.

Thanks. These are just starters, Wait for the main course where the greenery would be seen in contrasting background

Totally it was super nice to read the whole experience bro... and congrats for being the proud owner of ninja. I am a guy who likes to read all the threads and keep away from posting unless sooo tempted with topic. Its a great inspiration for those who wish to own a high end ride(including me).
Good luck bro & Ride safe !!

Fender extender is sorted out, will know more details post republic day weekend. carbon fibre baby
Al radiator guard is on my list of things this weekend. will keep you posted.

I am glad this thread got you out of your comfort zone and made you post

Don't you think if we get the Fender Extender done successfully we will not need Radiator guard as eventually because the Fender is extended there is no way road debris and stone chips can hit the radiator damaging it.

Anyways, I am fine doing both the mods as there is no harm in doing both. I checked online today for Fender Extender and below are the images I could find. They basically mount to the back of the front fender with self adhesive and screws. I am still wondering how come the screws are hidden.

Superb Sachinji.. Awesome Log..
Waiting for your RJ Log to b posted....