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**frankpilli** · 10-27-2011, 10:41 PM

Originally posted by dafc View Post

dayuuuuuuum I am glad you made a full recovery and glad that you didn't give up on your RX after such a horrid encounter

The best part connected to this particular accident is coming up next. stay glued

**frankpilli** · 10-27-2011, 10:54 PM

Originally posted by NitinGirish View Post

That means you and the bike had gone under the truck

Or the trucker didn't bother walking down to the rear end of the truck to check out whats happening? Weird! How can a person not notice somebody lying in a pool of blood!

No, me & the bike didn't go under the truck, after the impact i lay some 3 or 4 feet from the truck's rear, he came back to check it out, seen me, and wanted to run away from the spot with his truck, because he thought i'm already dead. but his truck needs to be push-started ! this accident happen on the NH-5, then the road used to be very deserted, very less traffic,and the time is 11 PM, so he was looking for a couple of men to get it push-started i guess. then the police arrived.

**Bluesmoke** · 10-28-2011, 11:26 AM

Originally posted by frankpilli View Post

No, me & the bike didn't go under the truck, after the impact i lay some 3 or 4 feet from the truck's rear, he came back to check it out, seen me, and wanted to run away from the spot with his truck, because he thought i'm already dead. but his truck needs to be push-started ! this accident happen on the NH-5, then the road used to be very deserted, very less traffic,and the time is 11 PM, so he was looking for a couple of men to get it push-started i guess. then the police arrived.

Frank, all I can say is the Gods of speed were looking out for you. Thank god you're ok, and didn't suffer any permanent injuries.

But tell me something, back in '88 was it possible that Yamaha dealers were low on spares?????? Seems incredible!

**vijaymeyou** · 10-28-2011, 01:04 PM

Oh .

Thank God! you have fully recovered.

frank about your meter assembly.. have you changed the full assembly set or else only meter cover.. since i can see dail and needle intact.

Is that your orginal meter nippon seiki japan... ??? do you saved that dail?

**frankpilli** · 10-28-2011, 01:38 PM

Originally posted by Bluesmoke View Post

Frank, all I can say is the Gods of speed were looking out for you. Thank god you're ok, and didn't suffer any permanent injuries.

But tell me something, back in '88 was it possible that Yamaha dealers were low on spares?????? Seems incredible!

Back in '88 there are very less two-wheelers (except in Metros) plying on the roads, so the dealers used to stock only the basic spares with them. i think in my town there used to be 10 or 15 RX-100's.

Originally posted by vijaymeyou View Post

Oh .

Thank God! you have fully recovered.

frank about your meter assembly.. have you changed the full assembly set or else only meter cover.. since i can see dial and needle intact.

Is that your orginal meter nippon seiki japan... ??? do you saved that dail?

I changed the full assembly because the internal mechanism has been crushed, but the dial & needle are intact.

Yes its original Nippon Seiki, and i saved it.

**Rosh.Shogun** · 10-28-2011, 07:47 PM

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**frankpilli** · 10-28-2011, 08:47 PM

Originally posted by Rosh.Shogun View Post

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OK Rosh, the answer for this is the teaser pic at the start of this thread

**sanjithjoseph** · 10-28-2011, 10:27 PM

I heard like it was too hard to get these bikes on those days especially during the launch time of RX100. Actually, what was the reason?...too many people booked the bike or less no of bikes in production

And, people used to sell the bike on the same day of delivery by quoting an amount which is more than the real price by Yamaha..some 1000 to 3000 Rs extra..

**sixspeedtwin** · 10-29-2011, 03:55 AM

Originally posted by sanjithjoseph View Post

I heard like it was too hard to get these bikes on those days especially during the launch time of RX100. Actually, what was the reason?...too many people booked the bike or less no of bikes in production

And, people used to sell the bike on the same day of delivery by quoting an amount which is more than the real price by Yamaha..some 1000 to 3000 Rs extra..

1986 was before the opening of the Indian market and EVERYTHING had qoutas ... Those days waiting for chetak scooters was 7 years !!! Fiat cars were 13 years!!!

The auto sector was allowed to manufacture only a fixed amount of vehicles and that is what created the issues ...

**frankpilli** · 10-29-2011, 03:35 PM

Originally posted by sanjithjoseph View Post

I heard like it was too hard to get these bikes on those days especially during the launch time of RX100. Actually, what was the reason?...too many people booked the bike or less no of bikes in production

And, people used to sell the bike on the same day of delivery by quoting an amount which is more than the real price by Yamaha..some 1000 to 3000 Rs extra..

Yes, every motor vehicle has to be booked then. there is no fixed time that u'll get your vehicle. it depends on the mercy of the Manufacturer/Dealer. its not because too many people are booking them. actually there are not much buyers in those days. there are no Finance schemes to buy bikes/cars in those days. you have to pay the full amount in cash when the vehicle arrives at the dealer. some people use to book the vehicles (3 or 4) depending on the demand,, and sell them for some premium for prospective buyers, the middleman/agent was non other than the Dealer

himself.

Originally posted by sixspeedtwin View Post

1986 was before the opening of the Indian market and EVERYTHING had qoutas ... Those days waiting for chetak scooters was 7 years !!! Fiat cars were 13 years!!!

The auto sector was allowed to manufacture only a fixed amount of vehicles and that is what created the issues ...

Yes we should wait for a Chetak for 6 to 7 years! yeah its true. but there used to be an option. Delhi registered Chetaks were readily available (not at the dealers) with some privateers for some Rs. 3000 to 4000 extra. later we used to change the Delhi registration to our state registration.

**Rosh.Shogun** · 10-31-2011, 12:48 PM

Originally posted by frankpilli View Post

OK Rosh, the answer for this is the teaser pic at the start of this thread

Just to check, whether you have any collections (Magazines) of this issue

**frankpilli** · 10-31-2011, 04:47 PM

Originally posted by Rosh.Shogun View Post

Just to check, whether you have any collections (Magazines) of this issue

There are piles of old magazines with me (since 1986 ), and there are lot of road tests about suzuki's. i have to search, scan & post them.

**driftjockey** · 10-31-2011, 07:20 PM

oooh! please do that frank.
eagerly waiting for that! ( and please search for anything related to shaolin

)

**Rosh.Shogun** · 10-31-2011, 07:44 PM

Originally posted by frankpilli View Post

There are piles of old magazines with me (since 1986 ), and there are lot of road tests about suzuki's. i have to search, scan & post them.

oh. . ok. . will be looking forward. . .

**frankpilli** · 11-01-2011, 12:39 PM

Originally posted by driftjockey View Post

oooh! please do that frank.
eagerly waiting for that! ( and please search for anything related to shaolin

)

Originally posted by Rosh.Shogun View Post

oh. . ok. . will be looking forward. . .

Drift & Rosh does any Suzuki thread exist here? if yes post the URL here, i have a Supra road test from 1991.

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