ok enough about pointing ...

i hope who ever read the Neil's post must have got the message...

Now main thing .. the PICS .. i don;t see many .. wr all shutterbugs ?? still sleeping.. ??

upload guys

Thanks Kiran and Praveen for such a organized ride !!!

@Raghav : Dude !!! Dont call me Uncle, I vil kill U
And about the handling and scrapping the footpegs, Its not me...its the bike which handles itself that well.
Bikerfas(Dinesh) promised me to teach cornering, May be You can sit with me and scrach ur helmet

@Bikerfas :Man...Our CFO you are the most disciplined rider of the group

@Aargee : What Passion u have for engines yaar !!! All day and night u were discussing abt engines only

@Sriram : It was pleasant riding with you...I hope I followed the tips you and argee gave me in the Pre-Ride

@Ram : Please check your Speedo Bro ...You have everything that a biker needs..just a bit more patience is needed

@Tarun : Next time get a sidecar dude...may be I wont have to ride the goods

@Aparajith : You are a encyclopedia...right from scooters to Ferrari's

And Kiran : This is how a leader should be...you define the word Biker
From where you generated this much of patience buddy...riding a ZMA for the whole stretch as a sweeper in 60-70

And yes Praveen...Thanks for the see-off compliment

@ Raghav

Post our pics man

Only amit, my speedo shows true speed like GPS...You haven't realized it

& Kudos to Kiran for organizing such a memorable G2G & tailing our guys from the day 1 to day 2.

It was great riding with everyone of you guys..The best ride for me so far..I learnt a lot from this ride..We should do this more often..

Thanks a lot Kiran, John, Praful and all others for making this one memorable event..

for those who dunno, ram's Apache 150 overtook uncle amit's Zma doing 120 and kept going, henceforth the name, Ram@125 :P

To all the Lazy bikers who went for the TRISTATE ride! where are the snaps ??

Don't post figures over here dude
Post some snaps..atleast teasers !!!

I think Praveens post has more hits than this one...Nobody is posting pics, nobodu is discussing about the ride,Nobody is sharing any experience..
The blame game always has more popularity.

Well, I was tempted to post this since morning, unfortunately I cannot control my urge & a little note to say Thanks to everyone.

@Kirosh - I respect you from all the fronts; I cannot believe there's such Good people on this earth. My respect towards you have gone simply double fold. Hats off to your patience, I need to learn a lot from you. At this place, I like to recall the amount of patience & coordination you'd with people & resort guys trying to pacify the guys & server dinner for people who were taking dinner late. Your attention to detail & caringness to take aside the 5 dinners arranged for the KL guys is simply great. I need to learn what is patience from you.

@Aparjith - I've heard about you through Kirosh & others at Chennai G2G's. I was looking forward to meeting several people in this G2G & one among them was you. I'm impressed with the amount of knowledge you have & the respect you show on the road. Being young & responsible is extremely difficult & that impressed me a lot. Being a sweeper to you for 2-3 hours I learned a lot & I'm looking forward to ride & learn from you.

@Xinfii - Amazing personality you have & you're one of the person I was looking forward to meet in this G2G. I'm simply blown away by your simplicity, discipline & lead ride. Your personal blogging site gave me an impression that you're kind of person who likes to be in your own closed group, but let me admit, I was blown away by your down to earth attitude & respect for people on road. Its really difficult to point out all my learning from you, but one thing really helped - "Do not disturb the public on group ride". Trust me, I WILL adhere to it. You're one genius lead in group ride & yes, Thanks for answering patiently on all the questions I'd with Ninja 250R.

@Apar & Xinfii - Guys, thanks for spending & sharing the adventure of Leh trip over 2.5+ hours amidst of the mosquito bites & patiently answering to me.

@Sriram, @CBZ Extreme, @Raghav - One of my best rides I'd with you guys from Salem to Vellore. One of the most memorable rides & I really wish for one more such trip or touring with you guys. One of my regrets was I couldn't get much time to spend talking to Sriram which was one of the things that I was looking forward in this G2G.

@Amit - I'm impressed with how you learned the group riding. I still remember as how you rode to Amirthi & how you rode from Vellore to Krishnagiri. Trust me, I was able to predict only with few guys as what would be their next move on the road & you were one of them. Oh!!! Thanks for letting me ride your ZMA which helped me lose my sleep.

@Surbhit - What a world of difference between you & your ride. Your exhaust note is is loud while you're a soft spoken person. You gave an impression that you're a man of patience & the incident of leaving your R15 over 2 months for an exhaust shows it all. Enjoyed riding with you.

@Dinesh - Just one word - an ideal lead in group ride. I can never forget your lead from Vellore to Krishnagiri. Trust me, I was little irritated riding from Chennai to Vellore & it was the ride from Vellore to Krishnagiri that made me say "Hmmm...maza aa gaya"

@Tarc, @Ram - Guys, can never forget the ride with you with Amirthi as well as Vellore to Krishnagiri. @Tarc - you bought a bike that suits you just perfect, I loved your sitting posture on it.

@Ashwin - The first person to meet on the TSG2G with one of the bike I love but hate the manufacturer - The Pulsar 200. Trust me, you deserve the ride & it suits you just perfect.

@Santoosh - Just loved your ride & you deserve the Comet for your knowledge. What impressed me was you're the kind of person like me who keeps thinking in the background of what we speak & come out things reasoning. The next day when you were brought back the topic again on the exhaust note difference on Comet & Ninja, I'd my own respect for you.

@Minus-0 - Thanks for giving me a company on the Two-stroke; without you, my bike would've been left without a company.

@iamarj/ramu086 - Sorry, one of you guys were riding the KL01 registered red Unicorn, not sure who had though I remember your face. Nice meeting up you too & I was glad I learned something on Unicorn when trying to fix the tail lamp & to have challenged my RX from the ride between the Krishnagiri to Thoppur. I enjoyed it.

@Praful, @John, @Josh - Nice meeting you guys, sorry that I couldn't personally say atleast a "BYE" before I leave. Sorry guys. And Josh, Thank you so much for giving me an offer out of your way; appreciate it. Especially Josh, you didn't let down the P220 & stayed with the KL guys late night to fix the bike. Great.

@Arnimarine/@Avygod - Guys nice meeting you & we'd a good time talking Saturday night & yes, yhanks for letting me get a feel on sitting on Avenger.

@Killer_instinct - Though we chatted for few minutes, I'd a very good conversation on how you made up the money for your Ninja 250 from Pulsar days. I finally saw you burning the roads on Krishnagiri heading towards Bangalore around 5:30 PM Sunday.

@Lijo/@Swas/@Kochumvk & all KL riders - Impressed with you guys. Really impressed with the kind of feather that you've on your cap now. We'll meet up sometimes when I'm at Kochi/TVM.

@Jayamohan Sir - Glad, I'm very very glad to see someone elder to me in the group & that gives me a comfort that I'm not too old to retire from motorcycling. We will meet up sometimes when I'm at TVM.

(Edit) @Highwayman - Sorry, I missed you. Though we spent less time, Good luck on your higher studies. Hats off to your hard riding.

(Edit) @Neil - Sorry, I missed you too. I was staying awake till Saturday midnight to meet the KL guys & Thanks for giving me company during that time. Yes I remember telling you my ID for 3rd or 4th time isn't it? Reminds me of the character Tom (Dialog - Hi I'm Tom) in the movie 50 First Dates.

I'm sorry that I've missed out several Bangy guys, though I can recall your faces but I couldn't put across your names or ID's. I sincerely apologize for that & that was one reason why I was controlling my urge from posting this. But then posted this as I would like to be called as a person with short memory than Thankless.

I learnt most of the group riding etiquettes from you only..Sir !!!
Your RX exhaust note woke me up as well
I loved it when you said this to Kiran while coming back..." We have developed kind of bond and understanding between us, Let us ride together "
Sorry...I didn't join you guyz on the way back

Nice to know all you folks enjoyed and had a safe trip.
More pics and videos guys.

How many guys from each region ?
How much time did you folks take ?
How many rest stops ?

A detailed report guys... please.

EDIT: Shocking to see this.

80 bikers, some very great pals, 1 scenic hill-station, A motorcycle and great food(loved the breakfast), One voice-" United by Xbhp "

Can only think of these things about the G2G...
Thank you everyone for making this happen

Riding with such a huge group requires a lot of patience and sure is fun, but what surprised me was that so many first timers setting such an example for group riding (barring a few incidents, but yeah we are humans,can and will learn from mistakes)...

I would like to point a few things which I saw:
1) Guys doing stunts at the Breakfast A2B on Saturday, without proper gear and in a public place(A restaurant where lots of families visit and heavy trailer trucks park), come guys we need to set example for others on safety riding and were we successful?
Preach a message only if you follow it....

2) Displaying cornering skills in a A2B Fuel station around the parking area with cars parked around, people and kids walking around? Totally inacceptable

3) Please give way for the cars(trying to overtake you from the right-side)on your back while riding in the group.

4)Again the riding after consuming alcohol has been pointed out by Praveen.

My above observations may hurt a lot of fellow xbhpians, but want to finish my post with this thought which has stuck after the ride, "Even the most beautiful thing isnt perfect"...
But yes we all can make an effort to improve ourselves and our riding skills...

To Kiran, Praveen and Apar- It takes lot of guts for what you have done and said on xbhp, I Stand by you guys for that and was great to meet you all...

To All MODS: please arrange for an All India G2G, It is "An Experience to meet the actual person behind a login-id"

I feel so unlucky...

Dude even with 80 people & 2 days, Ive already fogotten the names of several people. Imagine everyone's plight at an all India G2G. We will have to walk around with nametags around our neck !

@Argee: Was dying to see the RX's the moment the list of riders with their ride was posted... and both me and my ride had some company (felt bad, when they parted our rides away during the grand photoshot )

Well said Neil!!!

Forget even remembering the names. This time the KL guys rode for about 16+ hours. Now imagine where do we all meet up for all India G2G & how many days of ride & how many people on road. How many people ride in group. The Bangy boys alone were about 50 of them & imagine the plight of all India & if every state has 30 riders heading where? MH, MP, AP, UP? Frankly speaking I might get 2-3 weeks off for a LEH trip, but definitely I wouldn't dare to ask 1 week off for a AIG2G.