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**icemang** · 07-17-2011, 02:06 PM

Originally posted by powertwin View Post

Let me be the 11 th guy if not the 1 st !!
Welcome "icemang" !!
Think you are more interested in NUMBERS

.....see..10..........99%....& 96-_ _ _
'am in the 1% privileged Gang

.....I am 48+ & I have 48 machines

Jokes apart ....enjoy your stay OFFICER

Thanks powertwin. Nice to see you here too. I guess the love for bikes transcends all barriers even the most formidable one - age

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**raja_roadster** · 07-17-2011, 02:31 PM

Hope you would have rode those nice Military RE's used in Army please share your experience with the mighty enfields

**powertwin** · 07-17-2011, 06:38 PM

"Lieutenant Colonel" & mighty Bulls

Originally posted by raja_roadster View Post

Hope you would have rode those nice Military RE's used in Army please share your experience with the mighty enfields

Hello raja,
you are too innocent " RAJA",
you forgot 2 points from our "Lieutenant Colonel"
1 st :> Lieutenant Colonel grade guys never get a chance to ride TWO wheelers, officially !!
next: Our Lieutenant is of your age category, even if he had a chance to ride 2Ws, it would have been '90 s RE Bullets....
Cheers!!

**raja_roadster** · 07-17-2011, 07:31 PM

I'm too noob

to have asked it;some one told me RE makes STD models with different spec for indian army but i couldnt take it up so thought will ask Mr.Icemang; Powertwin Sir always at my rescue (thanks you made it clear about his rank thing which i dint think about ) I would like to thank all seniors here at xbhp for bearing amateurs like me

**ridermax** · 07-17-2011, 10:41 PM

Originally posted by icemang View Post

Friends,

I am overwhelmed by your response. Fully 10 members took the time out to post their messages and wishes. I am nowhere as young as 99 % of xBHPians and yet, you gals and guys can connect with me... it is a privilege for me to be among your midst. My cell number is 9624349964 (Rajkot), do call if you feel like it...

Welcome to the forum Sir! Great to have you on board. Let me add that I fall under the 1% group but still do rides with my wife. Our last ride was Bangalore/Goa/Bangalore in April this year. (The Tourer).

Welcome again & Keep riding

**icemang** · 07-19-2011, 08:42 AM

Originally posted by ridermax View Post

Welcome to the forum Sir! Great to have you on board. Let me add that I fall under the 1% group but still do rides with my wife. Our last ride was Bangalore/Goa/Bangalore in April this year. (The Tourer).

Welcome again & Keep riding

That is great, ridermax. In fact, one of the reasons for my CBR 250 purchase was to do longer and faster trips with my wife. We are planning on a Pune-Rajkot trip this year end. I will recommend this bike to you but only with higher clip-on modifications. She is a beaut on the highways and as per what my wife tells me, has a very comfortable rear seat compared to my older Pulsar 150 Classic.

**icemang** · 07-19-2011, 08:48 AM

Originally posted by powertwin View Post

Hello raja,
you are too innocent " RAJA",
you forgot 2 points from our "Lieutenant Colonel"
1 st :> Lieutenant Colonel grade guys never get a chance to ride TWO wheelers, officially !!
next: Our Lieutenant is of your age category, even if he had a chance to ride 2Ws, it would have been '90 s RE Bullets....
Cheers!!

You are only partially right there, powertwin. Lt Cols did not become so overnight, they had to climb the rungs too. So, in my time, I have ridden the Army REs in the late 80s and early 90s as a Second Lieutenant and Lieutenant but was never a fan of the bike. And officially, ALL officers are prohibited from driving DOD vehicles unless they possess a special Military Vehicles Driving License, so no REs or at the other end of the spectrum, T-90s!

**sunilg** · 07-19-2011, 12:08 PM

Originally posted by icemang View Post

so no REs or at the other end of the spectrum, T-90s!

Bang! you have kaboomed everyone here with this one statement.

Sir, let me salute and welcome you on behalf of the entire xBhp and xBhp office bearers.

Its a pleasure to have such an experienced rider and human being among us.

Have a pleasant stay.

**rx100.7050** · 07-19-2011, 12:52 PM

Originally posted by icemang View Post

That is great, ridermax. In fact, one of the reasons for my CBR 250 purchase was to do longer and faster trips with my wife. We are planning on a Pune-Rajkot trip this year end. I will recommend this bike to you but only with higher clip-on modifications. She is a beaut on the highways and as per what my wife tells me, has a very comfortable rear seat compared to my older Pulsar 150 Classic.

AHA!!! Another army guy joining the XBHP. Welcome to XBHP, Lt. Wonderful to have an army officer to have on-board. This one institution never fails to impress though lately it's image has been tarnished by some unscrupulous people including high ranking army officers !!!!
Man, I had childhood fantasy of joining army & living a life of an officer & yes driving a T-90 tank with INSAS rifle in hand :P

Also, very happy to know that your wife also likes to do trip with you on bike. Wonderful. Have a nice stay here.
Over & out

**Maxxrocker** · 07-19-2011, 04:58 PM

Welcome on board Lt. It is great to have people from the Armed forces being a part of the biker community. We're sure you must have had some great experiences traveling (for work and otherwise). Do scan and post the pictures sometime soon. Would be great if you could share some of your experiences as well, through travelogues etc. As it is, even though many of us ride out on our bikes and explore new places, the stories of an army officer are after all the stories of an army officer...

Great to have you here... c u around

**frankpilli** · 07-19-2011, 06:54 PM

Welcome on-board Colonel, have a pleasant stay

**shrinathrao** · 07-19-2011, 07:05 PM

icemang sir - Pune XBHP misses you.

**icemang** · 07-19-2011, 09:25 PM

Originally posted by sunilg View Post

Bang! you have kaboomed everyone here with this one statement.

Sir, let me salute and welcome you on behalf of the entire xBhp and xBhp office bearers.

Its a pleasure to have such an experienced rider and human being among us.

Have a pleasant stay.

Thanks for your wishes, Sunil and many more for your advice. I will value both in the days ahead...

**icemang** · 07-19-2011, 09:36 PM

Originally posted by rx100.7050 View Post

AHA!!! Another army guy joining the XBHP. Welcome to XBHP, Lt. Wonderful to have an army officer to have on-board. This one institution never fails to impress though lately it's image has been tarnished by some unscrupulous people including high ranking army officers !!!!
Man, I had childhood fantasy of joining army & living a life of an officer & yes driving a T-90 tank with INSAS rifle in hand :P

Also, very happy to know that your wife also likes to do trip with you on bike. Wonderful. Have a nice stay here.
Over & out

Thank you, rx.100.7050. A few misguided people must not be allowed to tarnish the reputation of an entire organization.

You should have fulfilled your fantasy then! The Army would have liked to have a motivated person like you!

**icemang** · 07-19-2011, 09:46 PM

Originally posted by shrinathrao View Post

icemang sir - Pune XBHP misses you.

Arrey, Shrinath, I still visit our G2G and stay updated about the events there. I miss you guys too here, man. Somehow, I just cannot attend the meetings at Vaishali on a regular basis; kids, wife, parents, in-laws, my odd jobs and the time of 830pm is a little difficult to fit in. If I move out then, I am finished and will become a bachelor like our other friends :-P

Shrinath, when I started my trip to Rajkot, two Pune guys had met me but I did not recognize them. Could you find out who they were? One is a regular at Vaishali, the other owns a sbk. Thanks in advance; I want to thank then for their Godspeed for the trip ahead on that day..

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