The Official Trivandrum Offline meet(G2G) thread

[goatiguru29]

Aiyoda....we can get an alto for that amount lol

WTF... If i was on land i would have got the green baby...then i wonder what will people compare to when somebody buys a litre class...this is passion dude.... Iphone=cbz naaa never...:

[Nixster]

OMG! Looks like the whole state is going to make this a big issue.How many times do i have to say this? I wasn't comparing anything here What i was trying to say was that every ninja owner can go upto a driver and say that his bike costs as much as his car.

[Nio]

I am nikhil and i ride a 2006 model honda unicorn.No,i wasn't comparing alto and the ninja.I am really glad that a big bike like ninja made its way to the country.Hopefully rival companies would follow suit.Eagerly awaiting for the Auto Expo 2010 in january

welcome to xbhp buddy, and your entry to this thread seems to be with a boom
Don't worry we were just so bored with such comparisons in this forum from the time ninja's news released and thats why all these hullabullu..
So didn't get your intention in that comparison...

So where are you from?

[lijok]

Hi Nikhil.... welcome to the community...

[Binoy]

I am nikhil and i ride a 2006 model honda unicorn.No,i wasn't comparing alto and the ninja.I am really glad that a big bike like ninja made its way to the country.Hopefully rival companies would follow suit.Eagerly awaiting for the Auto Expo 2010 in january

Nikhil welcome to xbhp... Ya i understand, comparing any bike to any car is like painting on an ice...... both are for different purposes...
bye the way what you are doing? studies or work?

[goatiguru29]

welcome to xbhp Nikhil...sorry that we went with all guns blazing ....we were fed up with those comments...now tell something about yourself...so that you can join for next g2gs

[aarunn]

Welcome to xbhp Tvm Nikhil..... aaha Goati is back with his Emoticons

[VivekGK]

Welcome Nikhil,


You see, most people have heard some guys say, "You could have bought a maruti for that amount" whenever they announce the price of their rides. It's just a reflex to get our hackles raised when we hear that kind of talk. No offense meant.

BTW, we have a new member in the family, my sis's scooter. It's a Kinetic, I mean Mahindra-SYM Flyte. We did consider an Activa, but the price (47.5K+ 1K-3K for 'accessories' like number-plates, ladies footrest, left mirror, kick-start pedal rubber (yup) ), ridiculous waiting time (4 months!!!) and the crappy attitude of the sales people at both Marikar and EVM turned us off completely. I think that the white labcoats they wear make them feel like brain surgeons.

While we were shopping around, we had a look at the scooter from Global Motors. It's called the UFO 0150, and it's like a mini-Blaze (remember the Kinetic Blaze?) The exhaust looks awesome, and the tyres are 100/90-12 Dunlops/MRFs with a round profile. They look very sticky. Nothing tacky about it. The silencer looks like really nice. Lots of features too, like front disc, remote start, alloys etc. And the price was 47K on-road. Sis liked it, but she had trouble keeping her feet on the ground, and it was heavy.

This is their site and here's a pic.

[goatiguru29]

Welcome Nikhil,


You see, most people have heard some guys say, "You could have bought a maruti for that amount" whenever they announce the price of their rides. It's just a reflex to get our hackles raised when we hear that kind of talk. No offense meant.

BTW, we have a new member in the family, my sis's scooter. It's a Kinetic, I mean Mahindra-SYM Flyte. We did consider an Activa, but the price (47.5K+ 1K-3K for 'accessories' like number-plates, ladies footrest, left mirror, kick-start pedal rubber (yup) ), ridiculous waiting time (4 months!!!) and the crappy attitude of the sales people at both Marikar and EVM turned us off completely. I think that the white labcoats they wear make them feel like brain surgeons.

While we were shopping around, we had a look at the scooter from Global Motors. It's called the UFO 0150, and it's like a mini-Blaze (remember the Kinetic Blaze?) The exhaust looks awesome, and the tyres are 100/90-12 Dunlops/MRFs with a round profile. They look very sticky. Nothing tacky about it. The silencer looks like really nice. Lots of features too, like front disc, remote start, alloys etc. And the price was 47K on-road. Sis liked it, but she had trouble keeping her feet on the ground, and it was heavy.

This is their site and here's a pic.

Vivek...its a nice choice...4 yrs back i had 3 months waiting period for my activa...but there service to me was top notch...flyte is the best option for ladies definently...but have you considered the rodeo and duro from mahindra stable....

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[balajidiwakar]

well what can I say vivek looking at the silencer I feel that the Almighty has blessed you guys, two wheelers with FFE

[VivekGK]

Vivek...its a nice choice...4 yrs back i had 3 months waiting period for my activa...but there service to me was top notch...flyte is the best option for ladies definently...but have you considered the rodeo and duro from mahindra stable....

Yeah we did look at the new models. The Rodeo is basically the Flyte, with digital meters, a sidestand buzzer, slightly different front end, seperate front mudguard, new paint schemes/stickers and MRF Zappers. It was only less than 3K more, but the Flyte was such a good deal at 44000 on road. The Duro is about 1.5K less, but it is the old Nova with the Flyte's SYM 125cc engine. It's a good bike, but it was a bit taller, and also had the old style front forks, not the telescopic ones on the Flyte/Rodeo. There was also a 25 day wait for the Rodeo/Duro. They are both available in some excellent colors though. The white Duro looks really good.

Reg. Honda delays, it's because if the strike at the plant. They said that they had orders from July onwards. But what really irked me was their attitude. You walk into a showroom, and they're all just sitting around lazily, talking on phones and such. It's the same at Hero Honda dealers too. They don't care if you don't buy because there will be ten others who will pay through the nose, and more for things like side stands and mirrors which should come standard in the first place, and still think that they are getting the best ever deal.

well what can I say vivek looking at the silencer I feel that the Almighty has blessed you guys, two wheelers with FFE

Oh, I tried to make sis buy the big scooter, but she just couldn't touch her feet on the ground from atop the UFO. That's why we got the Flyte. I even tried telling her that we could get the seat cut to size! No Raksha! But the Flyte is really good in the city, feels very quick, esp. the initial take-off. I think that the Access might be quicker. Didn't get a chance to test-drive the UFO, as they didn't have a bike on the street level . But I asked an owner, and he told me that the big scoot had really good pickup, but the mileage was only 40-45.

I'll post some pics of my FFE after I wash the bike.

[Nixster]

Thank you all @ xbhp-TVM for accepting me in the gang(big hug to all)...I did my graduation in philosophy and did a programming course.Now i am just a freebird and trying to get myself stuck with a job lol.

[nottyboy]

Thank you all @ xbhp-TVM for accepting me in the gang(big hug to all)...I did my graduation in philosophy and did a programming course.Now i am just a freebird and trying to get myself stuck with a job lol.

welcome to the huddle....hoping to see you in our next meet.....soo..where are you from?

[goatiguru29]

@vivek. But rodeo would have been a better quad is better than core2duo..but how can anyone change a girls mind when she had decided something..

[nottyboy]

^^^ point!!! :d:d