The Official Pune Offline Meet(G2G) Thread

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Hitting Lavasa past several weekends just to practice corners on my own. However lsp2310 accompanied me for two weekends and was able to capture my corners nicely in camera (including videos) for further analysis. Attaching some of the pics (Aggressive high speed as well as non aggressive moderate speed corners).

Nice pics there

Yeah, may be we can all meet up at a dhaba and conduct the OYM contest also have an introduction session along. Those who are on the next day ride can discuss location and timing too. We can make this coming saturday a good one though....

Location of a dhaba can be anything outskirts near chandni chowk, baner or even the other side of town (KP or Airport rd)

A mega Pune G2G i guess.

In chandni chowk area there are loads of dhaba's that can have the capacity to accomodate 10+ members.
The other side of town is unfamiliar to me, but yes our fellow members residing there can surely pitch in good hangouts. And the ones in chandni chowk are dirt cheap with ample of space for keeping the gear...

+1 to that

[Sumit_B]

Cornering Experts please comment and suggest an improvement. .

Nice pics Meghnad.

Since I am a fazer rider too, I also want to share a few experiences from my side and add a few questions.

1) Disadvantage: folding footrests (stock)
Whenever I lean and the footrest scrapes the tarmac, the folding movement of the footrest pushes the foot up, and at high speeds this is really bad. (my opinion)
Any solutions and expert opinion for this issue (other than replacing the footrests )??

2) Shifting weight to a side and cornering is not that comfortable on this bike, I do it without shifting weight but yes, I do point out the knee.
Is it because the bike is a so called 'tourer'?? Any advice?

Cornering junkies, please advice. Thanks.

PS: I am not a cornering expert! :P

[meghnad]

2) Shifting weight to a side and cornering is not that comfortable on this bike, I do it without shifting weight but yes, I do point out the knee.
Is it because the bike is a so called 'tourer'?? Any advice?

Sumit, well i don't agree to this. To me, shifting weight to a side on fazer is extreamly comfortable (as compared to Pulsers) and I just can not imagine a corner without weight shift. If you dont shift the weight, you have to lean your bike more to adjust centre of gravity. however, with weight shift, centre of gravity is a varible parameter (under rider's full control) along with speed & rpm (controlled by throttle action). If you shift your weight & looking 4-5 seconds ahead at given entry speed; you can easily define the path and lean angle well in advance.

Becuase of Fazer's mass centralization & low profile, i feel it extreamly comfortable and confident at the corners. Nevertheless, I agree that it is not a racetrack beauty so don't expect more from her.

well this is my pure personal opinion based on my fazer experience so far, and yes! even m not a cornering expert, so please don't mind.

[rohitlc]

Footrests should not scrape while cornering.shift more body weight.

[Sumit_B]

If you dont shift the weight, you have to lean your bike more to adjust centre of gravity. however, with weight shift, centre of gravity is a varible parameter (under rider's full control) along with speed & rpm (controlled by throttle action). If you shift your weight & looking 4-5 seconds ahead at given entry speed; you can easily define the path and lean angle well in advance.

(Black bold text) Yes, I do...
(Red bold text) Physics...!! was always bad in physics but good in practicals. Will try shifting weight and check the difference.

Becuase of Fazer's mass centralization & low profile, i feel it extreamly comfortable and confident at the corners. Nevertheless, I agree that it is not a racetrack beauty so don't expect more from her.

+5 to this.

Thanks Meghnad for the explanation.

Footrests should not scrape while cornering.shift more body weight.

Rohit, some more light please...why the footrests should not scrape while cornering??? Thanks.

[vkavadia]

(Red bold text) Physics...!! was always bad in physics but good in practicals. Will try shifting weight and check the difference.

What i inferred is that when you lean in a corner and lower your upper body as well, the overall center of gravity lowers and for simplicity's sake.. lower COG = better handling.

Rohit, some more light please...why the footrests should not scrape while cornering??? Thanks.

Well its generally unsafe to do so right? Your knee should be scraping before your footpeg, as told to me by a pune xBhp guy..

In fact, if you observe the motoGP riders closely, you'll see them using their knees as a measure of how much lean angle they have left. "One cheek of the seat should be enough" - Twist of the wrist II or whatever the title is..

Go back a few pages.. Ritwick posted a link to a torrent file for this really good 1.5 hour long vid - twist of the wrist II - which should clear pretty much every doubt you have.

EDIT: I'm moving into a new flat in KP which doesn't have covered parking.. That was in fact one of my criteria ( ) but the rest of the deal was too good..

So now I need a cover for the bike (which is a 220 for those of you who don't know) which has to be rain-proof of course.. btw - rain proof doesn't mean that the cover would immune to the eroding and dirtying properties of rain. It means that the cover will keep the bike dry...

[vrathor]

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Me in "pondi" . . . .

when does this happen? and what's the title, btw?

[abhijitkn]

Still looking for fz/ fazer manuals

Here you go...

[meghnad]

Here you go...

thanks for sharing this.

I'm looking for service manual and not user manual for FZ/FAZER.

[ritwik23]

Hey guys... cool to see a lot of good discussion going on. For those looking for cornering tips, please read up Twist of the Wrist by Kieth Code or watch the movie.

@ Rohit - I will not be able to attend the next G2G coz am going out of town. But will keep a look on the forum.

Catch ya'll soon. Ride Safe.

Ritwik.

[rohitlc]

Here you go...

Thanx a lot.

[rohitlc]

Saturday G2G

Hi , we will be meeting this Saturday.
i am proposing following plan . Any changes/suggestions/complaints, please convey them before Thursday 24th Nov. 1400 hrs.
so the plan is--

"Introduction , OYM Contest, Dinner G2G"

Day/Date : Saturday/26 November 2011
Time : 7.30pm

Venue : As of now "Woods" Dhaba near chandni chowk. it is a good dhaba 2 Kms towards Bhugaon. it has lot of parking space and for gear also , seating space for our purpose and is affordable. Still i think it may be way too far for some of our members so i am requesting your comments about the venue.All new members are requested to attend this G2G. induction ride will be planned at this G2G.

[meghnad]

i already have ride plans this and next weekend. I want to join you but can not change my plans now and sorry for that!!!! hope to have g2g two weeks later (once again).

[rohitlc]

@ everyone : such G2G will happen more often now. Its great to have your presence but for some reasons you cant attend 1 or 2 G2Gs its fine. guys please suggest any good hotels/dhabas in your locality.

[rohitlc]

A taste of what G2Gs were before

This one is from a previous introduction G2G.

INTRODUCTION G2G Xbhp - YouTube

@surojit : where are you these days man??