The Official Pune Offline Meet(G2G) Thread

[shrinathrao]

Let me know if u guys coming over to moto cafe . I will be off for a week from tomorrow.

So today indirectly, you are calling us for a bachelors party. We wont mind if you wanna treat us today.

[Eshan-P180]

Well i was thinking to try WTF burger in a group today

i dont mind Moto Cafe either (Love the Ninja Fizz)!!!!!
Guys decide ASAP is it BB or Moto Cafe

My personal choice----Moto Cafe

[trustvishwas]

Let me know if u guys coming over to moto cafe . I will be off for a week from tomorrow.

and why is that?

[satyenpoojary]

and why is that?

So that he can treat us with some real irish coffee

So is it TMC? Who would do the honours of pick up and drop for me

[shrinathrao]

i dont mind Moto Cafe either (Love the Ninja Fizz)!!!!!
Guys decide ASAP is it BB or Moto Cafe

My personal choice----Moto Cafe

I have smsed you check it

[swapnil1485]

guys pls confirm if it's moto cafe today at 8 pm.... will like to meet u guys...

[shrinathrao]

guys pls confirm if it's moto cafe today at 8 pm.... will like to meet u guys...

Hi swapnil we all are meeting at burger barn first and later we will decide further where to head for roopal or TMC. Call me on 9921161166 once you are at Burger barn.

[satyenpoojary]

Cool! Shrinath, let me know when you folks are around man!

[shrinathrao]

Cool! Shrinath, let me know when you folks are around man!

Will reach by 8 at BB.

[satyenpoojary]

Had a good time yesterday!
Nice meeting, Rakshas, Vipin, Antz, Pads (Ne technology waala), Shrinath, and Mr. Sood!

Cant make it to boopali today... heading back @5ish

[stuntababe urvashi patole]

Hi guys,

On Sunday (10 Apr), I did a quick return trip to Nasik. Sorry for not sending out an invite to the group; my plans were flux and I had decided only on Saturday to go ahead. The objective was to check out the long-distance comfort issues of my Pulsar 150 Classic in prep for my Leh trip in July.

A brief report:

Pune to Nasik

Departure: 0530h

The early morning ride was very pleasant, to say the least. The exit to the Nasik phata is a pain to negotiate - the exit under the flyover has been barricaded and one has to ride ahead, cut across traffic and then get on to the Nasik road proper.In fact, at places, near villages, there was a distinct nip in the air. I was amazed to see even light mist near ponds - and this when summer is about to hit the area! Traffic was quite light and I was making good time.

Breakfast At 0730h, I stopped for a break at a Saroj dhaba. Bad luck - only tea on offer and I sure was not in the mood for aloo parathas! So I had a tea and rode ahead and lo and behold, a Kamat restaurant came up on the left. My tummy was doing an imitation of a balky, poorly tuned V 8 so I stopped and was about to enter the parking lot when the attendant waved me off with much disdain and I had to park away from the "mothya gadya" area. Talk about discrimination against bikers... Poha nd tea came to Rs 40 and the poha plate was way too small to justify the price...

I have a remark on the mentality of people in this state, rather the mentality of socially and financially upward people. Before I get brickbats flying at me, let me haste to add that I too belong to the latter category. At Kamat, NOT ONE PERSON spoke to me about my garb (elbow and knee guards, jacket, gauntlets etc) but kept giving sidelong glances. I have ridden/driven in J & K, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, U.P., Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Goa etc and at ALL the aforementioned places, somebody has approached me to strike up a conversation about the weather, where are we going etc. But not here. Wonder why...

At around this time, I noticed a peculiar attribute of the bike which I shall elaborate on later.

The ghats came and went and the Pulsar was pulsating nicely.

At 1030h, I was a bit tired so broke for a pee and water at a dhaba at Sinnar. The misal pav was here was excellent, sorry, forgot the name of the place. At last, one farmer asked me about my destination. A small chat for 5 mins and I was on my way.

Arrival Nasik: 1130h.

I could have arrived 30 mins early but some time was wasted in finding the route to the Military Hospital in Devlali where my good friend had posted a guide to take me to his house.

Lunch was a relaxed affair. This friend and I go back to 1995 when he was a doctor in my battalion and we had grown close. Now, his kids are grown up, one has flown the nest and husband and wife are preparing for the lonely days ahead when both kids would have their own lives and the home would suddenly become more of a house than a home...

Nasik to Pune

Departure: 1445h.

Bidding farewell to old friends is difficult and time-consuming and so I was back on the road a little after my planned-for time.

Refueled with 7 lits at the HP bunk in Devlali. Once again, the odd issue cropped up only to go away later.

By the time I was 10 odd kms short of Sinnar, the sky clouded over and I was spared the Sun's rebuke.

Again, the ghats came and went, no issues with bike or rider.

At the last ghat before Pune - forgot the name- one moronic driver caused a jam by trying to overtake while a bus was climbing. Within seconds, it was a 3 km gridlock. Irate drivers got out and I too helped out to clear the mess. Reminded me of the CEAT advt - the road is full of idiots. Thanks to my two wheels vs the other's 4, I sped ahead and the rest of the 4 wheelers were able to catch up after almost 45 mins.

Darkness came short of Chakan. Guys, this patch is a real nightmare and I cannot advise more strongly to exercise max caution in this area, especially during darkness. There are no overhead lights, there are numerous intersections, all without signals, the median plastic tree shaped dividers are broken in patches so the opposite traffic's headlights hit one full in the face and the traffic is very fast, thanks to the lovely road quality. I had bought a new CROSS helmet with a clear visor on Wednesday and was thankful for the superb optics of the visor.

Arrival: 2015h

My wife was happy to see me and the kids were chomping on the famous Nasik seedless grapes in no time. A couple of chilled beers and dinner later, I was refreshed enough to take the family out for ice-cream.

Distance ridden: 450 km, time in saddle: 11 hours.

Equipment

Cramster saddle bags, tank bag and a small soft bag bungeed to the pillion seat. 02 X 5 lit cans filled to simulate petrol. All spares and clothes as per my list for Leh minus the emergency rations. Adequate water as per high altitude norms.

The bike issue

I had noticed on my daily riding in Pune that when I filled the tank up to capacity - 14 lits - the carb seemed to not breathe properly. When the fuel came down to a bit more than 3/4 full, the bike suddenly came to life. This odd attribute was completely proven on the instant trip and twice at that.

Tank full, she just did not want to cross 5000 rpm/5th/60 kph. The carb sounded almost strangulated and any additional throttle input caused knocking. But with some fuel burnt, the carb started sounding typically Pulsar rorty, the revs picked up and she was cruising effortlessly at 5k rpm/70 kph and wanting to go ahead.

Deduction

The carb needs a specified head room of air in the tank for it to correctly mix the fuel with the air which means that below this air space, the FUEL pressure at the main jet is inadequate to sustain revs beyond about 4.5K.

Any inputs on this issue - people facing the same phenomenon etc are welcome. This is an important issue for me: I will have to cater for more fuel outside the tank for my Leh trip then.

Photos

The scenery was very dry. Also, I was a bit pressed for time so did not click any snaps, sorry!

very well written Icemang

My First solo ride log is up.

http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/17700-my-first-small-solo-ride.html#post608500

@ icemang - loved the writeup, post it in the tourer section sir.

Congrats Shrinath

Guys, I feel a systematic attack has been undertaken by some rival motorcycle gang on Pune xBhp. Instead of open war, they have taken the route of enticing all senior members to retire.

This attack is in the form of marriage. We have already lost dear comrades like NV, Saad and would be loosing Niks and some leader of a not so famous gang shortly. This can't be allowed to go on.

Let us all unite and oppose any more casualties. Let all unmarried members vow to celibacy. (Now I think I have gone too far). Amend .... let all unmarried members vow not to fall for this temptation at least for one year. This would give us sufficient time to gather our forces and induct some new blood.

So a G2G tonight is being called for.

Venue : Hotel Roopali, Fergusson College Road
Time : 8.30 pm onwards

yaay vote for one year celibacy and more if possible..

[inder.cool]

Anyone have an idea to import stuff from US w/o paying much of shipping charges.

[stuntababe urvashi patole]

Anyone have an idea to import stuff from US w/o paying much of shipping charges.

A family member or friend who loves you and keeps visiting India :P

[satyenpoojary]

Yes, and those have been discussed 498 times on the Riding gear thread....

What do you want to get to India?

[shrinathrao]

Anyone have an idea to import stuff from US w/o paying much of shipping charges.

Hey man, If your friend or someone is coming from us than you no need to pay for shipping, but if you are ordering it locally in India than you have to pay it, as i have recently ordered some items and i paid extra 25$ as shipping charges.

Again the cost of one lot should not exceed INR 15000/- or you need to pay duties for the same.