The Official Pune Offline Meet(G2G) Thread

[shrinathrao]

G2g tomorrow at roopali

G2g tomorrow night at roopali hotel, f c road.
Date : 1/6/2011
venue : Roopali
time : 8.30 pm onwards

[ROCKRZ]

@Rockkrzzz have you considered play in the rubber bush that holds the tyre?

AFAIK, This is a steel part. but will check this out. however, in the play that i have mentioned, I am considering only the play of swing arm!

yesterday, i got the rear swing arm assly disassembled at castrol bike zone kothrud. according to him,
1) the swing arm bearing (NRB) is near its end of life.
2) the wheel bearings are in decent condition but he recomends replacing them since its not everyday when you open the whole assly
3) he does not recomend this bike for taking corners as even after the bearing change, there is will be some play of the order of 5 mm.

but since I am short of funds, I will be getting this done after some time.

Step 1 - Check the Shock Absorber settings on both the sides
Step 2 - Check the Chain allignment
Step 3 - Check the effin rear tyre and the RIM
Step 4 - Check the Swing Arm play by physically pushing it
Step 5 - Check its not the titanium breather pipe causing any issue
Step 6 - Check if you can sell the Hero Honda Junk and switch back to CD100, after all you corner well on it

so you are alive on online forums now... nice to have you back... now plz put up some facebook updates! also, blog buddy blog!

[antz.bin]

so you are alive on online forums now... nice to have you back... now plz put up some facebook updates! also, blog buddy blog!

Does this article help you in any way?

Answers.com - Why do you get Motorcycle speed wobbles

Especially the following para:
Although many things can contribute to starting a wobble, they generally won't happen if your steering head bearings are properly maintained. Test your steering head bearings by accelerating to 50 mph or so on a straight, smooth road on a calm day with no oncoming traffic. Close the throttle and remove your hands from the handlebars. If your bike's steering seems to pick a direction and stick there, your steering head bearings are too tight. If there is any wobble at all, your steering head bearings are too loose.

[ashtorque]

Saw a big (at least 10) super bikes group in Goa. 5-6 Intruders, 1 R1, Old Blades, Gixers and probably a goldwing...(not sure)

that was Pune's very own COPS!!!

[Alibaba]

Happy Birthday NitroSatya!

[shrinathrao]

Happy wala birthday nitro. Today evening dont forget to get cake for all of us at roopali while coming for the G2G.

[RabidRacoon]

Especially the following para:
Although many things can contribute to starting a wobble, they generally won't happen if your steering head bearings are properly maintained. Test your steering head bearings by accelerating to 50 mph or so on a straight, smooth road on a calm day with no oncoming traffic. Close the throttle and remove your hands from the handlebars. If your bike's steering seems to pick a direction and stick there, your steering head bearings are too tight. If there is any wobble at all, your steering head bearings are too loose.

THIS IS the reason why the ninja250r mini tank slaps at 60kmph. pBK doesnt think that this is the reason but it is.

[inder.cool]

Happy vala B'Day NitroSatya..

[abnv]

happy b'day nitrosatya...
@ all - 2030hrs hotel roopali..... but how will i spot you guys?? ...okay will call anyone of you.
c u guys...

[Revverend]

Accident near Akrudi Signal

I take the old mumbai pune highway road to commute to office and back daily. Saw a freak accident today and i am totally shaken down right now.

A girl and a guy on a pulsar 150 Dtsi took the entry into the inner lanes after crossing Akurdi signal. They were hit by a truck from behind which was in the leftmost lane and both of them had fallen down and skidded for quite a distance. Both of them are working in the same company and were leaving home when this happened. They made it out alive as of then but the girl took the maximum brunt of the accident.

She was badly bruised and her whole body was grazed from her shoulders,back,arms,legs,stomach and her inner thighs too,very badly.Passersby rushed to the spot immediately and a guy was holding her from the back,kinda making her sit.She was in an utter state of shock and i kind of stopped my bike in front of her.I was looking at her face and she had this helpless shocked stare in her eyes and she didn't move for 10-15 seconds,couldn't take my eyes off her.She absolutely didn't know what was happening around her.

The guy could stand up and run around and i am assuming he got away with minor scratches. People around forcefully stopped a rick and asked the guy to get in while others carried the girl in.She was lying there almost lifeless and not a tear in her eyes.The auto guy was instructed to rush to some nearby hospital.I followed the rick for quite a distance honking and clearing out the way ahead. I am totally petrified right now.The girl is so beautiful and it was sad to see her in a state like this.The bike was kinda fine and the guy was wearing a Vega off road helmet which got dragged on the road and i am assuming he didn't fasten the straps.

The same spot ,the same time ,same day last week two guys on a pulsar 150 were hit by a car from behind in the same manner.Both of them were not wearing a helmet and one of the guys was bleeding profusely from the head and his leg was fractured.The other guy was in a manageable state though. The bike got dragged away for quite a distance and i picked up the bike ,locked it and dropped the keys in one of the guy's pocket while the ambulance arrived.

I felt like sharing this with you cos this particular highway i found it to be very dangerous with vehicles flying by at 100-110 speeds in the inner lanes (no signals for another 10-12 kms) and people carelessly using the entries and exits. None of them look into their rear view mirrors while entering or exiting and vehicles inside have absolutely zero lane discipline.In fact ,most of the pune roads i ve travelled are wide, uneven and people know zilch about sticking to their lanes. Even the guys on the left most inner lane take up speeds of 80-90 quite close to the entry and exit points.

Ride Safe Guys and remember safety is not only for you when you are with a pillion.

Godspeed
Revverend

[vkavadia]

I felt like sharing this with you cos this particular highway i found it to be very dangerous with vehicles flying by at 100-110 speeds in the inner lanes (no signals for another 10-12 kms) and people carelessly using the entries and exits. None of them look into their rear view mirrors while entering or exiting and vehicles inside have absolutely zero lane discipline. In fact ,most of the pune roads i ve travelled are wide, uneven and people know zilch about sticking to their lanes. Even the guys on the left most inner lane take up speeds of 80-90 quite close to the entry and exit points.

Ride Safe Guys and remember safety is not only for you when you are with a pillion.

Godspeed
Revverend

Two good points you made there.
About the RVMs and about riding safely for the pillion if not for yourself...

I'm sure most of us here ride with RVMs. I would feel very uncomfortable riding without RVMs.

Going at 100 in the leftmost lane is a strict no no but sometimes you can't help it when a maruti 800 doing 40 is in the fast lane..

Well like they say.. common sense is n't really common and in the case of indian traffic, its really non-existent.. taking U turns without checking the traffic behind and turning without indicators and the list is endless!

I guess we as responsible riders should either just shut up and stop complaining about the traffic and ride with eyes wide open or every once in a while try explaining a little common sense to other riders/drivers..

That is all.

[pratheekkunder]

accommodation needed-urgent

Hi Guys,

Posting this message out of urgency.
Few friends of mine has been transferred from Bangalore to Pune this week and they are going to reach Pune on 4th June, ie on Saturday noon.Now the problem they have no idea about the city, all of them are girls, so thats a main problem! They are looking out for a decent place currently.Their office is located in Hinjewadi IT Park. So places like wakad, baner would be good! Plus language is also a main barrier for them, as they hardly speak Hindi and Marathi.If not a proper house, a temporary house would for about a week or 2 would be good as they dont know anyone there.
Kindly help me with this! Its just 2 days remaining before they land in this city!
Thanks a lot!

[ninjaboy]

Thanks! Will check it out. I thought they dealt in helmet's and gloves only!


Thanks!! Will surely keep an eye on this thread now onwards. And I have already subscribed to the SMS channel.

Thanks a lot, well i am in the merchant navy and currently sailing abroad so cant subscribe to the sms channel, but i will be back home by 1st july for the delivery of my bike ........then will surely meet up everyone.

[RabidRacoon]

Biru I missed you post somehow :/
Congrats dude and good luck !

[Controlled Madness]

I take the old mumbai pune highway road to commute to office and back daily. Saw a freak accident today and i am totally shaken down right now.



Ride Safe Guys and remember safety is not only for you when you are with a pillion.

Godspeed
Revverend

It is high time that we take responsibility of our own safety. Inner Lanes (as you call it) or the fast lanes (as I would like to call it) are MEANT for vehicles who travel at a much higher speed. So, if some1 wants to enter any of the fast lanes, it is their responsibility to check/calculate and then decide when to actually 'enter' these lanes. There is no way that the truck might have appeared out of the blue on the road. The rider MUST have definitely misjudged the speed and distance or else he must have been too busy to bother (like 99% of the people on the roads). Look at the innumerous people who travel on opposite side of the highway to save a kilometer or probably a couple of kilometers for a "U" turn. Why dont these people fear that some1 might just come and bang them head on! It is utterly frustrating to see these people. If we want to move towards ... (I mean 'towards') developed country standards of roads and traffic, we have to accept such (driving down a couple of kms for a U turn on highways) facts.
I dont understand when we shall even remotely move close to developed country standards of safety, discipline and respecting road/lane and traffic rules.

I am finding this medium of venting out my frustration due to a couple of incidents that have happened with me in the past couple of days.
1. A foolish tempo guy banged my car from behind, at a good enough speed because he forgot to notice my car waiting for a turn, a good enough 50 mtrs ahead of him. The damage was bad enough to not take my car home. In the garage now.
2. Following day, I was supposedly 'overtaking' an elderly gentleman (F U) from the left at a speed of 32kph (thats like super slow) on baner road,since he was riding at abt 25-30kph in the first lane. I was riding on his left when the road turned towards right. This mr. FU did not bother to turn right, and hit my bike from the rear. He was so irritated by this 'act' of mine (overtaking from left and gradually turning right alongwith the road marking) that he started yelling at me. I obliged him with riding in front of him at speeds slower than 25kph and making him do the same.
3. My cousin was returning from Bombay (e-way) in a tavera late night when his driver supposedly dozed off. He is now in ICU (out of danger but with multiple fractures) with the driver having 'walked' his way home.

So, I believe lets help, but in no way pity or sympathize with people who end up in accidents thanks to their own fault/carelessness. If I had my way, I would beat the guy further and then take him to the hospital.

Two good points you made there.
About the RVMs and about riding safely for the pillion if not for yourself...

I'm sure most of us here ride with RVMs. I would feel very uncomfortable riding without RVMs.

Going at 100 in the leftmost lane is a strict no no but sometimes you can't help it when a maruti 800 doing 40 is in the fast lane..

Well like they say.. common sense is n't really common and in the case of indian traffic, its really non-existent.. taking U turns without checking the traffic behind and turning without indicators and the list is endless!

I guess we as responsible riders should either just shut up and stop complaining about the traffic and ride with eyes wide open or every once in a while try explaining a little common sense to other riders/drivers..

That is all.

A big middle finger to all those who ride slow in the 1st lane. Its time that we accept that some roads WILL have very fast moving vehicles and we need to be extra cautious on such stretches.

Hi Guys,

Posting this message out of urgency.
Few friends of mine has been transferred from Bangalore to Pune this week and they are going to reach Pune on 4th June, ie on Saturday noon.Now the problem they have no idea about the city, all of them are girls, so thats a main problem! They are looking out for a decent place currently.Their office is located in Hinjewadi IT Park. So places like wakad, baner would be good! Plus language is also a main barrier for them, as they hardly speak Hindi and Marathi.If not a proper house, a temporary house would for about a week or 2 would be good as they dont know anyone there.
Kindly help me with this! Its just 2 days remaining before they land in this city!
Thanks a lot!

Ask them to go and study Hindi. They not understanding the local language is very much acceptable, but why did they never bother to understand and speak hindi all these years until they landed up with a job?