Chennai xBhp Track Day - 22 Feb '09 - The Discussion and Pics thread

[pranay]

... Red pulsar 200 with the 'stealth style' motocross helmet??

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Ride Safe

Man, that helmet was out of this world. It was posted earlier in this thread by veeemax.

Pic by veeeemax:

[bikerfas]

As a First timer to the tracks, i having a great learning on the tracks... was able to make only few laps with sajiv's bike... all the discussion over here would be of good help to the newbee's on the track... also this track day helped to learn/shape up my photograhic skills...

@ Killer: thanks bro for your fantastic news abt the track and the method/ways to take the corners... will try them when we hit the tracks next time...

@Xinfii: your shots were wonderful man.. keep rockin

@ All: thanks for the wonderfull shots of the Track Day...

@ saicheeco: thanks for capturing me was wondering whether anyone clicked me or not...

[Fury]

So instead of saying "Donkey this is all you can do, stay off the track" just try to make donkey faster, untill u buy a horse.

Hehehe.......so true....anyways as far as I'm concerned I had a ball on the track.

BTW anyone go pix of me....ie Red pulsar 200 with the 'stealth style' motocross helmet??

All in all nice event.

Ride Safe

[Praful]

The p220 experience.
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Post track-day I guess a lot of them realised where their bikes belonged and the pulsar owners sure had nothing much to say in the presence of the RTRs and R15s

& Well I guess most of the Pulsar owners realised that their bikes are not meant for the tracks, but to rule to streets! (where their crappy handling,can be overshadowed by fantastic straightline performance)

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A few here believe that learning on a bad/tough handling bike will make you a better rider on a good handling bike. I dont agree. Killer has given the explanation.

Not a few, just I asked this question. And I don't believe in such a thing, I merely asked Killer if such a notion is true.

Who's this ZiMA rider..!! Pretty good leans by him...

He is Vimal from Gutzy Roadies ..... Ask Praful about him, they both were actually racing

I din't know the ZMA rider, but he was really good. He was taking corners pretty well.
We both somehow always ended up riding with each other, either he behind me or me behind him. At the corners I was slower than him, but was catching up with him on the straights.

This guy has good potential, a few trackdays down and he'd be blasting about the track!


@saicheeco:Nice pics there!

@killer: Thats fantastic piece of news there!

[MR ACE]

@ 2 Sai's & Madhu: General Inspection

@ Saicheeco: Before Clicking Pics 'Warn Me'

@ All: The Pics Are Damn Good, Kudos To Praveen & Saicheeco

[stewarch]

a finger.

@all : Do you guys have any idea how the bikes came from Mumbai ???
The 5 biker souls rode down from Mumbhai the day before.
Hats off to those who had the heart huge enough to ride the bike down from Bombay. I was overwhelmed when i heard these guys rode down to chennai. THAT TOO ON SBKS'.

We drove the bikes down from Mumbai. Left Mumbai Friday morning 3am and arrived Chennai Saturday afternoon. Left Chennai 9:30am Monday morning and just arrived back in Mumbai 11:00pm Tuesday evening. We had support car and shared driving between the bikes and the car. Stopped in Bangalore on the way down overnight and Hubli overnight on the way back.

[badriyan]

Just FYI, International bike racing will finally be coming to our country with the 4th round FIM asian championship happening in Sep this year at Chennai. More info here: http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/motorspo...d-chennai.html

You guys should come watch and see actual world class pro's in action. The top 5 riders in the 600CC class actually lap our most experienced asian gp rider Dilip Rogger in the races, so you can imagine how fast they are. Some of the top japanese riders who take part in the 600cc class are competitive racers at the world level (suzuka 8 hour race etc). Expect to see some track records being broken, it will be a treat to watch. They will be working on improving track safety too to conform to FIM specifications. Finally we're moving in the right direction.

wow thats great news, waiting for september

[yuv_biKING]

AceHunter checking sumthing, anyone any idea?


i think, he's looking "where the hell is the exhaust gone??"
hey dude, i saw a SBK which runs without a exhaust.....

LOL... ha ha ha ROFL..... Excellent Madhu... Exactly he would ve done that...

[madhuganeshm]

AceHunter checking sumthing, anyone any idea?

link to the full album: Picasa Web Albums - sai - mmsc meet_22/...

i think, he's looking "where the hell is the exhaust gone??"
hey dude, i saw a SBK which runs without a exhaust.....

[Killer]

Just FYI, International bike racing will finally be coming to our country with the 4th round FIM asian championship happening in Sep this year at Chennai. More info here: http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/motorspo...d-chennai.html

You guys should come watch and see actual world class pro's in action. The top 5 riders in the 600CC class actually lap our most experienced asian gp rider Dilip Rogger in the races, so you can imagine how fast they are. Some of the top japanese riders who take part in the 600cc class are competitive racers at the world level (suzuka 8 hour race etc). Expect to see some track records being broken, it will be a treat to watch. They will be working on improving track safety too to conform to FIM specifications. Finally we're moving in the right direction.

[saicheeco]

thanks everybody, i too learned a lot about photography that day, how auto focus can ruin a moment. and also the corners where crash happens often, C7? or C8.As a first timer, information is wealth. when I hit the track, I will be watching out.


i uploaded only few pics here, pls find the rest in the link, Picasa Web Albums - sai - mmsc meet_22/...

[voodoo_god13]

Well, the point is that for a bike sold at 90k its expected to handle in any case. Even the karizma was not meant to be ridden on the track, but it does its job well above the pulsar 220.
When bajaj is positioning its bikes with the"pro-biking" tag and trying to showcase it as a premium performance product, doest handling matter at all? You sure had the money to buy a better bike and the pulsar aint any cheap. Its quite expensive, be it the 150 or the 220.
A Unicorn which is a bland commuter handles way above the Pulsars.
After I rode the p220, I suggested samyaza that the air pressure be lowered and it did make a slight difference in handling. All said, even with better tyres and a few tweeks you cant make a donkey perform like a horse. A horse is a horse. Period.

Of course we can improve riding by discussing techniques, however you need to do all this on a good handling bike. A few here believe that learning on a bad/tough handling bike will make you a better rider on a good handling bike. I dont agree. Killer has given the explanation.
I remember from my childhood days, some elders would say that if you learnt to drive in an ambassador you can master any thing on 4 wheels. I can only laugh at them now. I'm sure schumacher has not even tasted an ambassador to become a world champion.

I definately not saying riding an inferior bike is gonna help when I upgrade to a new bike.

All I'm saying is most pulsar owners cant afford to buy a new bike at this point. So ur still stuck with a 'Donkey'. So instead of saying "Donkey this is all you can do, stay off the track" just try to make donkey faster, untill u buy a horse.

Also I ride a 200. The 220 was outta reach with my salary at that point. The R15 was not released. 72K for a P200 seemed to be a good deal for a guy wanting city riding and touring.

[chicane1879]

Awesome pics.You guys seem to have one helluva time with almost all the bikes ranging from 2 strokes to sbks blazing on the track at the same time!!

The zma rider seems to be super composed while taking the corners.Too good a rider!!

@Joel
That's one of the best corner pic i have ever seen on P220, Thanks!!

@praveen
Awesome pics, dude!!

@praful
Nice corner pics, man!!

@All
Thanks for sharing the pics.

[Joel]

I notice the general consensus is that the pulsar is not good on the track.

While that is true I'm sure most pulsar owners [me included] never thought they were gonna ride their bikes on the race track. Also I'm sure most are not in a position to just buy a new bike.

So instead of only discussing how bad this bike is, why not discuss ways to improve your times on these bikes. Discuss tyres, what can be done to the suspension, how to better your lines. I'm sure you still will be slower than an R15 but shaving off a second on your Lap times should be gratifying enough.

PS. Thanks to all the photographers who clicked and uploaded pics of me on my 200.

Well, the point is that for a bike sold at 90k its expected to handle in any case. Even the karizma was not meant to be ridden on the track, but it does its job well above the pulsar 220.
When bajaj is positioning its bikes with the"pro-biking" tag and trying to showcase it as a premium performance product, doest handling matter at all? You sure had the money to buy a better bike and the pulsar aint any cheap. Its quite expensive, be it the 150 or the 220.
A Unicorn which is a bland commuter handles way above the Pulsars.
After I rode the p220, I suggested samyaza that the air pressure be lowered and it did make a slight difference in handling. All said, even with better tyres and a few tweeks you cant make a donkey perform like a horse. A horse is a horse. Period.

Of course we can improve riding by discussing techniques, however you need to do all this on a good handling bike. A few here believe that learning on a bad/tough handling bike will make you a better rider on a good handling bike. I dont agree. Killer has given the explanation.
I remember from my childhood days, some elders would say that if you learnt to drive in an ambassador you can master any thing on 4 wheels. I can only laugh at them now. I'm sure schumacher has not even tasted an ambassador to become a world champion.

[sai_ace]

AceHunter checking sumthing, anyone any idea?

"Wheres the saree guard??"