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

[wonderboy_tm]

@insid: The boots costs around 15k..... but that is if you have someone bringing it down from abroad..... here the same cost around 17 (not sure)..... my personnel recommendation....... get new leathers.....
and if you tell me who is willing to help you out with racing, it would be of even more help to me.......

things at racing are becoming a lot more money oriented now.... a lot of class D's have been removed... and people there are making it real time racing..... this might not be the correct time for a new comer to try his hand (my personnel opinion though......... )

[donarun]

ex-racer ... could you tell us who that is ?

[Insidious]

@sksy : Bro where are the other pics from you .....
what happend to the group shots ????

Dude! How much did the boots set you back by? And would you have an idea how much second-hand leathers could cost? I'm thinking about things a bit seriously, and I might have to convince my parents, but there's an Ex-Racer who's willing to help me out in the learning.

[wonderboy_tm]

@sksy : Bro where are the other pics from you .....
what happend to the group shots ????

[Ananth]

Hey Guys Everyone Speaks About R15,P220,P200,RTR FI & Even SBK's
What About The RE TBTS & Yam FZ-16, I See No Reply From owners About Their Track Experince ?

Finally .... a question that makes sense from you....
well..... we will have to wait for anant and madhu to come and post their experiences.....

Yeah.. Yeah.. wanted to post in the experience, but the experience is really nothing when compares to the Pee 220's and ZMAs and R15s... So kept myself low..

It Seems Ananth Din't Like The Big Bull To Ride On Tracks I Asked Him Personnly,But Madhu Could Have Enjoyed The Track Experince He Should Have Some Words To Share With Us

@ Ananth : Don't Blame Me On Track Day I Asked Every One Who Rode on Track How Was Their Bike Going Around Track ? Even I Asked Joel & That SBK Group About This

@ Madhu: Jus Share Some Experince About Your Track Ride Coz Your Have The Fattest Back... I Mean the 140 Section Tyre Which No one have On Their Bikes (This Not Include The SBK)

Bugger, You asked me about the experience after i came back from the CBR ride What more do you expect to tell of a bull after having a exhilarating experience

@ Ananth: Nice Write Up,About The Lid, I Was Travelling On My Bike With Leaking LHS Fork @ 40-50 Kmph The Lid Is Pushing Me Up, Will Change The Lid
Ps: Bullet Is Always A Bullet Keeping Your Hands On High Bars & Coming With Dap Dap Pat Pat Rythm Music To Ears

PPPS: I never asked about your lid, nor your LHS Fork problems

@ Varun... WOW! Amazing gear mate.. make sure you have them @ the next track day! would love to see it, if not own it

[wonderboy_tm]

my new riding gear...........

[MR ACE]

@ Ananth: Nice Write Up,About The Lid, I Was Travelling On My Bike With Leaking LHS Fork @ 40-50 Kmph The Lid Is Pushing Me Up, Will Change The Lid
Ps: Bullet Is Always A Bullet Keeping Your Hands On High Bars & Coming With Dap Dap Pat Pat Rythm Music To Ears

[Ananth]

TwinSparked @ the tracks..

Well, I wasn't obsessed with tracks, never before , more inclined towards touring - but now the quarter mile matters too..

The track day started with a sleepy morning, right after a night shift - a few kilometers away, FURY, INSIDIOUS & EL LOCO was waiting for me..
A quick introduction and we zoomed past , reached the MMSC in no time..

A short introduction, followed on.. a Briefing Session by Varun.. Praful started the session blistering into the tracks and others followed suit.
I sat back, enjoying the fellow riders beat it out at the track.. Then a typical grunt, as though a group of lions entered in..
Pondered out, 3 SBKs.. My jaws popped out - first time seeing a SBK in flesh! Realising a virtual dream, came back to the pits to see whats cooking..
Soon Manoj signaled to the pits stating that somebody had a fall.. Rushed back to Varun, he was busy registering the almighty's..



Started my TBTS, for the first time - the bull marched on to the tracks.. A long way on, slowly one corner after the other.. @ C7 saw manoj down with a crash..
He was down with a few scratches, but his P220 frame was bent and a scratched silencer. Came back to the pits & saw INSIDIOUS with a tored up back
A matter of fact, INSIDIOUS had a fall, manoj informed us & i went and saw manoj himself with a fall.



Manoj recovered and came back to the pits, enjoyed the next 1 hour seeing the R1, GSXR, CBR.. Our very own Kushanth's ZMA & the two mopeds doing miraculous speeds within the pits
FURY borrowed my jacket for a few laps around the tracks and it started tempting me to ride around the tracks.. When FURY came back, I got back my jacket and started off..
The first lap was casual, speeds only around the 80's.. Cornering was a big No No!! The huge foot pegs started scraping with a slight lean on to the corner..
But managed to do around the 60's to 70' around the corner.. The fastest was 95 , from C3 to C4 not to mention my TBTS was still with the run-in period!



The ride really perforwed well, quicker starts than what i expected out of the bird and first time i went till the 5k RPM..
Came back to the pits after few laps, the bike was fuming hot! Chilled out with the budding bikers and then it was a unexpectable call! A ride on the CBR!!
The virtual dream came down, i rode down the 12 exciting coners.. if not as the rider, as a pillion was a totally uncalled for experience..
The dangerous corners around the triple digits was so scary!!
The wind just blew past me in the other shorter straight around C3 & C4!
The miraculous 150's and the pillion experience just counting on the edge of the tyre was indeed impressive..
But the corner C4,5,6 &7 took a toll! Softly shouted at Suneet to head back to the bits
Came back to the pits with a jubilation! Phew! Wish some one had captured the ecstatic moment!!



Joining back at the pits, again a blow - this time it was karthik who again had the fall..
INSIDIOUS tagged along with me on my TBTS and we went to see karthik fell apart from his R15. He had a sour knee which bled and his ride was badly broke!
Couldnt help him much as the FIRST AID Kit wasnt there in my ride, not sure where it was , so went back to the pits and got the bandages from GURU and came back to the spot..
Felt sorry for Karthik that it literally took 30 odd minutes to treat the wound Applied the antiseptic ointment and took INSIDIOUS back to the pits.
Later, Varun, Joel & Co. got back the ride back to the pits in one piece , that too with the clip on, literally broke!



Then it was time for posing with the babes.. well i meant the SBKs.. The CBR, R1 & the GSXR.. Few nice clicks and i was back to the pits seeing the Desi bikes in action..
Later, took FURY's Pulsar for a Spin, the gear shifts.., the handling was totally different from that of my Bird..
was more happier riding my bird than the pulsar (No offence to Fury / Pulsars) but felt my ride was more relaxed than that of the pulsars w r t the handling

Varun finished his Knee downs on the R15 and came back announcing the last few laps, the needles struck around the 1PM mark.
Then it was time for the group photos and the adieu's..
After a tiring day at the tracks, with the sun beating down went back to office sweating, with the riding jacket ON..
My colleagues saw me as though i came back from a unknown territory



Over all, a tiring day.. but a wonderful time.. first time meeting many of the fellow xBhpians and what not the first time experience in the tracks will never fade away from the memories..



Finally.. Me & INSIDIOUS (With Ace's Lid ) on my TBTS to see what happened for Karthik...

P.S: Sorry this is just a Copy Paste from my blog, Couldn't write eloborately about the performance of TBTS , hence the blog.. please pardon my BAD ENGLISH or the poor grammar

[MR ACE]

well..... we will have to wait for ananth and madhu to come and post their experiences.....

It Seems Ananth Din't Like The Big Bull To Ride On Tracks I Asked Him Personnly,But Madhu Could Have Enjoyed The Track Experince He Should Have Some Words To Share With Us

@ Ananth : Don't Blame Me On Track Day I Asked Every One Who Rode on Track How Was Their Bike Going Around Track ? Even I Asked Joel & That SBK Group About This

@ Madhu: Jus Share Some Experince About Your Track Ride Coz Your Have The Fattest Back... I Mean the 140 Section Tyre Which No one have On Their Bikes (This Not Include The SBK)

[Insidious]

I got my A-stars today.....
He he they look gorgeous... will post pics tomorrow.........
SMX - Plus is the model.....
good nite guys.........

You had better sport them the next time you meet me. How much did you get them for?

Hey Guys Everyone Speaks About R15,P220,P200,RTR FI & Even SBK's
What About The RE TBTS & Yam FZ-16, I See No Reply From owners About Their Track Experince ?

I managed to take madhu's FZ out on the track for a short while, and I can tell you that it wasn't at all what I expected - it was better. The tires, obviously, were pretty useful on the grip, and the monoshock was helping really well. I know it's needless to say it, but it was handling much better than a Pulsar would have. At least, much better than my 200 did. The only disadvantage that I could find was that the footpegs kept scraping the ground at corners.

[wonderboy_tm]

Hey Guys Everyone Speaks About R15,P220,P200,RTR FI & Even SBK's
What About The RE TBTS & Yam FZ-16, I See No Reply From owners About Their Track Experince ?

Finally .... a question that makes sense from you....
well..... we will have to wait for anant and madhu to come and post their experiences.....

[MR ACE]

Knock Knock.....

Hey Guys Everyone Speaks About R15,P220,P200,RTR FI & Even SBK's
What About The RE TBTS & Yam FZ-16, I See No Reply From owners About Their Track Experince ?

[bikerfas]

IM sorry guys i couldnt click many pics.. For Next Track Day ill do ma best.. Keep Rocking guys.. Pictures by vickycbr2001 - Photobucket

@ punisher - thanks dude... lucky that my foto with R1 was in ur list...

[wonderboy_tm]

I got my A-stars today.....
He he they look gorgeous... will post pics tomorrow.........
SMX - Plus is the model.....
good nite guys.........

[Ananth]

@ Punisher.. where is my R1 Pic