The Official Hyderabad Offline Meet(G2G) Thread

[furioussphinx]

Guys when is the next g2g? Kuch inter city hojaye? Been a while since I took my baby for a spin. Will finish doing her up and want to jolly around town

[onlinesatish]

Let me clear the air (no, i dont mean to say that somebody farted here )
I unable to judge you. You do 100kmph on your friend's Gladiator. I will leave the conclusion open to all.

Did someone say fart? Wel i just did

When did we ride along when i was on gladiator? Most of the rides with you, i was on my RTR

You have already become a sage.
[LIST]
I do maintain over 2 seconds gap. Iam always in sync with the rider in front. U brake, i brake. U accelerate, i accelerate. U turn, i turn. U dodge, i dodge. This works out really good at high speeds with similar riders.

Ya right, He crash, Then u crash too.

Uncle, try avoiding it. You never know when that extra 1sec means life or death!

Why take chance? Ur still a virgin. (hope am not wrong) There's lots more to life!

[rahul9985]

Did someone say fart? Wel i just did

When did we ride along when i was on gladiator? Most of the rides with you, i was on my RTR

Ya right, He crash, Then u crash too.

Uncle, try avoiding it. You never know when that extra 1sec means life or death!

Why take chance? Ur still a virgin. (hope am not wrong) There's lots more to life!

Stupid.
Iam almost 1.
I wouldnt be taking chances anytime. Iam still learning something new every time i ride my bike and will be learning something or the other till the time i ride all through my life.
BTW i hope u remember the track day plans?

EDIT: Iam riding to my ancestral place tomorrow. Its near a small town named Giddalur 60kms from Nandyal. Any updates on the road conditions or rather bandh conditions en route?

[onlinesatish]

Stupid.
Iam almost 1.
I wouldnt be taking chances anytime. Iam still learning something new every time i ride my bike and will be learning something or the other till the time i ride all through my life.
BTW i hope u remember the track day plans?

Yes boosu i do remember. I'll need to workout lots of things if i want to comethere. Lets see boosu. I know for sure i cant make it to leh anytime soon. So atleast i'll try to hit the tracks

[Sarvajit]

This cruising speed debate/discussion between Raj&Rahul reminds me of mine&Cheedhu's! Rahul can very well relate to that!
What I can say is: Different riding styles, different bikes, different riders-all united by a common spirit called biking!

[rahul9985]

Yes boosu i do remember. I'll need to workout lots of things if i want to comethere. Lets see boosu. I know for sure i cant make it to leh anytime soon. So atleast i'll try to hit the tracks

Decide boosu! We will do Leh in just 2 weeks with 2 grace days. Will start a new thread by Feb end.
But try your best for the tracks! Or i will puncture your tyre.

This cruising speed debate/discussion between Raj&Rahul reminds me of mine&Cheedhu's! Rahul can very well relate to that!
What I can say is: Different riding styles, different bikes, different riders-all united by a common spirit called biking!

Exactly!! Its all about the one common passion called biking.

Cheers!

[onlinesatish]

Decide boosu! We will do Leh in just 2 weeks with 2 grace days. Will start a new thread by Feb end.
But try your best for the tracks! Or i will puncture your tyre.

Saddist fellow. I'll pour sugar in your tank/engine if u do so

[Prabhakar]

Let me clear the air (no, i dont mean to say that somebody farted here )


Sorry, previous pics, yet to be uploaded. So you have to wait for the pics from my side.
(ok, one down)


hmmm! I was in for many day rides buddy!!



And oh! some one said I was fast!!! . (he is not from xbhp, and I was riding my zeus that day at 70 kmph!!)


All of you guys are right. I was new to this kind of touring(if I can say so, I think anything more than 500km and more than one day as touring)


Apology acknowledged .
This one was first - In high speed riding, camping and on a big bike(no back or neck pain after reaching home, thanks to the big-bike).
The last longest ride is still Nagarjuna Sagar ride to & fro in a single day! I think that one was in 2008. Riders - myself, sagar, ravi, ravi kiran.

Some one asked to rate Prabhakar! he makes a good lead. Only thing is he is too fast to keep up with him. It scares me to keep up with him.

Things I would want for the next group ride:

1. Speeds above 80kmph should be avoided. You might be good at high speed riding, but that will put lot of peer-pressure on the fellow riders. Yes I was guilty of this peer-pressure yesterday. At the same time I was always worried about Rahul and Prabhakar because of their speeds especially for the initial 35km from Nagarjuna Sager. Few of us can recollect what I am referring to(the bushes on either sides; Buffaloes, pigs, Cows running across the road from behind the bushes))!!

2. Maintain safe distance(at least 3 seconds from the bike in front of you). Rahul, you need a whipping with you pants down. You maintain less than two seconds gap. Thank god, your bike has a rear disk break!!! BTW, check you breaks, I think one of the pads is in its last stages, its squeaks!!!

3. Keep the breaks duration as only 2 min. Riding at 100 to 120 kmph and breaks at every 40kms for 5 min can be matched with breaks at 50kms for 2 min - with less mental strain.. In that two min, do mild knuckle exercises and bend your back backwards couple of times(geez!! dont break it), rise you hands and stretch them.

4. Keep a target of around 50km per hour including the breaks. Yesterday in spite of my slow riding and big breaks, we covered more than 60km per hour.

I think the suspension should be set soft, it will save your backs. Tight set-up, keep it for the track, not the roads and highways!!! - Provided, we are not planning to do higher speeds(which we should avoid anyways)

I am nearing to become a sage and yes I need to go Himalayas - in other words get leh'ed!!!

I think that clears all the confusion.

Thanks Raj for the appreciation !!
I Admit I was fast but not too fast.
In fact I was riding a sane 80-90 all the time.
Normal high speed rides go all the way to 120+.
But I was always watching for the 2 guys in my RVMs.

High speeds will make all the speed buffs more attentive.
We feel sleepy riding slow.

The Distance Rahul maintains sometimes needs hand signalling from the Rider in front.
Usually I do that invariably so I never had Rahul too close to me at any point.
Yes as U said he may be close to U at times as U don't tend to signal the rider behind ( Can't do due to Poor rear Brakes - Read Drum brakes).
So Rahul needs to be careful when he is behind Riders with Drum brakes who can't do signalling easily.
However his braking ability & instincts does help him a lot in such situations.

We need to wait for other riders to come so Longer breaks.

As I said we pushed U hard to make more distance covered.
Usually we cover more than 80km in an hour including breaks.

My suspension is set to soft as I don't take corners at very high speeds.
But people who take corners at high speeds need to have the suspension stiff.
Also the Bajaj Suspension is way uncomfortable when compared to HH.

When R U becoming Sage??

You have already become a sage.

• I do maintain over 2 seconds gap. Iam always in sync with the rider in front. U brake, i brake. U accelerate, i accelerate. U turn, i turn. U dodge, i dodge. This works out really good at high speeds with similar riders.
  Yeah my pads are almost totally gone. That squeaking was there from day 1 of the new pads. Bajaj quality!

• Iam not exactly a tourer. Iam more of a sane high speed rider who at times can push himself really hard & tours long. U will understand after i do Leh & SaddleSore next year.

• I guess your @$$ was hurting coz my suspension is really stiff. For me soft suspension doesnt work. Reason being i dont like soft rides & i maintain average speeds of over 95 kmph while cruising. Your suspension is pretty soft. Had tough time at corners.

• Coming to breaks we need to wait atleast till all the riders come. Covering 50 kms per hour is too low! I intend to do about 70-80. Usually i take breaks every 1 hour irrespective of the distance and the cruising speeds.

• I feel its better to cruise at higher speeds (90kmph+) and a few minutes extra to relax than cruise at lower speeds (70kmph+) and break for only 1 or 2 minutes. Our @$$ can relax more. Again the mental stress depends from person to person and varies extensively.

• I understood your idea of being on the safer side. I wouldnt wish to comment anything on that. I can just say the speeds i do is well within my braking limits.

+1 Rahul!!

[furioussphinx]

somebody farted here

Did someone say fart? Wel i just did

Ur still a virgin

I wouldnt be taking chances anytime. Iam still learning something new every time i ride and will be learning something or the other till the time i ride all through my life.

I'll need to workout

What I can say is: Different riding styles, different riders-all united by a common spirit

Exactly!! Its all about the one common passion

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[ravi@17bhp]

Did someone say fart? Wel i just did

Ya right, He crash, Then u crash too.

Nice pointer there!!

We had some bitter experiences on Sagar road with high speed cruising. 3 digits on single lane is very very dangerous. You can do 3 digits on single road provided there are no obstacles on either side of the road. Please be on high alert and avoid high speeds when there are bushes and other obstacles aorund the road; you never knew what comes out of them.

Just blindly following the lead rider, however in sync both are, is not always good. One single occasion is enough to put the riders in bed or grave.

A rider must not try to catch the other rider; he should always settle for his comfortable cruise speed and enjoy the ride, which is a lot safer. Nothing is going to cost if somebody waits for the fellow rider.

Expertise at high speeding emerges rider victorious most of the time and it really thrills, but it will not be like this all the time; there are other factors too. On the unluckyist day, it is not going to be a victory.

Cruising at 80-100kmph, depending on road conditions, always makes a safe ride.

[rahul9985]

Saddist fellow. I'll pour sugar in your tank/engine if u do so

Then my engine will become very sweet.

Nice pointer there!!

We had some bitter experiences on Sagar road with high speed cruising. 3 digits on single lane is very very dangerous. You can do 3 digits on single road provided there are no obstacles on either side of the road. Please be on high alert and avoid high speeds when there are bushes and other obstacles aorund the road; you never knew what comes out of them.

Just blindly following the lead rider, however in sync both are, is not always good. One single occasion is enough to put the riders in bed or grave.

A rider must not try to catch the other rider; he should always settle for his comfortable cruise speed and enjoy the ride, which is a lot safer. Nothing is going to cost if somebody waits for the fellow rider.

Expertise at high speeding emerges rider victorious most of the time and it really thrills, but it will not be like this all the time; there are other factors too. On the unluckyist day, it is not going to be a victory.

Cruising at 80-100kmph, depending on road conditions, always makes a safe ride.

Thanks for the valuable suggestions Anna.
All these things will be kept in mind.
These are the things i wanted to convey but dint know how to put them forward.
We hardly touched 100 a few times that too on empty roads. Infact we were aware of the hazards due to bushes on the roadsides as i tackled a pig on our way back in the ghats.

[kkrk2]

Nice pointer there!!

We had some bitter experiences on Sagar road with high speed cruising. ...

Yeah, one such incident - a certain fellow bhpian bent his both alloys in a bump while following me closely(it was a bit dark also!!) on Sagar road. Damn! that kind of bump is still there on that road!! Rahul, you remember? I pointed that when you stopped waiting for us.

At this Juncture, i would like to quote KP's(hydbiker) advice:

Always ride with pro-active approach towards safety. e.g. If you think you can do 100 on a road do 80. If you think you can do 80 on a road, do 60.

Another rule I follow:

A for Assumption, A for Accident.

A lot depends on assumption w.r.t. accidents.



PS: I know this is OT(in a g2g thread) discussion happening here. But its a good and healthy discussion.

[riazmomin]

[onlinesatish]

Riaz, looks like that place is possessed

[satan69in]

yeah...back to hyderabad ,in my own room...started back at 7 in morning today