The Official Mumbai Offline Meet(G2G) Thread

[rachitkohli]

While offroading,standing on the footpegs and holding the handlebar a little loose helps,the bike just glides over the gravel.Next time,I expect some tips and tricks for offroading from our senior members,so that it will help people learn instead of becoming a laughing stock!

IMO, holding the handlebars a little tight helps on the offroad.!!

[rkakkar]

+1

lets plan something for that long weekend. though i am tentative as of now. my +1 can not come for long ride, so she is out of this one but yes she should have joined us for the rajmachi ride.

Long weekend nahin hai .. thursday ko gir raha hai :P. I could try for a leave though. Had fun at Rajmachi and was one of the (un?)fortunate ones to not fall throughout

[alankarmisra]

Rajmachi ride small video from my side :
Rajmachi offroading with xBhp 8 Jan 2012 - YouTube

Arre main bhi hai usme! Fir toh good hi hoga!

[darkknight]

Arre main bhi hai usme! Fir toh good hi hoga!

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please re-read again

[alankarmisra]

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please re-read again

ROFL, contributing to the 'x' in xbhp since 1977

[nin]

So any plans for the long republic day weekend?
There is one +1 plan being cooked. Anyone+1 interested?

Apart from that..Inter-state ride-Hampi ka plan kaisa hai ?

LOL @ the Hunk guy.. he looked kinda frustrated later on

truly entertaining nin

sure it is ! you too should have been there !

While offroading,standing on the footpegs and holding the handlebar a little loose helps,the bike just glides over the gravel.Next time,I expect some tips and tricks for offroading from our senior members,so that it will help people learn instead of becoming a laughing stock!

What you mentioned only helps to reduce the vibrations travel up your palms--fore-arms--arms--shoulders and also from the seat--arse and whatever in that order..

What i feel and have been myself practicing for learning is that you need to be a good observer and practice rather than just read,write about it Anyways here is a quick tip and trick that you asked for

IMO, holding the handlebars a little tight helps on the offroad.!!

Yes its more important so that you don't loose your front end.

The slope was real steep and the people who sucessfully made it down really knew a lot more on handling the bike

After the second fall, i again tried climbing but could not make it up... Guess i need much more offroading before i attempt such stuff...

Eitherways, it was lot of fun.... Looking forward to rollover on grass again

You did pretty good for that path,i know how difficult it was ! Even if i reached the top,i almost got stuck at the end for not being at the accurate speed! Ankit however got there easily..really appreciate that !

P.S. You,husain and ankit did the best on that path atleast for entertaining all !

Rajmachi ride small video from my side :
Rajmachi offroading with xBhp 8 Jan 2012 - YouTube

Nice..please tell me which sofware did you use for editing ?

eeeeekkkkkk

please re-read again

You here on the Mumbai thread and Vishwas sir on the pune thread both are constantly in search of this !

[mehul chaturvedi]

This isn't on the way to Rajmachi top - this was some random hill these guys decided to scale which ran perpendicular to our path. The route to rajmachi is the route from where you saw the car coming. None of the others had to scale this hill or anything THIS steep. Nobody was hurt. Nothing lined up for this weekend yet. Stay tuned - someone might plan something or you can plan something and post the details here.

Cheers!

Edit: Saurabh thanks for the Picasa link. So much simpler to download the entire album in one stroke from Picasa then do individual files from FB. Wish everyone did that!

Hmm well ... recently i had been to Bhandardhara near igatpuri and the new road at the kasara ghat is really good...its newly laid and has been turned into two one way sections on either side of the hill so u have a good motarable 15 foot wide road with no traffic heading towards you....and it has good number of curves..will be fun to go on a ride there..

[darkknight]

Hmm well ... recently i had been to Bhandardhara near igatpuri and the new road at the kasara ghat is really good...its newly laid and has been turned into two one way sections on either side of the hill so u have a good motarable 15 foot wide road with no traffic heading towards you....and it has good number of curves..will be fun to go on a ride there..

ok since you are new -- firstly a hearty welcome

as for kasara there are people here who have gone there minimum 30 no of times just to enjoy the highway & the curves

On any sunday you will also see a no. of sbk riders on the same route travelling upto manas

please read the rules on first page & stay updated on this thread.

sure to catch up on one of the rides

[mehul chaturvedi]

I was bit worried about off road ride with Ninja but in the morning seen so many riders riding in a group together (since My first ride with Xbhp) I decided will go for it and of course Enjoyed a lot with full of fun with you all...[/QUOTE]


How much did ur Ninja cost u..coz i had taken a quote from the vashi store and as per his calculations it is in the range of 3.50-3.60 lacs

[nin]

The thread for the ride to Slope of Hell - Kamshet is up ! Please have a look..

http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/21290-slope-hell-kamshet.html

[chiragwarm]

3 lessons learnt an hour ago-

1. Always look straight while riding or you'll end up under a truck like I did.
2. Always wear atleast Gloves and don't keep it in your wardrobe like I did and then get stitches on your hand.
3. Always service your bike especially brakes, like I didn't !

Alankar, I was heading to buy gears so that I could join u :-(
Damn !!

[satyenpoojary]

+1

lets plan something for that long weekend. though i am tentative as of now. my +1 can not come for long ride, so she is out of this one but yes she should have joined us for the rajmachi ride.

Kay mhanne! Kahi hi kal-lA nahi!


The long weekend plan is to hit Mahabaleshwar, and may be diveagar, shrivardhan, bhimashankar on the way back. +1 se pooch ke dekh! If not, toh aise hi aaja Sachin Nair ko leke!

Apart from that..Inter-state ride-Hampi ka plan kaisa hai ?

Had thought about it, infact was supposed to go to Mangalore around then and do this on the return leg, but some challenges. Also considering that Varsha is now getting the hang of longer rides and enjoying it, yehi mauka hain chance pe dance karneka aur ghar par ek aur tourer lane ka! (Dont you dare link this to her now!)

How much did ur Ninja cost u..coz i had taken a quote from the vashi store and as per his calculations it is in the range of 3.50-3.60 lacs

Welcome, store ne bola 3.5 toh 3.5 hi hoga re!

3 lessons learnt an hour ago-

1. Always look straight while riding or you'll end up under a truck like I did.
2. Always wear atleast Gloves and don't keep it in your wardrobe like I did and then get stitches on your hand.
3. Always service your bike especially brakes, like I didn't !

Alankar, I was heading to buy gears so that I could join u :-(
Damn !!

1 - Incorrect
2 - Correct
3 - Correct


You should actively scan the environment while riding. This includes your lane and the surrounding that can jump/cross to your lane visibily or through blind corners.

2 - is elementary.
3- is suicidal! Service your bikes in regular intervals, ALWAYS inspect your bike before you begin a ride.
The checks include basics like oil level, tyre pressure, RVM alignment, Brakes, Tyre wear, electricals!

[nin]

Ok here's what generally happens at our overnight G2Gs

Xbhp Mumbai-Pune G2G - YouTube

@satyen...points noted from your signature..thank you

[saurabhjd]

Kay mhanne! Kahi hi kal-lA nahi!


The long weekend plan is to hit Mahabaleshwar, and may be diveagar, shrivardhan, bhimashankar on the way back. +1 se pooch ke dekh! If not, toh aise hi aaja Sachin Nair ko leke!

hehehe

my +1 can not come to long rides re
who will look after my ++1 (baby girl )
so, i have no other option than sachin nair

[rkakkar]

Kay mhanne! Kahi hi kal-lA nahi!


The long weekend plan is to hit Mahabaleshwar, and may be diveagar, shrivardhan, bhimashankar on the way back. +1 se pooch ke dekh! If not, toh aise hi aaja Sachin Nair ko leke!

Wouldn't MahaB be too short for a long weekend? How about Mount Abu?