The Official Mumbai Offline Meet(G2G) Thread

[darkknight]

just back from meeting racht & the other mahindra riders

[Rony]

Beach Ride !

Sorry for the late reply ! ...... I was damn tired yesterday as woke up before time thanks to the excitement of riding to these beaches

Firstly I would like to thank all xBhpians (Maestro, Samarth_M, pratheekkunder, NikhilB, Pranit_Crystal_Myth & chicmagnet) who attended this ride and made it a memorable one ... Its always twitchy to ride with newbies moreover when the roads are unknown and no senior member is present ... But the sane riding skills displayed by all made the whole ride uneventful and enjoyable (except for samy's minor crash) !

Pranit deserves a special mention here ... It was his first long ride with xBhpians on his passion which didnt look in good condition .... But I must say he is a very responsible rider judging all his moves before making them ... not even once I saw him overtaking from left or cutting lanes rashly ... the bike's condition did take its toll on his riding experience but he managed it smartly ... All he needs is some more experience and lessons to learn before he masters the art of riding .... One thing I would like to suggest him is never adjust your gears or anything when riding since you suddenly slow down and lose direction which may be fatal to one who follows you !!

It was a pleasurable surprise to see Maestro (tanmay) waiting for us at Belapur Phata early in the morning ... His exams are going on hence he was least expected to be there ... He took the lead position whereas I decided to tail this time due to which I learned lots of new riding skills and was also able to enjoy the scenic beauty of NH17 !!

Nikhil played an excellent buffer between me and pranit patiently riding at low speeds and adjusting himself to pranit's style of riding ... chicmagnet who earlier claimed to be slow also adjusted quickly to the riding speeds of the one whom he was following .... Samarth was way too excited since he was riding after long time and wanted to enjoy every moment of the ride ... Prateek was also steering his P220 gracefully but I guess this is not the road where the true power of his ride could be unleashed

Regarding the route which we took ... chirner was dropped as our leader (tanmay) decided to take us through NH17 only (Thanks to him, I enjoyed riding through karnala bird sanctuary ) .... The road quality was OK ... Then after Vadkhal we took route to Kihim which was a bad road full of potholes and gravel ... After Kihim we took the road to alibag beach which went through the heart of the town ... Again not a great road to ride on with city traffic all over .... Next we went towards Revdanda beach via narrow road full of bumps and houses on both side ... We decided to return via Alibag bypass road which was a small ghat (in middle of which samarth got crashed) connecting to NH17 ... It was also OK types but added variety to our ride !

All in all, the ride was fun and completed in time thanks to the excellent leading skills of Maestro (tanmay) .... All the things to be done (take lots of photographs, return before sunset, etc) were done and those to be avoid (alcohol, rash riding, etc) were avoided

Sharing few of the teaser pics taken during the ride ! .... Rest of them would be shared in the log which is supposed to be written by pranit (hope he has started working on it)


All set to ride, Belapur Phata


Exploring Kihim Beach


Pay n Park at Kihim Beach


Alibag Beach


The beautiful Revdanda Beach


Pranit making full use of his DSLR, Revdanda Beach


Time to leave, Revdanda Beach


My attempt to capture the beauty with my puny digicam, Kihim Beach

Hopefully all of you enjoyed the ride just like me and yeah sorry for being a pushy tail at times but I wanted to make sure we reached Mumbai before sunset

PS: Special thanks to gautam_k for waking up so early on a holiday and meeting us at belapur phata !

[Horror]

Hey Pranit what exactly went wrong with your bike???

[Samarth_M]

Not a "crash", more like a tumble....

@Samarth

Damn!! good to know you reached home man... I had my doubts... You were totally lost or something (eg. we are right outside Powai pizza hut and ur asking me "Dude, are we in Thane east, i saw a road sign saying that"), taking every wrong turn possible...

In fact when I got home I realised I was seriously dehydrated... I drank almost 1.5 litres of water. I'd also lost sleep the previous day anyway so had become extra tired. BTW the sign I saw was on a shop's board stating its address. Good thing you guys were there though Actually I should've gone home via Sion there itself, but again got confused since you guys were calling me down from the bridge!

[Pratik91]

Ok, enough reading ..
Am getting on the roads now, hope to see u guys on next G2G.

Pranit do call me up next time

[satyenpoojary]

Gears ne g*** bachayi... again ::P

Ankle is sprained though I realised if I had higher-than-ankle bike boots I'd have been saved from even that ****

Arent you the same guy who 'argued' with some members about 'safety being self responsibility and hence its ok to ride with shorts and sandals on a hot summer day'

Are you?


Pst: Dont have too much of water before\after\during long rides.. (especially cold water) its saps you out. Have a lemonaide or salt+sugar+water! Easily available everywhere!!!

[TenHut]

Arent you the same guy who 'argued' with some members about 'safety being self responsibility and hence its ok to ride with shorts and sandals on a hot summer day'

Are you?


Pst: Dont have too much of water before\after\during long rides.. (especially cold water) its saps you out. Have a lemonaide or salt+sugar+water! Easily available everywhere!!!

MY FUEHRER...when are you returning to Pune ? We have drilled hard for a welcome parade.

[satyenpoojary]

29th evening Party at Pune and then leave with the battalion for Gokarna!

Have all my weekends packed for one reason or another untill then!

[Rony]

xBhp Merchandise Distribution G2G !

guys your t shirts & stickers are with me

for those of you who have already paid I ll hand over to rony when he is returning back from their exploring

For others who need stickers please PM me

wow gr8 news ........so finally our tshirts has arrived...will collect it soon frm u or frm rony? where do u stay?

dk bhau,any merchandise g2g planned since you have the stuff?

i had asked pranit to give message to rony to meet when coming back.

had also sent a text message but noone responded

lets see now

@DK ... I got your SMS when I reached home and rebooted my cell. Pranit had told me that you have got the stuff.

@ALL ... In order to distribute the stuff quickly, we propose a xBhp Merchandise Distribution G2G on 12th December, 2010 (Sunday) at Panvel. Exact location & time TBD by DK bhau & mandali ! ... Also bring money for stickers if you wish to buy them

@MG ... It would be nice if you could attend this G2G where we can have a quick intro session of newbies and some serious biking talks !

[MG]

@MG ... It would be nice if you could attend this G2G where we can have a quick intro session of newbies and some serious biking talks !

I can come over. Just had to traverse the same section of NH-4 one more time

[darkknight]

@MG ... It would be nice if you could attend this G2G where we can have a quick intro session of newbies and some serious biking talks !

cool thanks

we already had one session at vashi.

If people feel ,than this can be another one too.

ps:you don't need MG for serious talks.He doesnt talk much

[MG]

ps:you don't need MG for serious talks.He doesnt talk much

I thought I talk only when something is serious

[andy118]

where n when we thane people getting the mechandise?? or panvel location is same for all???

[Rony]

xBhp Merchandise Distribution G2G !

I can come over. Just had to traverse the same section of NH-4 one more time

So should I count you IN ?

cool thanks

we already had one session at vashi.

If people feel ,than this can be another one too.

ps:you don't need MG for serious talks.He doesnt talk much

But whatever he talks makes sense .... I think we can have some nice biking talks (if possible on the lines of xBhp talks) and also share our recent ride experience and plan some upcoming long rides together !

where n when we thane people getting the mechandise?? or panvel location is same for all???

If you read my post properly its addressed to ALL ... since DK bhau has all the stuff its better we all meet in panvel !

[ketan_r15]

cool thanks

we already had one session at vashi.

If people feel ,than this can be another one too.

ps:you don't need MG for serious talks.He doesnt talk much

Nitin, if it's a morning meet at Vashi, like we had one earlier, then I may also join.

PS: I had sent you a VM yesterday. You haven't replied to it yet :|