The Official Mumbai Offline Meet(G2G) Thread

[maypraja]

cancel my name dudebro's...just met with the inevitable...****ing truck wala's should be raped to and fro down to hell

Wht happened dude...

[satyenpoojary]

With all these hunks coming in on mean machines like the busa, the one, the 848 and ofcourse Rongoms zx14r!... I hope my girlfirend doesnt ditch me for riding a punny machine! X]

[Rony]

With all these hunks coming in on mean machines like the busa, the one, the 848 and ofcourse Rongoms zx14r!... I hope my girlfirend doesnt ditch me for riding a punny machine! X]

Haha .. she wont if she really likes you ... btw you bringing you gf for tomorrow's ride .... if she is coming voluntarily then that's great, lucky chap !

[pushprajpradhan]

Wht happened dude...

had a dose of something that was totally unavoidable...bloody truck waala flew away...good thing for the gloves that saved my hands and thank god that i am safe and bike too is ok but a few break ins here and there which is gonna blow a ****ing hole in my pocket

[Horror]

I have put your TEE in my office bag bro ... Regarding AH visit, plz do check if Hemant bhai is available at that time ... Even I wanna purchase a key chain and tank pad ... we will reach there by 7pm ~!

I got the number from justdial and will call him tomorow morning.

[Samarth_M]

Guys which exactly is the Bandra BKC signal you're referring to? Could someone be a bit more specific? I will be departing from Lilavati in case there's anyone staying this side...

[Hey Ram]

With all these hunks coming in on mean machines like the busa, the one, the 848 and ofcourse Rongoms zx14r!... I hope my girlfirend doesnt ditch me for riding a punny machine! X]

No machine is puny buddy
N we are no hunks .lol

[Hey Ram]

Guys which exactly is the Bandra BKC signal you're referring to? Could someone be a bit more specific? I will be departing from Lilavati in case there's anyone staying this side...

This is the signal after kala nagar, where if you take a left while heading south, you get into bkc. The erstwhile Drive in cinema used to be on the left. There is a big bus stop at the start of the signal.
Text your name, ride and joining us place to me @ 9594 888 888.
Pls be on time.
We plan to be back by 11.30 am

[chicmagnet]

^^ I don't mind coming along but i am gonna be the slowest of the lot!!! :P

@satyenpoojary - exact same thought going through my head. Good thing my girl isn't here! LOL

[Hey Ram]

I'm a noob

^^ I don't mind coming along but i am gonna be the slowest of the lot!!! :P

@satyenpoojary - exact same thought going through my head. Good thing my girl isn't here! LOL

Dont worry, I'm gonna give you company. I constantly ride between 80 to 120 n slow down at corners.

You can pose with the sbk's to show to the gf's n babes

[joelkraju]

Dont worry, I'm gonna give you company. I constantly ride between 80 to 120 n slow down at corners.

You can pose with the sbk's to show to the gf's n babes

posing ka kam mein karunga..lol...dam excited to see all the sbks...nennd hi nahi araha...

[abhayshanu]

posing ka kam mein karunga..lol...dam excited to see all the sbks...nennd hi nahi araha...

Pose?
Ki dance pose?
Also neend tujhe kab aati hai? Tu mera chota bhai hai, not going be size.

[velociraptor13]

With all these hunks coming in on mean machines like the busa, the one, the 848 and ofcourse Rongoms zx14r!... I hope my girlfirend doesnt ditch me for riding a punny machine! X]

i can understand that considering mine rides gixxer ,always makes me a bit awkward when i take her pillion on the unicorn when shes in India,but she doesnt mind.

[alankarmisra]

1. During emergencies Front brake and rear brake together...give bias to the front brake unless it is wet, slippery or you are in the middle of a corner.

(Edit: Make sure you read GS's response to my post a few posts ahead to see why my suggested method is wrong (there are other posts too in response to this post, read them all. I learnt a lot from them and so will you!).)

I'm gonna go ahead and, based on my own personal experience, disagree with you on this one in a this-don't-work-for-me kinda way. Rather than give bias to the front brake and manage the oscillations, its simpler (for me!) to give bias to the rear brake and go into a power slide which will drag you linearly in the direction of your momentum - no oscillations to manage - just sit tight and go with the flow and of course hope the traction stops you before you hit the object you are trying to avoid.

With a front bias, the bike does oscillate but the oscillation is hardly predictable on account of gravel and other surface elements in the context of city riding at least. The gravel will usually accelerate the momentum in a specific direction and cause the rear to skid away from the machine leading to a fall. Even with a predictable outcome, its much more difficult to manage (for me!) than a simple linear powerslide. Edit: Furthermore considering the powerslide has leverage over the other method in a wider range of scenarios, I'd rather commit the powerslide to muscle memory than a selective front vs rear bias based on the surface conditions.

As for delta adjustments, those could be made in either case.

I had the habit of a front brake bias, fell twice on city streets, until a wise-old-fart advised me to go for a rear bias. I've also seen Spidey (not the wise-old-fart) use powerslides VERY effectively on our Leh trip managing to get out of situations where I would have most certainly collided (watching him powerslide convinced me its a worthwhile and effective technique for hard braking). And yeah, Spidey has a classic Karizma.

[Rony]

where did you guys meet,i was coming from thane,had reached opp gate no 2 by 4:40,didnt find anyone,i guess i was late.

LOL ... We were there on Gate 2 till 4:35pm then we left and later Pranav and Wingie also joined us who were waiting there till 4:45pm I guess ... you could have called us yaar ....