The Official Chennai Offline Meet(G2G) Thread

[Zaphod]

I'm eying the AGV MPA types mainly because of the scratch proof visor. I would like to know how the weight of the helemet would affect a rider? Neck pain/Back pain perhaps?

Caveat. All lids in GP road come with 'scratchproof' visors .
My LS2 has witnessed sufficient abuse and its still going strong. Mostly careless scrapes in the visor. It had the 'this-visor-is-scratchproof' sticker on it and I was royally stupid to test if this was true!

If you are spending some moola, put in the style quotient as well. The only graphics from AGV I like is the plain white one. (Your tastes will differ). I like the aesthetics of LS2 and has no lateral movements and changes in the position due to the wind.

And ask Rajvenky, his lid's rear vents adds power to his Ninja..

And also +1 with Rajesh:
My pockets are a bit shallow this week.

P.S: Am sure you know already, but try posting the query in UT sub-forum to get more coverage.

[SriramEfunds]

For a change, why not we have ECR / Tiger caves ride on 8/8/2010 Sunday?

We can start around 6:30-7:00 reach Tiger caves /ECR spend some time there and on the return we shall have breakfast at Hot Chips.

Or shall start towards Hot Chips for breakfast on the ECR and then head towards Tiger caves.

This is just my suggestion, thought would give a break to Loooong short ride

Let the discussion begin...................

[Ananth]

+1 for Tiger Caves. No fuss, relax - spend time go back home before it gets too hot

[rajesh1136]

For a change, why not we have ECR / Tiger caves ride on 8/8/2010 Sunday?

We can start around 6:30-7:00 reach Tiger caves /ECR spend some time there and on the return we shall have breakfast at Hot Chips.

Or shall start towards Hot Chips for breakfast on the ECR and then head towards Tiger caves.

This is just my suggestion, thought would give a break to Loooong short ride

Let the discussion begin...................

+1 for Tiger Caves. No fuss, relax - spend time go back home before it gets too hot

Roger that Am game

[mrsrini]

@ all: I'm planning to upgrade my lid this month. I have 3 choices on my mind:

1.AGV MPA
2.CROSS
3.LS 2

My main criteria would be antiscratch visor, Visibility of visor, build and price. Also could someone suggest THE proper place to buy it here in Chennai? I've lost faith in the usual Pioneer(GP road guy) when he said Vega Was Imported... LOL ...

You could try this shop on Mt Road near Thousand Lights called Rainbow. Has a large collection of lids and prices seemed reasonable.

[aargee]

I'm assuming the meet up will be Cozy, so I'm for the meets even if its for 5-10 minutes only; I'm willing to ride down ONLY TO meet the folks unless the meet up is too far off like Sholinganallur or beyond.

[rajesh1136]

Public........... public... Sorry saw the messgae only when i was starting for office. now you send me a link to India Map.

^^ and you send me a link to both the application and the map.

you guys have a PM

If there is one lesson I learnt yesterday, it is this.
Don't ever piss off Monkeys. They don't give a F*ck when you have food with you.

The Falls in itself was a bit disappointing, Poorly maintained and it felt like a huge bathroom shower with an odour which reminded me of Lifebuoy soaps. The falls wasn't as good as I hoped it to be but the ride and the people made it awesome.

From pilgrims camping in the roads to the mechanic guy who gave me a lecture on the benefits of tubeless tyres; and add dodging cow dung pieces in bullet time outside Periyapalayam, it was an eventful ride indeed .

[O.T] If some of you remember, I was mumbling about a trip this october... please ping me if anyone is interested
http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/help-me/...fications.html

ha..ha.. that money came walking like man in front of you calling for a fight..ha..ha.. actually me,zaphod,sriram bought a slice of mango and sriram ate it quickly i ate half and when i saw monkeys coming i hide it. but zaphod was like hey.. com... and he tried to kick one and it went .. then a big one came walking in two legs : . finally he thrown it for them. ha..ha.


Guys... please check this. nothing big though.

[whizzkid_ram]

Guys... please check this. nothing big though.

Nice Video & Bgm Raj...It ain't like cruising at 80kmph

[Sunnyside_up!]

@ all: I'm planning to upgrade my lid this month. I have 3 choices on my mind:

1.AGV MPA
2.CROSS
3.LS 2

My main criteria would be antiscratch visor, Visibility of visor, build and price. Also could someone suggest THE proper place to buy it here in Chennai? I've lost faith in the usual Pioneer(GP road guy) when he said Vega Was Imported... LOL ...
I'm eying the AGV MPA types mainly because of the scratch proof visor. I would like to know how the weight of the helmet would affect a rider? Neck pain/Back pain perhaps?

Personally I think that you should try out all the helmets for fit before making a choice. You should be done quickly as the choice is pretty limited....

I have an AGV-MPA which I bought based on this simple fact. I liked the Cross helmets better for their look and finish but couldn't get one that fit comfortably. Ditto the LS2. I also noticed the inner liners of the Cross were better made than the other two and more easily removable for washing - however this could be different across the model ranges available.

I can tell you that the AGV's 'scratch-proof' visor is not so - that being said, I can also tell you that the visor is very good quality and I have very minimal scratches on it after 8 months of use.

Another reason that I bought this helmet was that I noticed the peripheral field of vision especially was better than the other two but that again I think depends on the size and shape of your noggin - SO TRY THEM OUT FIRST!!

If you are spending some moola, put in the style quotient as well. The only graphics from AGV I like is the plain white one. (Your tastes will differ). I like the aesthetics of LS2 and has no lateral movements and changes in the position due to the wind.

I chose a white based helmet for two reasons - better visibility at night (safety) and better reflectivity in the hot sun - hence I presumed it would be cooler.

You could try this shop on Mt Road near Thousand Lights called Rainbow. Has a large collection of lids and prices seemed reasonable.

You can also try "Sri Padham Enterprises" ( I think that is the name )- GP road next to helmet centre I think - small shop and limited range but at least he had something!!

For a change, why not we have ECR / Tiger caves ride on 8/8/2010 Sunday?

We can start around 6:30-7:00 reach Tiger caves /ECR spend some time there and on the return we shall have breakfast at Hot Chips.

Or shall start towards Hot Chips for breakfast on the ECR and then head towards Tiger caves.

This is just my suggestion, thought would give a break to Loooong short ride

Let the discussion begin...................

+1 for me, though I am in even for Ragav's Marakanam suggestion - the roads are awesome!!

[Sunnyside_up!]

you guys have a PM

Guys... please check this. nothing big though.

Buddy, if I had known that you were shooting a video, I would have posed better!!

Great effort though! And as for being tired out - my bum was asleep even today!!

@ The rest of the guys - I'm happy to report that after a sound snooze I woke up this morning without any aches and pains that were not present already before the ride! My first 300+km ride in the last 15 years! When you get to my age and after such a long break from biking - you will realize what a big deal this was for me! Thanks guys!

[Ananth]

Happy Birthday Ragav, Wishing you many more happy miles ahead

[yellowspunk]

guess you guys had a awesome trip.. i was expecting more pix of the falls and forest..

For a change, why not we have ECR / Tiger caves ride on 8/8/2010 Sunday?

We can start around 6:30-7:00 reach Tiger caves /ECR spend some time there and on the return we shall have breakfast at Hot Chips.

Or shall start towards Hot Chips for breakfast on the ECR and then head towards Tiger caves.

This is just my suggestion, thought would give a break to Loooong short ride

Let the discussion begin...................

+1

P.S: How about Gingee fort this weekend?
We could Travel by NH 45-150 kms or By ECR-180 Kms (Right at Marakkanam and head straight)

+1

by the way, happy birthday da !!

like raghav i'm also searching for a helmet.. my criteria is good brand and build and least wind noise.. any suggestions? budget max 3k..

[aargee]

Wish You Many More Returns On Your Happy Birthday Raghav

[SriramEfunds]

Ragav!

Many more happy returns of the day!

[undefineme3]

Happy Birthday Raghav.