The Official Chennai Offline Meet(G2G) Thread

[SriramEfunds]

Hey! I thought you would sms me if there was a meet this weekend!

Anyway, count me in for the ride!

Thanks for your response.

I could not come up with any schedule for the coming weekend as I would not be available.

Still if anyone would like to plan for a ride coming weekend is appreciated.

But I can't stay overnight to return the next day. I'd make use of this opportunity to make a record breaker or something to return home by the same evening. Would consider this like a preride to ISG2G.

Thanks for your response. Anyways, I would leave it to the rest of the gang to voice their opinion and take this forward.

[whizzkid_ram]

Is it advisable to roll my Kwacker on Hills during RUN-IN?

[SriramEfunds]

Is it advisable to roll my Kwacker on Hills during RUN-IN?

What's your odo read now? I guess you'll need to complete 1000kms of run-in religiously following the guidelines.

[whizzkid_ram]

What's your odo read now? I guess you'll need to complete 1000kms of run-in religiously following the guidelines.

750 kms on the ODO & the manual says 1600 kms completes the Run-in.

[aargee]

750 kms on the ODO & the manual says 1600 kms completes the Run-in.

IMO, hills or plains, as long as you stick to your RPM as per the owner's manual, you can ride anywhere.

[Sunnyside_up!]

750 kms on the ODO & the manual says 1600 kms completes the Run-in.

I'm sure that you will complete at least another 250kms before the ride which is proposed two weeks from now. That will put you well in the second band of the run-in period where you can take the bike upto 6k RPM. At that engine speed you shouldn't have any problem keeping up with other riders.

Also, while I feel it is prudent to not stress your engine till the appropriate kms have rolled by, Yelagiri is hardly a steep enough or long enough climb to stress your engine.

If you're still worried about the run-in, just take a ride down to Krishnagiri to clock an additional 400 odd kms!

[Ananth]

If you're still worried about the run-in, just take a ride down to Krishnagiri to clock an additional 400 odd kms!

I was about to say that. Perhaps take a little longer route - ride to Hosur (Krishnagiri - Hosur Stretch is Awesome!)

If you feel you cant ride that far, you can always give the bike to me & I will complete the run-in within a couple of days

[Virus.patel]

I was about to say that. Perhaps take a little longer route - ride to Hosur (Krishnagiri - Hosur Stretch is Awesome!)

If you feel you cant ride that far, you can always give the bike to me & I will complete the run-in within a couple of days

ha ha ... ananth nice one :P ... but i agree the hosur stretch is pretty awesome .. i guess i saw a v-max there on highway food place... even the stretch on the nice road is pretty awesome ....

[zerotosixty]

Is it advisable to roll my Kwacker on Hills during RUN-IN?

Ram ,a big no to riding in hills before your run in. Engine is stressed too much in hills and you wont be able to change gears as frequently as you would have wanted to in a plain stretch.

And riding in hills mean that you would have to use engine breaking a lot which is a strict no no when the engine is in its run in period.

[aargee]

Engine is stressed too much in hills and you wont be able to change gears as frequently as you would have wanted to in a plain stretch.

Pardon my ignorance, can you tell how the engine is stressed IF one keeps the rev under control?

And riding in hills mean that you would have to use engine breaking a lot which is a strict no no when the engine is in its run in period.

Err... why would one use engine braking when riding on hills? Could use regular brakes isn't it?

[zerotosixty]

Pardon my ignorance, can you tell how the engine is stressed IF one keeps the rev under control?

Considering the machine which we are talking about here, One has to keep it in the powerband i.e above 6K rpm for a Ninja while climbing uphill. Since he hasn't crossed 1600 mark yet it would be very difficult.

Err... why would one use engine braking when riding on hills? Could use regular brakes isn't it?

I should have been clear in my post, when riding downhill one tends to use engine breaking which is much more efficient and gives the rider good control over the machine at corners, hair pins etc. Its not always possible to use normal brakes while riding downhill.

[Sunnyside_up!]

Pardon my ignorance, can you tell how the engine is stressed IF one keeps the rev under control?

I agree that you can with some cautious gear selection avoid stressing the engine, but the breaking-in period is also useful to allow the parts of the bike including the engine to 'bed' properly and I think that's what 0-60 is trying to say - though not very well.

Err... why would one use engine braking when riding on hills? Could use regular brakes isn't it?

I think that you need to ride a sportsbike to appreciate this - the rev happy nature of the bike and the gearbox allows for engine braking which especially on the hills is a far safer and more effective method to reduce speed than standing on the brakes, which can lead to premature wear and fade.

Engine braking is not very easy on low revving commuters and tend to be harsh on the engine, hence the rider's natural propensity to ride the brakes.

I did the 70 hairpins in Kolli and the 20 odd in Yelagiri last month with hardly any use of the brakes, while all the while maintaining absolute control. The Kolli descent was especially treacherous as the roads were gravelly and wet but the Ninjas (3 of them) performed beautifully.

@ Whizz - buddy, I strongly suggest that you take Ananth's offer of running in - that way you can join in for the ride with utmost peace of mind!

Btw, when you give your bike in for the 1st service, ask them NOT to use the crappy Bajaj lubes for the engine. Rajiv, Senthil and I have all been victims and have subsequently switched back to Castrol or Motul. Stick with mineral for the time being though, till the bike really runs in.

[Zaphod]

Please let me know your thoughts and suggestions. This is just to bring the discussion on board from weekend G2G meet with Dinesh, Umesh, Yellowspunk, Rajesh and Karthik (C500 - newbie).

I am in for Yelagiri.

[whizzkid_ram]

If you're still worried about the run-in, just take a ride down to Krishnagiri to clock an additional 400 odd kms!

I was about to say that. Perhaps take a little longer route - ride to Hosur (Krishnagiri - Hosur Stretch is Awesome!)

Will try to do that

Btw, when you give your bike in for the 1st service, ask them NOT to use the crappy Bajaj lubes for the engine. Rajiv, Senthil and I have all been victims and have subsequently switched back to Castrol or Motul. Stick with mineral for the time being though, till the bike really runs in.

1st service in on 1000 kms. As soon as i reach that mark it will be in for it.

Bro, Do they keep stock of those mineral oil you've mentioned? Which oil do you suggest? Need full details. With what oil does the kwacker comes while we take delivery of new bike?

[SriramEfunds]

Engine braking is not very easy on low revving commuters and tend to be harsh on the engine, hence the rider's natural propensity to ride the brakes.

From what I know is, using engine braking causes some unwarranted stress on the gear box when the gears lowered down from higher rpm to stop in shortest possible distance. In my opinion over the period of time, gear shift fork-dogs tends to slip thus resulting in false neural and eventually develop gearbox noise.

I'm trying understand how does that work on superbikes. Won't that be same logic apply as stated? Sorry If I sound too dumb with elementary questions on super bikes.

Sorry for the OT.