The Official Bangalore Offline Meet (G2G) Thread

[tibby]

@Aditya: Nice trip that man! You guys covered some distance this time. Nice pics too
Nice to see a thumper for the first time in a B'lore g2g (my experience). Who rides the Classic 500?

[n_aditya]

@Aditya: Nice trip that man! You guys covered some distance this time. Nice pics too
Nice to see a thumper for the first time in a B'lore g2g (my experience). Who rides the Classic 500?

Well we couldnt get a table at the entrance where the bikes were parked. So we moved the bikes to the back and got a table in the rear section of the resto so we could keep an eye on the bikes. Then the bullet gang rode in and conveniently parked next to our bikes.

P.S. "Self service today" board was still around.

[tibby]

Well we couldnt get a table at the entrance where the bikes were parked. So we moved the bikes to the back and got a table in the rear section of the resto so we could keep an eye on the bikes. Then the bullet gang rode in and conveniently parked next to our bikes.

P.S. "Self service today" board was still around.

Hehe, to keep an eye on the bikes.. Oh!! So that bike was a part of the bullet gang..
That board is there to stay man.. We'll see it everytime we go

[nand15]

And after an another failed attempt at locating that I-day photo , i'm looking forward to going there again .... and hopefully see the photo .

[rdna]

Waited the whole evening for someone to upload the pics. The ride was AWESOME!! Since this is my first long ride, here is my mini trip log(might
slightly extend)

Left home at 4.30 and as I reached Forum, found an R15 rider asking for directions. Came to know that it was Uday and even he was looking out for the right route to the meeting point. Reached there together at 5.00AM and in 2 minutes Aditya and Nand come in. If it wasn't for the low light, my eyes would have popped out when I saw the green monster Waited for some more time before everyone grouped. Eric and Nisarg joined in at A2B. Quick session on group riding and we are off.

From the word go, there was so much to learn for me in group riding. My concentration level was its peak and all I was seeing were the bikes ahead,
any signals they gave, RVMs, the road and the lookout for dogs. The speeds start to increase slowly and being a first timer to anything above 75 for more than a minute was something. However, I was confident of the group and my bike and started maintaining 80+ for most stretches.

The best part was when people in bus stops were gawking at our group. I had a grin plastered to my face in those stretches The first thing they hear and see is the green Ninja and the last bike is again a Ninja, albeit a black one. Even I would be gawking. LOL!

Didn't realise that we covered so much distance so quickly. I was slowing down in few stretches since I didn't want to strain my bike and also there was traffic. Reggie was of great support guiding me and understanding the situation. Close to 2kms to A2B and my back started to hurt and I really wanted to stop for 10 mins. Reggie thought I had gone ahead of A2B and went searching for me. He clipped 50kms in 10 mins!! Imagine the speed for a bike which has not completely come out of the run-in

Breakfast, tire pressure check, pee break, riding gear check and we were off again! This time it was even more harder for me to keep up because of the increased traffic, the sun beating down on me and the shoulder pain which started to seer quickly. Also, for a newbie, it is hard to keep up with bikes which are so darn powerful! Decided to head back and met Nand on the way.

Both of us rode back at saner speeds around 70kmph. Stopping at a HP petrol bunk and rehydrating ourselves had a cooling effect and also side effect for me We parted ways at Forum and only then did I realise that I downed 1 litre of water and Benguluru can be very unforgiving when you want Nirmala Bengaluru the most! The half hour search after asking few shops felt like 2 hours in Wilson Garden. Finally relieved, headed back home and reached at sharp 1pm. Tired, sweaty and grimy, but the ride was totally worth it.

Special mention goes to aditya for starting the thread and keeping the interest alive. Also, you are a great group leader! I owe you a breakfast Reggie, for bearing my speeds when there is a tendency to surge ahead with an awesome bike like yours. You are a great sweeper too! Eric, a great member and supportive guy. Most of my confidence was just because there you were behind me Would love to ride with you again. Nand, to show good city riding skills and again great riding in playing catch-up with the monsters!! Everyone should check out his ride. Doesn't look a day older from the time it was rolled out from the showroom though it's a year old! Even the mono-suspension gleams!!

One small request to Eric and Aditya. Can you please zip/rar the pics and upload it somewhere like Mediafire? Hope others can join in and have a bigger group when we ride.

[TijoJoy]

@n_aditya - Nice Pics man, Seems like you got a new Head Gear. looks cool man.

[nand15]

Waited the whole evening for someone to upload the pics. The ride was AWESOME!! Since this is my first long ride, here is my mini trip log(might
slightly extend)

Left home at 4.30 and as I reached Forum, found an R15 rider asking for directions. Came to know that it was Uday and even he was looking out for the right route to the meeting point. Reached there together at 5.00AM and in 2 minutes Aditya and Nand come in. If it wasn't for the low light, my eyes would have popped out when I saw the green monster Waited for some more time before everyone grouped. Eric and Nisarg joined in at A2B. Quick session on group riding and we are off.

From the word go, there was so much to learn for me in group riding. My concentration level was its peak and all I was seeing were the bikes ahead,
any signals they gave, RVMs, the road and the lookout for dogs. The speeds start to increase slowly and being a first timer to anything above 75 for more than a minute was something. However, I was confident of the group and my bike and started maintaining 80+ for most stretches.

The best part was when people in bus stops were gawking at our group. I had a grin plastered to my face in those stretches The first thing they hear and see is the green Ninja and the last bike is again a Ninja, albeit a black one. Even I would be gawking. LOL!

Didn't realise that we covered so much distance so quickly. I was slowing down in few stretches since I didn't want to strain my bike and also there was traffic. Reggie was of great support guiding me and understanding the situation. Close to 2kms to A2B and my back started to hurt and I really wanted to stop for 10 mins. Reggie thought I had gone ahead of A2B and went searching for me. He clipped 50kms in 10 mins!! Imagine the speed for a bike which has not completely come out of the run-in

Breakfast, tire pressure check, pee break, riding gear check and we were off again! This time it was even more harder for me to keep up because of the increased traffic, the sun beating down on me and the shoulder pain which started to seer quickly. Also, for a newbie, it is hard to keep up with bikes which are so darn powerful! Decided to head back and met Nand on the way.

Both of us rode back at saner speeds around 70kmph. Stopping at a HP petrol bunk and rehydrating ourselves had a cooling effect and also side effect for me We parted ways at Forum and only then did I realise that I downed 1 litre of water and Benguluru can be very unforgiving when you want Nirmala Bengaluru the most! The half hour search after asking few shops felt like 2 hours in Wilson Garden. Finally relieved, headed back home and reached at sharp 1pm. Tired, sweaty and grimy, but the ride was totally worth it.

Special mention goes to aditya for starting the thread and keeping the interest alive. Also, you are a great group leader! I owe you a breakfast Reggie, for bearing my speeds when there is a tendency to surge ahead with an awesome bike like yours. You are a great sweeper too! Eric, a great member and supportive guy. Most of my confidence was just because there you were behind me Would love to ride with you again. Nand, to show good city riding skills and again great riding in playing catch-up with the monsters!! .Everyone should check out his ride. Doesn't look a day older from the time it was rolled out from the showroom though it's a year old! Even the mono-suspension gleams!!!

One small request to Eric and Aditya. Can you please zip/rar the pics and upload it somewhere like Mediafire? Hope others can join in and have a bigger group when we ride.

well , thats what made the ride so amazing ... being the lowest powered vehicle there and to somehow manage to stay in touch with the big guys . and hey the bike being what it is , that is due to a slow social life and being jobless in the evenings

EDIT: forgot to mention , the timing with me an aditya was actually a co-incidence , I was just slowin down near total mall to figure out where the meeting point was , and I see a green ninja zoom by , so i just followed him in

[avinrichards]

Cool! looks like you guys had some nice fun on the highways!
@aditya: neat snaps
@eric : nothing from your side ?

couple of us did a offroading session at Nandi and discovered a new place

some snaps from the Offroading session:

[tibby]

Ride on 10-Jul

@Avin: Nice stuff there This was a couple of Sundays ago na?
EDIT: Loved the last 2 pics

@All: How about an early morning ride on 10-Jul? We can head out by the usual 5am, and have breakfast enroute to the destination (to be decided).
Lets plan for something in the region of 80-100km each way, so that we can be back latest by noon.
Please feel free to pour in your suggestions.

[nand15]

@Avin: Nice stuff there This was a couple of Sunday ago na?

@All: How about an early morning ride on 10-Jul? We can head out by the usual 5am, and have breakfast enroute to the destination (to be decided).
Lets plan for something in the region of 80-100km each way, so that we can be back latest by noon.
Please feel to pour in your suggestions.

good idea , what are the destinations in mind ? how bout DD hills ... I missed the last G2G to the place and have never been there ...

O.T : @avin : can I use the 5th pic for some experimental HDR's ???

[rdna]

Beautiful pics Avin!! Tibby, good idea. We just have to hope that the rain God doesn't hamper our ideas Nand, where(and what) is DD hills?

[nand15]

Beautiful pics Avin!! Tibby, good idea. We just have to hope that the rain God doesn't hamper our ideas Nand, where(and what) is DD hills?

DD hills is devarayana durga hills , in tumkur i guess , not sure of the distance , coz I missed the ride last time ... , check the link for more

http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/xbhp-off...-aug-09-a.html

[dsids]

nice idea tibby..I would also like to join in...Iv got my offs on Fri and Sat so 10th suits me great if everyone's ok with it..

[snapppy]

@All: How about an early morning ride on 10-Jul? We can head out by the usual 5am, and have breakfast enroute to the destination (to be decided).
Lets plan for something in the region of 80-100km each way, so that we can be back latest by noon.
Please feel free to pour in your suggestions.

Sorry bro, this sat is a workin day for me, thanks to the bandh yesterday

good idea , what are the destinations in mind ? how bout DD hills ... I missed the last G2G to the place and have never been there ...

DD hills is abt 80 kms one way from blore. but the roads till nelamangala are in a horrible state right now, not sure if u guys would enjoy the ride. plan for something else bro...

[strider]

Wow..missing a lot of rides after the tristate as Iam sporting an Sprain in the lower back:Courtesy- 4hrs of football and squash....

Hopefully should be fine for this Sunday's ride...