The Official Bangalore Offline Meet (G2G) Thread

[Tassem]

Karizma - Who's the Best Mechanic in Bangalore?

Hi All,

I have a 2005 Karizma (35k km on the ODO) that desperately needs some TLC. The bike still develops power across the band and there are no tell tale signs of any issues except for the noise from the engine. It sounds like everything is loose inside. Kinda rattley (if that's a word). This is especially noticeable when on idle.

Had the tappets adjusted but somehow I don't have trust in the local mechanic to whom I have access to.

Can you suggest a good trustworthy mechanic I can try? Or am I best left to the mercy of Hero Honda Authorised Service?

I stay at Begur Road in Bangalore.

Thanks all!

Tassem.

[plasmabhai]

re: The Official Bangalore Offline Meet (G2G) Thread

This is copying of my tag line.
Amazing pics, especially the one with cactus where i sam showing my cornering skills
Was great riding with you

Haha, thanks for letting me borrow the tag line then! The pic with the cactus was actually super coincidental and ended up being all in good fun Was awesome riding with you as well! Cheers!

[Divya Sharan]

Re: Karizma - Who's the Best Mechanic in Bangalore?

Hi All,

I have a 2005 Karizma (35k km on the ODO) that desperately needs some TLC. The bike still develops power across the band and there are no tell tale signs of any issues except for the noise from the engine. It sounds like everything is loose inside. Kinda rattley (if that's a word). This is especially noticeable when on idle.

Had the tappets adjusted but somehow I don't have trust in the local mechanic to whom I have access to.

Can you suggest a good trustworthy mechanic I can try? Or am I best left to the mercy of Hero Honda Authorised Service?

I stay at Begur Road in Bangalore.

Thanks all!

Tassem.

Welcome to XBHP [MENTION=66794]Tassem[/MENTION] sir!

For ZMA, please post queries in this thread for faster resolution - http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/motorcyc...ma-r-1583.html

[saquib3005]

Re: Karizma - Who's the Best Mechanic in Bangalore?

Last to post the pics but better late than never! :P


Pug Marks - Probably not of the Black Buck

Awesome Pics Siddharth Bhai, really an interesting ones, specially other than sunrise you showed some interesting ones too.

By the way bit inquisitive these pug marks or on tyre trails of your group bikes or were from before????
Interesting if something real could have been there from wildlife .

[plasmabhai]

Re: Karizma - Who's the Best Mechanic in Bangalore?

Awesome Pics Siddharth Bhai, really an interesting ones, specially other than sunrise you showed some interesting ones too.

By the way bit inquisitive these pug marks or on tyre trails of your group bikes or were from before????
Interesting if something real could have been there from wildlife .

Actually this particular trail on which we were led to a private farm further down outside the boundary of the reserve. The bike tyre tread marks belong to a villagers bike who had passed us as we were taking pics. As for the real pug marks they look as if they belong to a dog or a fox maybe??

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Awesome Pics Siddharth Bhai, really an interesting ones, specially other than sunrise you showed some interesting ones too.

By the way bit inquisitive these pug marks or on tyre trails of your group bikes or were from before????
Interesting if something real could have been there from wildlife .

Actually this particular trail on which we were led to a private farm further down outside the boundary of the reserve. The bike tyre tread marks belong to a villagers bike who had passed us as we were taking pics. As for the real pug marks they look as if they belong to a dog or a fox maybe??

[SuvraGanguly]

Re: Karizma - Who's the Best Mechanic in Bangalore?

Hello Bangalore xBhpians,

I would like to reiterate here the importance of wearing gear while riding with fellow xBhpians in a group ride. It is always safety first and speed next and it is the safety that we are concerned about. We are not asking you to buy expensive gear. Buy what is required.

1. The most important thing is the Helmet. You should buy a helmet that can protect your head from a crash, it should be that solidly framed and comfortable as well. You should try to avoid Half face helmets as because, as per the survey, in a crash, you jaw line take the most of the hit (atleast 31%), you could surf the internet to find more. So we recommend a full face/a good modular helmet.
2. Next comes your riding jacket. Buy a jacket that can give you a protection from a fall. The windcheaters wont do any good. A riding jacket should have armours on your elbows, shoulders and at your back. We have seen riders mentioning this that the windcheaters/jackets with foam is equally good and would save them from fall. This is a wrong assumption and all that jacket can do is keep yourself warm during your ride. Again, you do a survey and then buy a jacket that suits your pocket as well as need.
3. A good pair of riding gloves is a must. It should have knuckle protectors at least because that is the place which gets impacted first when you hit the ground. Woolen gloves just wont do.
4. Last but not the least, a pair of knee guards. This is optional, but it is required to save you from fall as well.

We at xBhpians would appreciate if the riders here takes their time and money, decide the gears to buy and then come for the group ride. As many of us know here, we can allow a rider first time without gear just to get used to the group and be comfortable. But from then onwards it is a 0 tolerance policy. It is a community that wishes well for the riders and it is a community by riders like us. Lets be better at something we are good at, i.e. Riding.

[Divya Sharan]

Re: BLR Kadambam thread

Hello Bangalore xBhpians,

I'd still say, gears + RVMs from the very 1st ride. Let them see our pics until they get them all. If one can get gears for the 2nd ride onward, so can he from day 1 with us!

[Vykier]

re: The Official Bangalore Offline Meet (G2G) Thread

OH BOY ... the moments of capture here really come alive again on the thread... lovely pics guys; @SuvraGanguly (Mr Storyteller - Love that shot of G1's bike and mine with red monocolour tone). @Divya Sharan (Bro I want to eat that moon... crisp is an understatement... brilliant shot of the Buck, really well shot close ups too... ill also share the easily spotted Green Bee-eater i think last time at Jayamangali when time I went... will include it in the post at the end. @plasmabhai (dude... fantastic shot of pug mark... thrilled to see that pugmark in Jayamangali... a lot naturalists will love that). @jeevan.life superb tonal separations in your shots bro and love the fact that you take off to take pics walking... I mean we've got some highly gifted camera folks out here... LUCKY for xBhp Bangy. Endless supply of on the thread even after the ride... Thanks for the company till Madhugiri on Saturday brothas.

Here's my loot from that day and yesterday... After having a Sunrise Photo ride till Madhugiri with you guys... I left on ahead for a little work stop near Sira and then went on to make hay while the weekend sun shines, if you know what I mean...

Here's my route map for Sat - Sunday : http://goo.gl/maps/IGYx1 - 25th & 26th of January, 2014.

Saturday Morning - Riding out with xBhp Bangalore, Sunrise. Fantastic to stop for this and take in the moment of lighting the skies


Like I said, i've seen some pretty intricate shots of these with everyone's brilliant photography but couldn't resist


Shimmer of the First Morning light... I think it was @SuvraGanguly who instinctively made that stop... my bro here so modest he apologies for stopping... oye... we LIVE for this bhai... I love your instinctive stops and the angular wheel drifts you do while doing so sometimes .


Another sunrise moment, while walking the fields of joy...


Post sunrise; with you guys having turned off for adventure at Jayamangali, I headed straight towards Sira, the roads were... hmmmphh.. TERRIBLE to say the least. The bad potholed kind, the kind that you wish you had a motocross bike to do it in. Hardly anyone on this road... feeling of isolation [tick].


I did enjoy the bad roads for quite a while almost all the way before a place called Banawara near Kadur, finally decided I had enough and took the right turn to Kadur because I knew that road was in better condition... And as expected... my shoulders and back thank me for this. Not to mention the sudden drop in temperatures.


This, I definitely wanted to explore and especially since it had been certified by our explorer @SuvraGanguly when he went there recently... the beginning of Charmadi Ghat . Please be advised you'll see many a pics ahead featuring only my best friend in the scenery of roads...


Now isn't she dreamy... I'm in love... what a performer too ... and I think her tank is especially designed by Honda to look/feel like the hips of a curvy lady.


The Road and road Tea... need I say more?


Charmadi ghat is pretty as peach and come the monsoons i'm sure this place turns lusher than watermelon. (trust me, if you want deadly curves and beautifully laid out thick new roads head for NH 234 Charmadi ghats and NH 13 (Mangalore-Shivmoga Rd)... Scenery ka bonus muft...


All the way close to Mangalore... took her on the side path offroad for a little sunset shot.


Next Day, today I decided to take the NH 13... back was late to start off and couldn't catch the sunrise... however, the roads are just supreme and the views even more so...


Another one of those chai stops... that you just want to keep going back to... phenomenal scenery...


Unending scenic bonanza on this ride... i'm sure most you photographers would've gone berserk...


What I would give to ride out behind @seahorses 's Rhino on these roads... And bro... you're going to make a meal of this road... I was knee dropping to my fullest satisfaction... Hardly any traffic and very interspersed.


Brilliant roads on the Kudremukh - Kalasa stretch ( in parts only). Some stretches are suspension benders and rim breakers. But check these riders out... These guys I have even more respect for... to be biking this terrain as Sunday rides... respectable... nothing for miles, even mining has been banned for years and there's a very restrictive 1 hour entry and exit to Kudremukh WLS - you have to get in and out of the sanctuary in 1 hour, any delay and you'll be held answerable at the exit point checkpost.


The river or the road...


Three shades of Life!


One shade of the Canyon Carver!!


The estates of Chkmagalur District... Lots of Estate tea shops too on this road.


Sakleshpur - Mudigere stretch is very nice... thin roads but smooth to ride... riders paradise.


The setting sun, while I was riding to make speed... Guys... trust me its worth taking that route after Sakleshpur and end up in Madikeri or Kushalnagar...


Right then... the sun set as I was exploring the vivid darkness over the back end of the Coorg region when this turned out to be the thorn in my shoe... quite literally... The Republic Day sunday being a holiday affair and all. Managed to plug the gap with a puncture repair kit (broke the tool - f***ing inferior products) and got it going unmounted and walking by for a long long time... worst of all the roads were absolutely brilliant, marked and wide. I was loosing time and patience until I realised I had walked the bike till somewhere near Bylakuppe...


Here as frustrated as I got, I stopped in a nice looking petrol station to ask for help... The guys out there were some of the friendliest, trustworthy and most accommodating people you'll meet on road. The guy actually spent 40 mins trying to locate a tubeless tyre repair guy... through persistence he managed to get a mechanic on a late Sunday night to open his shop, fetch his tools, repair the puncture and go back... I really owe it to there guys for the incredible help, support and being able to make it back home yesterday. Such is soloing... you don't have a friend all along and then you make such memorable and fond friendships all over the place... I can never forget these guys and i'm pretty sure due to my scary demeanor that they'd remember me too .


2 Days, 1000 kms and a very satisfying weekend indeed... Stretching my tired legs out at 1:00 am at CCD Ramnagara to mark an end to the ride.


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Here's the bee eater that I had shot long ago in Jayamangali Black Buck Reserve, very commonly found in the outskirts of Bangalore, managed to get one close up.


Catch you guys around...

Cheers.

p.s - Do let me know if its rude to post these here.. dunno if have to post these separately on a different thread.. Thanks guys.

[Divya Sharan]

re: The Official Bangalore Offline Meet (G2G) Thread

p.s - Do let me know if its rude to post these here.. dunno if have to post these separately on a different thread.. Thanks guys.

Awesome!!! Simply awesome.

It won't be fair if you don't post a new thread. Tourer section pls!

[chaosaddict]

re: The Official Bangalore Offline Meet (G2G) Thread

Time for some seriousness; looks like the mildness is taken for granted!
Everyone please follow the drill on riding gears and if someone is found reporting for rides without'em, be ready for concussive shots of humiliation. And yea, no saying 'leather jackets' as excuse - Puny bike owners such as myself are spending on gears and another rider with a bigger machine is cribbing about the expenses; it is inconceivable! So you are saying that you are having a hard time managing cash for gears while you ride an expensive engine, carry 2/3 smartphone/tab to check GPS and a DSLR with a few additional 'bazooka' type lenses - And you expect others to believe that you don't have enough for GEAR, DAFUQ! *ajeeb c@#$!*

Kindly show some compassion and don't come for rides without the minimum, rather spend time on the site learning more. If this continues, official G2G ride plans will look like this in sometime:
This is the plan, come at your will, ride as you like, crash as comfortably as you can, crack your pot just a bit, I don't know you & you don't know me - who gives a fcuk, enjoy, drag, stunt, kill other road-users gracefully etc. And yea, don't forget to flash the xBhp sticker or wake the dead & say that I am a biker, rider & a xBhpian, YOU HEARD ME?!

Phew!



And [MENTION=52105]Vykier[/MENTION] - I am expecting to read some more, in Tourer section to be more specific your writing is refreshing to read any day!!! Fantastic captures BTW.

[SuvraGanguly]

re: The Official Bangalore Offline Meet (G2G) Thread

OH BOY ... the moments of capture here really come alive again on the thread... lovely pics guys; @SuvraGanguly (Mr Storyteller - Love that shot of G1's bike and mine with red monocolour tone). @Divya Sharan (Bro I want to eat that moon... crisp is an understatement... brilliant shot of the Buck, really well shot close ups too... ill also share the easily spotted Green Bee-eater i think last time at Jayamangali when time I went... will include it in the post at the end. @plasmabhai (dude... fantastic shot of pug mark... thrilled to see that pugmark in Jayamangali... a lot naturalists will love that). @jeevan_life superb tonal separations in your shots bro and love the fact that you take off to take pics walking... I mean we've got some highly gifted camera folks out here... LUCKY for xBhp Bangy. Endless supply of on the thread even after the ride... Thanks for the company till Madhugiri on Saturday brothas.

Here's my loot from that day and yesterday... After having a Sunrise Photo ride till Madhugiri with you guys... I left on ahead for a little work stop near Sira and then went on to make hay while the weekend sun shines, if you know what I mean...

Here's my route map for Sat - Sunday : http://goo.gl/maps/IGYx1 - 25th & 26th of January, 2014.

Saturday Morning - Riding out with xBhp Bangalore, Sunrise. Fantastic to stop for this and take in the moment of lighting the skies

Man man man..thats a superb material with some astonishing pictures. I could not have asked for more..i am beyond words and i would love to see this stuff on the Tourer!!

[saquib3005]

re: The Official Bangalore Offline Meet (G2G) Thread

OH

Drooling drooling drooling
man o man what a writeup, this happens when a traveller pours out his each word with passion and lot of anxiety to tour and see and love each mile of its milestone rides.

Someone send him to write for some travelogues man, new writer on the roll.


PS: Bangalore chapter is getting wild, crazy and interesting day by day with its best riders, photographers and writers. Bacha kaun hai...ooops main sirf the big time spectator :P :P

PSS: Advyth bhai aka [MENTION=52105]Vykier[/MENTION] , best ting about your rides is that you ridden it solo. To attain the Nirvana of rides and and enjoy the quiteness inside the lid SOLO rides are best

[SuvraGanguly]

re: The Official Bangalore Offline Meet (G2G) Thread

PS: Bangalore chapter is getting wild, crazy and interesting day by day with its best riders, photographers and writers. Bacha kaun hai...ooops main sirf the big time spectator :P :P

for sure, this chapter is getting crazier day by day..and for sure going to be one the best chapters soon. and look who is saying it he is a big time spectator. bhai tumne to pura india ghum liya hai..abhi thodi der ke liye araam kar raha hai (trans: bro you have travelled the whole of india, now u are taking some break). I am sure something is coming up pretty soon..

[saquib3005]

re: The Official Bangalore Offline Meet (G2G) Thread

for sure, this chapter is getting crazier day by day..and for sure going to be one the best chapters soon.

Yes this is getting its shape very nicely and sooner we will be among the best ones. Rather compairing i would say the most interesting chapter with whom riders would love to ride.

and look who is saying it he is a big time spectator. bhai tumne to pura india ghum liya hai

He hehehe dada abhi bahut ghoomna baaki hai, bahut seekhna baaki hai bahut kuch dekhna baaki hai.
Haha nothing as such dada, just I am telling I am the best one in my field, yes OBSERVING THINGS, PEOPLE, TALKS, I MEAN EVERYTHING. Nothing else.
An aise group mein aisa bhi to character hona chahiye na (Trans: now someone has to be of this type in a group too).

..abhi thodi der ke liye araam kar raha hai (trans: bro you have travelled the whole of india, now u are taking some break). I am sure something is coming up pretty soon..

"ARAAM" or you mean to say "RESTING" well what to say. Yes I am just off from riding, and will take sometime to be back on my steed.
My stars are just not my side.
Health and professional life both seriously down and so staying away from my passion my love for some unknown indefinite amount of time.

[plasmabhai]

re: The Official Bangalore Offline Meet (G2G) Thread

[MENTION=52105]Vykier[/MENTION] that was simply mind blowing. Absolutely deserves a dedicated thread in the Tourer section. What a fantastic ride you had! Sincere respect!