DSG and A star gloves...

Any idea about the prices of these ?

How is the availability of Michelin 2W Tyres in Kerala ?

Which cities do you feel more Dealers are needed ?

i have never come across Michelin tires for bikes in Cochin.

Cochin and trivandrum. dunno about other cities!

What specific city areas would you check out for buying tyres ?

Any big or popular Dealers in Trivandrum / Cochin ?

Several models of Pirelli tyres are now available at Cochin, Auto Queen.

Auto queen which is in kaloor.
this shop is usually where we get good tires and other stuff for the bike!!

Preparation for Tri-State G2G

@ all Yercaud riders, prepare your rides for the D-day, there will be a meeting on 18th night after 8pm. By this time Trivandrum & Kottayam riders will land in Cochin. Meeting will be arranged at Food Circle, 4th flr, Oberon Mall, Cochin.

Currently we having 14 riders.

From Trivandrum -

Jayamohan A (P220)
Lijo K (RTR 180)
Srijith V (P220)
Tintu Mathew (R15)
Anand Subramanian (HH Hunk)

From Kottayam-

Praveen Mathew (ZMR)
Darin (ZMR)
Aby Abharam (FZ16)
Nithin Babu (Karizma)

From Cochin-

Aashiq (P200)
Ranjith M (FZ-S)
Roshan (Unicorn)
Swaroop (FZ16)
Vivek Regunath (P220)

Things to do:-

1). Keep your bike in Top Mechanical Condition.
2). Check all the electrical items (Indicator (F&R), Horn, Headlamp, tail lamp), check air/nitro pressure, RVM.
3). All original documents (RC, Insurance, driving license, PUC certificate) should be carried by all riders.
4). Carry less luggage (1 pair dress, mobile/camera charger, other essential things)
5). All should wear riding gears (Minimum requirements- Helmet, Jacket, Jeans, Shoes) Be prepared for attacking the rain also..
6). Tie the bag with bag strap & put it inside a water proof cover.
7). We will be providing 1 ltr package drinking water & chocolates to all riders.
8). Total budget is Rs.3000 per head, It includes:-

1400/-* for Petrol (up & down),
1050/- for other expenses.

Rs.1050 should be given to CFO (chief Finance Officer) on Friday night meet.

We will be announcing the rider's position on Friday meet, there will be a LEAD and SWEEP. Each rider should maintain a distance between each other. Riders should not change their position till we reach Yercaud. LEAD will give signals, that should be transmitted by everyone till SWEEP. All riders should switch on your both headlights (Rider's eye & Ride 's eye).

We will be carrying a First Aid Kit, Puncher repair kit (Tube/Tubeless), Foot pump. All these should carried by SWEEP

Time Log is Below-

Meet at IBP Petrol pump (United Fuels), Edapally at 4.00 am on 19/06/2010
We all will leave Cochin by 4.30 am

Halt #1 - Athirapally (Expected time to reach 6.00 am, Break time 10 minutes)
Leave Athirapally by 6.10 am

# - We need to clearout 2 check post (1 Kerala & 1 TN)

Halt #2 - Valparai (Expected time to reach 8.10 am, will have breakfast. Break time 35 minutes)
Leave Valparai 8.45am

Halt #3 - Pollachi (Expected time to reach 10.45am, break time 15 minutes, refuelling, air check can be done)
Leave Pollachi 11.00am

Halt #4 - Reach Tirupur (Expected time to reach 12.00 pm, Meet Coimbatore riders at DELI Fresh, Avinashi rd, Tirupur, take some refreshment)
Leave Tirupur 12.15 pm

On this time 1 Kerala and 1 Coimbatore riders will keep in LEAD. From Tirupur, ride formation will be STAGGERED

Halt #5 - Reach Salem (Expected time to reach 2.00 pm, Meet Bangalore & Chennai riders, have lunch)

Destination : Yercaud (Expected time to reach 4.30 pm)

* We have a plan to have lunch before entering Salem, but discussion is going on, still to confirm.

YouTube - Motorcycle Safety Foundation Guide To Group Riding

Once more posting the video...

Hey there, I'm Sreejith from Mannarkkad. Nice to see a Kerala thread here (thanks to lijok for letting me know).
But I have to miss out on this GTG, my bike delivery is due another 25 days & I saw thread a bit late. I was really looking forward to meeting all of you. Hope to meet you next time. Enjoy the rides, ride safe !

No probs mate, will meet you next time..PM me ur mobile no

@Swaroop
Neat work man.
but wouldn't a G2g at 8pm on the prev be a little too late?i mean we got to ride at 4am so...?
any possibility of meeting up early,say 6 or 7?will the TVM riders be here by then?

Tnx for the vid Lijo!

BTW few things i would like to add are
-NEVER Overtake a vehicle from both sides...often ive seen riders over taking a vehicle from the left(Shouldn't do that in the first place) when a rider is already overtaking him from the Right!...this can panic the driver and cause danger

-While Entering corners PLEASE dont be tempted to enter through the other side of the road...many riders do this to lean more!this is not a track...almost all the corners are a Blind Spot,you cant see whats coming from the other side.Corner ONLY through your lane!

-NEVER overtake in a CORNER!!!

-Traffic Lights-often half of the group will get stuck up at a RED light when the others have already gone through.Pls dont cut the lights to keep up with the group.The group tht has crossed over should make sure if the rest of the grp has crossed or else you should pull over and wait for them to join you.

-ZEBRA Crossing-At red light NEVER STOP ON THE ZEBRA CROSSING! let us be an egs. of LAW ABIDER'S.ppl frm back will horn at you asking you to stop further but dont fall for it.

We have to be extra cautious following the Rules because while riding in a huge group will attract public attention....They should be inspired by us to Ride/Drive safer and follow the rules.

RIDE SAFE

Bro.... two of us will come early, but we have some other things to take care of before coming to the G2G. Also the rest will start later, so it will be 8 by the time they reach. So anything earlier than 8pm will be a problem... sorry for the inconvenience!

I agree to the first part, the riders at the back should NOT jump the signal. Now, when we get split up, its not always required for the forward group to pull over. Atleast in familiar places (read: the route is known to the following group), the forward group can just slow down a bit, and the following group can just speed up a little to catch up. In uncharted territory (like say the passing by towns in TN), yes, we need to stick together as much as possible....

+100

Add to that, there shouldn't be any signals in uncharted territories