@shaheen: my native place is blatur in kannur district, you heard of it?

Hey folks! I'm Vivek from Trivandrum. I used to be i_liv_to_ride here before, but I lost the password for that id and also my recovery email password. So mods, please don't kick me off!!!

I'm from Trivandrum, and the extremely proud owner of a Pulsar 150 DTSi. It's one of the first UG1 models in TVM. I got it in Dec 2004, and it's the first 'Orange Copper Mica' Pulsar here, I think. I had them place a tag on it in my name even before they'd unloaded it from the truck! Here's a pic of my baby, taken a couple days later.


Isn't she gorgeous?

I haven't ridden her much. I've only covered 20000 km till date. (Passed over 20000 yesterday, actually) I kept her 100% stock till 10000 km, and didn't take her above 70 till I'd covered 2000km.

After 10000km, I fitted a K&N and rejetted it with a P180 jet.


I later took off the bend, and replaced it with a long intake, to improve the midrange and the bottom end.

Last week, I also got a custom long-header free-flow exhaust fitted. I took off the stock exhaust completely, and fitted the fabricated glasspack to a P200 bend-pipe, with the bigger ExhausTEC Chamber.


Dude, just PM me for details. I got most of my work done at Star Bike Garage on the bypass between Inchakkal and Kallumoodu. It's opposite the co-operative bank. Small garage, but he does good work. I'll give you his number. I was thinking about changing the coil on my bike too, but wasn't too sure about it as I might be selling it in a couple of months.

great .... kindly see TVM XHBP thread.....

hey guys, am ganesh frm trivandrum...currently having the nw p220 dtsi...gud to see so many tvm members here...nywayz nice meeting all the kerala xbhp guys!!

Welcome Vivek to Xbhp and hope to meet you soon in our g2g's

PS: Are you from Nettayam or nearby area? Coz I remember seeing one orange P150 like your's there

@aarunn: Could you give me a link?

@Nio: Oh, there are about five-six orange pulsars in TVM. I'm from Manakkad.

good to see more members posting here...welcome vivek. YGPM

Hi, I'm traveling to Kerala next week...

Can some one help me with the road conditions from Thekkady to Alleppey?

Any idea how long will it take to cover up from Thekkady to Alleppey?

Thanks in advance

on a touring spree? gr8 dude...

btw arent you the one who did a solo ride across kerala n TN some time back...?

yeah it would be me , if you are speaking about this ride

hey ananth if u are coming via TVM we would like to meet you man.......ya btw the road conditions are not bad I suppose...only thing is u need to take care abt the monsoon.....

Thanks for the invite! But i fail to understand what you meant by"only thing is u need to take care abt the monsoon" ?

Is it raining very heavily and the roads being damaged?

well its kinda quite good now....but we cant depend on the monsoon. There are chances that it will rain heavily......anyways all da best...the roads in ma opinion aint bad man...mabbe the xbhpians from that side might know btr than me

Hey ananth i have recently done the trip to thekaddy...the roads were pretty fine before the monsoon... route to thekaddy will be best if you take the idduki way...but i warn u i encountered horrendous roads after idukki...these roads that i mentioned comes just before thekaddi enroute to kumili...
you check my trip in the following link..


Strictly warned

wonder how these look like after monsoon