whats the point?

Hero Honda rolled out "Hunk" from their stables......

a 149.2 CC air-cooled engine...

alloy wheels...

front disc.. rear drum

5 speed manual

hydrolic shocks....

what comes in my mind instantly is..."whats the point?".....i wud call it a twin to CBZX....the only "old is gold" factor comes into play when you actually get the 2-1 combo of speedo- rpm-fuel gauges...no not the digital ones...the dial ones!! its a different feeling looking at the dial going wild on a twist of a bar in your right hand!!

prices around 55,000 INR.....will there be many takers....when we have CBZX (which is altogether a different mistake from HH stables) standing next to it in the showroom??!! look wise it reminds me of P200 but its hard to beat P200 designs.....

really..."whats the point?".....

talking about P200..a collegue in office bought it the other day and in the morning next day whispered in my ear..."dude...there is a P2....down at B3" ...in my biker gang we actually have short names for bike models..P2 = Pulsar 200, P1.5 = Pulsar 150..getting the drift??

it was time for a mandatory welcome ride on the high way.it was my third ride on P200..after the ride....i realized...its a biker's bike...you really need to know each other well..to ride well. That friend of mine is already worried about "winter morning blues"...lets see how the winter goes on P2s.

Descend

Love this sequence.....specially the background score....

break?...speed up??

was one heavy traffic monday and i was in that traffic...on the MG road towards delhi. Other than heavy traffic the last thing you actually want is a 350 CC Royal enfield with a rider with some very bad attitude come falling over you. and when this actually happens and before your mind goes numb...only option you have is to avoid it.

Speed was a smooth 60 at that time...i was over taking a sedan which was on the slowish side and gave me way the way it should do. I took a glance on my rear view mirrors and went ahead with the over take. half way through the overtake my left mirror showed a noisy electra 350 moving very dangerously towards me and that sedan. i thought of trying the only easily available and quick communication medium.. "telepathy" to tell the bastard that "you better not be trying to take the narrow space between me and that sedan!!!". Obviously there was a connection error and he didnt get my message. He actually went for that narrow passage!!

I completed my overtake and after overtakes i generally change lane and let faster vehicles go by but since this bastard was in the middle, lane change was temporarily not available. Meanwhile i somehow avoided a pothole and that bastard didnt have any room to avoid it and went through the pothole and lost his balance eventually and came dangerously close to me. His front wheel started brushing my rearsets. This impact actually made my rear skid a bit sideways and i felt "few more moments and this one is gonna lock my rear". Breaking was also not an option otherwise he could have crashed into me. So i just hit the topgear and let the throttle roll. Few noises from my rear and i was away avoiding the lock. When i moved off i heard sound of metal crashing and few words of concern (swearing) from behind and my left mirror showed and electra down on road. ...

...i was on my way!! did a quick damage check after a while..couldnt find any!!
phew!!..damnnn that was close!!

breaking is not always the right option!!you see what i mean!!??

Goal

Chak De..went pretty well.....and i get the feeling that this one too might go the same way...

There are cars and..

Have been going through some car specifcations....found this little one from chevy family...

with...

Cylinder count - 4

Max. Power (PS) - 76/5500

Max. Torque (Nm) - 110/4400

Valve and Camshaft type - 8V SOHC

Fuel Injection system - Sequential Electronic Fuel Injection

Transmission - 5 Speed Manual

and of course good enough ground clearance and wheel base. On one hand you have cars like these...and on the other hand you have these...

and again..there are people like Gaurav jani who inspire you for something else...