Friday, July 15, 2011
My Old and New Ride
One of the rarest photos in my album. My old and new motorcycle together in one photo. Though the photo is not good interms of image quality or angle(the 220 does not look good in some angles!) this is the only photo i got them together.
Friday, July 01, 2011
Yelagiri and Vanyambadi ride
Here is my ride report of another weeked ride of ours. Last saturday we ventured out to yelagiri a small hill station on the way to Chennai from Bangalore. The things to do and see were kept very simple. Ride and Eat. Also take snaps!
We enjoyed the ride on the superb highway all the way to krishnagiri. From there on we took the Bargur -jolarpet route to reach yelagiri. This route was scenic than the national highway that went all the way to vanyambadi. We were enjoying the ride and the scenic beauty that we forgot to take good snaps. (as if i had taken better snaps earlier!)
We were really blessed with good climate throughout the day. We were 5 of us. There were two cruisers on the gang, making their presence of felt all along with their beats.
Over time i had started liking my p220. May be i have started to not look at its minuses. Just look at it, even when parked it looks as if its doing a 12o km/hr. No seriously. Rubert and myself let our 220s on loose on the highways and we acheived 153 km/hr on the speedo, crouching behind the fairing.
On the base of the the yelagiri hills there were few small scale Brick manufacturers. Its time for a crash course on the subject. No but we ended up taking photos. Now starts the main agenda, ride the hill sections. There were 9 hairpin bends on the hill, if i remember correct. We made chappathis with our motorcycle as Rubert named it. Its been quite some time riding on the hills. And it was really pumping adrenaline.
Four years back i had rode these same roads. That time i was onboard a Pulsar150. Now on a 220 cc Pulsar. What a world of difference! The bike was leaping on the uphill, with reserves of power. I wonder if a 21 bhp motorcycle can be this fun, how much fun to be onboard a Ninja 250R or even a CBR 250R!
The climb up was pretty quick. We explored the small village on top of the hill, riding here and there. I wish we had more. But Yeagiri had very little to offer ideal for a short ride like ours. Its time to plan for something big. May be a Bangalore to Kanyakumari ride. Talks were already on. But its in God's hands what our next trip will be to.
By now we were all hungry. Its 1pm now. Time to fill up our fuel tanks. As planned we headed to Vanyambadi for the infamous biriyani. Vaniambadi is about 20km from yelagiri. A small town on the Chennai - Bangalore highway, is a stop for all Buses crossing the town.
When took our seats in the hotel, the waiter placed the plates for biriyani. He knew what we would order. The food was very good and colourful. I even packed a couple of biriyani for the wife back home.
Having filled our stomachs, its time to roll. Now its time to feed the bikes. Petrol sells in Tamil Nadu for Rs 67.50 about Rs 4 less than that in Bangalore. So why not fill up our tanks full and save a few bucks. Nothing much on our way back, as we took the super highway. I wish trees be planted on the sides of the national highways. We kept good pace uptill Bangalore. It was a good ride, good food and above all good company. So guys where is our next ride?
-hiwayRebels
We enjoyed the ride on the superb highway all the way to krishnagiri. From there on we took the Bargur -jolarpet route to reach yelagiri. This route was scenic than the national highway that went all the way to vanyambadi. We were enjoying the ride and the scenic beauty that we forgot to take good snaps. (as if i had taken better snaps earlier!)
We were really blessed with good climate throughout the day. We were 5 of us. There were two cruisers on the gang, making their presence of felt all along with their beats.
Over time i had started liking my p220. May be i have started to not look at its minuses. Just look at it, even when parked it looks as if its doing a 12o km/hr. No seriously. Rubert and myself let our 220s on loose on the highways and we acheived 153 km/hr on the speedo, crouching behind the fairing.
Taming the beast?
Fun was part and parcel of any ride, that to when everyone talks the same language tamil the fun is ultimate, cracking jokes about Vadive's Dubai Adress to actor Vijay's Dr title.
On the base of the the yelagiri hills there were few small scale Brick manufacturers. Its time for a crash course on the subject. No but we ended up taking photos. Now starts the main agenda, ride the hill sections. There were 9 hairpin bends on the hill, if i remember correct. We made chappathis with our motorcycle as Rubert named it. Its been quite some time riding on the hills. And it was really pumping adrenaline.
Four years back i had rode these same roads. That time i was onboard a Pulsar150. Now on a 220 cc Pulsar. What a world of difference! The bike was leaping on the uphill, with reserves of power. I wonder if a 21 bhp motorcycle can be this fun, how much fun to be onboard a Ninja 250R or even a CBR 250R!
The climb up was pretty quick. We explored the small village on top of the hill, riding here and there. I wish we had more. But Yeagiri had very little to offer ideal for a short ride like ours. Its time to plan for something big. May be a Bangalore to Kanyakumari ride. Talks were already on. But its in God's hands what our next trip will be to.By now we were all hungry. Its 1pm now. Time to fill up our fuel tanks. As planned we headed to Vanyambadi for the infamous biriyani. Vaniambadi is about 20km from yelagiri. A small town on the Chennai - Bangalore highway, is a stop for all Buses crossing the town.
When took our seats in the hotel, the waiter placed the plates for biriyani. He knew what we would order. The food was very good and colourful. I even packed a couple of biriyani for the wife back home.
Having filled our stomachs, its time to roll. Now its time to feed the bikes. Petrol sells in Tamil Nadu for Rs 67.50 about Rs 4 less than that in Bangalore. So why not fill up our tanks full and save a few bucks. Nothing much on our way back, as we took the super highway. I wish trees be planted on the sides of the national highways. We kept good pace uptill Bangalore. It was a good ride, good food and above all good company. So guys where is our next ride?
-hiwayRebels
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Bike Ride to Yelagiri and vanyambadi on this Saturday 25th june
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We would leave bangalore early morining (say 6AM) towards yelagiri, which is 220 km away.
Enjoy the ride on hills have breakfast, have lots of chit chats on the road sides.
Then have lunch at vanyambadi (the famous thalappa kattu biriyani). The come back to bangalore in the evening.
Anyone in? Drop a comment with your contact.
So far 2 bikers confirmed till now.
-hiwayRebels.
Flashback!
Here is my dad's ride from the past. On the right extreme in the photo is me!
My bro and myself learnt to ride on this 250cc 2-stroke.
Saturday, June 04, 2011
my Pulsar 220's RVM gets more length...
Hey guys, Long time! no posts. Anyways, this is my "do it yourself " project that i had to do to improve the rear view on the RVM on my pulsar 220F.
If you are a P220F owner you will know that the RVM's are next to useless. So here is my idea that gets a little more use of it...see the traffic at the rear. However the vibrations in the mirrors did not vanish.
Below is the photo of the mirrors with the lenth of the rod extended:
Here's what i did to get the extra length in the rvm:
1. For the left side mirror (from the rider's position ) i bought a 2.5 inch length bolt that fits correctly in the grove where the mirror gets fitted.
2. Now i removed the left rvm and got the bolt welded to the edge of the rvm's rod.
3. Now to extend the right side rvm, since the right side rvm's thread in its rod is in the opposite direction of the regular clockwise direction on the bots available on the market, i had to buy a stock right side rvm from bajaj and cut its rod. The rvm costs rs 150 approx. Trust me its worth it so you could just buy one!
4. Then weld this rod got from cutting the stock rvm to the end of the right side rvm.
5. fit both the RVMs to the bike.
In the "After" photo above, you would have also noticed the rubber cover also got its length extended. To do this if you have a old tire's tube you could cut and make the extension. But recently i removed the rubber covers altogether and got the whole thing painted in matte black. And it looks great. I'll post the photo of that soon. Thank Jesus! Now my bike has better rear view mirrors!
Below is the "Before" pic for a comparison:
Stay tuned for more DIY.
Monday, March 07, 2011
Backyard Ride in Jan 2011
It was a pleasant saturday afternoon, my bro and myself explored some roads less travelled in our backyard!
Yeah that's me... again.
Black and Red
BTW, If you have'nt yet noticed, I have increased the length of my bike's RVM( the red one) by 1 1/2 inch. Now I could have a lot better view of the rear traffic. Pulsar 220 owners who wish their RVM's are more useful could do this simple welding trick to solve this problem!
Yeah that's me... again. 
Black and Red 
BTW, If you have'nt yet noticed, I have increased the length of my bike's RVM( the red one) by 1 1/2 inch. Now I could have a lot better view of the rear traffic. Pulsar 220 owners who wish their RVM's are more useful could do this simple welding trick to solve this problem!
Friday, October 15, 2010
Mad Saturday
We explored a place called Bilekkal Betta near Kanakapura. The landscape so was beautiful i had to stop everywhere to click a snap.
We were on 5 bikes. The route involved village roads, uphill and downhill roads and no roads also!
We were on 5 bikes. The route involved village roads, uphill and downhill roads and no roads also!
Kanakapura state highway
Kanakapura
somewhere on the way to Bilekal betta
Bilekal Betta 
Bilekal Betta
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