Chanshal Pass

Falcon riders at chanshal Pass...... 18 May 2013...

Rape!!

I agree to the death penalty for rapist......

But I also want to ask why women are treated as a material to sell things like all late night telebrands shows on tv showing women is less clothes.. also some print ads where the women are put in half clothes even in an cement ad.... ... women licking ice cream in ice cream ads or even cold drinks ads like slice...... why women in this society are put in front of u to buy things ... they do because its attracts men attention and make them indulge in it....
if u wear that baniyan u will be hero for women , if u wear that shoes women will kiss u, if drive some cars women will love u........... Do u really think what is feeded in ur head through other people is really helping ur thoughts to respect women.
Now if those men get indulge when they see them on street u do not like it.. but on television its ok...... U like comedy programs and laugh more when its two meaning or bad words are used but not when in reality *( u might even like it but will not like to teach ur children)......... There are many things which are needed to understand ... its a bigger picture then most of the people understand where there limited thought process...... Hang the rapist  but understand bigger picture in your life...

Ride To zanskar!!

Hey guys I am back from Zanskar, Was an amazing trip with my friends and wife. 3 Bikes, 4 souls. Details coming soon.............

ZMR Review : If there's a Spirit, I ride it.

There was no doubt that I was feeling like god while riding my beast, but humans are greedy aren't they?

  New world was about to be made and hunt was on for the new beast. Lot of things were there in the head making it all confuse but thank god to Indian motorcycle market in my budget there were not many options to choose from. P220, Fazer or again the old beast with bigger heart. Yeah I did miss karizma and ZMR becasue somehow they were not even on my list or I can say those two never crossed my head .

With over 6,000 km on mountain roads with avenger including leh, srinagar, himachal, uttrakhand I was quite attached with my beast. So leaving it was a big decision but who ever  is coming next had to fit in

the boots of it or may be better.

The budget was around 80-90K. My requirements were something good looking, low engine noise , easily crusiable at speeds of 100km/hr for long stretches and disc brakes front and rear. secondary choices were decent average and good headlight and tire.
       I really didn't wanted to buy a avenger 220 as I already have one so took some test drives of above mentioned bikes. I narrowed to p220 white. Fazor had all the looks but was really underpowered for my
requirement.

P220 was my obvious choice as most of the requirements were there in it and was also in budget.

and then what happened changed everything..... A Call from a friend Vibhor. He is my bike buddy and we have traveled together to leh and he knows me in out about bike. I told him that I am finalizing p220,

He was not really happy with my choice as he said bajaj engines go for toss very soon its just he don't like p220. He said then that why u don't try karizma or ZMR. I said u serious and then it all start

clicking in my brain that why not , why r u so agaisnt those bikes and I thought I am not.

Soon I spend hours and hours on internet reading about zmr and karizma and I was quite astonished by reading all the good things about them. ZMR so brilliant engineered machine available and I was just

ignoring it without any reason..  waooo......


That and Today after covering almost 15K km on it which includes trip to the highest road non motor able higher then khardungla , the great Marsimic La. Also the slush of rohtang which is more challenging

then climbing the top. With all this experience and info now I  can proudly say my decision was right according to my needs.

Now lets start in detail how it performed ..

Looks and Styling

When it comes to look it has no single answer about it. But Yeah I love it and if u observe closely everything is put in a proper way and as all it look good. Yeah some say that tail light was better in karizma R and the fairing is not good for touring as low ground clearance because of it. Guys I went to Mtop 18,850ft in which last 40 km no road just dirt and rocks, the fairing never gave an issue :).

  The front fairing do gives u bulky feeling but I enjoy it :)

Engine Performance

This is one of the best things I love about ZMR. Silent and efficient even when riding long hours I mean long 2-3 hours continuous riding. Its good torque engine, it doesn't gives you that rushy engine like p220 or CBR at 0-40 but it had very good mid range power in it. Anyway when u need touring bike thats what u need I think. Top speed again is issue for some as it is lower then p220 and offcourse CBR but 125 is not that bad. I love crusing at 90-100 for long hours and occasionally a burst to 120 which is quite enough I think on Indian Roads. I think the ratio of second gear is little low and 3rd is the best when compared to power output. Air cooled and oil cooled mechanism of the engine keeps it cool almost on every condition. At high speeds it doent feel  like people trapped in a chamber and hitting the door and screaming" get us out of here".

Ride and Handling

This is a five star area for this beast. Fantastic Riding position for touring, excellent suspension(even better with pillion), Handling is crisp and light . If u drive p220 U should see what light means really its that different. One issue I sometimes feel is that high cross winds sometimes create an issue as large fairing in from obstructs the cross winds. But its not really that big a problem. While cruising at 90-100 its like floating on water with all those bumps and small pot holes on the road. The 18" tires do play a role to make u feel that. I Do feel that When i am riding with a pillion  the bike makes u feel more better while cruising.
  When it comes to brakes they are sharp and do gives u confidence. Applying both together with variable pressure gives u good response . I said variable because there is not exactly measure of that ratio I think that is experience and it comes with time.

Mileage

40km/lts   (+-5) .  which I think is good enough for 223cc motor.

Digital Console

Yeah I love it baby. Good features and nicely spread all over. Two trip meters that good for touring and also an indicator which tells u live average. IT changes according to your riding inputs updated in every 10sec. I find it very useful to understand what average my bike is giving according to the changes I am doing in my inputs.  And last but not least welcome and goodbye message :) .


I got this note online which are really the words in my mind to say but this is how one of the greatest man put it.

Dont expect ZMR to be P220 or CBR or anything Else Its ZMR thats it :)

Marsimic LA with a riding soul!!!!

Sep 2011 I was there, which they say highest, 18,540ft with my beast .... there were 3 of us that moment  me, myself and machine!!!!!!

Bravo Bravo!!!!

My beast!! DOB: 15/07/2011

Guys got my beast!!

First Impression: Totally awesome!

The process at SVC was quick and clean. There were 3 white beast and I had to choose one, so i picked one with latest manufacturing date and also the one with no scratch. Other two had some scratch and one had a little twister rear brake lever. . I bargained for a free teflon coating and I got it . They were also giving me a seat cover but it was pathetic so I just said , No thank u. .

While teflon coating the rear view mirror got scratched and after I noticed it I asked for change it and he did .

Here are some photos while first bath of the beast!

While riding to home... these thinsg i noticed :

1: Purelly fantastic feeling while riding
2: Even with bilk size manovering in traffic is easy
3: Speedometer rocks
4: rear disc braking is slightly low
5: hard gear chaging , difficult to find neutral at idle.

pirelli mt66 ROUTE - 15" avenger tyre review

Hey guys, Hope everyone is rocking and driving. some months back I was looking for new set of tyres for my avenger. The earlier tyres which were MRF gave me good results on my trips which include mountains, off roads, long continouis running hours, wet roads, driving in rain and bad roads, in mud pools almost all type of terrain. This time I was looking for something new for a change but back in mind i somehow knew I will buy the same tyres as I I was quite happy with them. I did some research on internet but couldnt find much info I was looking about so I thought lets go to karol bagh and check out myself whats in the market and then research according to it.

When I went to karol bagh and looked around for tyres there were not many option for my 15"rear tyre but were many for 17" tyres. After some looking around I found my MRF tyres which were previously there. I enquired about it and he was selling me both front and rear MRF tyre in around Rs 2000 something. Then he looked at my tyre and said that your tyre still have rubber on it why u changing, I said I go on trips and all that, he quickly understood my reason and my need, he said "Rukko mein kuch dikhata hun" (wait I show u something). He got this tyres which were awesome looking and had an aura of something classy and tough. This was M66 pirelli Route tyres, man they looked awesome and immediately MRF looked dwarf in front of them in quality and aura. They were soft compound tyres and were made for sticky nature on roads. I was much impressed with them and decided to go with them without thinking twice. They were double the rate of MRF but
for my trips I need the best of the lot. Soon they fixed the new tyres on my bike and I was ready to rock and roll. To be honest when I came from karol bagh to my home almost 40 km I didnt fely any difference. but they really looked good and gave a feeling of tyres for touring.

At my first trip with them towards tattapani in Himachal I really got to know the difference of these tyres from my old ones. After these tyre get heated oh man they stick to road like eternal lovers. The soft compound material of these tyre really give a grip on banking and turning. Earlier on turns with MRF tyres when I use to bend bikes at speeds of 60-80 kms on turns I never had really a feeling developed in me that they might slip , though they never did really but still there was a feeling. Whenver there was a slight mud, or tiny stones on the turn which you many times see on the corners in mountain roads I always use to slow down really but sometimes my old Tyre use to slip a slight on them while me bending but I use to control it. With these tyre that thing is almost gone they grip road amazingly. With there soft compound nature these also gives extra softness in the ride. They are not hard to surface and me but rather sticky to road and soft on me.To explain it imagine u punching a wall or punching a mattress, wall will hurt u and all the deformation will be in your hand but in case of mattress ur mattress for some moment will take the shape of your hand and then releases back it smoothly. Same happens with tyre when the encounter stuff lying on the road.
Braking have also improved with these tyre but yeah I can say with sticky nature it generates more friction so might be very little mileage loss but its negligible.

In case of rain or wet surfaces they are even better, the groves design and the element make it such a fun and stable in wet conditions. I have tried them in almost all condition with already 4000 km on them and I have loved it every single moment.

Conclusion:

pros:
1: stable
2: stick to road even on high inclinations.
3: extremelly good under wet condition
4: look cool

cons:
for some its expensive.(but they are worth it).