Cheers,
Manas Karekar.
Manas Karekar.
Monday, February 19, 2007
Mumbai Speed Run - Day 2 Pictures Bikes
Captions and details to follow, enjoy the pics for now. Bikes at the Mumbai Speed Run 2007.
Mumbai Speed Run - Day 2 Pictures Cars
Cars Pictures from Day 2 from the Mumbai Speed Run 2007 .
Cheers,
Manas Karekar.
Manas Karekar.
Mumbai Speed Run - Day 1 Pictures
Here are the pictures from the Day One of the Mumbai Speed Run 2007. Please note that these are limited by of a prohibitive memory card and half of it being unaccessible due to reasons. These are not all the images I have from day one, but they will give you a good idea. Pics from Day 2, and videos from Day one and Day two will both be put up soon. I'm phasing it out so you get to view em asap.
More stuff to follow soon.
Cheers,
Manas Karekar
Manas Karekar
Monday, February 12, 2007
Pulsar 200 Dyno Ride
Took the ride on Friday (or was it?). The dyno was impressive. The readout was on an LCD screen. It showed rpm, speed, o-60 (mph I presume), max power etc.
Nice dyno. It was a bit overwhelming, to actually let the feeling sink in that you're doin a dyno run in India, in a Company Showroom. Nice.
About the test ride, not a good concept. But considering other manufacturers (even international) don't allow test rides for the bikes on the road, it gives you *some* relief. I was not given a test ride on the Karizma till I put my money down for one (2 years after its launch). Can't comment much on most aspects of the bike due to limitations to the functionality of a dyno.
Here's what I CAN comment on.
- Beautiful bike. Very Very good package. Remarkable goodies.
- 0-60mph (unless it was kph) on the dyno said 11.## sec (I wasn't really aiming for it). This is fast(unless it's in kph, not really sure, cos it was a recorded statistic from my many runs and I never really went for a 0-60 sprint, I was kicking the shit out of gear 1 for most time to try to get max power figure).
- Max power figure I could get was 12 rwhp. Now this is far from accurate, cos god knows how bajaj have tweaked the dyno. Moreover, the power above 8k rpm fell to 2-4 rwhp. No power curves on display. :(
- One thing I didn't do was tally the on-screen speed to the speedo indicated speed. (Could someone fill in the missing details here please?!)
- Seat is super comfortable. Ditto for pillion.
- Exhaust sound *seems* nice.
- Riding position very nice.
- Exhaust styling not to my liking.
- Nice tankpad.
- 10k more than a Pulsar 180, 10k less than a Karizma.
Bajaj have made the probiking showrooms into something really nice. They've got a really REALLY *cough*bullshit*cough* long advert of the old 180, and that maybe updated soon enogh.
The bike isn't up for delivery in Navi Mumbai yet, but orders are being taken. This is one bike to watch out for.
After the p220 has been hogging the limelight, this is the worthy upgrade to 180 to watch out for. I like.
Cheers,
Manas Karekar.
Nice dyno. It was a bit overwhelming, to actually let the feeling sink in that you're doin a dyno run in India, in a Company Showroom. Nice.
About the test ride, not a good concept. But considering other manufacturers (even international) don't allow test rides for the bikes on the road, it gives you *some* relief. I was not given a test ride on the Karizma till I put my money down for one (2 years after its launch). Can't comment much on most aspects of the bike due to limitations to the functionality of a dyno.
Here's what I CAN comment on.
- Beautiful bike. Very Very good package. Remarkable goodies.
- 0-60mph (unless it was kph) on the dyno said 11.## sec (I wasn't really aiming for it). This is fast(unless it's in kph, not really sure, cos it was a recorded statistic from my many runs and I never really went for a 0-60 sprint, I was kicking the shit out of gear 1 for most time to try to get max power figure).
- Max power figure I could get was 12 rwhp. Now this is far from accurate, cos god knows how bajaj have tweaked the dyno. Moreover, the power above 8k rpm fell to 2-4 rwhp. No power curves on display. :(
- One thing I didn't do was tally the on-screen speed to the speedo indicated speed. (Could someone fill in the missing details here please?!)
- Seat is super comfortable. Ditto for pillion.
- Exhaust sound *seems* nice.
- Riding position very nice.
- Exhaust styling not to my liking.
- Nice tankpad.
- 10k more than a Pulsar 180, 10k less than a Karizma.
Bajaj have made the probiking showrooms into something really nice. They've got a really REALLY *cough*bullshit*cough* long advert of the old 180, and that maybe updated soon enogh.
The bike isn't up for delivery in Navi Mumbai yet, but orders are being taken. This is one bike to watch out for.
After the p220 has been hogging the limelight, this is the worthy upgrade to 180 to watch out for. I like.
Cheers,
Manas Karekar.
Friday, February 02, 2007
What Kawasaki is about.
This is what Kawasaki is about. Won't talk much, just enjoy the advertisements. I will just say no one comes close to Kawasaki in the 'attitude' department.
Cheers.
Cheers.
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