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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() I used to own a 1st gen Pulsar dtsi and I have filled 19.5L of petrol after running about 30 kms in reserve. I almost panicked that the tank had a leak when the bike kept gulping petrol even after 15L mark which was the maximum I had expected. Pulsar also had a bent kick lever design though I am not sure if TVS had already implemented the same in Apache 150. |
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Purchased price: ~ 7.25L (2004) Sold price: 7.25L (2012) He settled for a Vx Grade Innova. Talk about a sweet deal. | |
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The kicker lever problem was tackled even better by the Bajaj R&D team, I guess everything about looks in Pulsar was imprinted straight in my heart. Sadly not the quality of the bike though. My brother still owns a 1st generation pulsar 150cc, which still does OK. Thanks for the correction ![]() Cheers [quote=Sheel;3415982] Quote:
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![]() Cheers Also the first bike I know to sport a analog tachometer was CBZ. Please correct me if I am wrong. | |||
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From the article: "he said, adding about 300 eliminator's had been sold in mumbai, pune and bangalore since its launch in january this year. ravichandran said ....... ........"this october, we are launching another 175cc bike 'pulsar'," ravichandran added. " Again, I am sure that Eliminator was launched before Pulsar cause I was one of the first one to buy Eliminator. My bike's engine/ chassis number was in 2 digits since it was from the first lot. I remember, it was launched in phased manner and It was not launched in Gujarat but I got it from Bombay dealer that too much before pulsar was launched. Last edited by Nitrous Power : 18th April 2014 at 17:11. | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Not sure if you guys remember, there was a phase where we used to have Diesel Enfield's. It first started with Sooraj pumps engines conversion (I think so) and later the company developed its own 325cc Taurus. They discontinued due to Pollution norms. Most gave 70+kms/litre. I have ridden both the versions and the Sooraj ones literally unscrewed every bone in your body. ![]() |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Another titbit Some Volkswagon cars are named after winds Golf means Gulf in German Passat means - Trade wind Jetta means - Jet Stream Scirocco - Hurricane in Sahara http://why.vw.com/stories#/stories/show/id/18381 |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() Man this was a riot to read. I predict this will become one of the forum's hottest threads of all time! ![]() Quote:
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Thanks Rush for this lovely thread. Will rack my brain trying to add more tidbits to it. One thing I can remember that the current generation probably has no idea about is the steering column mounted "hand gears" that were used in the Padminis and Ambys till about the mid-90s. Strictly four-speed (forward and up for 1st, forward and down for 2nd, back and up for 3rd, back and down for 4th; reverse was a complicated full back and down, to be confirmed by that horrible "clack" sound). Ah...good times! ![]() | ||||
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Another one! We have a thread that depicts real life experiences of the TBHP guys w.r.t. their wives. The fairer sex surely does not have any interest in the hobbies of the petrolheads. Or is it? A startling fact is that windshield wipers were invented by...hold your breath guys...by Mary Anderson, a woman! Though, not related to Indian car scene, but I was tempted to post this. Last edited by saket77 : 18th April 2014 at 18:22. | |
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| ![]() Not sure if its mentioned here or not, but Bajaj Caliber was first in its segment to have headlight adjustment screw which was easily accessible. It was on side of headlamp assembly. IIRC, even Dilip Bam had this point highlighted. Also, Caliber had a 45W dual filament bulb, where even today, majority are using 35W dual filament bulb. Caliber initially ( till around 2000 ) managed to give nightmares to Hero Honda Splendor. Caliber 115 was 111.6 CC bike, just like the original Caliber, but it was just mentioned 115. Wind 125 probably had the smoothest small bike engine ever to have launched. That sort of smoothness is still not available in modern bikes. Bajaj Spirit ( 2-speed AT ) and Saffire had different sort of automatic transmissions, not CVT. It was a segment first ( and to the best of my knowledge, nothing of that sort is available in the market ). At moderate speeds ( for Spirit/Saffire ), it felt like right hand was connected to rear wheel, just like in bikes. No lags. The great Sachin Tendulkar once did ad for Sunny Zip. Attached image is sourced from google image search. Last edited by aaggoswami : 18th April 2014 at 18:31. |
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| ![]() Am not sure if it is covered elsewhere on this thread. This is about the interesting naming convention followed by M&M. All of Mahindra's model names whether it's the SUVs like Bolero, Scorpio, Xylo, or even the XUV 5OO, pronounced as five double oh, or the company's two-wheelers Duro, Rodeo, Stallio and Pantero have the same ending. |
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| ![]() Anybody remember the old petrol pumps? There used to be Esso (Standard Oil of the US, now Exxon worldwide), Burmah Shell, Caltex, etc. There was a family bias towards Esso. They were the most numerous, and reputedly had the best / cleanest fuel. Some of these got nationalized at some point of time. Esso became Hindustan Petroleum; Burmah Shell became Bharat Petroleum. As has been pointed out, there were not many trains; air travel was prohibitively expensive and had few options. If you had a car, this was the best / cheapest / fastest way to travel. Going back to the farthest corners of my memory, I remember petrol at Rs. 2.nn a litre. Even at the purchasing power of the rupee in those days, this was cheap as heck. Yes, I'm that old! |
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The car came with a single wiper like the Mercs of those days, and a massive 1.9L diesel engine like the Skoda Octavia There was some quirk with the door lock too. Don't remember what exactly it was. Quote:
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| ![]() Talking about waiting periods, I remember when there was an 18-year waiting period for a Bajaj Chetak scooter! People used to beg army-types to buy it for them from the canteen, or buy it in the black-market, much like Maruti allotment papers! That's why my father bought a Bajaj Super instead - that only had a 10-month waiting period or something like that. Cheers |
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| ![]() On the point of two wheelers, does anyone remember the Fury and the Explorer? I think they were both from the house of Enfield. The fury was probably the first faired sports bike with 175 cc and the Explorer a 75 cc one. Do apologize in advance if my facts are wrong. |
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| ![]() Some odds and ends: Tempo Viking 3 Cyl 2 stroke petrol FWD. Fuel dispensers: The clock type, and the double glass bottle type. Mandatory spares for a long drive in an Ambassador:- gear lever, and rear axle halfshaft. (The Ambassador front seat backrest also used to break off, but rather than carrying a spare front seat, you sturdily welded it the day after taking delivery of your brand new car!) Some BEST buses had a Wilson preselector GB. None of the older cars had synchros on the first gear. Can someone confirm whether the original GB for the Safari had synchros on the reverse gear? The 800 5spd was withdrawn because it was perceived to be taking sales away from the Alto. Similar for the Alto VX - Zen. And the reason why the (no brainer) Zen 1.3 was never launched. In the Premier, when the dies wore out, and the front glass would not fit properly, the glass size was changed, rather than rectifying the die. Quote:
In any case, always thought the Golf was named after the game (like Polo). And Sirocco: wonder which aspect VAG found appropiate: the hot dry wind of the Saharas, or the cool rain bearing one of Europe. Regards Sutripta | |
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