Shankar From Coimbatore

shankarggp · 21st August 2011, 10:30

I am a Automotive Product Design & Development Engineer. I am the design and Development Engineer of all bike speedometers released in market from 1998 till 2008 including Lightening 535, Electra &Thunder Bird, all New generaiton Digital Speedometers from Pricol Limited, Coimbatore.

I Like Motor cycles & SUVs so much from my child hood. I am collecting & Restoring Bikes, Cars, Collecting Scale Models and Antiques. My hobbies are Long tours with my Bikes & cars to explore landscape and Photography. Restoring Bikes, Cars, Jeeps & Bus.

I have 50bikes, 5 cars, 2 Buses, 500 Scale Models of Cars & Bikes and Few Antique Handcrafts. I have 2 wheelers from 22cc to 535cc in my collection.

I started my collection with classic bikes, now I am in the process of shifting to Vintage.So I am clearing all my extra stock of classic bikes after restoration.

I am Restoring all my Bikes, Scooters, Cars & Jeeps in my home my own. I have All tools & Spares required to restore all the bike available with me at any time in future.

kmpbiju · 21st August 2011, 11:15

Hi Sankar,

Welcome aboard ! Your huge collection of Automobiles is highly appreciated. Hope to hear more from you, especially on the DIY projects.

BulZire · 21st August 2011, 11:48

Welcome to the forum Shankar

That is one exciting garriage you got.May be you can start threads on some of your restoration projects

ampere · 22nd August 2011, 22:14

Welcome to the forum Shankar. That is quite a collection you have got!
Have a look at the scale model thread. (If you have not done already).

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/collec...el-thread.html

sheelz · 23rd August 2011, 19:48

Hi Shankar

Welcome aboard.

You have got an interesting list of rides.

Have a pleasant stay here.

Happy motoring

hate tar · 23rd August 2011, 22:28

Hi shankar,

Welcome to the mecca of autoworld and i think seeing your collection is a mindblowing feeling, if i am not wrong i did not see a yamaha rd 350 cc in your collection.

Superb effort welcome to the family
g

Dieseldunk · 29th August 2011, 11:37

Hi Shankar

Great collection to have. As being from the auto hotspring of TN it is very much evident. Hope to hear more from you in days to come.
any chance you have a Jawa in your collection,as missed seeing that.
Cheers
Prasad

AlphaKilo · 29th August 2011, 12:30

Thats a huge collection you have mentioned. A rover 2000, a HH sleek, CBZ gen1, thats really amazing and good to know your background in pricol. Welcome, enjoy your stay and do share your experiences with restoration processes.

Drive safe.

Arun.K · 29th August 2011, 13:54

Welcome to the forum Shankar. Nice to see another Coimbatore T-BHPian. So you have two "Kappals" (Ships) in your collection. That's how I call contessa and 2000

Rehaan · 29th August 2011, 20:04

Welcome aboard Shankar!

That's a well documented collection you have there. i recognize the familiar picture style/location from your ads on the Team-BHP Classifieds.

cya around,
R

Sutripta · 29th August 2011, 21:32

Wow!
Where do you park all your vehicles? What about road tax?

You have something against RDs?

Anyway, welcome.

Sutripta

SedatedDrive · 30th August 2011, 16:33

A warm welcome to Team BHP, Shankar.

That is a brilliant collection of bikes from a golden era! Thanks for sharing the photos. It brings me fond memories, especially those 1980s designs on those bikes. Please let us know in detail about your most cherished restoration projects.

dhanushs · 30th August 2011, 16:40

Whoa!!.. Shankar, thats one exhaustive collection you have! As Sutripta Sir mentioned, I see that comparatively, older enthusiast Yamaha's are less in your collection. Is there a reason?

In any case, a warm welcome to t-bhp. Hoping to learn a lot from you and your experiences!!..

Cheers,

Dhanush

shankarggp · 17th September 2011, 10:08

Thank you for all. I am entry level collector. Half of the year I am roaming around the world for my job now. I lost few of my bikes when I given for service to mechanic in coimbatore since I abroad.So I plan to keep RD 350 once I settle in India. I don't want to depend on anybody to maintain RD after getting one.I want to maintain it personally. So I am waiting right time to get RD.Presently I am collecting & restoring the bikes & cars which I already have experience in restoration.I need to go long way to explore more. Apart from the above photos I have few of other bikes in my collection.I will post it in future.

Ascari · 17th September 2011, 13:21

Welcome aboard Shankar.

Thats a great collection you have.I particularly liked the Amby you have,its such a rare thing to see a well maintained Ambassador today.

May your tribe increase in our country!

Cheers

21st August 2011, 10:30	#1
shankarggp Newbie Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 16 Thanked: 55 Times	Shankar From Coimbatore I am a Automotive Product Design & Development Engineer. I am the design and Development Engineer of all bike speedometers released in market from 1998 till 2008 including Lightening 535, Electra &Thunder Bird, all New generaiton Digital Speedometers from Pricol Limited, Coimbatore. I Like Motor cycles & SUVs so much from my child hood. I am collecting & Restoring Bikes, Cars, Collecting Scale Models and Antiques. My hobbies are Long tours with my Bikes & cars to explore landscape and Photography. Restoring Bikes, Cars, Jeeps & Bus. I have 50bikes, 5 cars, 2 Buses, 500 Scale Models of Cars & Bikes and Few Antique Handcrafts. I have 2 wheelers from 22cc to 535cc in my collection. I started my collection with classic bikes, now I am in the process of shifting to Vintage.So I am clearing all my extra stock of classic bikes after restoration. I am Restoring all my Bikes, Scooters, Cars & Jeeps in my home my own. I have All tools & Spares required to restore all the bike available with me at any time in future. Attached Thumbnails
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21st August 2011, 11:15	#2
kmpbiju Newbie Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Thrissur Posts: 2 Thanked: 2 Times	Re: Shankar From Coimbatore Hi Sankar, Welcome aboard ! Your huge collection of Automobiles is highly appreciated. Hope to hear more from you, especially on the DIY projects.
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21st August 2011, 11:48	#3
BulZire BHPian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: BLR[KA]/DPM[TN] Posts: 398 Thanked: 233 Times	Re: Shankar From Coimbatore Welcome to the forum Shankar That is one exciting garriage you got.May be you can start threads on some of your restoration projects
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22nd August 2011, 22:14	#4
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,952 Thanked: 12,940 Times View My Garage	Re: Shankar From Coimbatore Welcome to the forum Shankar. That is quite a collection you have got! Have a look at the scale model thread. (If you have not done already). http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/collec...el-thread.html
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23rd August 2011, 19:48	#5
sheelz BHPian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: India Posts: 124 Thanked: 59 Times	Re: Shankar From Coimbatore Hi Shankar Welcome aboard. You have got an interesting list of rides. Have a pleasant stay here. Happy motoring
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23rd August 2011, 22:28	#6
hate tar BANNED Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: chandigarh Posts: 33 Thanked: 11 Times	Re: Shankar From Coimbatore Hi shankar, Welcome to the mecca of autoworld and i think seeing your collection is a mindblowing feeling, if i am not wrong i did not see a yamaha rd 350 cc in your collection. Superb effort welcome to the family g Last edited by Jaggu : 23rd August 2011 at 23:05. Reason: Please spend time to type in proper english with proper punctuations. Go through Announcement section before proceeding!
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29th August 2011, 11:37	#7
Dieseldunk BHPian Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chennai,Bangalo Posts: 435 Thanked: 290 Times	Re: Shankar From Coimbatore Hi Shankar Great collection to have. As being from the auto hotspring of TN it is very much evident. Hope to hear more from you in days to come. any chance you have a Jawa in your collection,as missed seeing that. Cheers Prasad
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29th August 2011, 12:30	#8
AlphaKilo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: VOMM-EDDW-EDDM Posts: 1,162 Thanked: 1,188 Times View My Garage	Re: Shankar From Coimbatore Thats a huge collection you have mentioned. A rover 2000, a HH sleek, CBZ gen1, thats really amazing and good to know your background in pricol. Welcome, enjoy your stay and do share your experiences with restoration processes. Drive safe.
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29th August 2011, 13:54	#9
Arun.K BHPian Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 120 Thanked: 48 Times	Re: Shankar From Coimbatore Welcome to the forum Shankar. Nice to see another Coimbatore T-BHPian. So you have two "Kappals" (Ships) in your collection. That's how I call contessa and 2000
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29th August 2011, 20:04	#10
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,046 Thanked: 34,078 Times	Re: Shankar From Coimbatore Welcome aboard Shankar! That's a well documented collection you have there. i recognize the familiar picture style/location from your ads on the Team-BHP Classifieds. cya around, R Last edited by Rehaan : 29th August 2011 at 20:06.
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29th August 2011, 21:32	#11
Sutripta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,668 Thanked: 6,217 Times	Re: Shankar From Coimbatore Wow! Where do you park all your vehicles? What about road tax? You have something against RDs? Anyway, welcome. Sutripta
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30th August 2011, 16:33	#12
SedatedDrive BHPian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North America Posts: 270 Thanked: 140 Times View My Garage	Re: Shankar From Coimbatore A warm welcome to Team BHP, Shankar. That is a brilliant collection of bikes from a golden era! Thanks for sharing the photos. It brings me fond memories, especially those 1980s designs on those bikes. Please let us know in detail about your most cherished restoration projects.
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30th August 2011, 16:40	#13
dhanushs Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 4,282 Thanked: 10,180 Times	Re: Shankar From Coimbatore Whoa!!.. Shankar, thats one exhaustive collection you have! As Sutripta Sir mentioned, I see that comparatively, older enthusiast Yamaha's are less in your collection. Is there a reason? In any case, a warm welcome to t-bhp. Hoping to learn a lot from you and your experiences!!.. Cheers, Dhanush
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17th September 2011, 10:08	#14
shankarggp Newbie Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 16 Thanked: 55 Times	Re: Shankar From Coimbatore Thank you for all. I am entry level collector. Half of the year I am roaming around the world for my job now. I lost few of my bikes when I given for service to mechanic in coimbatore since I abroad.So I plan to keep RD 350 once I settle in India. I don't want to depend on anybody to maintain RD after getting one.I want to maintain it personally. So I am waiting right time to get RD.Presently I am collecting & restoring the bikes & cars which I already have experience in restoration.I need to go long way to explore more. Apart from the above photos I have few of other bikes in my collection.I will post it in future.
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17th September 2011, 13:21	#15
Ascari BHPian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 104 Thanked: 66 Times View My Garage	Re: Shankar From Coimbatore Welcome aboard Shankar. Thats a great collection you have.I particularly liked the Amby you have,its such a rare thing to see a well maintained Ambassador today. May your tribe increase in our country! Cheers
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