Greetings petrol based bipeds!

Roy.S · 31st March 2009, 23:30

Hi,
After a lot of agonizing I finally have given up on trying to write the perfect intro and am just going to plunge in.
My name is Roy and I am an architect from Bangalore. I drive a '07 silver Swift Vxi (completely stock). One of these days I know that I am going to go bonkers and start modding it.

Back in '95 I dabbled in a bit of rallying on my Suzuki Shogun (yes I still have the bike). I have ridden in the Kadur Safari (Mysore 1995), KMSC picnic rallies (entire 1996 season) and some local club events.
These days I am more likely to be charging about on the highways in my car looking for the perfect sunset and the perfect kebab or dosa at some nondescript dhaba by the roadside.

And, lest I be accused of practising some form of gas station apartheid, I would like to say that I used 'petrol based bipeds' as a generic term for all TBHP members. I greet you with equal enthusiasm irrespective of which dispenser you use at the pump.

Right! Now to work my way past that 50th post.

khan_sultan · 1st April 2009, 17:18

Welcome Roy.

I hope you do not 'architect' stuff by just 'plunging in' :-)

Have a nice time here and do let us know about the tales of rallying on Shogun -- the BOSS.

Cheers,

GTO · 1st April 2009, 19:16

Hell, that intro turned out just fine. Welcome Roy! Don't worry about the modding part :

1. A little time with us will ensure that your wallet, bank balance, investments, savings and cash on hand are emptied out.

2. You are in Bangalore - the tuning capital of India!

We'd appreciate your taking a quick pitstop by our board rules section, just once, for the sake of familiarisation.

Sam Kapasi · 1st April 2009, 22:23

As we say here in Mumbai - Abey tu Biped. Tera baap Biped.

Welcome to Team-BHP and thanks for making us smaile. Enjoy your stay.

iraghava · 1st April 2009, 23:46

Welcome to the forum Roy! That was a nice intro, how about a thread reminiscing your days as a rally rider? Might be of help to people thinking about rallying.

Dippy · 1st April 2009, 23:50

Thats a nice intro Roy. Welcome to the land of petrol heads, where you belong. The Swift is a great hatch. Now that you've logged in, that stock Swift isnt going be stock for too long

Before getting the modding bug, take look at the rules to understand the forum better.

Welcome to Team BHP

sammyboy · 2nd April 2009, 02:14

Hi Roy, guess you managed to get the whos who (the ones before me

)of Team bhp attracted by your intro, so it was a pretty successful one

. Welcome to the team bro.

Roy.S · 3rd April 2009, 02:54

Thanks for the welcome guys. Will look through the rules.
And one of these days I will write about my brief rallying career.

31st March 2009, 23:30	#1
Roy.S BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 707 Thanked: 946 Times	Greetings petrol based bipeds! Hi, After a lot of agonizing I finally have given up on trying to write the perfect intro and am just going to plunge in. My name is Roy and I am an architect from Bangalore. I drive a '07 silver Swift Vxi (completely stock). One of these days I know that I am going to go bonkers and start modding it. Back in '95 I dabbled in a bit of rallying on my Suzuki Shogun (yes I still have the bike). I have ridden in the Kadur Safari (Mysore 1995), KMSC picnic rallies (entire 1996 season) and some local club events. These days I am more likely to be charging about on the highways in my car looking for the perfect sunset and the perfect kebab or dosa at some nondescript dhaba by the roadside. And, lest I be accused of practising some form of gas station apartheid, I would like to say that I used 'petrol based bipeds' as a generic term for all TBHP members. I greet you with equal enthusiasm irrespective of which dispenser you use at the pump. Right! Now to work my way past that 50th post.
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1st April 2009, 17:18	#2
khan_sultan Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Noida/Bangalore Posts: 4,925 Thanked: 5,853 Times View My Garage	Welcome Roy. I hope you do not 'architect' stuff by just 'plunging in' :-) Have a nice time here and do let us know about the tales of rallying on Shogun -- the BOSS. Cheers,
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1st April 2009, 19:16	#3
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,546 Thanked: 300,764 Times View My Garage	Hell, that intro turned out just fine. Welcome Roy! Don't worry about the modding part : 1. A little time with us will ensure that your wallet, bank balance, investments, savings and cash on hand are emptied out. 2. You are in Bangalore - the tuning capital of India! We'd appreciate your taking a quick pitstop by our board rules section, just once, for the sake of familiarisation.
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1st April 2009, 22:23	#4
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,997 Thanked: 2,378 Times View My Garage	As we say here in Mumbai - Abey tu Biped. Tera baap Biped. Welcome to Team-BHP and thanks for making us smaile. Enjoy your stay.
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1st April 2009, 23:46	#5
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Welcome to the forum Roy! That was a nice intro, how about a thread reminiscing your days as a rally rider? Might be of help to people thinking about rallying.
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1st April 2009, 23:50	#6
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,561 Thanked: 2,469 Times	Thats a nice intro Roy. Welcome to the land of petrol heads, where you belong. The Swift is a great hatch. Now that you've logged in, that stock Swift isnt going be stock for too long Before getting the modding bug, take look at the rules to understand the forum better. Welcome to Team BHP
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2nd April 2009, 02:14	#7
sammyboy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ggn/Dehradun Posts: 1,842 Thanked: 521 Times View My Garage	Hi Roy, guess you managed to get the whos who (the ones before me )of Team bhp attracted by your intro, so it was a pretty successful one . Welcome to the team bro.
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3rd April 2009, 02:54	#8
Roy.S BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 707 Thanked: 946 Times	Thanks for the welcome guys. Will look through the rules. And one of these days I will write about my brief rallying career.
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