How many bikers in here and what do you ride?

superavi · 8th April 2005, 16:27

HI Fellows,

I learnt biking on a Supra (the 9.65 BHP, not the later 11 bhp). All folks at home had gone off as there was a death in the family, and I nearly killed myself as I tried taking off on the bike. The bike wheelied and I somehow let go of the accelerator.

This bike is about 16 years old. And I still ride it around. Everything is original specs except the rear tyre which is a 3*100 set up from MRF.

The most I've done on the Supra is about 250+ KMS in a single day, and the bike runs very reliably.

Currently looking at the Comet. I shot a letter to Kinetic and the lady Vismaya replied almost immediately. Which is pretty good testimony to Kinetic's PR. Let me see how far I get with it.

Now in Bangalore, so had to leave the supra back in Mumbai in Jan this year.

Ravi

RX135 · 8th April 2005, 16:56

stock RX 135. period.

khaadu75 · 8th April 2005, 17:24

Well it seems plenty of bikers around in house -- and yes I'm another one to join the huge list . The first bike that I bought was a KB 100 in 1991 , it had rear shockers taken from onee of the hero honda bikes ( dont remember ) . A few yrs later modded this bike big time with a ported head , etc and also a mono shock . It was one of the first bikes around this side with a mono shock. 1995 i bought a Honda 600 ( Dirt Bike /) .. used it for a few months and sold it when I got a double deal ... sold that and bought a Suzuki GSXR 1100 ... In 1996 feb I sold this and bought a CBR 400 !!! Kept that for about a yr and only sold it when I headed back 2 India.

After that I bought a friends RX 135 but after the big bikes this sucked so disposed it off faster than I bought it. Finally in 2001 i bought the Eliminator , which till date I own thoyugh riding time on that has decreased drastically after the first 2 yrs ... !!

Hope to buy a Gold Wing some day ...... or maybe one of the American biker build off cruiser bikes --- lol !! Thats if im not too old to ride them .....

cheers

sanket12 · 8th April 2005, 18:53

well i have been a biker for almost 13years now .... rode the length of the country on a bullet machismo.. currently own a 84 ht RD & an activa .... will be getting the bullet 500 vs by the end of this month :-)

veyron1 · 9th April 2005, 01:07

oops!! sorry, rtech... just got carried away....!!!

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Now i think all Indian bikes except the bullet 500 would have made it easier for u... heheheee...

umm.. vinsanity, i didn't quite get you there...

and can anybody post a pic of the suzuki supra...i haven't seen it, neither have i heard of it...please forgive my ignorance...i know of only one supra, and that's from toyota!!!

and sanket, congrats for your 500, in advance!!!

and cool sets of wheels you have ridden, khaadu.

revtech · 9th April 2005, 02:13

just started riding started of with a kinetic honda and then a yamaha rx100 but my dad didnt know that it was mine thought it was my friends cause thats what i told him but once he found out i had to sell it and went back to my kinetic honda.

sanket12 · 9th April 2005, 11:03

hey thanx a lot veryon.... i can hardly wait to lay my hands on her :-)

chiragh_bir · 10th April 2005, 11:48

Hi 2 all! My name is Chiragh. I live at Chandigarh and I own a 2003 model Cbz (Blue) fitted with rado alloys and Duro tyre at the rear.

Steeroid · 10th April 2005, 11:57

Started with a Hero Puch

Moved to a Kinetic Honda

Then to a KB100

Then to a Roadking

and finally

still have my 86 RD350

jesal · 10th April 2005, 13:09

dont own a bike but ride a pulsar 150 most of the times. more of a car guy but recent tons of bike imports do have me drooling

XtremeG · 11th April 2005, 00:13

have owned many sbk's currently own a cbr 600f3

manson · 11th April 2005, 00:33

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Originally Posted by XtremeG

have owned many sbk's currently own a cbr 600f3

can we please have the details or atleast names of the sbks owned in the past ?

manson .

vinsanity · 11th April 2005, 09:48

Quote:

umm.. vinsanity, i didn't quite get you there...

What i was trying to say is that u have listed all the bikes around.. so it would have been easier if u mentioned all indian bikes except the bullet 500cc.... Hey mate, no offense here.. I hope u havnt taken it seriously either......

But great man, u'v actually ridden them all....

superavi · 11th April 2005, 13:26

[quote=veyron1]

and can anybody post a pic of the suzuki supra...iQUOTE]

Hi Veyron,
The Suzuki Supra (TVS- Suzuki) Supra was a failed model before the Shogun. TVS inherited the AX100, India's first Indo-Jap bike and kept working on it. So the bikes developed were AX100, AX100 R (With a battery!), Supra, Samurai, Shogun, Shaolin, MAX 100 and MAX 100 R, till the two strokers died a natural death.

As you can see, the AX 100, Shogun, Samurai did well, but the Supra, Shaolin were failures. I dont have a pic but I guess you dont really need one!!

Ravi

typeOnegative · 11th April 2005, 17:23

Okay.

1998-2002 : RXZ (kicked ass, looked good, and then got beaten by a CBZ). Started for a new bike after the CBZ incident.
2002- : RX-135, 5-speed, rear tyre Yezdi, beats the CBZ, but gets beaten by the Pulsar 180. But I love her. Am looking to get disc brakes and change the tank, and tune it. Yeah. LOL

8th April 2005, 16:27	#61
superavi BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London Posts: 286 Thanked: 29 Times	Tvs Suzuki Supra HI Fellows, I learnt biking on a Supra (the 9.65 BHP, not the later 11 bhp). All folks at home had gone off as there was a death in the family, and I nearly killed myself as I tried taking off on the bike. The bike wheelied and I somehow let go of the accelerator. This bike is about 16 years old. And I still ride it around. Everything is original specs except the rear tyre which is a 3*100 set up from MRF. The most I've done on the Supra is about 250+ KMS in a single day, and the bike runs very reliably. Currently looking at the Comet. I shot a letter to Kinetic and the lady Vismaya replied almost immediately. Which is pretty good testimony to Kinetic's PR. Let me see how far I get with it. Now in Bangalore, so had to leave the supra back in Mumbai in Jan this year. Ravi
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8th April 2005, 16:56	#62
RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 2,106 Thanked: 75 Times	stock RX 135. period.
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8th April 2005, 17:24	#63
khaadu75 BANNED Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: same as the proposed venue for F1 ;-) Posts: 1,156 Thanked: 16 Times View My Garage	Well it seems plenty of bikers around in house -- and yes I'm another one to join the huge list . The first bike that I bought was a KB 100 in 1991 , it had rear shockers taken from onee of the hero honda bikes ( dont remember ) . A few yrs later modded this bike big time with a ported head , etc and also a mono shock . It was one of the first bikes around this side with a mono shock. 1995 i bought a Honda 600 ( Dirt Bike /) .. used it for a few months and sold it when I got a double deal ... sold that and bought a Suzuki GSXR 1100 ... In 1996 feb I sold this and bought a CBR 400 !!! Kept that for about a yr and only sold it when I headed back 2 India. After that I bought a friends RX 135 but after the big bikes this sucked so disposed it off faster than I bought it. Finally in 2001 i bought the Eliminator , which till date I own thoyugh riding time on that has decreased drastically after the first 2 yrs ... !! Hope to buy a Gold Wing some day ...... or maybe one of the American biker build off cruiser bikes --- lol !! Thats if im not too old to ride them ..... cheers
	() Thanks

8th April 2005, 18:53	#64
sanket12 BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: satara Posts: 174 Thanked: 6 Times	well i have been a biker for almost 13years now .... rode the length of the country on a bullet machismo.. currently own a 84 ht RD & an activa .... will be getting the bullet 500 vs by the end of this month :-)
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9th April 2005, 02:13	#66
revtech Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,992 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	just started riding started of with a kinetic honda and then a yamaha rx100 but my dad didnt know that it was mine thought it was my friends cause thats what i told him but once he found out i had to sell it and went back to my kinetic honda.
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9th April 2005, 11:03	#67
sanket12 BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: satara Posts: 174 Thanked: 6 Times	hey thanx a lot veryon.... i can hardly wait to lay my hands on her :-)
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10th April 2005, 11:48	#68
chiragh_bir Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In front of you :P Posts: 1,123 Thanked: 74 Times View My Garage	Hi 2 all! My name is Chiragh. I live at Chandigarh and I own a 2003 model Cbz (Blue) fitted with rado alloys and Duro tyre at the rear.
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10th April 2005, 11:57	#69
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,751 Times	Started with a Hero Puch Moved to a Kinetic Honda Then to a KB100 Then to a Roadking and finally still have my 86 RD350
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10th April 2005, 13:09	#70
jesal BANNED Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	dont own a bike but ride a pulsar 150 most of the times. more of a car guy but recent tons of bike imports do have me drooling
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11th April 2005, 00:13	#71
XtremeG BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: mumbai Posts: 41 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	have owned many sbk's currently own a cbr 600f3
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11th April 2005, 13:26	#74
superavi BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London Posts: 286 Thanked: 29 Times	[quote=veyron1] and can anybody post a pic of the suzuki supra...iQUOTE] Hi Veyron, The Suzuki Supra (TVS- Suzuki) Supra was a failed model before the Shogun. TVS inherited the AX100, India's first Indo-Jap bike and kept working on it. So the bikes developed were AX100, AX100 R (With a battery!), Supra, Samurai, Shogun, Shaolin, MAX 100 and MAX 100 R, till the two strokers died a natural death. As you can see, the AX 100, Shogun, Samurai did well, but the Supra, Shaolin were failures. I dont have a pic but I guess you dont really need one!! Ravi
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11th April 2005, 17:23	#75
typeOnegative Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vikhroli, Mumbai, India Posts: 1,503 Thanked: 27 Times	Okay. 1998-2002 : RXZ (kicked ass, looked good, and then got beaten by a CBZ). Started for a new bike after the CBZ incident. 2002- : RX-135, 5-speed, rear tyre Yezdi, beats the CBZ, but gets beaten by the Pulsar 180. But I love her. Am looking to get disc brakes and change the tank, and tune it. Yeah. LOL
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