My Mercedes SL500

swiftnfurious · 3rd July 2010, 10:33

Congrats! thats a beauty ! its immaculately maintained too! Definitely mouth watering!

samyakmodi · 3rd July 2010, 13:35

nice ride

i don't know about others, but i absolutely loved the rim design. must look killer while on the move.
and i m not sure whether i wrote to you about your bike or not. but definitely a nice tourer. must be amazingly comfortable going on long tours on it.

ride/drive safe.

cheers mate!!

Varaman · 3rd July 2010, 18:16

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Originally Posted by samyakmodi

nice ride

i don't know about others, but i absolutely loved the rim design. must look killer while on the move.
and i m not sure whether i wrote to you about your bike or not. but definitely a nice tourer. must be amazingly comfortable going on long tours on it.

ride/drive safe.

cheers mate!!

Yes, the Varadero is arguably the best-suited tourer bike for our country - tough as nails, reliable, powerful and immensely comfortable... to illustrate, I rode it to Mahabaleshwar and back for 11 hours; and did not even have a sore butt or aching back (and I am 53 years old

mivec_turbo · 5th July 2010, 13:11

she's absolutely gorgeous to say the least. Congrats..!!

hillram · 5th July 2010, 13:50

This is the most immaculate SL i have seen.Are the alloys stock?

Varaman · 5th July 2010, 14:47

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Originally Posted by hillram

This is the most immaculate SL i have seen.Are the alloys stock?

The alloys are part of the original sports package available on the SL500... rear tyres are 285/35-18 and front 255/40-18. I liked these so much that I have just ordered a brand new set of the very same rims from alloywheelsdirect.com in UK

rosh_aveo1.4 · 5th July 2010, 16:37

Gorgeous Gorgeous car. Didn't like the wheels though. But hey, you do have a point of it being unique.

Varaman · 5th July 2010, 17:56

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Originally Posted by rosh_aveo1.4

Gorgeous Gorgeous car. Didn't like the wheels though. But hey, you do have a point of it being unique.

A score of 1 out of 2 ain't bad...

joshguy · 5th July 2010, 19:32

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Originally Posted by Varaman

Yes, the Varadero is arguably the best-suited tourer bike for our country - tough as nails, reliable, powerful and immensely comfortable... to illustrate, I rode it to Mahabaleshwar and back for 11 hours; and did not even have a sore butt or aching back (and I am 53 years old

BTW what bike is that ? specs please

Varaman · 5th July 2010, 19:41

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Originally Posted by joshguy

BTW what bike is that ? specs please

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/motorb...-xl1000va.html

GordonGekko · 5th July 2010, 19:43

great car man.

i really love the red leather interior, not to mention the smile it puts on your face when you step on it.

ps. despite what people say, i dont like the rims. amg style would look perfect...

Varaman · 5th July 2010, 19:46

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Originally Posted by joshguy

BTW what bike is that ? specs please

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Originally Posted by Varaman

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/motorb...-xl1000va.html

Specs: Honda XL 1000 V Varadero 2008: technical specifications

e92335 · 5th July 2010, 23:20

After reading all the posts about the wheel design, I need to point out that at least in the US, these were stock on the SL600s AFAIK. In person they look quite good, although do not picture very well, and specially where I live, the # of SLs you see on the road, they definitely stand out on the 600s. Although I LOVED the design of the 2 piece wheels on the SL65 that I used to see very close to where I live at.

Varaman · 6th July 2010, 08:30

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Originally Posted by e92335

After reading all the posts about the wheel design, I need to point out that at least in the US, these were stock on the SL600s AFAIK. In person they look quite good, although do not picture very well, and specially where I live, the # of SLs you see on the road, they definitely stand out on the 600s. Although I LOVED the design of the 2 piece wheels on the SL65 that I used to see very close to where I live at.

Hey, this is good stuff to know... thanks! I love these rims because they are stunningly beautiful to see; and I don't think they photograph as well as they look in reality. Besides, the design is so "hatke" as compared to the run-of-the-mill multispoke designs one sees these days.

raghavv · 6th July 2010, 15:40

Great car! Really lovely!

However, I am distracted by the little insect in your pic. I have removed it several times from my screen, but it doesn't go

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swiftnfurious Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 7,204 Thanked: 9,663 Times	Congrats! thats a beauty ! its immaculately maintained too! Definitely mouth watering!
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samyakmodi BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Indore Posts: 994 Thanked: 811 Times	nice ride i don't know about others, but i absolutely loved the rim design. must look killer while on the move. and i m not sure whether i wrote to you about your bike or not. but definitely a nice tourer. must be amazingly comfortable going on long tours on it. ride/drive safe. cheers mate!! Last edited by samyakmodi : 3rd July 2010 at 13:38.
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5th July 2010, 13:11	#49
mivec_turbo Newbie Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kochi, Bangalore Posts: 14 Thanked: 0 Times	she's absolutely gorgeous to say the least. Congrats..!!
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5th July 2010, 13:50	#50
hillram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 2,942 Thanked: 1,326 Times View My Garage	This is the most immaculate SL i have seen.Are the alloys stock?
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5th July 2010, 16:37	#52
rosh_aveo1.4 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cochin, Kerala Posts: 678 Thanked: 577 Times View My Garage	Gorgeous Gorgeous car. Didn't like the wheels though. But hey, you do have a point of it being unique.
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5th July 2010, 19:43	#56
GordonGekko BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: gurgaon Posts: 263 Thanked: 25 Times	great car man. i really love the red leather interior, not to mention the smile it puts on your face when you step on it. ps. despite what people say, i dont like the rims. amg style would look perfect...
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5th July 2010, 23:20	#58
e92335 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Washington DC Posts: 62 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	After reading all the posts about the wheel design, I need to point out that at least in the US, these were stock on the SL600s AFAIK. In person they look quite good, although do not picture very well, and specially where I live, the # of SLs you see on the road, they definitely stand out on the 600s. Although I LOVED the design of the 2 piece wheels on the SL65 that I used to see very close to where I live at.
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raghavv BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 84 Thanked: 68 Times	Great car! Really lovely! However, I am distracted by the little insect in your pic. I have removed it several times from my screen, but it doesn't go
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