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Old 1st September 2017, 12:45   #46
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Re: Homecoming of the Hulk : Kawasaki Versys 650

Nice pictures Atul. Versys meets your requirements very well. Wish you many more enjoyable rides.

Do you use the KTM for city ride or sold it off? Comparing Verys to KTM would be helpful as you own both of them.

You look familiar to me as I used to join rides by bangalore bikers long back. Hope to see you soon.
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Old 21st January 2018, 21:44   #47
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Nice pictures Atul. Versys meets your requirements very well. Wish you many more enjoyable rides.

Do you use the KTM for city ride or sold it off? Comparing Verys to KTM would be helpful as you own both of them.
Thanks mate. I sold the KTM and I use the Versys in city as well. My KTM was well past the 90k kms mark, so there was a lot of work involved in the engine and lot of money would've been spent so I sold it off. If one can afford and doesn't want to use the big bike in the city, then Duke is definitely a fun machine to have!

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You look familiar to me as I used to join rides by bangalore bikers long back. Hope to see you soon.
Oh is it, maybe you can try joining a ride with us, lot of them happening lately.
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Old 21st January 2018, 22:20   #48
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Re: Homecoming of the Hulk : Kawasaki Versys 650

So it's been quite sometime that I updated this thread. After a patchy 2017 in terms of riding, it's time to make 2018 count.

Been almost 6 months of the Hulk and it has seen several places and clocked almost 13k kms.

Homecoming of the Hulk : Kawasaki Versys 650-1037.jpg

Also, me and Nandita have started a new YouTube channel where the sole aim is to capture all our rides and drives so that we can view them when we grow old



Many more to come...
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Old 22nd January 2018, 19:35   #49
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Also, me and Nandita have started a new YouTube channel where the sole aim is to capture all our rides and drives so that we can view them when we grow old
A big to that Atul. Since you have Nandita joining you for every ride and since she has a very keen eye through the lens, vlogging all rides makes good sense.

One suggestion from my end is to please get her a mic, as the audio clarity is suffering currently.

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Been almost 6 months of the Hulk and it has seen several places and clocked almost 13k kms.
Idle rpm should be 1300 when warm.

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A big to that Atul. Since you have Nandita joining you for every ride and since she has a very keen eye through the lens, vlogging all rides makes good sense.

One suggestion from my end is to please get her a mic, as the audio clarity is suffering currently.
Thanks Sujai. Will get a mic soon!

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Idle rpm should be 1300 when warm.
I am assuming you replied for my query posted in the previous page, yes, it's set to 1300ish right now.
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Old 22nd January 2018, 23:40   #51
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I am assuming you replied for my query posted in the previous page, yes, it's set to 1300ish right now.
The above picture with 10k written on it, actually. Forgot about the previous page discussions.

Anyways, all good then.
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Old 23rd January 2018, 01:03   #52
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The above picture with 10k written on it, actually. Forgot about the previous page discussions.

Anyways, all good then.
Got it, the idling was actually on the lower side, have set it to 1300 post 12k service.
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Old 29th January 2018, 13:15   #53
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So here is the Day 2 video of our ride to Idukki:



Day 3 coming soon!
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Old 29th January 2018, 18:29   #54
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Re: Homecoming of the Hulk : Kawasaki Versys 650

Hello Atul,

Do you have any pictures of your bike fully laden with luggage for a 3+ day trip for two people? It will be useful to see how you load up the bike and what luggage you use for two up riding for long journeys. Please do post the same at your convenience.

Thank you.
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Old 14th February 2018, 16:21   #55
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Here goes the Day 3 of our ride to Idukki:



Will try to be more consistent with these videos :P
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Old 8th March 2018, 14:09   #56
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Re: Homecoming of the Hulk : Kawasaki Versys 650

Me and nandita_bayan21 rode to Goa on the Republic Day weekend.

Here goes the video:

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Old 30th March 2018, 14:29   #57
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Re: Homecoming of the Hulk : Kawasaki Versys 650

VBR (Versys Bangalore Riders) completed their 2nd Anniversary on 4th March, 2018.

On this occasion Kawasaki sponsored a breakfast ride to Mayura Hotel on Bangalore-Mangalore Highway, followed by a ride to Shettihalli Church near Hassan.

Below are some pictures from the ride:

Homecoming of the Hulk : Kawasaki Versys 650-1.jpg

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Below is the google drive link which has all the other pictures:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...qZ9nHijRty5tzs

Also, me and nandita_bayan21 made a video of this ride:

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Old 3rd April 2018, 22:27   #58
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Re: Homecoming of the Hulk : Kawasaki Versys 650

We rode to Karwar, Kumta and Gokarna during the New Year weekend.

The travelogue is already up, here is the link:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...-honnavar.html

Here goes the video for Day 1 when we rode towards Karwar:


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Here goes the next two videos of this series:

Day2:



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Old 7th June 2018, 23:34   #60
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Re: Homecoming of the Hulk : Kawasaki Versys 650

Had to literally search for my thread as haven't updated from a very long time.

Many of you may already be knowing that me and Nandita went on a 10,000 kms ride to North East India for 26 days. The recipe is being cooked and will be served with all the details, photos and videos soon.

The NE ride was done in April and we were on hibernation for almost a month and thought of heading to Coonoor to break the monotony and get back to riding. Nandita did this ride on her Dio and I got an excellent fuel range by riding at those speeds

Homecoming of the Hulk : Kawasaki Versys 650-whatsapp-image-20180519-10.26.59-pm-1.jpeg

Homecoming of the Hulk : Kawasaki Versys 650-whatsapp-image-20180519-10.26.59-pm.jpeg

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Homecoming of the Hulk : Kawasaki Versys 650-whatsapp-image-20180521-12.13.42-am.jpeg


The travelogue is already up, please check the below link for the same:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...long-hulk.html

I shall be regular on my updates going forward
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