Superbikes spotted in India

netchef · 20th May 2008, 11:07

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Originally Posted by Nitin

Ah Rajeev..I feel for you! I hope that your garage gets another set of pretty wheels at the earliest!

A VTX! Impressive!Is this in B'bay?

Nitin: Thanks for empathizing, Sir. Shall keep you posted when and if I do indulge in another set of wheels. It's touch and go right now.
She should be collected tomorrow or the day after and I continue to use her in the meanwhile, telling myself each day that this is my last blast, the final encore of her glorious baritone gurgle, looking fondly at some particularly appealing curve, a grand finale of a shampoo, her minor idiosyncratic touches etc. I'd grown quite attached to her and looked forward to wheeling her out mornings and blasting off to work. I'll miss that dram of adrenaline too: 180kmph on Cubbon Road, don't tell the gendarmes.
Sorry if this lament is WAAAAY off topic.

straight6 · 20th May 2008, 11:17

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Originally Posted by netchef

Lovely bike there. Acres of chrome, it seems. Shaftie?

Yes, its a shaft drive and runs out of a full tank every 160 kms!

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Originally Posted by Nitin

A VTX! Impressive!Is this in B'bay?

No, this one is in Fremont, California. I'm yet to see a VTX 1800 in Bombay but I've heard there is a VTX 1300 here. Everybody only seems to know the Boulevard/Intruder here.

netchef · 20th May 2008, 11:55

[quote=straight6;835706]Yes, its a shaft drive and runs out of a full tank every 160 kms!

But those thundering pistons running in silos for cylinders could pull a small house, I suspect, so it's a small price to pay.
Maybe they could do double duty towing ships in the Panama Canal

Rotorhead · 20th May 2008, 12:45

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Originally Posted by X-Machine

A few more from a recent roadtrip:

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Great snaps those. The goldwing makes the other bikes look so damn puny.

doctorque · 20th May 2008, 13:54

5 ducatis after their launch at delhi have reached mumbai on saturday... have picture of all of them, will post them soon.

sammyboy · 20th May 2008, 14:07

whooa 5 sold already ?? I need to quit my job and start some import/export business soon :(

doc eagerly waiting for the pics

Jayabusa · 20th May 2008, 14:11

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Originally Posted by manishasrani

spotted this Triumph today.

Yuck, that's an ugly bike! Who's the designer? Is he called Chris Ring by any chance?! The bike completely lacks aesthetic beauty!

Nitin · 20th May 2008, 21:10

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Originally Posted by straight6

No, this one is in Fremont, California. I'm yet to see a VTX 1800 in Bombay but I've heard there is a VTX 1300 here. Everybody only seems to know the Boulevard/Intruder here.

Thought as much.Didn't look like the pics were taken in India.

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Originally Posted by netchef

Nitin: Thanks for empathizing, Sir. Shall keep you posted when and if I do indulge in another set of wheels. It's touch and go right now.
She should be collected tomorrow or the day after and I continue to use her in the meanwhile, telling myself each day that this is my last blast, the final encore of her glorious baritone gurgle, looking fondly at some particularly appealing curve, a grand finale of a shampoo, her minor idiosyncratic touches etc. I'd grown quite attached to her and looked forward to wheeling her out mornings and blasting off to work. I'll miss that dram of adrenaline too: 180kmph on Cubbon Road, don't tell the gendarmes.
Sorry if this lament is WAAAAY off topic.

Gosh..its a sad sight to see your wheels leaving your garage. And all the more,when it stays with you a while after the deals done. Probably not as bad,if it were to a quick sale,and the bike leaves immediately. Ah..its still painful.

Waiting for the pics,doctorque

manishasrani · 20th May 2008, 21:22

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Originally Posted by black12rr

A tiger in bangalore .

Very rare to see such beauties . Manish post the other bike pics you took from this owner , I know you have

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well i have the pics but not sure if i can post them as i have taken the pics at his place.

Nitin · 20th May 2008, 22:09

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Originally Posted by manishasrani

well i have the pics but not sure if i can post them as i have taken the pics at his place.

If you've got your friend/house in the picture,try to blur it and then post it.What we want are the bike pics!

anku · 21st May 2008, 01:04

here are the picture of the five monster

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Nitin · 21st May 2008, 01:07

Hey anku,I couldn't open the last pic. Also,can you upload them directly so the pics are seen in your post?

Jayabusa · 21st May 2008, 01:37

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Originally Posted by anku

here are the picture of the five monster

cheers:

Five monsters?! May I say eight monsters(including the three Cayennes)?
Anku, buddy please restrict your smiley usage to 2 smilies to avoid infractions(I have already tasted one) :-( ....just expressing my concern as a fellow Bhpian. No offense meant to you in any way.

iraghava · 21st May 2008, 01:47

Oh my!! Now that Red 1098 is something!

Dippy · 21st May 2008, 01:59

The red 1098 looks great. Yellow isnt striking enough atleast in the pictures. Which one is the black one?

20th May 2008, 11:55	#618
netchef BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 953 Thanked: 60 Times View My Garage	[quote=straight6;835706]Yes, its a shaft drive and runs out of a full tank every 160 kms! But those thundering pistons running in silos for cylinders could pull a small house, I suspect, so it's a small price to pay. Maybe they could do double duty towing ships in the Panama Canal
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20th May 2008, 13:54	#620
doctorque BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 565 Thanked: 404 Times	5 ducatis after their launch at delhi have reached mumbai on saturday... have picture of all of them, will post them soon.
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20th May 2008, 14:07	#621
sammyboy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ggn/Dehradun Posts: 1,842 Thanked: 521 Times View My Garage	whooa 5 sold already ?? I need to quit my job and start some import/export business soon :( doc eagerly waiting for the pics
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21st May 2008, 01:04	#626
anku BANNED Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 254 Thanked: 128 Times View My Garage	here are the picture of the five monster : Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Rehaan : 21st May 2008 at 21:44. Reason: 2 smileys per post max.
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21st May 2008, 01:07	#627
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Hey anku,I couldn't open the last pic. Also,can you upload them directly so the pics are seen in your post?
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21st May 2008, 01:47	#629
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Oh my!! Now that Red 1098 is something!
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21st May 2008, 01:59	#630
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,558 Thanked: 2,462 Times	The red 1098 looks great. Yellow isnt striking enough atleast in the pictures. Which one is the black one?
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