1000 kilometers, 781cc, 12 hours, 1 rider. The beginning of something special.

Rtech · 24th October 2007, 11:13

What ACI did was different. They were out to complete the trip in the least time possible, without any stops and with multiple drivers. It would be a bit hard for a single person to do the trip in 87 hours! lol

Vid6639 · 24th October 2007, 11:19

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Originally Posted by Rtech

What ACI did was different. They were out to complete the trip in the least time possible, without any stops and with multiple drivers. It would be a bit hard for a single person to do the trip in 87 hours! lol

Yup that's true but it shows that you can still cover close to 1000kms in a single day between 2 metro cities. Noone would go around the GQ. What was interesting was the journey between 2 cities.

sorry for the OT.

how many hours did you ride continuously i.e. how many breaks?

manson · 24th October 2007, 12:05

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Originally Posted by Rtech

Also, I remember reading somewhere about a member (forget his name) that does it quite regularly in his Scorpio. It's not a fast pace and can be easily done by most here if they don't take too many breaks.

Ex-member 'speedsatya' too was famous for his 12-13 hour mumbai bangalore drives in his beloved 2001 Zen.

manson.

Rehaan · 24th October 2007, 12:21

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Originally Posted by Rtech

S@~+#0$# (wth is that !! lol)! ??

Even i used to wonder if this guy just typed a bunch of jibberish for his user ID until i actually took the time to look at it...
Thats 1337 (leet) for santhosh (S@~+#0$#).

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Originally Posted by vid6639

.. with a fully laden car. They had someone from MAI (2l8uloose/Zavo) in the back.

indeed a fully laden car

cya
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kpzen · 24th October 2007, 12:28

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Originally Posted by manson

Ex-member 'speedsatya' too was famous for his 12-13 hour mumbai bangalore drives in his beloved 2001 Zen.

manson.

He's gonna do that again in the very same car during the coming weekend.

Technocrat · 24th October 2007, 13:01

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Originally Posted by Rtech

@techno: Thanks man. I'm sure you would like this sort of bike. The silver one was from Pune. Decent condition, but for the rhs radiator which is patched up.
But yea, the red does look far better!

You bet I would love to have a bike like that. Infact I love the Red VFR so much that I could not stop myself from posing on one which was parked on mainstand

Check this(click on thumbnail)

Your trip reminded me of my Touring days.. sigh the good ol days :(

revvhed · 26th October 2007, 06:21

Hey there Rtech ..
After having seen the amazing condition of your previous bike on the sale thread i was waiting with baited breath to see what would interest you next .. I didn't think there were any other VFR lovers out there as even i've always had a soft spot for this bike (having ridden it myself). It really is amazingly versatile and a brilliant all rounder. (I'll take the liberty of saying here that you are indeed a man after my own heart).
Congratulations on your new acquisition 'ol chap.
Cheers .. Ride on ...

mclaren1885 · 26th October 2007, 06:52

Robin, congrats on the possession. A bike that I truly love. After the Ducati 749

. Next time you are in this part of town for such events do inform us too. Would love to catch up and oogle.

Brilliant bike, but even better a ride back to Bombay (well almost). Hoping to see plenty more of such wonderful travelogues. And rides.

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Originally Posted by GTO

Butttttttttttttttttttttttt Bangalore to Mumbai in 12 hours

. Helluva ride.

A certain madman who owned MB 91 also is said to have clocked the same route in 12hrs when he was asked to RUN-IN his car

.

kpzen · 26th October 2007, 10:06

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Originally Posted by mclaren1885

A certain madman who owned MB 91 also is said to have clocked the same route in 12hrs when he was asked to RUN-IN his car

.

Ah..! Iceman ?
U also were very fast in getting to 1000kms mark in your Baleno..It took u two days right? My Baleno went for 1st service after a month with only 356 kms..

S@~+#0$# · 26th October 2007, 10:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rehaan

Even i used to wonder if this guy just typed a bunch of jibberish for his user ID until i actually took the time to look at it...
Thats 1337 (leet) for santhosh (S@~+#0$#).

LOL, Thanks for the info on leet though.

kakx · 26th October 2007, 22:24

Congrats Rtech on the bike, found this link which you might find useful, it contains links to lots of Bike Manuals.

Bike Chat Forums : Links to the manufacturers bike's user manuals

dipen · 27th October 2007, 00:47

Rtech,
Did you check the oil levels before starting the trip ? Considering 1000km, I assume you should have done.

esteem_lover · 27th October 2007, 01:01

Wow, i did not see this until now & i did not read what others had to say, but your report was painstackingly constructed. The best part was your enthu to get the bike washed before you had your wash that too after riding her for a 1000kms plus (& 12 hrs plus). This is pure passion, i salute you man. Take a bow here folks, this is very very rare.

BUSA · 27th October 2007, 01:22

Congrats Rtech, fantastic choice.

chetan · 27th October 2007, 18:04

nice write up rt.......did you hit any bump before that reliance bunk...im not sure if its before or after that bunk....the bump is VERY BAD the roads are so good there that its difficult to spot that bump

24th October 2007, 11:13	#91
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	What ACI did was different. They were out to complete the trip in the least time possible, without any stops and with multiple drivers. It would be a bit hard for a single person to do the trip in 87 hours! lol
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26th October 2007, 06:21	#97
revvhed BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 184 Thanked: 30 Times	Congratulations ... Hey there Rtech .. After having seen the amazing condition of your previous bike on the sale thread i was waiting with baited breath to see what would interest you next .. I didn't think there were any other VFR lovers out there as even i've always had a soft spot for this bike (having ridden it myself). It really is amazingly versatile and a brilliant all rounder. (I'll take the liberty of saying here that you are indeed a man after my own heart). Congratulations on your new acquisition 'ol chap. Cheers .. Ride on ...
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26th October 2007, 22:24	#101
kakx BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 41 Thanked: 0 Times	Congrats Rtech on the bike, found this link which you might find useful, it contains links to lots of Bike Manuals. Bike Chat Forums : Links to the manufacturers bike's user manuals
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27th October 2007, 00:47	#102
dipen Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: mumbai Posts: 2,236 Thanked: 728 Times	Rtech, Did you check the oil levels before starting the trip ? Considering 1000km, I assume you should have done.
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27th October 2007, 01:01	#103
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Wow, i did not see this until now & i did not read what others had to say, but your report was painstackingly constructed. The best part was your enthu to get the bike washed before you had your wash that too after riding her for a 1000kms plus (& 12 hrs plus). This is pure passion, i salute you man. Take a bow here folks, this is very very rare.
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27th October 2007, 01:22	#104
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,130 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Congrats Rtech, fantastic choice.
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27th October 2007, 18:04	#105
chetan BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 487 Thanked: 11 Times	nice write up rt.......did you hit any bump before that reliance bunk...im not sure if its before or after that bunk....the bump is VERY BAD the roads are so good there that its difficult to spot that bump Last edited by chetan : 27th October 2007 at 18:11.
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