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First things first, upgraded the stock tyre of electra - my old tyre was worn out after clocking 19000 kms in two years and was drifting/skidding every time I applied the brake. Went in search of tyres in bengaluru and finally ended up in the heaven for b
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This man here, is Anand. and he is just amazing. A huge giant of a man, he is well known in the RE circle of bangalore. He runs two stores and is opening a new one soon, but is always ready to get his hands dirty. Anand also offered me his personal bike t
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The map - to make things clear.
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Next, well I had to get my seat changed - in view of the recent back-problem I've developed, I thought it was a good idea to get this also changed, amit also wanted to get his seat widened and we again landed up at the usual place, JC road. The man put so
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Pinto and Kiran packing their bikes - we have talked to GATI to transport our bikes to Delhi - it is supposed to leave on 22-june and be in delhi by 26th. Hope our packing is good enough.
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Painstakingly we packed our bikes with the stuff that RE ships in - We had to go to the showroom and get all the packing material that new bikes come with. Again, the manager plainly refused to give the material on a short notice, but then I found the sec
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Even after my packing, the GATI guys did their packing with cardboard and packing wire et al. Was happy overall with the level of packing. Only worried about the front mud-guard although I've given it enough straw cover.
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Amit Pujar with his bike all packed.
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Brilliant house, perfect for a late afternoon leh discussion :)
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The planning session was on - where to stay, when to do what - at Sunil Shelar's beautiful house
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This guy from RE Sarjapura is pretty good at handling electrical problems - first he told me it'll take a long time and it's okay to ride long, but then I wanted to get my CAM adjusted and fix the short-circuiting which was abruptly cutting off the batter
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RE's engine is the supreme when it comes to clean design. The design is super simple and super clean - something even a person like me could understand just by looking at it.
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This is the insides of my engine - Whats remarkable is that the engine is so goddamn clean while the outer part(chain) is super greased and dirty. Also visible is a electro-magnetic coil which recharges the battery
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Brilliant lunch by ms.shelar :) Johnshon Pinto giving technical session on fish and mangalore
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Brilliant food, topped with yummy rosagullas :)