Stats:

kms: 48788 on odo (53K+ somewhere actual)
fuel: ~ 1.2L +
repairs: umm ~ 35 thousand
crash guards: 2
headlight assembly: 3
cam shaft: 2
clutch plate: 3 sets
silencer, disk, bore,battery: 1,1,3,2
new crank: 1
connecting rod: 2 (one was cheap quality)
valves: 3rd set
timing chain & tensioner: 3rd
lighting coil: 3rd
chain sprocket set: 4th
tires: rear- 4th , front- 3rd
runins: 5
fun: unlimited
experience: priceless

Bike's best performance:
- 1813 kms in 23:30 hrs – Saddlesore ride
- 1216 kms in 21:30 hrs – Ooty to Pune
- Pune-Blr – 10 hrs 40 min

Most memorable moments on bike (tough one)
- Bisle Ghat G2G (blr-xbhp - june/july '05)
- Blr-Gopalswamy betta-Ooty-Blr – 21 hrs endurance ride (aug '05)
- Pune-Goa rip ride with Ashvin (July 2006)
- Pune-Murud beach-Pune one afternoon (Feb 07)
- Munnar and all of south India with Arun Kumar (Oct '05)

Most troublesome and frustrating:
- Coorg G2G (july/aug 2005)
- May 1st 2007 – Kolhapur – Engine seized
- July 31st – Goa trip – Crank failed

Cheers,
Praveen Shirali


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