Re: [bajajpulsar] SILENCER pronblems!!!

2009-01-09 Thread james . r
Mayank hi, Mine is P180 July 2006. Off late it started to create a swelling at the end of can. After several mails to BAL it was changed under warranty just after completing 2 yrs. But silencer has only 2yrs warranty. Now BAL has made some changes in the muffler assembly where glass wool was used

[bajajpulsar] Speedo error

2009-01-06 Thread james . r
Hi Pugs, Yesterday bike speedo was behaving differently. After 90kmph it jumps to 100kmph vibrates till 100kmph. What could be the fault. For ur records the speedo meter was changed under warranty for a similar problem around 6 months back. At that time the same character was found above

Re: [bajajpulsar] Re: Service Manual Pulsar 180 classic

2009-01-06 Thread james . r
Get well soon man... take care, james.r 2009/1/6 Bency benc...@yahoo.com: Hi Guys sorry for the late reply. today morning I met with an accident. I was driving at 50kmph and suddenly the bike stopped, i mean total jam and i was thrown out and fell on mt head. helmet is totally gone. got a

Re: [bajajpulsar] PICS: Ride to Kodaikanal

2008-12-29 Thread james . r
Hey congrats, Can u give us a brief description about ur time management other stats regs, james.r 2008/12/29 Deepak deepakvdon...@gmail.com: Hi All, Did a ride to Kodaikanal on the 25-26-27-28 of this month. http://picasaweb.google.com/pulsurge/TripToKodaikanal Will put up a

Re: [bajajpulsar] Battey down

2008-12-29 Thread james . r
is expected to serve just 2.5yrs as old one I think 3 yrs bat will be best option eventhough after 18 months the replacement will be done with pro-rata basis. Thanks regards, james.r 2008/12/23 james. r anandjamesp...@gmail.com: Thanks Arpan 2008/12/23 Arpan Divanjee arpan.divan...@gmail.com

Re: [bajajpulsar] This had to happen! Some day! Today!

2008-11-13 Thread james . r
Hi, Wish u ur bike a speedy recovery 2008/11/13 Glifford Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] First of all, thanks everyone for your kind wishes. I am almost back to Normal and Scarlet would be too :) . -- Regards, james.r The Speed Steed Stormy, Pulsar-180 dtsi FTB, 17.0 k kms,

Re: [bajajpulsar] Re: Bajaj to launch...

2008-11-03 Thread james . r
Hi, We knew Old wine in new bottle but BAL has put new wine in old bottle. The Xcd mill is now into Platina's chassis. Has anyone seen it. http://www.bajajauto.com/platina/platina_new/index.html 2008/11/3 Technocrat [EMAIL PROTECTED] I dont know if it helps, but BAL RD is working on it next

[bajajpulsar] OT:DC's Wedding

2008-10-23 Thread james . r
Hi all, If anyone plan for DC's Reception on Nov 01 Wedding on Nov 02 at Chennai, please contact me off list. anandjamespaulatgmaildotcom -- Regards, james.r [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [bajajpulsar] Fwd: [BN] Re: new bike

2008-10-15 Thread james . r
Hey Congrats, All the Best wish u more miles with smile 2008/10/15 Sanket Kawli [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Forwarded message -- From: Sanket Kawli [EMAIL PROTECTED] sanketk%40gmail.com Date: 2008/10/15 Subject: Re: [BN] Re: new bike To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [bajajpulsar] Re: Back-kicks

2008-10-03 Thread james . r
Hi, In my earlier 150 KS, this was one among its characters. I kick it first slowly without force then try to start in the second kick. It worked. Now in my 180 ES I've kicked it only 4 times till date at 4 different times ofcource couldn't start even once. I'm not advocating to use ES always

Re: [bajajpulsar] Warranty claims of BAL

2008-09-01 Thread james . r
Hi Venkat, Yes, Ramesh told me the same. I shd stick to the only pro-biking service centre in Tamil Nadu. Since its owned by DC thats not a problem. Only thing is that I shd plan properly to take the bike to serv centre in time. Thanks again 2008/8/30 Venkat Shyam [EMAIL PROTECTED] James

Re: [bajajpulsar] Warranty claims of BAL

2008-08-28 Thread james . r
way. CCing Mr.Ramesh Mr.Senthil Mani just as an update. Thanks Regards, james.r On 19/08/2008, james. r [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Pugs, Today got a call from our member, BAL person [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [bajajpulsar] Warranty claims of BAL

2008-08-18 Thread james . r
Hi Pugs, Today got a call from our member, BAL person, Mr.Senthil Mani, he told me that he was calling from pune informed me that I'll get a call from the HO soon. After his call I missed a call from Mr.Ramesh, Chennai since I was travelling in a bus. Got a call from Mr.Ganesh which I picked he

[bajajpulsar] Warranty claims of BAL

2008-08-08 Thread james . r
Hi, Finally I got sufficient time to drop this long pending mail to this group. Obviously it will be long. Some of you may be aware that I bought my Pulsar 180 on 14/07/2008. This lot of pulsars came with 2 years warranty 5 years of engine warranty. The manual clearly mentions that Silencer

Re: [bajajpulsar] My Ride - Honda CBF 250

2008-07-30 Thread james . r
Congrats all the best On 30/07/2008, Amod Gokhale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, After about 2 and 1/2 years of cages (2 of them), I have finally decided to come out in open. Nothing but a helmet between me and road... . -- Regards, james.r The Speed Steed Stormy, Pulsar-180

Re: [bajajpulsar] new launch

2008-07-17 Thread james . r
They r always late latest... On 17/07/2008, Deshpande, Hrishikesh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Abraham - the head of RD - BAL, recently mentioned at an awards function that there are more things just around the corner. The function was the MOTY award for the 220. Nobody has any idea of how

Re: [bajajpulsar] (Night?) Ride to Chennai!

2008-06-17 Thread james . r
Hi Gliff, If u want to try Bike, stay away from Chittoor road. Its said to be unsafe. Don't know the reason. When u travel by night what is there for u to be scenic ;-)) Hosur road is best in class now but it will take 6 hrs for u when u include some breaks as u've a pillion. It took me 4 hrs

Re: [bajajpulsar] New Pulsar 200 with a damaged engine

2008-06-11 Thread james . r
Hi, Did he used some other fuel... On 11/06/2008, Venkat Shyam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, This is an interesting case. The piston crown is broken there is a hole in it. The valves have got cut. Crankshaft partially bend, though not visible. All in all a very interesting one.

Re: [bajajpulsar] Bought a used 2003 Pulsar - 26,600. Is it worth

2008-06-06 Thread james . r
Hi, Bikes cannot be generalised on pricing as it purely depends on the condition of the bike. My previous bike P150KS was bought by August 2002 I sold it by July 2006 (less than 4 yrs) for 20k. The bike didn't even need a service at that time. It was in a gud condition even after completing 40K

Re: [bajajpulsar] Another Head Light Mod

2008-02-27 Thread james . r
Hey Kailas, Its not dat I did first or u did first since none of us did it first :-)) Since its the same old tech. I know wat all u did is safe but a single 5ah battery wld've costed u just few Rs more. Dats wat I like to say if u go for a regular battery adding distill water wld've been

Re: [bajajpulsar] Re: Best route between Bengaluru and Pondicherry?

2008-02-04 Thread james . r
Prashanth hi, ECR road is real beauty. But Blr to Chn is 345kms from Chn to Pondy its 165kms so totally it will be 510kms. Moreover at times speed guns r used in this road. So beware. But the overall Dindivanam route will be the shortest as around 350kms for you. On 02/02/2008, Prashanth

Re: [bajajpulsar] Re: Best route between Bengaluru and Pondicherry?

2008-02-01 Thread james . r
hi, I don't know y u all r preferring the longest route. Where does Kanchipuram comes in between Bangalore Pondy. Bangalore - Krishnagiri - Thiruvanamalai - Dindivanam - Pondy is the shortest. All routes r under widening process as of now, u cannot xpect better roads. So taking the shortest

[bajajpulsar] SOT:Shell doesn't sell ordinary Unleaded Petrol

2008-01-09 Thread james . r
Hi, Yesterday went to 2 shell pumps. Both the places doesn't have Unleaded Petrol. Both say that shell has decided to sell only premium fuels in the future. With Ordinary ULP for Rs.47.50/ltr, Shell gives the Premium Petrol for Rs.51.20/ltr. They've made us to be shell addicts, but this move I

[bajajpulsar] VII service update

2008-01-09 Thread james . r
Hi Pugs, Got my bike serviced at Vellore. It was a normal service with 2 issues, hard gear shift speedo error. Speedo meter was not available with them, which will be changed later other than that every thing was solved. Choke cable was changed since it was hard to use front brake pads were

Re: [bajajpulsar] Re: [Pug-OT] [SOT] TATA's 1 Lakh Rupee Car Tata Jeh Launching Jan 10 ,2008

2008-01-09 Thread james . r
Hi, Tata's 1 lakh car comes with 660cc, 2 cylinder engine, continuous varomatic gears and no A/C according to one of the links which hit here yesterday. I guess this is the M800 specs. On 09/01/2008, Glifford Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sanjay Poojari [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [bajajpulsar] starting bike in cold morning,

2007-12-28 Thread james . r
Hi, Actually its a wise idea to use the Kick Start for every cold start. Since during cold start, the torque required by the self motor is more for cold engine additional current is taken from the battery. To have extended battery life it is advised to do so. But so far i've used KS just 4 times

Re: [bajajpulsar] Re: What to believe?

2007-11-28 Thread james . r
Kapil hi, The spilled petrol is not directly exposed to sunlight due to the lid model of Pulsar. U have the groove like thing for drainage of water where the petrol marks r found. But in all other bikes they r exposed directly get evaporated. Simple.So it should happen in all bikes..

Re: [bajajpulsar] What to believe?

2007-11-26 Thread james . r
Hey, Sorry I confused. It is wise to fill to the brim before a long trip else it spills out through the breather hole. It happend to me. HTH On 24/11/2007, Kailas Shastry R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hain? how? On Nov 24, 2007 8:06 PM, james. r [EMAIL PROTECTED]anandjamespaul%40gmail.com

Re: [bajajpulsar] What to believe?

2007-11-24 Thread james . r
Renu hi, Fuel bunk attendants can trick with the flow prove u when needed, but i'm not suprised with ur experience. In my bike P180 FTB version I regularly fill more than 16 ltrs when ever I hit reserve at Shell. In my earlier bike P150 V-1, I have filled more than 20ltrs after hitting reserve

Re: [bajajpulsar] Re: Electric Scooters

2007-11-05 Thread james . r
Pugs hi, Don't know how I missed to post here. Went to a E-bike showroom at Adyar in Chennai some 6 months back. They have scootrettes with motor power of 750w, 1000w 1200w priced around 40-45k. Test rode a 1000w one with one of my friend as pillion. It did 50kmph easily. That sales guy told me

Re: [bajajpulsar] The Bajaj Pulsar 220 DtsFi Test Ride

2007-10-23 Thread james . r
Nav hi, I'm not able to open the link. Ne pointers... On 23/10/2007, Navendu Singh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A small test ride report of P220. Thanks Captain for the ride :-) http://www.navendu.net/wordpress/?p=77 Nav . -- Regards, james.r The Speed Steed Stormy, Pulsar-180

Re: [bajajpulsar] Change of Rear Shock Absorbers

2007-10-03 Thread james . r
Hi, Gas shocks r real worth. I've a pair of shocks with me as spare(3months used). If u tell me where u r it will be nice. I bought it as a set for Rs.1 ,500. On 03/10/2007, *** Deepak *** [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Santosh, In case you are still running on a stock swingarm, would advise

Re: [bajajpulsar] Reply from BAL; WAS:SOT: BAL Back to pavilion

2007-09-24 Thread james . r
group has got a strong presence. On 23/09/2007, Arpan Divanjee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BAL mumbai office?? please share the num/address/contact person..In desperate need of it.. Bye Arpan On 9/23/07, james. r [EMAIL PROTECTED]anandjamespaul%40gmail.com wrote: Guys, It was amazing

[bajajpulsar] Reply from BAL; WAS:SOT: BAL Back to pavilion

2007-09-23 Thread james . r
Guys, It was amazing. Yesterday got a mail today got 2 calls regarding this. One from Chennai Regional Office the other from BAL mumbai office. They have asked to give the bike to the same service centre, but the check will be done by BAL's Dealer Sevice Engineer from Chennai. Moreover they

[bajajpulsar] SOT: BAL Back to pavilion

2007-09-21 Thread james . r
Hi Pugs, This mail is from my heavy heart. Our Bike Discover 125 DTSi + Xaustec gives less mileage than my P-180 FTB. It under went 1st 2nd service at Susee motors, Vellore. Its a service centre where their dyno is not working for the past 6 months they don't have any Co2 meter at all. Yes its

Re: [bajajpulsar] SOT: BAL Back to pavilion

2007-09-21 Thread james . r
Service engineers email ids are [EMAIL PROTECTED]nbalaji%40bajajauto.co.inand * [EMAIL PROTECTED] unniramesh%40bajajauto.co.in* javascript: parent.addSender(U Ramesh [EMAIL PROTECTED] unniramesh%40bajajauto.co.in) Regards, DC. On 9/21/07, james. r [EMAIL PROTECTED]anandjamespaul%40gmail.com

Re: [bajajpulsar] Re: Estoril - Rossi back - back with a bang :)

2007-09-19 Thread james . r
Hi all, Hope u forgot Rahul's interview where he mentioned that their first P-180 engine failed in 10 mins later on they improved to perform the 24 hr endurance test. Doing it on a test track like ZMA was planned by the xbhp ppl long time back but then availability of track trashed the plan.

Re: [bajajpulsar] Re: [BN] Bajaj-Ducati Monster DTS-fi 400 (In my dreams...)

2007-07-24 Thread james . r
Nav hi, For u Bajaj will never make good bike. For me Bajaj is the only company to give VFM bike..Its my personal feeling similar to urs I can't give u any proof for it. I'm not employed in BAL but still I like that company thats itI've never seen it also. Just b'coz of this argument