My rusty new bike
It was some days and then months to years that took my treasured 2 wheels to get some attention of me. Well I bought the CBZ(eee) some donkey years ago, used it for a couple of years before I let it taste some dust. The bike a pretty spanking new black was left unused in the outer shed of my society now for over 2 years. It braved the heat, the cold, the rains and the dust and rust over the years. Every year I would clean it up on dusshera day and then leave it to brown for the next year. The last time I started the bike was some 8 months back just for a simple round and it simple started in a single kick and went along with no idling :( (what can u expect if there is no trace of oil anywhere in the vehicle).
Many people came along pestering me or my dad for the bike, they were persuading us to sell it off while it still can get good bucks. But I was adament and kept insisting it would be serviced one day and see the good old ride days again. Why was I like this, well..
It was 2000 when I hated this bike called CBZ (the bike with a mask) and an overgrown mismatched clone inspired from superbikes making it an offbeat presence in the current market. Well I owned a CD 100 at that time and loved it. It was one bike I had put through the test of time and rage, had many accidents and easily took it till 80+ kmph in the city roads of Pune. The spleador did not appeal to me and I was always apprehencive of the Bajaj. Yamaha was offcharts for me.. Bullet , I disliked this bike at that time (not any more). So I kept staring at the CBZ for a long time and then eventually bought the same from ~64K from Singh Motors. An amazing bike it was -loved it, rode and rode hard. It sped and flew cool. I was impressed, I really liked this bike. I was sent to the UK for 6 months and this bike did not see its 2nd free service till date. Post six months got it serviced(1st and last free service), used it to break-a-neck speeds for moths before I dorve my car and set aside the 2 for 4 wheels.
The bike stayed there eversince, was awakened once in a while for minor chores. But effectively after 7 years the bike only saw some 6400kms!. I was an apeman with this bike. The city roads got more and more conjested. It took me over 2 hours to get home from office (just a distance of 8kms). It was frustrating- city drive in the car is a mad mans job is what I quoted 7 years back- I was the mad man now. To top it all I had parted with my bicycle (Atlas rebel) too in a rusting state.
I had to get this bike right again. Nachicket- my collegue and friend is a Bullet lover. Mechanical engineer by brains, software and computers by profession. He always kept talking about his 350cc day and over. Bike India- I love this magazine, it gave me all the happenings about the current bikes in the markets, all staistics and also about the avid bike lovers. Nachkiet(Nash) was a bike lover and kept telling me tales about his bike rides. Bike India kept telling me tales about me missing my bike rides. I got frustrated and one day asked Nash to come by and help get my 2 wheels serviced- thats when many of my friends discoved me -a biker. I was scolded and scorned at.
Nash came over one day (saturday)and saw my now spanking and sparkling (I was washing the bike) bike and the scum off his mouth failed to recede. He inspeced the bike and soon we bulleted over to a Hero Honda service station (Monarch automobiles) and narrated the tale of the CBZ. I was asked to get the bike on monday.
So with a rusted engine piston in my mind pushed the vehicle to Monarch at 8am. Soon it was inspected and I was asked to pick up the vehicle by evening with a quote of ~700/-. I was stunned -that cheap! Well eventually I got the bike in 2 days when the service men realized I was not bluffing and the bike was indeed eating dust for 2 long years.
So with a couple of new jets and all rust cleaned bike - I got the bike with a new battery and couple of new componets with a final quote of ~2500/- (now that sorta makes me feel good the bike was serviced after 2 years ).
Its been ~2 months now and I drive the car for barely 20 kms a week.
Many people came along pestering me or my dad for the bike, they were persuading us to sell it off while it still can get good bucks. But I was adament and kept insisting it would be serviced one day and see the good old ride days again. Why was I like this, well..
It was 2000 when I hated this bike called CBZ (the bike with a mask) and an overgrown mismatched clone inspired from superbikes making it an offbeat presence in the current market. Well I owned a CD 100 at that time and loved it. It was one bike I had put through the test of time and rage, had many accidents and easily took it till 80+ kmph in the city roads of Pune. The spleador did not appeal to me and I was always apprehencive of the Bajaj. Yamaha was offcharts for me.. Bullet , I disliked this bike at that time (not any more). So I kept staring at the CBZ for a long time and then eventually bought the same from ~64K from Singh Motors. An amazing bike it was -loved it, rode and rode hard. It sped and flew cool. I was impressed, I really liked this bike. I was sent to the UK for 6 months and this bike did not see its 2nd free service till date. Post six months got it serviced(1st and last free service), used it to break-a-neck speeds for moths before I dorve my car and set aside the 2 for 4 wheels.
The bike stayed there eversince, was awakened once in a while for minor chores. But effectively after 7 years the bike only saw some 6400kms!. I was an apeman with this bike. The city roads got more and more conjested. It took me over 2 hours to get home from office (just a distance of 8kms). It was frustrating- city drive in the car is a mad mans job is what I quoted 7 years back- I was the mad man now. To top it all I had parted with my bicycle (Atlas rebel) too in a rusting state.
I had to get this bike right again. Nachicket- my collegue and friend is a Bullet lover. Mechanical engineer by brains, software and computers by profession. He always kept talking about his 350cc day and over. Bike India- I love this magazine, it gave me all the happenings about the current bikes in the markets, all staistics and also about the avid bike lovers. Nachkiet(Nash) was a bike lover and kept telling me tales about his bike rides. Bike India kept telling me tales about me missing my bike rides. I got frustrated and one day asked Nash to come by and help get my 2 wheels serviced- thats when many of my friends discoved me -a biker. I was scolded and scorned at.
Nash came over one day (saturday)and saw my now spanking and sparkling (I was washing the bike) bike and the scum off his mouth failed to recede. He inspeced the bike and soon we bulleted over to a Hero Honda service station (Monarch automobiles) and narrated the tale of the CBZ. I was asked to get the bike on monday.
So with a rusted engine piston in my mind pushed the vehicle to Monarch at 8am. Soon it was inspected and I was asked to pick up the vehicle by evening with a quote of ~700/-. I was stunned -that cheap! Well eventually I got the bike in 2 days when the service men realized I was not bluffing and the bike was indeed eating dust for 2 long years.
So with a couple of new jets and all rust cleaned bike - I got the bike with a new battery and couple of new componets with a final quote of ~2500/- (now that sorta makes me feel good the bike was serviced after 2 years ).
Its been ~2 months now and I drive the car for barely 20 kms a week.
Labels: MajorActivity, Motor-Bike, Ramblings
posted by vindy | 3:22 PM
3 Comments:
Yo da man dude!!! Change the heading to read Mu "T"rusty "old" bike... that makes more sense.... ride hard and ride safe....
2 hours for a distance of 8 kms. I hope you're just exaggerating. On the other hand, considering Pune's exponential growth, I'm not surprised. I'm glad you made the move from 4 to 2-wheeler; your contribution to reducing global warming.
You write very well.
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