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The Dhoom effect…

After watching Dhoom-2 yesterday, I remembered the bad things being said about it by few biker friends of mine. Pretty much similar to what I had heard when Dhoom was released and in few respect even worse! Same biker friends of mine, who had previously said Dhoom was a joke, were saying Dhoom-2 couldn’t meet [...]

Cricket helmets to protect bikers head!

Well some people in Delhi seem to think so, after all a helmet which is the exact replica of a helmet which protects the head and face of our nations great cricketing heroes should be good enough to protect a riders head and face in the event of accident.
One look at what riders in [...]

Stunters, a nuisance on road…

On Sunday morning I was going to Qutab institutional area to attend weekly BCM Touring Meet. I had barely ridden half a kilometer from my home when I saw a guy pull a wheelie on his scooter, while coming down he almost knocked down couple of cyclist who were riding ahead of him. This reminded [...]

Royal Enfield: discriminating against Indian consumers!

When I heard about the impending launch of Royal Enfield Electra–XS in United Kingdom I was saddened by the fact that once again Royal Enfield is launching a better performing model overseas, while in India they continue to provide same old models!
Electra-XS will be manufactured in India but will not be on sale in India, [...]

Helmets are meant to protect hands…

Yesterday while returning from Vrindavan I witnessed a small accident. Nothing major, but what makes it worth mentioning was the attitude of the gent riding pillion on a scooter.
It was roughly 6pm when I reached the Naraina intersection, right when I was about to cross it, the car in front me swerved and braked [...]