Friday, December 30, 2005

The Right Woman

What is it about meeting the right woman that makes an ice-cold, logic-driven man melt like… candle-wax in the grip of feisty flames? Is it some sort of unseen electromagnetic radiation emitted by the woman that warps space and time around her thus imbibing a man with that peculiar floating sensation? Could it be just plain hormone-triggering chemicals, floating around and through her, that trips a man’s unwary sensory receptors sending him to overdrive? Could it be that this whole scenario is really an enactment of a sadistic plot cooked up by unseen forces? Or maybe it’s just a ritual of some sort that a man has to go through before the overlapping veils of ignorance lifts up and clears his vision! I do not understand it yet … but it sure feels good!

Thursday, December 22, 2005

Torque

It’s been a month. And I still feel that she’s the best thing that’s happened to me. Let me introduce you to my very first bike. Yup it’s a Karizma!



A 225cc, 17bhp beast-of-an-engine packed in a streamlined body… I christened her Blackbird after the legendary spy plane that broke every speed record in the books and still remains today the fastest plane that ever roamed the skies! (http://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/sr-71/).



This babe has got power... loads of it. At the slightest twist of the throttle she surges ahead like a restrained beast. Since the engine is new I usually keep to a max speed of 60kmph. For all you new timers it’s a good idea to run your engine at a low rpm for the first one year or so. After which and if you’ve handled the bike really well (especially while changing gears) this babe would cruise at around 130-140kmph… smooth as silk! I just can’t wait till the day I let her rip!



My friends of course think that I am crazy. Usually, people who are new to riding bikes altogether, start with the smaller bikes… the 100 cc or 135 cc bikes. And here I was, starting it all off with the fastest sports bike in the Indian market. I wouldn’t say that they were trying to discourage me or anything coz they’ve got a very good point. Being a first time rider I would end up making a lot of mistakes especially while changing gears, while braking and the likes which would inevitably cause damage to a new engine. That in turn would mean that the bike will not be all that fast or powerful one year down the line. Granted! And that is why I am extra cautious while taking the bike out! O what the hell, I’m a sucker for speed and I didn't want to wait forever to get a fast bike. A couple of years down the line I plan to buy a 1200cc bike. Oh yes and I believe I’ll be ready for it! But for now I’m content cruising down the highway on BlackBird, my very own crotch rocket!