Vahan Yatra, literally translated mean “A carnival of vehicles”. That’s the name the ongoing Auto Expo is known by in Bangalore. Having started on the 14th of August 2003 at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, the expo will run right up until the 17th of August 2003. Many Auto majors like Suzuki, Hyundai, TVS, LML and Kinetic have stalls in the expo. But taking into consideration the obvious absence of majors like Yamaha, Bajaj-Kawasaki, and Honda made the expo feel a bit incomplete. Continue reading Vahan Yatra (14th-17th August)
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The Bangalore RD Owners Club – Official Launch Report
My good old friends from The Bangalore RD Owners Club and other RD owners are planning an extraordinary meeting for the second Sunday of September. There’s a lot of stuff planned for that day. Like, you can meet some of the greats of the RD racing/rallying era and see some lovely bikes, just letting you in on some of the planned activities.
The last time an RD 350 meeting of this scale was held was long ago when I still had my RD with me, and it was the 29th of February, 2004.
This time, it promises to be more enjoyable with slide shows of some wonderful Yamaha RD-related photographs, beer, food, T-shirts and more.
Continue reading The Bangalore RD Owners Club – Official Launch Report“Base Drag Meet” at the Jakkur Air strip
Taking the cue from the previous meet, the organisers this time decided to stick with the airstrip to host this particular meet. This is the best venue in Bangalore taking into all factors like accessibililty and crowd control ease.
The event is being organised at Jakkur Air strip, after Mekhri circle on the road leading to Yelahanka on 15th of June, 2003 starting at 0900. Continue reading “Base Drag Meet” at the Jakkur Air strip
Rollin’ in with Rolling Thunder
It had been one hell of a trip last time. This time the same route was even more of a blast. This time around, the RD 350s were accompanied by a host of Royal Enfields, all from Bangalore’s Bullet Club “Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Club”, a Hero Honda CBZ and a Bajaj Pulsar 180. Continue reading Rollin’ in with Rolling Thunder
Drag meet at the Jakkur Air strip
It does seem that drag racing has caught up very well, here in Bangalore. This is the second official drag meet in around a month and the enthusiasm levels seem to be very high. This meet is going to been managed by X-Club, who supposedly were the organisers of the drag meet held in Mumbai last month. The event is being organised at Jakkur Air strip, after Mekhri circle on the road leading to Yelahanka 16th of February, 2003 starting at 0830. Continue reading Drag meet at the Jakkur Air strip