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Title: Hello, i'm late, is this the way to the forum?! Post by: baski696 on June 14, 2008, 11:09:57 AM Hello all:
Name's baski, originally from 1-800-India :P now residing in Stillwater, OK ... been lurking around for a while, finally decided to sit down and post an intro. First bike was a 95 suzuki samurai, a little 100cc 2stroke bike, and odds are you've never heard of it. Strictly speaking, it was a pos even by then (international) standards and they don't sell it anywhere, anymore. But it was (and still is) my precious pos :) ... mine still runs (I think), garaged back home. Second bike was an 06 honda shadow 600, good bike, served me well as my sole commute during my grad school days in TX, sold it when I moved to OK. Third time's the charm! Got bitten by the duc bug at the first sight of a dark m695 in the parking lot where I used to park my shadow. Decided to get one when it was time for an update. The news of this superfantabulous update called 696 put me in a dilemma. The initial pictures made me skeptical, especially the exhaust cans and the missing half of the frame :) Then the pics of a white 696 with termi systems and black subframe started floating on the net, and that perked up my interests. All doubts were cleared when I saw one in the flesh. Got myself a white 696, have had it for a couple of weeks now, what can i say ... my god, it's full of stars!!! The bike is completely stock for now, will post pics when I manage to get a camera, a lake and my bike together! [beer] ~baski Title: Re: Hello, i'm late, is this the way to the forum?! Post by: ducpainter on June 14, 2008, 04:37:36 PM Welcome....
Title: Re: Hello, i'm late, is this the way to the forum?! Post by: LMT on June 14, 2008, 07:13:05 PM Welcome to the madness that is the DMF. Cool avatar.
Title: Re: Hello, i'm late, is this the way to the forum?! Post by: somegirl on June 14, 2008, 08:36:22 PM Welcome baski, thanks for the intro, congrats on the new bike. [thumbsup] Looking forward to pictures of your 696 and also any of your 2-stroke if you've got them. ;D
Title: Re: Hello, i'm late, is this the way to the forum?! Post by: 707soldier on June 14, 2008, 09:21:09 PM White 696 awesome!, Welcome and enjoy DMF [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Hello, i'm late, is this the way to the forum?! Post by: baski696 on June 15, 2008, 05:16:31 AM Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!
PS: pics of my 2-stroke after my next India trip, won't be pretty though, some unnecessary parts are missing (like 10% of the handlebar, it had a 'all natural' tail chop) .. still rideable though [roll] Title: Re: Hello, i'm late, is this the way to the forum?! Post by: Ducatista on June 15, 2008, 06:37:55 AM Hey, free mods and you didn't even have to do them yourself!
Title: Re: Hello, i'm late, is this the way to the forum?! Post by: Got Duc on June 15, 2008, 05:41:00 PM Welcome to the board
Title: Re: Hello, i'm late, is this the way to the forum?! Post by: red baron on June 15, 2008, 08:02:45 PM welcome [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Hello, i'm late, is this the way to the forum?! Post by: somegirl on June 15, 2008, 09:03:34 PM Hey, free mods and you didn't even have to do them yourself! [laugh] [laugh] Title: Re: Hello, i'm late, is this the way to the forum?! Post by: HeyThatsMyBike on June 15, 2008, 11:46:09 PM Glad you found this forum! I lurk more than I post. I've learned quite a lot form everyone here! I grew up in India but been here for the past 18 yrs. The last bike I remember there is the Hero Honda!! Picking up my 695 day-after-tomorrow!!! Cheers!
Title: Re: Hello, i'm late, is this the way to the forum?! Post by: baski696 on June 16, 2008, 07:19:02 AM The last bike I remember there is the Hero Honda!! I went back after a 4 year break- the change is just unfathomable. The Japanese tie-ups have sort off disappeared, looks like TVS Suzuki, Kawasaki Bajaj (Hero Honda still exists I think) have ditched their partners, at least on the business side. The Japanese makers have set up their own shops. BTW, Yamaha I heard was bringing R1 and MT01 to the Indian market - plus there is this busa craze going around after its debut in a movie. There is a serious market (black/gray?) for sport bikes now. I can't help but wonder ... where the hell can you ride one outside the tracks .. you can break speed limits in neutral!? If you go back now, you will find a country turned on its head (as far as the cities are concerned)! Congrats on the 695 [thumbsup] PS: In my mind there is only one king though ... The Royal Enfield 350 8) Title: Re: Hello, i'm late, is this the way to the forum?! Post by: HeyThatsMyBike on June 16, 2008, 12:08:29 PM PS: In my mind there is only one king though ... The Royal Enfield 350 8) Yeah definitely!! [thumbsup] I remember my cop friend used to have one! They're selling them here now for around $4K. Who woulda thought!! |