Faulty Discovery!

Hi,
Can you please let me know more about the Discover 125 as i own it for the last 1 year and i have issues regarding the handling and pickup. My mechanic says all discovers are faulty bikes from the factory. I have maintained it, regular servicing every 3 months and washing everyday. So please enlight on this issue. Im from Mumbai. Thanks in advance. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
- Sameer Shah

Hello Sameer, we have done fairly long distances on the Disco 125 and find no reason for it to be a faulty bike. Neither is there such a rumour in the air. As far as your handling and pick up go, change your mech to someone who is more eager to help rather than blaming the company! (Is this a company service centre?) The Disco is a good choice and with your service schedule, it will serve you well for a long time to come! Post your feedback and/ or further issues here. If there is no solution, we will rattle some cages for you!

Tip: Get the spark plug, and carb checked properly. Ditto chain and sprocket. For handling, check the wheel alignements and the suspension, stiffen it a bit if you want it to handle better.

We just could not resist this!

Sample this:

Dear doods,
You know who can endorse your bikes best? Your bikes. And you don't have any of them in India. No, lawnmowers don't count. Especially when they are grafted with the cranium of a praying mantis.
So get your collective heads out of your big friggin' ignorant ass, and do the needful. Give us some good bikes, make an ad that shows nothing but them, and display a slogan on the lines of "Now here are some REAL motorcycles. Beat that, bitches".

That is The Synner for you! We could not agree more with you brother! For the entire vent out, click here. . .

Which Bike?

Hi,

I read your review about the Apache RTR and somehow it doesn't impress me more than the CBZ-Xtreme which you had tetsted in your earlier issue.This has put me in a dilemma as I was banking on the Apache RTR to be my new bike. So i would like to have your suggestions on what should be the best bet. CBZ-Xtreme or Apache RTR. Hope to get a reply from you soon.

Rakesh Singh

Hello Rakesh. The RTR and the Xtreme are two different lines of thought though they are so close to each other in terms of cubic capacity. If you do long distances (or look forward to in the near future), need a more relaxed riding posture, carry a pillion often and need extreme levels of reliability, then the CBZ is the best bet! However, dost, if your knees weaken at throttle responsiveness and power, you feel like being in a more committed posture while riding and expect your bike to change direction at the speed of thought, the RTR 160 is your machine.

2 different ballgames. If you know what you want, there is no dilemma at all! And let us know what you finally decide!

Note: Which Bike? questions to be emailed to rahul@monoshock.in

Out of words!

Artist's impression. Well rendered. Amazingly delicate concept. Gas tank too small. Thank you. See ya!

(In case you are wondering, refer topic!)

Cornering Part 2: Beware!

For those who gate crashed the cornering party late, the first part of the topic of discussion is here. . .

However, we would like to point out at this point that while you are riding into the countryside or the hills, corners will be aplenty and trust us about them being so tempting. But keep this 5 point bulletin in mind!

#1 Avoid leaning too much or going too hard into a blind corner, you never know what the other (and more importantly blind) end has in store for you.

#2 Avoid hard cornering on roads that pass through heavily wooded or forest patches. Animal poo can send you and your machine hurtling, rubber side up!

#3 If the road is very steep downhill, avoid it again unless you are a pro from the school of cornering. Gravity has a way to weigh things down heavily. Keep on a lower gear and do not use the clutch. Even if your revs reach the moon, the bike will be in control.

#4 If there is a sweep that needs the vision to cross a blazing sun, be careful. We have seen people lose control with that intense flash of sunlight. Its a big distraction. Imagine someone letting a flash gun go right in front of you while you are leaning!

#5 Do not look for lean when its not there. Very important. Judge each corner in isolation. They are not all the same and do not promise the same amount of fun!

Ride Safe

Honda, can we have this please?

Okay, so the action is in the 125 to 150 cc segment right? We will listen to that rant and agree, but on one condition. Give us a decent 125 like this. The Honda CBR 125 R is a 13.3 bhp, 10.1 NM torque bike which uses a single, liquid cooled cyclinder and six gears to see itself ride into your heart.

More goodies include disc brakes all around, a monoshock at the back, 80/ 90 rubber up front and 110/80 at the rear as footwear! Nothing that India does not have in production yet. Weighing in at a 110 kgs (only?) and that mean look it wears, we think this could be the best bet for Honda to blow a lot of urban competition into the weeds. But if wishes were horses, darn darn darn! Why drool over a litre class bike and cry your throat hoarse when you cannot afford one in the first case? Any feedback?

World's fastest motorcycle! The Bub Streamliner 7

Welcome to the world of pure functionality! Nothing about this two wheeler is 'cool'. We mean, its not something you can park beside a movie hall and expect to impress your date!

Get a load of this: Christened 'Seven' (it being the seventh streamliner Manning has designed in 40 odd years of holding and chasing the absolute Land Speed Record), the fastest motorcycle in the world features a purpose designed and engineered V-Four cylinder turbo charged 16 valve liquid cooled double overhead cam motor that delivers nearly three liters (158 inches) and close to 500 brake horse power to the technically demanding and notoriously difficult Bonneville surface via a custom designed and made monocoque carbon fiber and Kevlar construction chassis that provides the strength needed by the world's most demanding racing test.

Top speed attained: 354.832 miles per hour! Enough said. To hell with the movies and the date be darned!

Bike of the month - Bigdog!

We were feeling so darn bad about the Bikini Shoot hoax on the cover of the August Issue of the Monoshock E Mag that we had to make up in some way!

While surfing the net, we found this amazing site called Bigdog, which like many others from the West, believes in the theory of overbuilding to extremes.

Browse their site and you will find loads of models to drool over (the bikes you pervs!). Send us a thank you note if you like some(one/ thing)!

Hats off to you lady!

Since May 6, she has crisscrossed the entire country, navigating each one of the 50 states over the course of her 25,000-mile "Dream Power Ride." Some days, she plowed on for as many as 500 miles, going the distance even while always keeping the speed down to legal limits. And this isn’t the first major mileage for Jones and a bike nicknamed "Big Bertha." At the end of her journey, the odometer had twice turned over - meaning 200,000 miles plus since Jones first got her hands on the 1999 Honda Valkyrie cruiser.

Thats DJ Jones for you guys. Take a little time and read the article here. . .

Our heart goes out to you! Cheers.