115 to 350 . The Power of biking .

    On my way back home from work I get a call from my dear friend Nagu saying he wishes to learn to ride his newly possessed , 350 CC , high powered , huge structured and gigantic "Bullet " . Only few men have the ability and the strength to master this mean machine . It takes self control and extending your mental and physical strengths to the optimum level which was rather a challenge in itself .  Shamelessly accepting the fact of never ridden anything like it  I rush to his place at once . And this one was an untamed beast . We were just trying to learn how the pedals work on this thing .Its beauty being the most impeccable thing on this planet .

    With a few  strokes and kicks we manage to charge this beast up . Struggling with the reverse engineering used on this one we rest ourselves on its back . With reverse engineering I mean the brakes and the gears have switched places , so as I said takes mental stability to acquaint yourself with this bull . Taking mental notes and constantly reminding ourselves about the intertwined gear system we ride it a few  kilometers . Then comes the worst part ; bringing it to a stop .

   After so much experience of riding bikes my own being a 115 CC one I step on the brakes just to figure out that its not in the right place and the neutral gear seems pretty hard to find . I hurriedly push the brake much sort of like having a panic attack . It comes to a stand still finally and my intuition telling me that the bike  laughs sheepishly at my stunt . The next thing I know is this creature rests silently waiting to be powered up once again . The very fact about this bike being the only one that India Exports is brought to my knowledge , and I wouldn't doubt that piece of information at all .

   I would definitely like to compare my bike with this 350 CC engine but all said and done , this thing is a class apart . As a friend of mine once said " Its not a bike , its a Bullet " . Falling short of words to describe it is nothing unusual . By the way did I tell you the bike I am riding is like 30 years old and it still hasn't fallen apart even after so many travels its been on . This bike has a story , a story to share to the world and I feel proud to be part of this tale which was short lived but very interesting .

Special Thanks to Narendra for giving us this opportunity to ride his priced possession once in a while.

Super Powers in the City

Whirling , swooshing and making all sorts of sounds a Super Hero enters into every page of a comic book . The ones with the popular powers have the habit of prancing into the strip out of nowhere . Enough said about the heroes , imagine the world that we live in today and with the 9 to 5 shifts that we have ; the country can hardly count on us . Everyone wished there would have been something special about them and would get things done quicker . The lazy ass sitting on the cozy chair tells us that we are entitled to have some super powers now , right ? Well these super powers listed below are something that will help you survive and maybe Save the day . 

• Super Speed : So many things , so little time .  Fear not ! Captian Speed to the rescue . You could basically run around wherever you wanted to ( careful measures to be improvised if you are wearing glasses ) . That thing that which seems like in a galaxy far far away you could run for it and make it seem like a footstep away . Now the best part of this is for you to escape unexpected situations . You want to run away from someone who you did not want to crash into SUPER SPEED to the rescue . The sad bugger wouldn't bother you ever . A pleasure when it comes to evading the x's .

• Invisibility : There are things we want to hide from like when you are trying to work or 'pretending to work' as i say , you just need to turn that shield ON and you will not be bothered by a soul on earth . Especially when you have your friends trying to grab your neck for drunk dialing his girl friend last night and telling her that he wasn't man enough for one more drink ( a shame only a true alcoholic knows about) . Then you have the skills to walk into places where they have these conversations or gossips going on and then you could be the first one to find out ( please keep out of the reach of your boss cause if you are out of your seat he WILL find that out) .Again the ones who prefer nudity this is your chance for streaking in public . There you have it invisibility at its best .

  

Picture above is for representational purposes only .(What you don't see an image above ? ahh right hes invisible for now ) 

• Telepathy : Forget facebook , orkut , myspace , linkedn , twitter , delicious and what not  ( ya the list is long now bare with it ) . You have the power to update about things faster than any other mammal on this planet . Though you are not a mind reader but communication is the key to every relationship . The worst part would be if you send the message to some one you kept evading for years . This is where you turn your powers OFF . Then you ask SUPER-SPEED to help you get away from your cramped dungeon (obviously where do you think you'd live now ? ) 

• Strech : This one is for the dirty folks or the perverted ones who wished that things should have grew longer . End of story . You save the day whenever the time cums ( pun not intended ) that is .

• Cool Breathe : Life in the city is hot as hell and with cool breathe on your side you have nothing to be afraid about sharing . Going around with your mouth open and cooling the environment is good but if you have bad breath then probably you should skip the social service for today . There are a few instances where you will save the day now when the fire crew fails to control a few sparks flying perhaps then the time calls for you to come in and rescue a few people .   

• Shrink : Ah you are thinking about your psychologist again are you ? Well forget him ! Shrinking is your ability meaning you can get smaller than those minuscule objects inside a microscope .  This ability now helps you make a lot of medical discoveries perhaps even curing a few in the ordeal . Though there could be a few hiccups if you lost your way back though you would stay inside the colony of ants in my living room like forever .

That tiny dot on the board , that is how small you'll be .

• Teleporter : When you have the ability to bend time and space you are bound to make fruitful use of it . Jump from on spot to another . Meetings every 10 minutes in different corners of the city no problem at all . You just jump from A to B in no time . The traffic is never an issue . You have the most happening life and you still find time to  work on those ballet lessons you signed up for last month .

• Fix-it-all Techie : The worst that could happen to mankind or rather people living in the city is being devoid of technology not working around them . The most crucial things ranging from mobile phones to internet . You have the ability to make things wonder in no time . Maybe Steve Jobs who is still working on a way to fix his new iPhone 4's reception would like to get a few lessons from you now .

Yes , hes a fix-it guy . When asked about the low reception on the iphone he laments that " You are holding it wrong "