spoken superunknowingly

superunknown — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:10:39 +0000

When it rains, it fucking pours. I’m happy

happy

superunknown — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:43:54 +0000

so it turns out that I am going to intern at pininfarina. house of all things ferrari. words just dont cut it

superunknown — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:59:25 +0000

Something I find myself doing alarmingly often at NID is making promises of changing my lifestyle. Everyday. Time for another one. Tomorrow onwards, I will wake up BEFORE 10 am. sigh….

superunknown — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:36:40 +0000

39+12=51

Breathe, Aditya. Breathe.

superunknown — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:12:07 +0000

There is nothing more humbling than conversing with a man who has reconciled himself to the cards that he has been dealt.

superunknown — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:00:27 +0000

6 months ago, I thought “Hmmm this car design stuff is the Shite, I think I want to give it a shot”.

N.I.D happened.

Yesterday, we got to meet one Mr Lowie Vermeersch.

The Chief Designer of Pininfarina.

Im happy right now, bring on the future I say

superunknown — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:47:09 +0000

White. Matte Black. Chrome.

Fuel valve to “On”.

Shift to neutral, kickstart.

Blue smoke. Petrol fumes. Music.

Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to the RD 350. Its not too often that one gets so see an RD today, let alone such a fine specimen. Paoli Forks, disk brakes, chambers, the works. Its even rarer to ride one for 5 hours, which BTW is what I did – on some of the most exciting roads available in gujju land.

What I love about two strokes, is how they leave you no choice but to act like a complete idiot. The banshee wail, the near instant throttle response and the pop-a-wheelie-at-will character of a stroker are all one time addictive. And when you consider that this bike has 32+ crazed equestrians just waiting to charge, you will begin to understand why I felt as happy(idiotic) as I did.

The owner, my incredibly kind senior (LOL), gave me the best advice possible “Take it easy”. How true. Its not the kind of bike that allows for over zealous wrist twisting, and pulsar mistakes. You respect it, and it tries to respect you, which was good enough for me.

Its not a cinch to ride. I guess thats why I like so much- its got a completely unique identity. The gear shifting needs mastering (my shifts are still far from smooth), the clutch is ultra hard (stiffer springs), the power delivery is brutal (though Chezhian claims its softened down a bit), and its waaaay too fast for a newbie like me. It lulls you into a false feeling of security and then bitchslaps you.

Since it was in a more sedate state of tune, it wasnt popping wild 1st and 2nd gear wheelies , which was a good thing- looking at the road ahead is better that gazing at the sky. But make no mistake, its still mighty, mighty fast. It completely devours straights and makes all vehicles seem as fast as buildings. Clutchless shifting through the gears is a heavenly feeling. Before you know it, you are redlining in 5th gear, well into three digit figures, and contemplating shifting to 6th for that extra rush of adrenalin. The engine just doesnt let up, its loves taking pangas with its rider in each gear, throwing down the gauntlet, daring him to hit 6k as often as possible.

However, its one thing blasting down a long straight highway, and its completely another trying to negotiate twisties. Anyone equipped with a normally functioning carpal tunnel can ride a bike in a straight line, but once that straight line starts to curve, things start happening. Your utter lack of riding experience is blatantly exposed, and you are left with two choices – Ride well within your humble limits, or crash.

I chose option 1. Only after I nearly tasted option 2. Here is how it played out; The straight roads gradually get curvier. Speeds drop fractionally, but not neary enough. I approach a right hander, underestimate the curve and head in way too hot. Then I realise that the road is starting to tighten on me. It gets tighter - I instinctively release the throttle. Tighter – I let go of the throttle completely and squeeze brakes . Tighter – no hope, im heading right into the sand that lines the shoulder of the road. Tighter – I miraculously keep the bike upright, even though the rear wheel wildly fishtails. Tankslapper and injury avoided. This incident actually helped me. The rest of the trip, I rode like an L-Board, which is exactly what I am.

The ride lasted about 100 km in total, which is 98 km more than all the previous RD rides I’ve had. To top things off, we had to face torrential downpour, an empty Enflield fuel tank, and severe carpal tunnel injury courtesy the RD clutch. All in all, one of the most bitching days ive had in my life. Im ready and willing to spend 250Rs on fuel again, and again.

tatabyebye

superunknown — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:02:49 +0000

Bladdy fack. Im going to miss Bangalore, and how.

superunknown — Thu, 31 May 2007 18:43:44 +0000

“(2) The Ministers shall hold office during the pleasure of the President.”

bladdy south murthy.

busa gyaan

superunknown — Thu, 31 May 2007 18:37:52 +0000

nischelbm: wat have u done da me: doin now

bye da

am screwd

nischelbm: bye

no man

we can pass da

30 is enough

me: 35 man

11:55 PM nischelbm: yeah but if u get 30 they will pass u with grace marks

me: hahah so if you get 25, they’ll push you to 30 and then they’ll add 5 more and pass you no

so then 20 is enough

nischelbm: haha

no loudae

11:56 PM me: awesome dude

nischelbm: they wont fail u man

me: jessica busa only you are

nischelbm: for getting 5 marks less in cipe

me: lowdae, they wont fail you! full gold chain n all you have

you’ll tell them to “shut thee fuck up”

and you’ll pass

nischelbm: other subjects means okay,,,,they wont give grace marks

fuck u asshole

11:57 PM its cipe,…….man

me: lol

ok cool.. ill study for 30 marks now

nischelbm: yeah dtudy for 30 u will et 10

study for atleast 60 man

get*

me: no dude.. ill study properly for 30

its better to be thorough no

11:58 PM nischelbm: yeah watever

r u studying from textbook?????

me: notes online

some basard stole my phaneesh

nischelbm: south murthy ‘s????/

me: how can anybody be sucha loser

nischelbm: yeah

haha

me: who the fuck is south murthy man?

11:59 PM nischelbm: who could have stolen it man

u would have prob lost it

me: no dude it was stolen along with my ppe book

nischelbm: dakshina murthy=south murthy

me: LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dude

his other name is better

12:00 AM nugehalli told me about it

nischelbm: which one

me: dheng murthy

nischelbm: HAHA

nice man

me: haha yeah its a classic

south murthy LOL!!!

im gonna miss mechanical humor man

nischelbm: yeah

12:01 AM fuck we have to wrok man now,,,,,,,,,

me: balls man

ill study

you buy r1

atleast now buy da

nischelbm: but u have to wrok at some point no

how can i loudae

12:02 AM me: all that later we’ll see

now ill start this chuth murthy’s notes

nischelbm: haha

me: later

nischelbm: k

bye man

me: gluck

nischelbm: cu tom

why da

me: coz mysore road traffic is bad

12:03 AM so reaching on time will be hard

bastard why do you think man

nischelbm: u dont need to reach on time

me: chuth dont buy an r1 man

nischelbm: 9.30 would be fine

how much time u need to mark man

12:04 AM wat dont buy a R1???????

u need me buy somother bike???

me: lol will discuss later

tata

nischelbm: yeah

bye man