Updated -Expansion Chambers

I have been digging deep into forums and scouring the net collecting information on Expansion Chamber manufacturers/tuners in India for my "pipe dream" of owning a stroker. The below is the list of tuners who can build an expansion chamber for you.
The following are the tuners who can get a expansion chamber made for you to your specification, you can get expansion chambers for RX 135/100/Shogun/Shaolin and other bikes.
Numbers are not update.

For those up north-Yogesh Lakhani

The FB PageW+K Racing

Shekar Bhojanna of Pacer Yamaha Bangalore

Motokraft
9886723922
#51, 20th Main, Marenahalli, Vijayanagar.

Tectrac Racing

monish_bstreet at yahoo.com
wonderguy15 at gmail.com
Phone Dheeraj- 9035491875 shahid salman- 9538400913 monish- 9035491874

Tectrac racing



Check point service Basvershwar nagar Bangalore-Babu I have the number, but its listed under somebody elses name. Leave a comment for the number


Chamber Jose in Cochin near Kalloor international stadium-Mr Jose aka Chamber Jose - 09846053537




Thirumala Motors JC Nagar-Muthu- They stock chambers built by Muthu

Sashi Chamber Works at siddiya road 2nd cross Urvashi theatre- Edit He has shifted to Siddaiah  Circle


Zen Motors - Bull temple road Bangalore

Hyderabad Gun running tuning
Gun running tuning

The expansion Chambers built by Gun Runners





 

ORM Racing support - http://www.ormracingsupport.com/

This unit is run by Mr Sunil Kumar of Thrissur , he makes the famous ORM Expansion chambers.

OUTRIDERS MOTOR CYCLES,IYYAPPAN MILL COMPOUND,KOKKALAI.(OPP.BARTH PETROLEUM) ,THRISSUR,KERALA. PIN.680021.

Mon- Sat 10:00Am to 5:00Pm - email: ormracing@yahoo.co.in, sunilormracing@yahoo.co.in

Phone Off: +91 0487 2424592 Mob: +91 9847306336 .


Sur Tinkering works -Mysore
Shafi 9980973484
# 3215, Sultan Park Road, Mandi Mohalla, Mysore - 570001, Mysore  

 

 

Yamaha RX series modification

Those of us who used to ride 2 strokes and then had to switch to 4 strokes due to the obvious reason, will always miss them. To sum up my experience with a Bajaj FE scooter and it's maintenance was "No Cam, No chain, No headache!" My dream bike was the shogun, when it was available I did not have the resources to buy it and now I don't have a Shogun to buy, Spares are a major issue.

Even today I see the odd one longingly hoping to own one.

The other bike I wished I owned was a Yamaha Rx series. This series I hope will satisfy my need to have a 2 stroker in my garage. I like to customize almost every thing, either cosmetically or performance or ergonomically. I have been lately collecting pictures of modified Yamaha RX's to get some idea on how I'd like my bike to look.


Over the years I have seen how the mod seen changed. When in my 12th grade, the RX 100 was kitted out with a chrome plated expansion chamber with a belly pan.Some of the expansion chamber were 1 into 1 or 1 into 2, the twin chambers looked very cool. As far as the performance of the chamber is concerned i have no idea as I never rode them. Others also added the "Mag" wheels or Alloy wheels. I've searched quite a bit but been unable to find any pic of this type of mod.



The Rado brand were quite common and also the design in the pic.




In Bangalore the Yamaha's a carriers is welded to the sissy bar added . The belly pan was a lot different than that in the pic, it looked more like that of the RXZ with a radiator cowl.





The sissy bar was chopped off just after the seat and plugged or the sissy bar entirely removed.







On the head light side, a large headlight was added with a grill.
The headlight is lifted in height by using clips.







One more commonm mod was adding a scrambler/off road bike mud gaurd, this gave the bike a bad ass look.





On the seat side, some scrapped off a little foam to make it a little slimmer, In Bangalore adding a Suzuki Samurai seat with a MaX-R 100 tail piece is a common mod.




The sissy bar of the Shogun/Samurai is welded in the place of the original.







The speedometer used on some are of the shogun and some just keep only the speedo and remove the rest.





Using the Yezdi 16inch wheel was and is a very common mod on both Yamaha and Suzuki's , it looks cool also adds good acceleration, at the expense of top speed.



Another mod I have seen in Bangalore is shaving of the fins on the head. It looks nice, and I have no information on the effect of cooling efficiency.











On the handle bars side, we used to use the Fury handle aka short handle, this was quite common and still it. Some use the shogun or the RD wide handle.

A fury Handle, No idea why it was called a fury handle.







Some neatly modded pics off the net.

Trippin Badami Pattadakal.

I had 4 days off and came home to a empty house , parents where out on a trip themselves. With most of my friends either in Bangalore or other cities , I was left with little to do.A professor of mine had been to Badami and had recommended the place and it being about 120 Kms from Hubli decided to visit it. JJ a ever trip ready friend of mine had a Karizma , which I loved to ride, it was shod with Duro Dual purpose tyres which was perfect for the roads here.

The route we had decided to take Hubli>NavalGund>Nargund>Kulgerei > Badami.

We left Hubli around 7:30 , The ride to Badami was uneventful , I was expecting the field adjacent to the roads to be covered in Sunflower plants, but encountered few.



Badami Caves is in the city itself , the road which leads to it is filthy and narrow. The entrance to the caves cost us 5 Rs and parking 5.
The moment you enter the premises you see the huge rock and it looks really beautiful. After clicking a few pics, the Camera went dead, I had particularly asked JJ to charge the Cam atleast 5 times, the only think that saved him that day was his I Phone which had a pretty decent camera



I was expecting to see a lot of "caves" , however these are not exactly caves but rather rock-cut temples.



On the left side of the caves is the a huge tank and it looks really awesome with the green grass and surrounding temples. The temple over looks a large lake which is surrounded by temples on one side.



A small cave like structure, with a few unfinished carvings.



From here we visited the Badami Temples, its a sprawling temples with temples dedicated to many different gods.








At lunch we inquired which are the other places to visit and Mahakoota was recommend, we made it there but the place was disappointing , it was not maintained and is filthy and can be skipped.We had to skip Mahakuta as the ride to Mahakuta , took a bit of time




I wanted to continue on to Kudala Sangama from here but had a long ride back home.

Paragliding in Pune

The place where I stay overlooks the Pune Aero Club and everyday I see para glider flying off. I had heard that it was open to public on weekends; a friend of mine had already been there and had taken a ride. So with Decided to try it out.

My roomie got up early and got us registered.
Despite which our turn came only at 3.30.As the one persom who had come before us registered for about 15 to 20 people!!
There are about 3 glider there and each take a turn to fly the passengers.



The glider is launched via a diesel powered winch. at the far end of the ground. You climb in and the pilot straps you in the cockpit behind the pilots seat.





How to go about it

Got to the club around 8.30 get yourself registered and anyone else who would want to join (One person and register many) Go early, you may have to wait
The flying starts around 9:30. There is a person who has the roster, and he will direct you. Climb in and the pilot will strap you in and the ride is on. It lasts around 3-5 mins depending on the no of people in queue

Once the ride is over you will have to pay and it's pretty cheap at 187Rs a round.

Pune railway parcel office

Finally got my bike down to Pune , parceling it from Hubli was a breeze and picking it from Pune went well , paid a fine of 500 bucks, apparently one has to pick the bike in 6 hours on the time of arrival . Problem is no one picked the calls I made to the parcel office and I was under the impression that I had to pick the bike in 6 working days not aware that it was 6 working hours!!

The nightmare at the station happened when at the same time I had to parcel a colleagues bike to Patna in Bihar. Firstly Pune station is very small for such a big city and there is absolutely no Railway police anywhere. When I rode the bike to the station and spent a good time looking for the parcel office.




The 1st guy I asked, hoped onto the bike and said I know people there I’ll come with you. One thing I wanted to avoid here were the touts or agents. I asked the guy to get off the bike, I told him I can do it on my own , just tell me where the parcel office is? He walked away without answering , I rode further into station and ask the rickshaw driver for the information. he says that one can push the bike onto the platform itself . Apparently one can push a bike directly on to the platform meant for the passenger. Actually there is a separate entrance but not many in the station know where it is. Luckily I saw a guy with the red mazdoor union book in his chest pocket and I ask him for confirmation he too tells me to push the bike and asks a porter near by to take me there. The porter lead me to an agent.Whom I wanted to avoid them like a plague , I know they get the work done, But I knew the process and had done the same before. The agent (Sachin) who I start to hate instantly.

Agent : Gaadi parcel karma hai ? ( you want to parcel a bike?)
Me : Han , Patna koh (yes , to Patna)
Agent :2 hazar lagenge ( it will cost you 2000 bucks )
Me: Kya 2 hazar , Nahin kud karlunga (what 2000 , I’ll manage on my own )
Agent : karlo (do it)

I approach the porter who packs the , he says 300 bucks I tried to bargain with him a little and he just walked away. I waited there for some time , not realizing that the the porter doesn't pack unless the agent asks them to. I approach the porter again and agreed to pay the 300 bucks asked by him and he started to pack. Now the agent approached me.

Agent : Gaadi parcel karne ke liye NOC mangta hai ( you need a NOC ( No objection certificate )
Me: Aisa kuch nahin hai ( I don’t think so )
Agent : Dekho 2 hazar barabar hai , hum kho police kho bhi dena padtha hai ( Look 2000 is the right price , we need to pay the police too)
Me: Agar register karwa raha hun tho hi NOC chahiye (If i am getting the bike registered there then I’ll need the NOC
Agent: Police se puch lo (ask the police )

Big mistake, when the police interfere it means only thing. palm greasing.

Agent to police: Iss ka noc nahin hai , gaadi Patna parcel karna hai ( This bike dose not have a NOC , has to be parcelled to Patna
Police : Noc dikao (Show me the NOC )
Me: Gaadi parcel karne kho Noc nahin chahiye (You need NOC to Parcel the bike)
Police: (taking out some documents typed in marathi ) yeh deko NOC (Look at this NOC)
Me : Gaadi patna mein register krna hai toh NOC lagega ( If I need to get the Bike registered in Patna I need the NOC
Police : Gaadi bahar lejanekoh NOC lagta , Kaise malum gaadi chori ka nahin hai ( You need a NOC to Parcel the bike , How would we know it’s not stolen )
Me: Roz hazaron gaadi highway pe bahar jaati hai , uska kya ( Thousands of vehicle leave the state every day on the highways, what about them ?)
Police 2 : App shaant ho jao ( Calm down )

I walk away. I had given up by now , If I could not do it today I would have to wait till my next weekly off. I approach the agent again and agree to pay the damn 2000 bucks and get the bike parceled.



Looking back, the problem here :

The offices are not clearly marked , we don’t know who to approach. We roam around and ask people where is the office , who should we approach. This is were the agents score , we have no clue on how to go about it and end up lost.
The nexus between the officials and the agents. These people want the system not to change. Everyone is happy here , only we suffer.
Inability of people like me to do anything about it and people who just pay and get the work done. This one of the biggest problem , if the agent has to deal with people who protest day in and day out , I don’t think he would prefer doing this job.
Lack of time. I have seen people who refuse to pay the agents and get the work done on their own. One needs to have a lot of time on your hand for such an approach.

EDIT: I had again gone back to the station to parcel by bike back to Hubli, this time I was short on time, I found another Agent, whose name too is Sachin and happens to be cousin of the other agent. I found him to be good to deal with. TO parcel the bike he needs the a copy of the RC, NOC and insurance , I had only the RC. For a  price he will do everything from filling the form , getting the back packed and loading , charges vary , I bargained from 2000 to 1500 for the processing , paid 300 extra for packaging. 

Railway transport fee -620
Agent chagred -880 (including the bribe to the police which is around 300 rs)
Packing the bike -300 


As promised my bike was in Hubli the very next day.Pune railway parcel agents numbers-
His Number Sachin- 08087469112
Krisha -09881190547

Books for Automotive Performance enthusiasts

Motorcycle Handling and Chassis Design





The motorcycle is a complex system that has long defied full analysis. For a very long time, motorcycle handing was hardly even considered a subject. Engines, whose performance could be measured in "objective" terms, therefore received the lion's share of development. Engine development moved rapidly ahead of chassis, suspension, and tires, creating a succession of design crises that required new thought for their solution. Examples might be Rex McCandless's twin-loop swingarm chassis of 1950, Tony Mills's wide, belted Dunlop Daytona tire of 1974, and the present-day elaborations of Antonio Cobas's large-section aluminium twin-beam chassis of the early 1980s. In each case, motorcycle performance had ceased to advance because of
specific problems that could not be solved by traditional means.
The book “Mototorcycle Chassis Design” was first published in 1984 and was subsequently reprinted several times without under-going change. Although out of print for over 12 years or so, I know from personal inquiries that there is still considerable demand for a book on this subject. A new book was obviously well overdue, although much of the original material is as current today as it always has been. After all, the laws of Newtonian Physics tend to be stable over time.
Contents
1 Function and history
2 Tyres
3 Geometric considerations
4 Balance and steering
5 Aerodynamics
6 Suspension principles
7 Front suspension
7 Front suspension
9 Squat and dive
10 Structural considerations
11 Engine Mounting
12 Braking
13 Materials and properties
14 Stability & control
15 Performance measurement
16 Practical frame building
17 Case study
18 Future developments

Two stroke tuner handbook by Gordon Jennings






One of the most famous books on 2 stroke tuning. Detailing for any one interested in increasing the performance of their machines. A bible for building a High speed and high power 2 stroke machines.
With chapters giving insights on the following topics
contents
Fundamentals
1.predicting power
piston speed
piston acceleration
2.Crank Train
3.Cylinder heads
4.Expansion chambers
5.Port timing
6.Crank case pumping
7.Cylinder scavenging
8.Carburetion
9.Ignition

Performance tuning by A Grahmbell



Bell covers all areas of engine operation, from air and fuel, through carburation, ignition, cylinders, camshafts and valves, exhaust systems and drive trains, to cooling and lubrication. Filled with new material on electronic fuel injection and computerised engine management systems. Every aspect of an engines operation is explained and analyzed.


This torrent includes both the books of the renowned author.




Undoubtedly, the virtue which has most contributed to the widespread use and varied application of the two-stroke engine is its mechanical simplicity. Tuning expert A. Graham Bell takes readers through the various modifications that can be made to a two-stroke and its components in order to derive maximum usable power and mechanical reliability. Both the latest advances in two-stroke tuning and old standbys are covered for all areas of operation, from ignition, carburetion, cylinders, and valves through exhaust systems and dyno tuning. Updates to this expanded edition include new photography, line diagrams and explanatory charts.

Job Scam Emails Tracing

I have been getting emails from Skoda motors , Tata Motors and many other such companies requesting to attend interviews and initially I felt the mails were from the mentioned companies , but realized later the mails were a scam.The sender ID was skodaauto@companyhrd.com , which should have been the other way around something like companyhrd@skodaauto.com . I was wondering who are these guys, the mails themselves contain very little information about the sender or about the company, most of the mails did not have any contact details other then the email from which it was sent.

Thought I'll do a little a little bit of snooping around.But the sender email address is not from a domain related by the company. A quick Google on the email threw up results on Consumer Complaints websites.

Wanted to dig a little deeper and did a trace of the email.Many do not know that every email can be traced back to the place and IP address it was sent from.

Here is how you do it .Click on the " Show original" tab of the email.

If you are using Gmail , on the right hand side of the mail beside the "show details" tab , click on the arrow mark and then click on "show original ". Google up some email tracing sites and the paste the original content.I use IP Trace .The results show the location of the sender. Though a few smart scamers use a proxy server.
Here is what the trace threw up

My sender Information

IP address: 220.226.195.104

IP address country: India

IP address state: Maharashtra

IP address city: Mumbai

IP address latitude: 18.9750

IP address longitude: 72.8258

ISP of this IP: RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS

Organization: RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS

Local Time of this IP country: 2010-12-06 14:12

A whois search of the IP results show that the ID is registered to Rediffmail Pro , a personalised email ID service.

If you respond to the email the next step would be to ask you to send a bit of money for the travel for the interview which will be reimbursed once you come for the interview.

An example of a mail I had received

"You have to deposit the (Cash) as an initial amount in favor of Company HRD.Department. for Rs. 6, 500/- through any [STATE BANK OF INDIA]Branch from your Home City to Company Senior HRD. Account NO 20037082325 - ACCOUNT NAME SIRO.WILLY
This is refundable interview security. Your offer letter with Air tickets
will be send to your Home Address by courier after receiving the
confirmation of interview security deposited in STATE BANK OF INDIA ."

Many of us don't bother reporting it as spam and others end up getting duped.

Edit:Adding "Info.team@marutisuzuki.com" to the list of scams. Got an email from them