Subhayu's Number Plate

As with most other things around us, things about me have changed...so here is a small update:

I am based in Hyderabad now, working for L&T still. Just moved to a more white collar side of the biz. I love it cuz it gives me two saturdays off to ride off in some uncharted direction. Been riding with the Wanderers and meeting them "Jhaadi ke Neeche" and I have officially become a member of the Eastern Bulls club. The lone wolf has found his pack :)

The bike remains the same...check mods section for the few alterations I have made. Currently waiting to ride to Ooty for RM 09.

Giligili all the way :)


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Hi there fellow Bulleteers,

i am 23 yr old male from all over India :) i was born in Kolkata, studied in Bangalore and now working for L&T in Tadpatri. Its one of those small Naxalite infested villages in Andhra that gets a mention in the papers now and then because someone shot someone else. After having a blast during school and college, it was depressing to be in such a place and thus i decided to turn things into fun with a Bullet.

Back when i was in my 8th std, i had come home from school and my dad’s enfield (Standard 350cc Enfield India Bullet, 1985 make) was lying in the garage with a punctured rear tyre. i was given the permission to ride it if i could push it to the mechanic’s. For the first time in my life i was realizing first hand why tyres are round and not flat! after half an hour of pushing (which eventually gave way to shoving) i was at the mechanic’s. i could’ve fainted had it not been for the sheer exhilaration of being minutes away from being able to ride the Bullet. Let me tell you, riding a Bullet is by far the best stimulant i have ever discovered. i was so stimulated that i rode on and on and finally ran out of fuel and had to push it to a fuel stop. i believe i am the only Bulleteer around who pushed a bullet on the first day of riding it..twice!!

Once i left for my Engineering in Bangalore the bike was basically sitting and getting rusted from lack of use. I couldnt take it to bangalore cuz it didnt have updated paperwork (the beauty of the Bullet is that cops never stop you...you’re like a bro if u have a bullet), and eventually we sold the beauty in 2004. Bought for 18000 bucks in 1985, the bike went for 23000 in 2004. i believe i would surprise quite a few economists if these figures were to be published.

It was during my engineering that i completely fell in love with engines and decided that if i were to buy a bike it would have to be a bullet. The mania subsided a little when i learnt of the prices after landing up at the showroom after my first payday! Soon my company sent me to Tadpatri and i knew the madness was back. Lush sunflower fields, broad roads laced with potholes to maneouvre around and complete absence of traffic. A Bullet was what i needed.

It was only a few days back that i landed up at Hyderabad, bought the Electra 5S KS (no ES for me...i prefer the kick i guess) and broke it in by riding it back to Tadpatri on the same day...400 odd kms. As of today, the baby’s 10 days old and the Odometer reads 934 :P

I believe that I have bought for myself a piece of exquisite and yet simple engineering which shall continue to turn heads for years to come.

N-joy!