Chennai Centric-01-Adyar Depot Traffic Signal ?!?

Have been wanting to post this for a while now, but at first I did not have a camera phone and then I did not go out for a while.

I am sure a lot many of you who live in an around Adyar, Thiruvanmiyur and Besant Nagar would have noticed this by now.

(photo shot on my phone cam.)

On the way to Thiruvanmiyur from Adyar, the traffic signal that is supposed to point straight, points left instead. So if you want to go to Thiruvanmiyur, you will have to go to Besant Nagar and then come round about. This is how wonderful India is. I was there the first day this was repaired (it used to be alright earlier) and we motorists were still waiting for the forward signal to switch ON. To our agony, it never did. Then a traffic policeman comes and asks us to go explaining how someone screwed it up when repairing it. Ah, how beautiful.

When will these incompetent idiots learn ?

Bajaj Pulsar 220 New Advertisement - Pulsar Mania

 

Shankar, my junior in college had this video on his Orkut list of videos.  Awesome Bike!! Awesome video!! Awesome stunts!! Awesome Ad!!

(pic: Pulsar 200)   (pic: Pulsar 220)

Here’s the video:

Definitely Male and

Distinctly Ahead

I wanted to buy a Pulsar once I started earning, but then thinking about it, maybe I won’t buy anything. (For the salary I’ll get, I doubt if I can afford bikes and laptops and stuff. )

Bajaj Na-no?

 

There’s been a lot of talk about Tata Nano of late and its pretty warranted too. Apart from being a cheapest car in the world, it is also raising concerns and eyebrows from all corners of the world. ( Read Marc’s articles on the same here.)

Even before I read about the Nano (The talk has been going on for years now. I am talking about the actual release.) , I came to know of Bajaj’s car. I must say that both car’s look pretty decent inspite of being very cheap. 

The Bajaj car’s have the following edge over Tata’s car. (though one must remember that as of now it’s only a caoncept car and is expeted to hit the marlet only after 2010. By then Tata would have sold God knows how many small cars.)

• It has higher displacement
• It comes in CNG variants. (apart from petrol and diesel.)
• It uses CVT (Continuous Variable Transmission.)
• Partnership with Nissan/Renault.

Bajaj’s Car:

The Tata Nano:

Other Links:

Bajaj showcases small concept car

Bajaj Auto to launch Rs 1 lakh car

Bajaj unveils concept car

The $3000 car from Bajaj is $500 classier than the $2500 Tata Nano

The only thing I am worried about is when China begins to realise (there already are rumors - “The Kolkata-based company Global Automobiles has reportedly announced a tied up with China’s Guangzhou Motors, to roll out a low-cost car, a report said.”) that if Tata can make a car for Rs. 1 lac then they can make 3 for the same price. Man, just wait for that day. Everything is going to be redefined.

HUNKy Dory

I was talking to my friend Abhishek about bikes when we touched upon this topic. Hero Honda came up with the “Hunk” recently. (The ads in TV were pretty sad. )

 

Why am I making a big deal of this ? See for yourself:

HERO HONDA CBZ EXTREME:

HERO HONDA HUNK:

 

Here is a comparison of specs:

Hunk specs                           CBZ specs

After poring through the details of the specifications, except for the height (in a few mm), fuel tank reserve capacity (trivial) and the weight (again about 2 kilos) i did not find any difference between the two. The site was pretty well done though. Ill have to give credit to Hero Honda for that. My question is, what was the need to come out with Hunk when CBZ has almost the exact specifications ?? Anyone any wiser ?