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Proud to annouce that Bhilwara (Rajasthan) has been added to IBR's chapters list effective 18th September 2023.
Sunil John (a.k.a. @Maatsaab ) has been appointed as the chapter moderator. Further announcements will be made as and when we progess.
This chapter will be Under Probation until all necessary conditions are met to become a full fledged Recognized chapter.
@zahirjaipury - a very appropriate question but both difficult to write and express. What IBR has given to me personally is unfathomable. Whatever I am today, emotionally, social and technically, IBR has a huge impact on all these aspects.
I got a bunch of rascals whom I call brothers from other mothers. They are not my friends, but they brothers are life.
IBR has taught me various traits of managing stuffs. Whether its related to pacifying conflict, following club values, managing events etc. have helped me grow in my professional life as well. I am sure lots of oldies can relate to some of these traits and may have reaped benefits, somewhere or the other.
Lastly, IBR has taught me to become a responsible rider. It has taught me to become a better motorcyclist & patch bearer.
IBR is life and our brothers its lifeline. Cheers!
Below is the list of updated chapter mods for 2023 and beyond.
Heartiest congrats to the new mods:
Delhi - Srinivas, Puvi, Ankur
Mumbai - Amol, Lakshay
Bangalore - Kapil, Pradeep
Chennai - Nava
Hyderabad - Chirag, Renni
Udaipur - Dev, Pavan
Jaipur - Akki, Rahul
Pune - Ashish
Kolkata - Suraj, Amit, Rahul
Dehradun - Manav, Roopak
Durgapur - Ashish, Parth, Sourav
Patna - Akash
Guwahati - Hemant, Biprajit
Bhilwara - Sunil John, Sunil Sharma
Ahmedabad - KP, Aakash
Indore - Abhishek
Please find below the list of chapter mods based on PC discussion during Bulletiapa Udaipur 2024.
Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Patna, Kolkata, Chennai, Dehradun, Bhilwara
[R = retained]
Delhi - Rajiv, Ash
Jaipur - Rahul(R), Ajay
Udaipur - Atul, Jatin
Guwahati - Hemant(R), Arnab
Durgapur - Sourav(R), Sandip
Indore - Abhishek(R), Vinod
Ahmedabad - Aakash(R), Siddharth
Pune - Ashish(R), Biswajeet
Congrats to the new chapter mods. All the best!
What I have:
Helmet - LS2 adventure (modular version). Pretty heavy so wont recommend anymore
Riding Jacket - Mototech trailblazer tour. Highly recommended, but on a heavier side which is quite expected from adv series
Riding Pants - Benkia PS305. Got it from Malaysia. Must for Indian men who never got perfect size. Full water repellent, easy to wash. Not the cordura material but decent one.
Gloves - Sspecs touring. Got it from Malaysia. As good as the rynoxs or cramsters
Boots - Liberty Warrior
What I wish for
Helmet - A decent carbon fiber one. Do not want any other jazzy stuff which only affects that overall durability. Modular is good but compromizes durability. Next in line AGV, Bell, HJC etc. Lets see what comes next
Riding jacket - Would love to stick to MotoTech. However, will go for any of the Rynox mesh jacket specifically for summers
Riding Pants - Will stick to the current ones. I think it suits my requirements
Gloves - Will stick to current ones. However, for winters, really need to have good windproof, waterproof and winterproof gloves. I think many will be seeking recommendations. I have an old MotoBoy one which I got from China some 15 years back and worked good during MA2024. Yet need a bit better one.
Boots - Satisfied with Liberty as for me sturdiness is preferred over waterproofing (which eventually is a gimmic nowadays). For aesthetic, will go for an alpinestar motorcross boots (I like it somehow).
I have distributed the Amazon gift card worth Rs. 1000 to each IBRMC participant. Madbulls had excess money collected during RM which they decided to give back to participants. Great jesture !!
If someone has not recieved it or facing any issues, please send me a whatsapp message (you should have already received one from me).
PS: Another set of special goodies (most probably Rahgear bag) is enroute. I will receive it for everyone in Bangalore and will make arrangements to ship it to other chapters
With Bulletiapa 2024 inching closer, to keep the spirits high we'll soon be launching the pre-bulletiapa 2024 goodies!
How to OrderContact your chapter mods for payment and Tshirt size. Your payment should reach them before 10th August since they will be transferring chapter's bulk payment to merchandise team before 10th EOD
️ Shipping will be done chapter wise to chapter mods
Update details on this sheet (only accessible to chapter mods)
Though I personally haven't tried it, I know a few folks who got it done without getting the cables changed. Its justa few inches lift and the existing cable length is enough to componsate extra length.
In general, risers do make hell lot of difference as it improves your overall sitting posture a bit upright hence less stress to lower back. Maneuverability also improves.
Go for it and come back with your review for others' benefit.
List of event winners
Winner - Dev udaipur 1.02 min
Runner - monu udaipur 1.06 min
3rd - Rohan bilwara 1.06 min
Winner - Rohan bhilwara 55.21 sec
Runner - Rajath Delhi 56.28 sec
3rd Vijay - 56.75 sec
Bullet Battalion, Surat is entrusted to host the 2025 edition of BOBMC Rider Mania. This is the first time RM is happening in Gujarat.
Few years back, we decided to close down Hub (discussion forum) and move registrations and discussions to Facebook (majorly thorough FB groups) and other social media platforms. Of late, many of our community members started giving up social media siting various challenges related to fake news, spamming, privacy concerns and what not! Luckily, whatsapp is still going strong as a primary source of communication, but is limited at chapter-level and in a closed circuit.
Last week, I ran a poll internally between planning commission members to check if we should bring back Hub or not. 85% of them said "YES". So here we are!
This is a complete new platform. Unfortunately, the old forum posts & user database are not migrated here, which means you will have to create a new member account by clicking here. Its a fresh start...
Post registration, if you have any concerns, queries or feedback to share, feel free to post it here.
Cheers!
Edit:
One of the most asked and used feature is the mobile app and pop-up notification feature.
If you are using chromium based browsers like Chrome, Brave, MS Edge etc., you can install this forum as a desktop app. On the address bar (where you type website address), look on the right end. You will see a button next to bookmark which will say "Install Hub-IBRMC". This will not only install it as an app but also work for pop-up notification. This way you don't have to open the site each time on browser.
PS: This doesn't work on Firefox
Again, this works for chromium based browsers. On iOS, it works on Safari as well. Go to the browser settings to find out an option which says either "Install App" or "Add to Home". This will install it as an app on home screen on app drawer. Find it using "Hub - IBRMC". In case you still can't see it, try to download it again. Pop-up notification are currently not working for mobile app.
While riding RE, I always had the combination of - Ralco at rear and ceat in front. This was after changing through mulitple brands.
Ralco may have a less longitivity and that's obvious with the kind of juice you can get out of it. Softer rubber will stick to the roads much better; thus prone to wear out earlier.
I personally never liked (or had good time) with MRF. Ceat is far better.
From a recommendation standpoint, try Timsum. Off late, may of our members used it and had good reviews. However, it logitivity is even lesser than Ralco.
@zahirjaipury There is another thread that we have to deal with. Its a trojan called "MadanpuraRocks" 
I've been using Liberty warrior series - Jungle King Boots and Warrior Combat since past 4 years.
Jungle kings is a combo of canvas and solid toe and heel protection. Good for short rides as it does not have ankle protection.
Warrior combat is the one i wear for long rides. Never cracked, no wear, stiching intact as day 1.
Both are officially used by India army. Jungle king for training and Warrior for combat traning. so you can bet on the quality.
There is also a new warrior model called Platoon which has a side zipper. Its a bit softer that combat but i haven't seen it as its a new model.
