Thejesh GN

A container for all my views with excerpts from technology, travel, films, books, kannada, friends and other interests. I am Thejesh GN, friends call me Thej.

Character: Red 🏍

Nicknamed Red, my 2004 Yamaha Fazer 125 has been with me since 2004. I’ve ridden this modest 123.7 CC motorcycle across India before parking it in 2011. After 14 years of rest, I restored it in 2024 and now it’s back on the road, riding like a champ once again.



It’s a 123.7 cc, single-cylinder, two-valve petrol engine that produces 10.9 PS at 7,500 rpm. It’s kick-start only, with drum brakes on both wheels. The bike weighs 124 kg, has a 790 mm seat height, and a 13-litre fuel tank.
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Life

 

 

Back to Basics on an old Bike

I often find something that still doesn’t feel 100% right. These days, it has been the cold start and the choke. After the bike came out of restoration, it had a cold-start problem. The usual solution was to use the choke without throttle, and that mostly worked. During the recent six-month service, I...

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Travel

 

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Weekend ride to Kurubarahalli

I have not ridden a motorcycle for than a couple of kilometers since my neck pain started. Now, I don’t have pain. But I wanted to take a test ride with a heavier helmet before I go on my planned long ride. Also, I have not taken Yamaha on a long ride. And...

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Weekly Notes 44/2025

It was a hectic week, with short trips and numerous meetings to kick-start the work. There are many things slated to go live in the new year, so the year-end seems hectic.

Elephant statue made up of Lantanas at Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru. 0

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Weekly Notes 43/2024

The weekend was busy but good. We got quite a few house-related work done. We are in the last ten weeks of the year; It seems like it’s going to be a more hectic year-end than I had imagined.

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Weekly Notes 40/2024

I reached Valparai yesterday with Manju. This ride is probably going to be the last ride for the year. Not bad for the year I restarted, isn’t it? I will write about the ride in detail once I reach Bangalore. For now, I can only say Valparai is as beautiful as it was...

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Weekly Notes 36/2024

We are in Thrissur, and Onam is here. It marks the harvest season and the return of the mythical King Mahabali. It’s a ten-day celebration for the whole of Kerala. So, lots of food and family time. The last time we were in Thrissur for Onam was in 35/2022. Time runs so fast...