What makes an RXZ so special for me?
It was year 2001, I was in my engineering, I started seeing my wife(my then Girlfriend) and they had huge restrictions in their hostel, the gates will close at 6 PM and will open at 6 AM. Our college was 9-4, so technically speaking we had 3 hours in the morning and 2 in the evening, where we could meet and talk(being in two different departments)
I am not a morning person, but love makes you very punctual
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. I used to get up at 5:30, get ready in 15 minutes and wait for her in front of our college gate.
Every day two blue RXZs used to pass me when I was waiting for her. Both had 5 speed decals, one was a 4 speed. I was a sight that used to keep me amazed. I had a friend's CBZ in college but the RXZ had a different appeal for me. Since that time I wanted one, but money was a big challenge for a college kid and putting fuel in the CBZ itself was a big challenge, so I could not think of a gas guzzling 2 stroke. I had other priorities.
Fast forward, I tied a knot in 2006 and life took over and passion for 2 strokes slowly died, until 2011 when I saw the first bike I ever rode in completely sad condition. I had to rescue her, Parts availability and exorbitant cost of repairs didn't make financial sense for me so got the necessary things fixed, then came the shocker most of the work which I was billed was never done, this was a practice everywhere. I started doing small things myself, did a lot of hit and trial and finally learned to put the bike together from scratch.
I always had a white collar job(thank god) in IT firms, people especially mechanics and spare parts shopkeepers used to never believe that I did my restorations myself, I had always chosen the hard way, I volunteered to work with an electrician and worked with him during weekends to learn electricals. Enough blowing my own trumpet
I had an RX and soon an RD also came in life, that's when I started getting more impatient and wanted an RXZ asap. With OlX and other classified sites, the rates were already very high, I noticed people were asking 50-55 for completely run down bikes, that's when I got a lead on a 5 speed in Jammu for 15k. I was in seventh heaven, the seller was pushing it despite of having a man on ground. My man on the ground met with an accident and I lost that bike, then came many bikes locally, without papers, with papers, out of station bikes in Kerala, I saw it all, but I could not crack a deal with anyone as soon as I made my mind something will happen and the bike would be no longer available.
Until I found one from Kashmir. My friend in Kashmir, who met me on tbhp would regularly chit chat on WhatsApp. On one such conversations I told him about my "Unicorn", he was literally rolling on the floor and told me i can get as many RXZs as I want. I asked him to find me one.
In a week he sends me some pics
I was literally drooling all over. The price which we paid for it was so sweet that you cannot find 2 used carbs for that price.
I was all set.
To be continued...