Posted by Ameya on June 28th, 2008 filed in
life
Passing on the “R series” DNA
- Humachine Technologies & Sensual Racing Form -
The YZF-R1 and YZF-R6 are equipped with under cowls that are based on the image of a diffuser, to give them the best form for aero-management. These are not cowls for simply enclosing the engine, but forms composed of blade surfaces that actively control airflow. This spirit has been directly inherited by the YZF-R15.
“Harmony between rider and machine.” YAMAHA’s Human Technology involves studying the form of the motorcycle actually in motion with the rider on it. The R series is the embodiment of 1) a wide frontal space that protects the rider, 2) an easy to ride seating area that gives riders the freedom of movement and allows them to steer effectively, 3) the glamorous tail treatment that takes into account the management of airflow behind the rider, and 4) a sensual racing form that brings all 3 of these elements together in a harmonious package. These characteristics have been splendidly reproduced in the YZF-R15.
Additionally, the designs were developed in the same modeling room where YZF-R1 designers worked. Information was shared, ensuring that the R lineage would be transmitted. In addition, the model also incorporates a multitude of adjustments for the Indian market including seat shape that allows for tandem riding (integrated with the main seat), tandem grips that are easy to grip and also contribute to the supersport design, and a riding position that takes into account comfort, etc. In other words, the YZF-R15 is characterized by a hybrid design that combines the world-class design of the “R” series with localized functions. The YZF-R15 was created to lead the supersport category in India.
Yamaha YZF R15 Specifications
| Engine type |
Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, SOHC, 4-valve |
| Cylinder arrangement |
Single cylinder |
| Displacement |
149 .8cc |
| Bore x Stroke |
57×58.7mm |
| Compression ratio |
10.4:1 |
| Maximum power |
17PS / 8,500rpm |
| Maximum torque |
15 N.m / 7,500rpm |
| Starting system |
Electric Start |
| Lubrication |
wet sump |
| Engine oil capacity |
1.0 liters |
| Fuel tank capacity |
12 liters |
| Fuel supply system |
Electronic fuel injection |
| Ignition system |
T.C.I |
| Primary / Secondary reduction ratio |
3.042 / 3.000 |
| Clutch type |
Constant-mesh wet multi-plate |
| Transmission type |
Return type 6-speed |
| Gear ratios |
1st=2.833, 2nd＝1.875, 3rd:=1.364,
4th=1.143, 5th=0.957, 6th=0.84 |
| Frame type |
Deltabox Frame |
| Caster / Trail |
26° / 100mm |
| Tire size (Front / Rear) |
80/90-17 / 100/80-17 |
| Brake type (Front / Rear) |
Hydraulic, single disc (Front / Rear) |
| Suspension type (Front / Rear) |
Telescopic / Linked type Monocross |
| Headlight |
12V35W / 35W＋35W |
| Overall length x width x height |
1,995mm x 670mm x 1,070mm |
| Seat height |
790mm |
| Wheelbase |
1,290mm |
| Minimum ground clearance |
160mm |
| Dry weight / Curb weight |
120kg / 131kg |
Ex. Showroom price of Yamaha R15: Rs. 97,500
Posted by Ameya on June 24th, 2008 filed in
Events,
firefox
Time to have a party.
Occasion: Firefox3 Launched with record breaking 8.3 million downloads in 24 hours
Venue: My home, time yet to decide.
This is to encourage more and more people to use Firefox with its extra ordinary features.
We will show the installations of Firefox3 in different OS like Windows/ Linux (Ubuntu/Mac with different supported Indian Languages.
Enjoy this party with some techie talks and junk food.
Register yourself now at
http://mozillaparty.com/en-US/events/view/812
Posted by Ameya on June 14th, 2008 filed in
life
Priyen my nephew is great fan of Chetan Bhagat and he got CB’s latest novel “3 Mistakes of my life” signed by CB on the day it was released. I started reading it in curiosity and end up reading all the 3 books. All of these books are too good to read. This is my collection of CB.
Posted by Ameya on June 8th, 2008 filed in
Tips & Trix,
linux,
ubuntu
I am using Tata Indicom’s “Plug to Surf” USB Modem for my laptop. Its handy and gives a better speed so I also suggest this to my friends as well. I have given a Ubuntu Desktop for many of my non-techie friends and dialing using wvdial and keeping the terminal open looks mess to them. I wanted them to enjoy Plug and Play features and hence I worked on this.
Plug your USB Modem to your laptop/PC just wait for a few minutes and your are ready to surf the net. Pretty interesting, huh?
Well the recipe is given below.
Assumptions:
1. I assume you have Tata Indicom’s “Plug to Surf” USB Modem duly configured on your Linux machines.
2. If your are not able to figure out how to do that just read the bundled CD carefully, its pretty well mentioned on it.
So, first things first. What files will you need to touch?
i. /usr/bin/wvdial
ii. a new file may be /etc/udev/rules.d/85-autodial-usb-modem.rules
Change permissions of your wvdial so that any user can run that as root. Sounds security violation but thats okay if you are a single user on laptop or desktop.
ameya@ameya-laptop:~$ sudo chmod a+s /usr/bin/wvdial
ameya@ameya-laptop:~$ ls -l /usr/bin/wvdial
-rwsr-sr-x 1 root 0 76220 2007-03-09 03:23 /usr/bin/wvdial
Now you need to know the USB device ID of your modem.
ameya@ameya-laptop:~$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 016: ID 1b7d:070a
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Notice that Bus 001 is shoing ID as 1b7d:070a
Here the first number before a ( : ) is the vendor id and later is the Product id. Now its time to tell your UDEV service about it. Create a new file sumthing like this.
ameya@ameya-laptop:~$ sudo vi /etc/udev/rules.d/85-autodial-usb-modem.rules
Now insert the below line in this rules file and save and close.
ACTION==”add”, SUBSYSTEM==”usb_device”, SYSFS{idVendor}==”1b7d”, SYSFS{idProduct}==”070a”, OWNER=”ameya”,RUN+=”/usr/bin/wvdial”
Make sure to change the idVendor and idProduct values as per your USB Vendor ID.
ameya@ameya-laptop:~$ sudo chmod 644 /etc/udev/rules.d/85-autodial-usb-modem.rules
ameya@ameya-laptop:~$ ls -l /etc/udev/rules.d/85-autodial-usb-modem.rules
-rw-r–r– 1 root 0 128 2008-06-08 18:46 /etc/udev/rules.d/85-autodial-usb-modem.rules
Now restart the UDEV services.
ameya@ameya-laptop:~$ /etc/init.d/udev restart
This is it. Now whenever you connect your USB modem to the port just wait for a minute and it then you are ready to surf the internet. You will not need to dial any services. Now, I have noticed that when you connect the USB Modem it first gives you a red light indication which means that Modem is searching for Network Range. When it turns to green it is actually ready to dial. At this time our script is dialling the modem. Once it is done it will give you blinking green signal which means it is sending/receiving the packets meaning you can now surf the web.
Well, now that its auto-dialling there should be some easy way to terminate the modem. Here it is.
We only need to create 1 file as below.
ameya@ameya-laptop:~$ vi byebye
Insert the below line to it and save and close.
kill -9 `ps aux |grep wvdial |grep -v grep | awk ‘{print $2}’`
Now, make the file executable with,
ameya@ameya-laptop:~$ chmod 755 byebye
ameya@ameya-laptop:~$ ls -l byebye
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root 0 63 2008-06-08 10:25 /home/ameya/byebye
Copy the file to your bin directory.
ameya@ameya-laptop:~$ sudo cp byebye /usr/bin/
How to use this file?
When you are connected to the net and wish to disconnect just go to the terminal and run the below command.
ameya@ameya-laptop:~$ sudo byebye
It will ask the user password to disconnect. Isn’t it easy?
Or you can copy the file on your desktop so that you can double click the executable to disconnect.
ameya@ameya-laptop:~$ sudo cp byebye /home/ameya/Desktop/
Now, double click on the file and open in a terminal.. provide password to disconnect the internet.
Do let me know if it finds useful to you.
Posted by Ameya on May 30th, 2008 filed in
linux
I have got an iPod shuffle. Its pretty cool to listen songs with this device. I connected it to my Feisty-fawn Ubuntu system and found that the iTunes are meant only for Windows and Mac systems. Linux OS is said to be used only by Geeks. What the heck? Can’t geeks be music lovers?
With a google search I found this better alternative for iTunes…. called Banshee. Banshee is cool application which will help you import, organize, play, and share your music with its simple, powerful interface. Moreover you can Rip CDs, play and sync your iPod, create playlists, and burn audio and MP3 CDs. It suppoerts many portable music devices. Banshee also has support for podcasting, smart playlists, music recommendations, and much more.
This will be worth trying for me especially to sync my iPod Shuffle.
Please let me know if there is any other better application which can replace iTunes for my Ubuntu Laptop.
Posted by Ameya on March 31st, 2008 filed in
Tips & Trix,
linux,
ubuntu
Some of my friends keep asking me how to install IE on their fresh installation of IE. This is how you should do it.
You have to enable universe packages first. It is also recommended that you use the official winehq ubuntu package:
1) Open a terminal
2) Open /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
3) Uncomment (or add) following lines:
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy universe
4) Add this line:
deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt edgy main
5) Close gedit. Update and install wine and cabextract:
wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387EE263.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine cabextract
6) Download IEs 4 Linux and install
wget http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/downloads/ies4linux-latest.tar.gz
tar zxvf ies4linux-latest.tar.gz
cd ies4linux-*
./ies4linux
Note for Dapper users: if you use ubuntu dapper, replace edgy with dapper on lines above. Note for Feisty users (7.04): if you use ubuntu Feisty, replace edgy with feisty in the lines above. Also replace gedit with kedit if running Kubuntu instead of Ubuntu.
