45. Capt Wheelie King and his Gixxer

Name: Wheelie King AKA Capt Vineet
Profession: Airline Pilot
Age: 40
Club: G.O.D.S


1. When was the first time you ever “threw a leg over the saddle”?
a. 1985 and this was on a hero Honda.. I knew that very moment that my life was going to be all about speed

2. What was your first bike?
a. Hero Honda cd100

3. Was it your choice or just what you could afford?
a. My dad was kind enough to gift it

4. What bike(s) do you ride now?
a. Suzuki gsxr 1000 and an MT 01


5. Was it love at first sight or a product of long term research?a. Long time research is what I would say. I’ve had a 600RR and a 1000RR before this. They were very cultured machines. I thought it was time to get myself a hooligan and the gixxer just fit the bill.

6. How many bikes have you gone through till the present one?
a. 9

7. What modifications have you made to your stock bike?
a. Yoshi Full system exhaust 4 to 1
b. Alstare body kit
c. Puig double bubble and frame sliders
d. Harris grips

8. Have these modifications helped/improved ride and handling of your bike?
a. The exhaust has given it an unmatchable initial response, the mad bike just got madder

9. How long have you had the bike for and how many kilometers have you clocked.?
a. one yr and more than 8000km

10. How often do you ride – daily, fortnightly, monthly or just occasionally?
a. I fly with an airline company so Sundays are not necessarily free. Whenever I’m in town you’ll usually find me on the bike


11. What do you like most about your bike?
a. Undoubtedly the instant throttle response.

12. What don’t you like about your bike?
a. Well Id say that after being on the Honda for so long the gixxer feels a little less refined and the Honda just refuses to give up. I had to change the clutch pads on this bike after 5000Km while the Honda lasted 25000Km.

13. What has been your most memorable ride till date?
a. The trip with GODS on the Bikaner highway

14. What’s the maximum three digit figure you’ve seen on your speedo?
a. only 299 the bikes dont go faster. I would not advice anyone to do that kind of speeds ever. I had a chance to do it on a closed circuit and that’s the place one should try to push these machines. Not on the road.



15. Who maintains your bike – cleaning, servicing, etc?a. I prefer to do it myself. Its fairly simple

16. What fuel/oil do you use and why?
a. 97 OCT and MOTUL synthetic oil. no compromise

17. Tell us about your riding gear (helmet, gloves and suits/jackets/pants and other protective gear)?
a. XLITE- x802 and full leather riding suit with alpine star boots and gloves

18. What tips do you have for aspiring riders looking to pick up a super sports bike?
a. Grow slowly steadily on 200 cc and maturely ride on unforgivable superbike…DON’T COMPROMISE ON RIDING GEAR…..it cost less than 9% ok the bike cost but protects u 99.9%.......