Episode 20 marks the end of the first Season of #ThisConnect, our #podcast. For the past 5 months, we've loved interacting with you in the comments' stream. So for this episode we decided to pick two comments from each episode that really made us think. These are your comments and this is what Kartikeya Singhee and Shumi are thinking on those topics. - It's a long episode, three times the normal size, so we've broken the chapters into "questions" and "answers". Do feel free to skip ahead if you like. And we do have questions for you at the end (in the last chapter). We would like to hear from you! Thank you so much for watching! We're super thrilled you all have enjoyed ThisConnect so much! We hope to see you on Season 2, very soon! ~ CHAPTERS 00:00-00:58 Introduction 00:59-02:13 Q: Riding Gear 02:14- 04:27 All The Gear All The Time 04:28-06:27 Q: Family Perspective 06:28-11:20 The State Of Fear 11:2-15:18 Q: India's Two-Wheeler Market 15:19-17:23 India's The Next Big Thing 17:24-17:41 Q: Yamaha Fans' Woes 17:42-19:14 Yamaha's A Bit Lost 19:15-19:44 Q: Stock Bikes on Racetracks? 19:45-21:06 Stock Bikes + Racetracks is OK! 21:07-21:12 Q: Racetracks are far! 21:13-23:32 Good Things Need Effort 23:33-24:56 Q:Price vs Value 24:57-26:44 Cars Today? Outstanding Value 26:45-28:11 Q: Features vs Trim Packages 28:12-33:41 Trim Levels & Value 33:42-34:33 Q: Restoring Old Bikes 34:34- 36:44 Restoratings Need Patience! 36:45-37:26 Q: Ideal Adv for India? 37:27-40:29 Spec vs Reality 40:30-43:16 Q: Who Buys Vehicles in India? 43:17-47:17 India Customers Play Safe 47:18-48:12 Q: How Important is VFM? 48:13-49:10 Security of Purchase 49:11-49:35 Q: MotorInc Meet-ups? 49:36-49:55 Meet-ups Coming Soon! 49:46-50:18 Q: Will EVs Take Over Soon? 50:19-50:43 The Dream Is Bigger Than Fuel Source 50:44-51:07 Q: How Do We Test Vehicles 51:08-55:26 The Database Of Things 55:27-1:00:49 Quick Q&A Session! 1:00:50-1:01:22 Q: Run Flat Tyres 1:01:23-1:03:32 Run Flat's Are Real! 1:03:33-1:04:11 Tip: Checks For Used Vehicles 1:04:12-1:05:17 Read The Manual Too! 1:05:18-1:05:56 Tip: Rent Before You Buy! 1:05:57-1:06:33 Great Tip! Do Rent! 1:06:34-1:07:08 Q: Slow Bikes Rock! 1:07:09-1:08:25 Ride Your Own Ride! 1:08:26-1:09:00 Q: Status Vs What We Really Do? 1:09:01-1:10:15 Status Is Part Of Growth Process 1:10:16-1:10:55 Q: Delivery Day Photo Mystery 1:10:56-1:12:24 The First Photo You Remember... 1:12:25-1:18:24 Books Books Books! 1:18:25-1:18:36 Q: Dashcams/Aux Lights 1:18:37-1:23:43 The Festival Of Worrying 1:23:44-1:25:00 Q: Blessed To Be Out Riding 1:25:01-1:26:36 Riding vs Tourism! 1:26:37-1:27:11 Q: Is Fitness Important? 1:27:12-1:30:50 Yes. But Not A Barrier 1:30:51-1:31:16 Q: Patience is Important, Right? 1:31:17-1:32:27 System & Us Need Change 1:32:28-1:32:52 Q: Who Fails a Driving Test? 1:32:53-1:35:47 Almost No One! 1:35:48-1:37:18 Season 02's Coming Soon

As road testers and vehicle evaluators, our job is to figure out where a new vehicle fits. Into its universe of rivals, into your life and into its role. How we do this is what Kartikeya and Shumi are discussing on episode 19 of ThisConnect, our podcast. And if you think databases were boring, here's our database of vehicles that are game-changers. Meet the milestones.

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Chapters:

00:00-01:12 Introduction

01:13-02:45 Suzuki Shogun

02:46-04:03 Ford Fiesta

04:04-06:08 Suzuki Access/Honda Activa

06:09-09:58 LML CRD100/Freedom

09:59-11:14 Honda Shine 125

11:15-12:29 Maruti Alto/ Renault Kwid

12:30-14:09 Ford Figo

14:10-16:43 Skoda Octavia

16:44-19:28 Bajaj Pulsar 150

19:29-22:18 Maruti Zen

22:19-24:05 Tata JTPs

24:06-28:47 Honda City

28:48-30:09 How Japan Lost It

30:10-33:34 KTM 390 Duke/Yamaha RD350

33:35-34:52 Yamaha YZF-R15

34:53-35:15 TVS Ntorq

35:16-37:18 Suzuki V-Strom XT

37:19-42:19 Hero Impulse

42:20-45:35 Ducati Multistrada

45:36-48:57 Aprilia RSV4

48:58-51:59 BMW 7 Series

52:00-53:18 Closing Comments

Episode 18 of ThisConnect starts with a question from a viewer to Kartikeya: "How do India's fast new roads change things for speed limits, for safety and for how people will drive?" Shumi and Kartikeya discuss speed, limits, approaches, common sense, enforcement and so much. Here's everything you need to know about speed. ~

CHAPTERS

00:00-01:22 Introduction

01:23-04:56 Fastest Roads

04:57-08:29 Chaos Management

08:30-10:28 Fast Is Boring

10:29-12:17 Sense Of Speed

12:18-14:39 Shapes Of The Road

14:40-19:59 Limits Change!

20:00-24:08 Skills & Vehicles

24:09-27:36 We, The Source Of Chaos

27:35-29:59 Long, Fast Roads

30:00-31:55 Enforcement & Tolls

31:56-35:26 Looking Inward

35:27-36:29 Tiered Licensing

36:30-36:29 Celebrating Speed

38:41-43:56 Road Rage

43:57-50:50 Closing Comments

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