So, let us see where we are, and how we fared on the first day!
First things first, our babies are fine, and we are thankful to them, for they keep us alive through the hardships, winds, and the heat. We report no punctures, no engine failures, and we don't report anything from the list of Thousand Things That can Go Wrong in the First Thousand Kilometers. We love our ladies, they are not 28 inches at waist, but they are 350cc at the hearts.
The day started up early at 0500 hrs. Mother nature blessed us with as pleasant a start as she could. It was windy, silghly chilly, and there was moisture in the air - perfect riding conditions on the first day of a cross country ride!
We had paranthas at a roadside dhaba, and loved it. We kept stopping by sweet shops, and at various places we wanted to explore. That's the fun part of riding sane, riding the hindustan motorcycling way. We stop. We don't claim macho, and we love and respect what we pass by.
A fellow rider from Swtizerland, has taken a special liking to our very own biscuit brand. He has gobbled up three packets of Parle-G already.
The winds grew a bit too powerful during the afternoon, and our bikes were being pushed sideways. That's about when the crossroads hit us. We checked our maps, and realized that if we followed the signs, and the normal way people ride, we would do a 665 kilometers instead of the 455 that we planned for the day. Now, since this is Hindustan riding, we looked for that cheat code that is built in all our rides. I will admit that we were not exactly sure of how to reduce the odd 200 kilometers extra on us. So, we rubbed our lamps and appeared a genie... a man with turban on a good head, which rested on broad shoulders and a good heart. Now, he looked at our ladies and was taken immediately. He told us to ride slow, and not miss that key shortcut to reduce our 200 kilometers. We found it and here we are.
The day done, a good hard day of good hard riding. Some cramps, slight catches in muscles, slight ruffles in our hair, and a big bad sunburn on both my arms. Whoever asked me to take the SPF 30 sunscreen. First replacement tomorrow: A hard nut sunscreen, the highest this town will give us.
So, we started on a wing and a prayer, and here we are with some light grub, and lots of beer. Basecamp called, and we reported all okay.
Time to dive down deep! We fly again at 0800 hours.
Signing off,
Team Ladakh 2011
Ludhiana, 465 kilometers, Happy and thumping
First things first, our babies are fine, and we are thankful to them, for they keep us alive through the hardships, winds, and the heat. We report no punctures, no engine failures, and we don't report anything from the list of Thousand Things That can Go Wrong in the First Thousand Kilometers. We love our ladies, they are not 28 inches at waist, but they are 350cc at the hearts.
The day started up early at 0500 hrs. Mother nature blessed us with as pleasant a start as she could. It was windy, silghly chilly, and there was moisture in the air - perfect riding conditions on the first day of a cross country ride!
We had paranthas at a roadside dhaba, and loved it. We kept stopping by sweet shops, and at various places we wanted to explore. That's the fun part of riding sane, riding the hindustan motorcycling way. We stop. We don't claim macho, and we love and respect what we pass by.
A fellow rider from Swtizerland, has taken a special liking to our very own biscuit brand. He has gobbled up three packets of Parle-G already.
The winds grew a bit too powerful during the afternoon, and our bikes were being pushed sideways. That's about when the crossroads hit us. We checked our maps, and realized that if we followed the signs, and the normal way people ride, we would do a 665 kilometers instead of the 455 that we planned for the day. Now, since this is Hindustan riding, we looked for that cheat code that is built in all our rides. I will admit that we were not exactly sure of how to reduce the odd 200 kilometers extra on us. So, we rubbed our lamps and appeared a genie... a man with turban on a good head, which rested on broad shoulders and a good heart. Now, he looked at our ladies and was taken immediately. He told us to ride slow, and not miss that key shortcut to reduce our 200 kilometers. We found it and here we are.
The day done, a good hard day of good hard riding. Some cramps, slight catches in muscles, slight ruffles in our hair, and a big bad sunburn on both my arms. Whoever asked me to take the SPF 30 sunscreen. First replacement tomorrow: A hard nut sunscreen, the highest this town will give us.
So, we started on a wing and a prayer, and here we are with some light grub, and lots of beer. Basecamp called, and we reported all okay.
Time to dive down deep! We fly again at 0800 hours.
Signing off,
Team Ladakh 2011
Ludhiana, 465 kilometers, Happy and thumping
Hey guys all the best and hope each day brings u sunny morning wid golden rays reflected from iced cliffs shines on u and end up wid the same grub and loads of beer :D:P
ReplyDeleteThis sounds super cool!
ReplyDeleteAwaiting to hear a lot more!