Forum: Ride reports
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06-06-2009, 03:27 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
06-02-2009, 03:13 PM
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ahhhh ... you guys made it to leh. man i didnt...
ahhhh ... you guys made it to leh. man i didnt come back in time. hey here i am ready to ride. sorry was off advrider due to work in eastern himalayas. bad internet :(
are you guys planning spiti...
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Forum: Ride reports
04-15-2009, 12:46 AM
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04-15-2009, 12:26 AM
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04-15-2009, 12:12 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
01-14-2009, 06:50 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
01-05-2009, 10:17 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
12-23-2008, 08:56 AM
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hey ... have been following your trip silently...
hey ... have been following your trip silently for a long while now. you are now exactly where i am right now. i just completed my three month long ride across india and have ended up broke and...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-23-2008, 08:47 AM
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hey brian.
have been on the report for a...
hey brian.
have been on the report for a while now. and sort of waiting for you to land up in india in one piece. would love to meet up with you when you make it. take some pointers on SA.
good...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-23-2008, 08:41 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
12-23-2008, 08:34 AM
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Replies: 175
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Day (and Night) 94 - Bangalore to Mumbai
Good things have this strange habit. They come to an end. Every time. I guess that what makes them special. That, however, was the last thought on my mind when I left Bangalore today for Mangalore.
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Forum: Ride reports
12-21-2008, 11:35 AM
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Day 93 - Nandi Hills (near Bangalore)
As we woke up to today's bright and sunny morning at the early hour of noon, we thought - Let's make ourselves useful. Krishna is the sort of person who can help you make yourself useful but you need...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-21-2008, 11:18 AM
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Day 91 & 92 - Still Bangalore. Yawn!
Good friends are like parents. Once you reach home, they pain you till you get frustrated enough not to discuss it anymore and agree to stay the extra day. For 10 days in a row. I think the...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-18-2008, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 175
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Hey sridhar
its really not 1.2 lakhs that...
Hey sridhar
its really not 1.2 lakhs that worries me. not since i have a job in investment banking that still survives. its when i will be able to ride long enough again. then again, touring...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-18-2008, 07:14 AM
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Day 89 & 90 - (Still at) Bangalore
Ok, let me say this first. The ride ain't over yet. The ride started in Mumbai and it will end in Mumbai. I am as close to the 90 day estimate I had with me when I started off. Going broke was an...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-18-2008, 07:14 AM
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@BC Biker
@Coop
Thanks for the words....
@BC Biker
@Coop
Thanks for the words. Seems like getting one's butt on the saddle is the surest way of going broke. But the ride aint over. So keep the faith.:norton
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Forum: Ride reports
12-16-2008, 06:57 AM
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Going Broke
There are some things which no one can describe to you for. Like how Alice felt when she was going down the rabbit hole. Like what were Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo were thinking when they were drinking...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-16-2008, 06:56 AM
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Bike Update
Took Frosty to MuneerDa finally. Turns out there is more trouble than I thought. There are the problems with the rear sprocket wearing out and the main shaft getting bent and causing oil leaks. There...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-16-2008, 06:55 AM
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Day 85 to 88 - Bangalore
Its been one hell of a lazy stay here at Bangalore. The weather is peaceful. Friends are around. I am living in a "fully functional home" for a change. The traffic is bad but then I don't move around...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-14-2008, 07:41 AM
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Day 84 - Gudalur to Bangalore
Now here is the problem. I have friends in Bangalore but all of them are working tomorrow. Its a Friday tomorrow so it's normal. But having been away from it all for this long, it doesn't exactly...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-14-2008, 07:10 AM
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Day 83 - Alappuzha to Gudalur
My head was filled with thoughts of the clutch case leaking and the tut-tut sound coming from the rear wheel. The rear sprocket is again worn out and I suspect that is causing the sound.
I timed...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-14-2008, 06:54 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
12-14-2008, 06:53 AM
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Varkala beach
On the way from T'puram to Alleppy comes the Varkala beach. Couldn't stop myself from going to the beach just to enjoy the air on that patch of land. The air is crisp and very refreshing.
As I...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-14-2008, 06:44 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
12-13-2008, 11:33 PM
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Day 81 - Mandapam to Kanyakumari
My Tamil Nadu Tourism hotel in Mandapam was a pleasant surprise. Right on the beach, next to the Coast Guard base with shining hovercrafts for company, little beautiful jetty on the left. Lovely...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-13-2008, 04:07 PM
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Day 80 - Tiruchirapalli to Dhanuskodi to Mandapam
Wise men said - Its darkest before the dawn. And we have understood the meaning of those lines whenever the dawn had come upon us. But now when it is dark.
The last few days have been extremely...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-07-2008, 07:10 AM
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Day 79 - Pondicherry to Tiruchirapalli
Its a Sunday. But that's not the only reason why it is such a bad day for riding.
Its a sooooper lazy day. I didn't feel like getting off my bed. I wanted a bathtub and me inside it. I wanted the AC...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-07-2008, 07:00 AM
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Day 78 Part II - Chennai to Pondicherry
After the refreshing visit to the factory, getting down to riding wasn't a very nice feeling. If I had my way, I would have found a nice air conditioned room (it was friggin' hot) and slept my ass...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-07-2008, 06:48 AM
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Day 78 Part I - Royal Enfield factory visit
This was a morning I was looking forward to for the last three days or so. Actually for a long long time. This was the morning I was to enter the pearly gates behind which the machines I ride were...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-06-2008, 08:45 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
12-05-2008, 05:58 AM
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Day 77 - Chennai (Bullets, ECR and Life)
There are days when life is all nice and cool. There are days when it sucks. And then, there are days when everything just falls into place and you have to bite yourself to believe it. Such is that...
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
12-05-2008, 05:17 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
12-05-2008, 05:10 AM
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Day 76 - Hyderabad to Chennai
My host and friend Rohan Yeggina commented, "There is absolutely nothing to see and do in AP" and I had little choice but to believe him. The Eicher road atlas which I am referring to in this ride...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-02-2008, 10:46 PM
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Day 75 - Nagpur to Hyderabad
There wasn't much to do in Nagpur and there was 500 kilometers to be covered till Hyderabad. So I left early in the morning without settling the bill of the hotel and headed on to NH7. Now here's the...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-01-2008, 04:59 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
12-01-2008, 04:41 AM
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Day 74 - Jabalpur to Nagpur
I sort of started liking this city. It was small enough to feel comfortable and large enough to have places to go to. People were nice and it was cleaner than usual. So it was rather hard to say bye...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-01-2008, 04:34 AM
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Day 73 - Kymore
There is a tiny little village stuck in the dusty roads off NH7 going out of Jabalpur called Kymore. Its cause to fame is a large cement plant by one of the larger companies in India. For me however,...
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Forum: Ride reports
11-29-2008, 08:40 AM
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Day 72 - Supkhar (Kanha National Park) to Jabalpur
Mornings in forests are beautiful. And I am saying this after a sum total of 1 early morning in a jungle. Its an absolute delight. The freshness. The dew. The cold stinging air. The smoke from logs...
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