Category Archives: Longer Rides

Rides that are more than just a weekend getaway!

Himalayan on gravel – When in doubt, Gas it out.

The Himalayan on gravel has a bit of power to gas it out. Disclaimer: As long as you are not going overly fast already. It is a mild engine and you need to remember that if you are riding overly loaded up or two-up. This video shows how to get out of the situation if you are not too deep in shite already.

I was sitting and looking through some stuff for a particular photograph as O’Brien asked me for while discussing something. That is when I came across this post here in my blog, which I forgot to push the publish button a long time ago. And, it was incomplete, probably having been distracted by something else just as mundane as my lizard brain went haywire.

They say when you create something, put it out there in the world immediately. Now when I look back at it, it is a bit cringe, but hey what is life for, if older stuff does not make you cringe a bit.

3 to 4-inch diameter granite is what you see, which is in use for creating tarmac.

Why is the Himalayan on gravel?

Really? Do you ride yours only on the tarmac?

Then you are missing on a lot. But in this case, as usual, I was late, probably by a day, but I cannot recollect it at the moment. And I was trying to make up for the lost time while trying to meet up with pals in the Masinagudi area. The fine dust that comes up off this “jellykall” (as it is called in Kannada) creates a haze and coats everything. And, some of them can be as slippery as marbles if you hit them at the wrong angle. It’s granite ranging from the 1 to 7 or 8-inch diameter.

I know you’ll be quick to remind me about a lot of other things, but in a crunch situation, the Himalayan has never let me down. What really would make the comfort for a Himalayan on gravel better is the height of the handlebar. Would have made standing up and riding a lot easier than it is stock from the factory.

Let me know your craziest roads under construction story, while on a motorcycle in the comments below.

Returning from BoBMC RiderMania 2016

If you have been following the BOBMC RiderMania 2016 story till now, the event was done and dusted and the only thing remaining was us returning from BoBMC RiderMania 2016. I spent a good deal of time dusting and cleaning the motorcycle, after parking in the field of dust. It has been a long event, and our tent #14 was almost deserted. Continue reading Returning from BoBMC RiderMania 2016

BOBMC RiderMania 2016 Photos

Plenty of BOBMC RiderMania 2016 photos from the various events, pepper this page. I am not sure if the order of these pictures is perfect. After a good rest from yesterday’s ride, things are a bit hazy. This is how it looked in the morning from our hotel room up there, as riders came in.  We got ready to head to the venue about 20 kilometres out of Nagpur.

BOBMC RiderMania 2016 photos parking
The gathering of RTMC riders

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BOBMC RiderMania 2016 – Reaching Nagpur

Day 2 of riding to BOBMC RiderMania, we started out from near the outskirts of Hyderabad. Which also meant having to cross Hyderabad in traffic. It was a beautiful sunrise this morning, and everyone needed to make good time to reach Nagpur. Over 600 kilometres to cover. Continue reading BOBMC RiderMania 2016 – Reaching Nagpur