2-stroking in the Himalayas

The Himalayas are undoubtedly one of the most spectacular and impressive ranges in the world and home to the highest motor-able road. Period.

Our boys from Bangalore, Adrian, Dinesh, Madhu and Santosh, went riding up in what is obviously our favorite bike now, the Yamaha RD350. All are based in Bangalore and took a month long break from all their other commitments and went off on a very important chore, i.e. spreading some good blue smoke to keep the blue waters of the Pangong lake company. And did they do an excellent job of that or what!! They went up all the way to the Nubra Valley, Khardungla, Pangong Tso and many more such place.

Going a little back, the brat pack was to have at least two more bikes with Sanju and myself joining the above four guys. But due to reasons unmentionable we decided not to go and opted out. The most amazing thing about the whole thing was the fact that they did the whole journey with out a single mechanical failure. The only impediment to the whole tour was a single puncture. That’s amazing and hats off to the guys for preparing the bikes so neatly and nurturing the bikes through the journey whilst having their fun. Just one more thing, dont miss the snaps, there’re about 300 of the best in it.

Ok! I’ll shut up now and let Adrian take over from here. First hand news is always more reliable. 😉 Continue reading 2-stroking in the Himalayas

Vahan Yatra (14th-17th August)

Vahan Yatra, literally translated mean “A carnival of vehicles”. That’s the name the ongoing Auto Expo is known by in Bangalore. Having started on the 14th of August 2003 at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, the expo will run right up until the 17th of August 2003. Many Auto majors like Suzuki, Hyundai, TVS, LML and Kinetic have stalls in the expo. But taking into consideration the obvious absence of majors like Yamaha, Bajaj-Kawasaki, and Honda made the expo feel a bit incomplete. Continue reading Vahan Yatra (14th-17th August)

The Bangalore RD Owners Club – Official Launch Report

My good old friends from The Bangalore RD Owners Club and other RD owners are planning an extraordinary meeting for the second Sunday of September. There’s a lot of stuff planned for that day. Like, you can meet some of the greats of the RD racing/rallying era and see some lovely bikes, just letting you in on some of the planned activities.

The last time an RD 350 meeting of this scale was held was long ago when I still had my RD with me, and it was the 29th of February, 2004.

This time, it promises to be more enjoyable with slide shows of some wonderful Yamaha RD-related photographs, beer, food, T-shirts and more.

Continue reading The Bangalore RD Owners Club – Official Launch Report

“Base Drag Meet” at the Jakkur Air strip

Taking the cue from the previous meet, the organisers this time decided to stick with the airstrip to host this particular meet. This is the best venue in Bangalore taking into all factors like accessibililty and crowd control ease.

The event is being organised at Jakkur Air strip, after Mekhri circle on the road leading to Yelahanka on 15th of June, 2003 starting at 0900. Continue reading “Base Drag Meet” at the Jakkur Air strip