Ride to the Top of the World

Nature surprised us with a hazardous challenge on an expectedly easy day to truly ensure that we experienced it all before graduating us on the last day as “expert” motorcyclists

Distance traveled: 110 kms
Ride time: approximately 5.5 hours
Total time (w/ breaks): 7 hours
Health check: few moments with paused breathing and skipped heartbeats
Mental check: mixed emotions being the last day
Motorcycle check: Clutch issues continued

Continue reading “Day 10: Quite Perilous Experience from Tandi to Manali”

Longest and the most toughest day of our journey so far

Distance traveled: 240 kms
Ride time: approximately 8.5 hours, with 4 hours off-roading
Total time (w/ breaks): 11.5 hours
Health check: aching bodies calling for massage; no AMS traversing 3 high-altitude passes
Mental check: Peaceful
Motorcycle check: Extra gas consumption pointing to clutch issues Continue reading “Day 8: Mastering Off-Roading from Leh to Sarchu”

We Made It!  To the
TOP OF THE WORLD 🙂

Distance traveled: 130 kms
Ride time: approximately 5.5 hours
Total time (w/ breaks): 6.5 hours
Health check: Super, no AMS even at top
Mental check: Peaceful
Motorcycle check: All systems go, extra gas consumption pointing to clutch issues Continue reading “Day 7: TOP OF THE WORLD from Hunder to Leh”

Distance traveled: 150 kms
Ride time: approximately 7 hours
Total time (w/ breaks): 9 hours
Health check: Just defeated AMS (Acute Mountain Symptom)
Mental check: Adrenalin-pumped
Motorcycle check: All systems go with clutch plate being the weakest link

Continue reading “Day 6: Mastering Water Streams from Pangong to Hunder (Nubra Valley)”

Jammed clutch sliding the motorcycle on a steep incline towards a fatal cliff was a sure recipe to skipping heart-beats!

Distance traveled: 220 kms
Ride time: approximately 9 hours
Total time (w/ breaks): 11 hours
Health check: Brains unable to decipher which body part is more sore 😉
Mental check: Mesmerized
Motorcycle check: Evaded a mishap

Continue reading “Day 2: Frightening Experience on Majestic Landscapes from Srinagar to Kargil”

Totally pumped up and so excited to get our motorcycles, meet the crew and fellow riders. These engines have fired up our souls. This is it! It’s really happening 🙂

Continue reading “Day 1: FIRED UP!!!”

After a drenching evening in flooded Delhi streets with nightmarish traffic and pre-tour indulgence at a fine-dine Asian restaurant Yauatcha at DLP Promenade / Ambience mall, we finally arrived at the romantic “heaven on earth” Srinagar Continue reading “T minus 2: Romantic Srinagar”