BIKERS TRAVELOGUES

Longest most of the Tourers would have attempted would be around 600 kilometers or may be 800 kilometers. But Do 400 + kilometers in twisty hilly terrain and 500 + kilometers on plains in a single day. I guess not many would have even thought of it.

Wonderful Ladakh tour:
Once we crossed into Kashmir, the heat, not much to see terrain and packed traffic made it a perfect mix to return home. From Udhampur to Amritsar and then Delhi in a single day was due to the fact that I grew increasingly frustrated with the Traffic and terrain. More the roads smoothened heavier the traffic was. I really wanted to get the hell out of there, left Udhampur by 6am and rode on never turning back or even bothering to stop. Heat, Humidity and rain when blended into one hilly location no one would want to stay there. I reached Amritsar by 1pm but then the humidity factor simply clotted my feelings and didn’t bother even spending a few minutes there.

Once I hit the four lane highway, I did not even have enough time to watch my rear view mirror. Bad to worst, a crazy Australian on a KTM rode past me and then tries showing off some stupid stunts. Just before I entered Panipat this guy fully loaded over takes me from the left and then pulls right, blocking my bike. I was doing 80kmph and felt so irritated at that time, then started a race that lasted all the way to NH 8. In the middle of rush hour he was racing against me at breakneck speeds. He often touched over 160kmph and I always fell behind as Pulsars really cannot do much against a 900cc adventure machine. Once the traffic blocked the Australian Rider & I catch up and over take him. I never had any intention to Race him but he would basically drag me into it again and again. I wanted to show him that I was not racing so I stoped and again in the traffic I came across him in few kilometers.

After entering Delhi roads, I slowed down my pace and got to the city condition riding. The Australian Rider rode on at same pace just to collide with a cycle crossing the road just before NH 8 started near the airport turn. The guy riding cycle almost claimed to be UFO for a moment and Australian skidded off the tarmac on to gravel and finally crashing into a parked Taxi. I immediately stopped and helped the cycle guy stand on his feet. He was fine with some broses. When I ran towards the Australian to help him, he got up with anger and slapped the poor cycle guy without any remorse. This aggression outraged every one who witnessed this hideous act and it was time for the Australian to run. I some how managed to control the situation and just asked the Australian to go. I had nothing to say but to give him the Look.

Over 900 kilometers of ride which lasted over 16 hours and finally ends with a race and disaster.

- Faiyaz Sultan