14062010052.mp4 At khardungla
Sitting on my bike I took this video at Khardungla Pass, In Video we can see Alankar, Raman and Vishal. This was the main highlight of the journey. After this our journey came to an end.
14062010053.mp4 A Little ahead of Khardungla
A Little ahead of khardungla pass there was this beautiful sight to behold, also surprisingly mobile network came back sms'es started pouring in telling me its time to head back..............
Friday, September 17, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Leh Ladhakh Bike Ride Part 10
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At Hundar Sand Dunes Nubra Valley
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The Six at Nubra Valley San Dunes
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At Hundar Sand Dunes Nubra Valley
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The Six at Nubra Valley San Dunes
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Leh Ladhakh Bike Ride Part 9
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Leh Ladhakh Bike Ride Part 8
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Monday, September 13, 2010
Leh Ladhakh Bike Ride Part 7
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Leh Ladhakh Bike Ride Part 2
The next Morning somewhere on the road
Path to be followed :
Banhihal - Khannabal - Awantipore - Pampore - Srinagar.
5th june 2010 at a Tapri for some refreshments
6th June - After Jawahar Tunnel - Titanic View Point
A lot of tourist at this place
We meet some from Maharashtra they are surprised at seeing MH motorcycles discussing among themselves what passion they must be having. Wondering at our gear atleast i was looking like an alien to them with my Helmet shouting at the top of its voice look at me :P. Somewhere inside i am actually laughing and enjoying the extra attention and having fun. Eventually one of them comes up and shakes hand and passes the regular pleasantries. while parting they also have advice for us like drive safe do not hurry take it easy, one of them even adds why we aren't using hard boxes as carriers etc etc.
6th June - Srinagar - Shalimar Gardens
We were not very enthusiastic about visiting the gardens but had some time to kill, so we finally finding some place to park our steeds entered Shalimar Garden. My mood was not quite upbeat as i was hungry and also had problems with my tail light and headlight both which had created big problems before reaching Srinagar as we were driving at night. We entered and found it to be pretty well maintained a lot of family public tourists of-course spread all across the dept and breadth of the garden. It definitely was a place for lovebirds, family's and newly weds we were pretty much feeling out of place.
6th June - Srinagar - Around Dal Lake
Here we are going around the Dal Lake actually its me running ahead pulling the other 2 in tow looking for a mechanic who could fix my headlight assembly and tail lights.
6th June - Srinagar - Shankaracharya Temple
On the way down from the temple we get this marvelous view of the Dal Lake. You can see from here the shikaras and the house boats spread all over the Dal.
Path to be followed :
Banhihal - Khannabal - Awantipore - Pampore - Srinagar.
5th june 2010 at a Tapri for some refreshments
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6th June - After Jawahar Tunnel - Titanic View Point
A lot of tourist at this place
We meet some from Maharashtra they are surprised at seeing MH motorcycles discussing among themselves what passion they must be having. Wondering at our gear atleast i was looking like an alien to them with my Helmet shouting at the top of its voice look at me :P. Somewhere inside i am actually laughing and enjoying the extra attention and having fun. Eventually one of them comes up and shakes hand and passes the regular pleasantries. while parting they also have advice for us like drive safe do not hurry take it easy, one of them even adds why we aren't using hard boxes as carriers etc etc.
6th June - Srinagar - Shalimar Gardens
We were not very enthusiastic about visiting the gardens but had some time to kill, so we finally finding some place to park our steeds entered Shalimar Garden. My mood was not quite upbeat as i was hungry and also had problems with my tail light and headlight both which had created big problems before reaching Srinagar as we were driving at night. We entered and found it to be pretty well maintained a lot of family public tourists of-course spread all across the dept and breadth of the garden. It definitely was a place for lovebirds, family's and newly weds we were pretty much feeling out of place.
6th June - Srinagar - Around Dal Lake
Here we are going around the Dal Lake actually its me running ahead pulling the other 2 in tow looking for a mechanic who could fix my headlight assembly and tail lights.
6th June - Srinagar - Shankaracharya Temple
On the way down from the temple we get this marvelous view of the Dal Lake. You can see from here the shikaras and the house boats spread all over the Dal.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Leh Ladhakh Bike Ride Part 1
Here is a small travelogue of my journey to Ladhakh.
We had gone by train from Mumbai to Ambala and from there had driven our bikes to Ladakh region, on the return me and Vishal ended our journey at Leh after coming back from Khardungla Pass for Office reasons while Raman along with a group of friends continued his journey ahead. The journey took a total of 18 days for the 2 of us starting from 2nd June 2010 to the 20th June 2010. I believe its the best way you can spend your life.
I am posting here all the videos that i have managed to capture in my 5 megapixel Nokia 6220c cam after Jammu all captures will be in my humble 2 megapixel 5233 nokia cam as the previous is dead due to an incident at Jammu. With a little bit of description and events as an when i remember.
The three packed bikes on Bombay Central:
Me and Vishal with a friend seeing us off after office:
Let The Journey Begin
In the Train the three amigos :)))
1. Ashwin Narvekar (With the cloth on my ears)
2. Vishal Karve (Sitting besides me)
3. Raman Mishra (On the opp seat)
Our Train was supposed to reach at 1.00 AM in the night the next day. It surely met its mark, our bikes had gone the previous day itself and were waiting at Ambala.
Our bikes at Ambala Station:
We reached Ambala Cantonment at the specified hour. Now the search began for our bikes. While i waited besides our luggage Raman and Vishal head to find our bikes, after half and hour or so they return locating the bikes. While they are at it i am watching curiously at a being whose lost his count among the more sensible of us as we like to say it. He seems to rearrange his earthly possessions a bag torn one, a packet of haldiram bhujjia given to him by some passerby, a bottle of water, some metal strips etc etc. He packs, it opens it up again repacks it continues for sometime muttering something under his breath. Me standing just besides him trying to protect all our luggage,wondering when he's gonna leave, a tad curious, a tad nervous about his antics. As he finishes his ritual he finally gets up with his baggage and breaks into a dance running wildly all the while my curious eyes following him.
Finally the duo return and we head together too the counter where our bikes are kept. Time to asses the damages:
My Rear Number plate is missing and a indicator is broken.
Raman's pulsar accelerator has been shoved inside so its stuck.
Vishal some scratches on the tank and an indicator is broken.
Now how am i supposed to ride my bike in Kashmir without a number plate ??
I am angry and try to blame the railway guy. He wont meet my eyesight. Eventually we have no option but to look outside, but its 2 in the night which mechanic is gonna keep up for us. Originally our plan is wait till morning before venturing on our tour, but on arrival our plan changes to starting off earlier before it dawns, A move we later regret.
Before starting though we get ourselves stuffed with parathas at a local hotel i also manage a cardboard number plate for my unicorn tied with ropes :). Wow a cardboard number plate in an already burning Kashmir that's a really good start.
We pull our bikes out in the open, get them filled with petrol and are on the road by 3 AM.
My headlight ain't falling on the road also my tail light ain't working a new realization though it wont affect soon as we are gonna ride in the day. So off we go...
The Path to be followed :
Ambala - Rajpura - TarkhanMajra - Khanna - Ludhiana - Phagwara - Jalandhar - Umer - Dasuya - Pathannkot - Madhopur - Samba - Jammu.
To Be continued...............
The Path to be followed :
Samba - Jammu(Get Refreshed, Have food, Buy mobile) - Ud - Kud - Batote - Ramban - Banihal(Stay for the night).
The Participants:
Ashwin Narvekar-Honda Unicorn (myself)
Vishal Karve-Hero Honda Passion(from where we got the Ladhakh keeda)
Raman Mishra-Pulsar 150 (Last minute partner from xbhp, because of whom the ride happened)
We had gone by train from Mumbai to Ambala and from there had driven our bikes to Ladakh region, on the return me and Vishal ended our journey at Leh after coming back from Khardungla Pass for Office reasons while Raman along with a group of friends continued his journey ahead. The journey took a total of 18 days for the 2 of us starting from 2nd June 2010 to the 20th June 2010. I believe its the best way you can spend your life.
I am posting here all the videos that i have managed to capture in my 5 megapixel Nokia 6220c cam after Jammu all captures will be in my humble 2 megapixel 5233 nokia cam as the previous is dead due to an incident at Jammu. With a little bit of description and events as an when i remember.
The three packed bikes on Bombay Central:
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Me and Vishal with a friend seeing us off after office:
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Let The Journey Begin
In the Train the three amigos :)))
1. Ashwin Narvekar (With the cloth on my ears)
2. Vishal Karve (Sitting besides me)
3. Raman Mishra (On the opp seat)
Our Train was supposed to reach at 1.00 AM in the night the next day. It surely met its mark, our bikes had gone the previous day itself and were waiting at Ambala.
Our bikes at Ambala Station:
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We reached Ambala Cantonment at the specified hour. Now the search began for our bikes. While i waited besides our luggage Raman and Vishal head to find our bikes, after half and hour or so they return locating the bikes. While they are at it i am watching curiously at a being whose lost his count among the more sensible of us as we like to say it. He seems to rearrange his earthly possessions a bag torn one, a packet of haldiram bhujjia given to him by some passerby, a bottle of water, some metal strips etc etc. He packs, it opens it up again repacks it continues for sometime muttering something under his breath. Me standing just besides him trying to protect all our luggage,wondering when he's gonna leave, a tad curious, a tad nervous about his antics. As he finishes his ritual he finally gets up with his baggage and breaks into a dance running wildly all the while my curious eyes following him.
Finally the duo return and we head together too the counter where our bikes are kept. Time to asses the damages:
My Rear Number plate is missing and a indicator is broken.
Raman's pulsar accelerator has been shoved inside so its stuck.
Vishal some scratches on the tank and an indicator is broken.
Now how am i supposed to ride my bike in Kashmir without a number plate ??
I am angry and try to blame the railway guy. He wont meet my eyesight. Eventually we have no option but to look outside, but its 2 in the night which mechanic is gonna keep up for us. Originally our plan is wait till morning before venturing on our tour, but on arrival our plan changes to starting off earlier before it dawns, A move we later regret.
Before starting though we get ourselves stuffed with parathas at a local hotel i also manage a cardboard number plate for my unicorn tied with ropes :). Wow a cardboard number plate in an already burning Kashmir that's a really good start.
We pull our bikes out in the open, get them filled with petrol and are on the road by 3 AM.
My headlight ain't falling on the road also my tail light ain't working a new realization though it wont affect soon as we are gonna ride in the day. So off we go...
The Path to be followed :
Ambala - Rajpura - TarkhanMajra - Khanna - Ludhiana - Phagwara - Jalandhar - Umer - Dasuya - Pathannkot - Madhopur - Samba - Jammu.
To Be continued...............
The Path to be followed :
Samba - Jammu(Get Refreshed, Have food, Buy mobile) - Ud - Kud - Batote - Ramban - Banihal(Stay for the night).
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Tamhini Ghat
It was yet another weekend leisurely ride of around 300km the route is shown as follows:
We met at McDonalds Panvel our regular spot to meet before any ride. Me and Raman were riding together from Chembur. On arrival of all we set off.
Raman's bike was wheezing due to previous issues of water in spark plug. We found a mechanic en-route and got it fixed after some waiting.
Though it being rainy season it wasn't raining at all, the sun was high and bright also we all were really hungry, we finally took a stop as we had been searching for a waterfall in vain for quite some time now. We started contemplating whether to head back but it was realized we hadn't come across any dhaba or hotel in quite some time. So it was decided we move forward and take Lonavala route back to Mumbai.
There was this nice lake besides the dam we all got into it and had some gala time.
There are multiple dams this route we came across at least two of them but we did not stop and continued enjoying the scenery while riding.
After this we head towards Lonavala, It had turned dusky by the time we reached Lonavala, we did some shopping there had some refreshments and headed back home.
We met at McDonalds Panvel our regular spot to meet before any ride. Me and Raman were riding together from Chembur. On arrival of all we set off.
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| Raman, Yogesh, Sagar from L to R |
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| Vishal Amit, Sharat from L to R |
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| Raman's Bike |
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| Sagar and Amit astride Amit's discover |
Though it being rainy season it wasn't raining at all, the sun was high and bright also we all were really hungry, we finally took a stop as we had been searching for a waterfall in vain for quite some time now. We started contemplating whether to head back but it was realized we hadn't come across any dhaba or hotel in quite some time. So it was decided we move forward and take Lonavala route back to Mumbai.
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| Raman |
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| Rushi |
There was this nice lake besides the dam we all got into it and had some gala time.
There are multiple dams this route we came across at least two of them but we did not stop and continued enjoying the scenery while riding.
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| Sagar |
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Rajmachi Video Blog
A small trip to Rajmachi before the big trip to Ladhakh
This was done to get some offroading practice :)
Videos captured by Rishi on the way back from Rajmachi
ps: videos on YouTube and pics on Picasa hope you have access and get to enjoy them :)
In pic Rushikesh Chavan:
In pic Vishal Karve:
En Route:
Mandatory Photo Session:
Me trying something:
A Peek of the peak:
View1:
That's a Hero Honda Passion if you ain't aware:
Looking for Rally Cars in the rear view mirror :p :
It is highly advisable to hold the handle of your bike tight or you might loose balance in this whole route as there is loose gravel all through. The rear wheel keeps on jumping around uncontrollably holding the front firmly in position make sure you are in control of your motorbike :-).
Also keep driving in the path made by other vehicles your route will become more bearable than trying to make your own. Most advisable in wet conditions as then this route is pure sludge and knee deep water flows.
View2:
View3:
The Peak in full Glory :
A view of the valley:
Other side view of the Valley:
Yet another angle of the peak:
Had some berries right of the bush here:
A Small pointer pointing towards Rajmachi on the wall:
A small cave:
The Full expanse of the Cave pretty small as I said:
Below the Rajmachi peak there is a Temple, Trekkers bags can be seen here they had set up a camp now they move on:
The Yard in front of the Temple and the fort on the top:
We didnt got to the top as it was a pure riding trip, we had lunch of jhunka bhakari a local staple food at a local stall and started our return trip.
Returning back to the bikes:
Still returning:
Have lost sight of the other too:
An Ancient temple had been unearthed from below the ground recently:
More pics at Temple:
Water comes auto from the ground here:
More view of the temple the nandi can be seen from behind also the origin from where the water keeps on coming:
Some Videos on the return journey:
The overall trip was real fun. In the ride we also came across some fully geared riders climbing up the mountain with good speed. The Rajamachi trek is pure offroad stuff the terrain is very rough and there are no properly built rides. Overall even the villagers were surprised that we had made to the top on bikes a feat attempted by a select few.
Please note its not a good place if you got a new bike nor is it a place to go for smooth riding fun. After this ride your bike is bound to feel smooth or rickety depending on the previous conditon of your bike. For real adventure stuff its advisable to attempt the route in the rains. It gets really tough then, rest everyone interested in offroad riding should attempt this atleast once you would enjoy the thrills and the pains too the next day.
After coming down back from Rajmachi having cutting chai on the highway:
The view from the highway:
View on other side:
End of the trip log my tea is waiting:
This was done to get some offroading practice :)
Videos captured by Rishi on the way back from Rajmachi
ps: videos on YouTube and pics on Picasa hope you have access and get to enjoy them :)
In pic Rushikesh Chavan:
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In pic Vishal Karve:
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En Route:
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Mandatory Photo Session:
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Me trying something:
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A Peek of the peak:
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View1:
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That's a Hero Honda Passion if you ain't aware:
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Looking for Rally Cars in the rear view mirror :p :
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Also keep driving in the path made by other vehicles your route will become more bearable than trying to make your own. Most advisable in wet conditions as then this route is pure sludge and knee deep water flows.
View2:
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View3:
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The Peak in full Glory :
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A view of the valley:
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Other side view of the Valley:
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Yet another angle of the peak:
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Had some berries right of the bush here:
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A Small pointer pointing towards Rajmachi on the wall:
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A small cave:
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The Full expanse of the Cave pretty small as I said:
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Below the Rajmachi peak there is a Temple, Trekkers bags can be seen here they had set up a camp now they move on:
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The Yard in front of the Temple and the fort on the top:
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We didnt got to the top as it was a pure riding trip, we had lunch of jhunka bhakari a local staple food at a local stall and started our return trip.
Returning back to the bikes:
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Still returning:
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Have lost sight of the other too:
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An Ancient temple had been unearthed from below the ground recently:
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More pics at Temple:
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Water comes auto from the ground here:
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More view of the temple the nandi can be seen from behind also the origin from where the water keeps on coming:
 |
Some Videos on the return journey:
The overall trip was real fun. In the ride we also came across some fully geared riders climbing up the mountain with good speed. The Rajamachi trek is pure offroad stuff the terrain is very rough and there are no properly built rides. Overall even the villagers were surprised that we had made to the top on bikes a feat attempted by a select few.
Please note its not a good place if you got a new bike nor is it a place to go for smooth riding fun. After this ride your bike is bound to feel smooth or rickety depending on the previous conditon of your bike. For real adventure stuff its advisable to attempt the route in the rains. It gets really tough then, rest everyone interested in offroad riding should attempt this atleast once you would enjoy the thrills and the pains too the next day.
After coming down back from Rajmachi having cutting chai on the highway:
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The view from the highway:
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View on other side:
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End of the trip log my tea is waiting:
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