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BINIL VARGHESE

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a man stuck between life and motorcycles

Posts by BINIL VARGHESE:

From Bōsōzoku Beats to Pointless Noise: Stop Revving Like a Clown
Losing a Motorcycle and What It Means When Travellers Crowdfund for a New One!
My OG Himalayan 411 is Now Feeling Jealous: The Himalayan 450 Story

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Ten years ago, the Himalayan changed the Indian ADV landscape forever affordable, accessible, and built to take on the rough with simple, unpretentious grit. It didn't just disrupt the market at home; it captured the imagination of adventure riders worldwide.

Some more from Monsoon Maharashtra

Thank You x Tamhini

One more, may be!

A recent tragedy reminded me of something the riding community keeps forgetting:

Yet another one from the Mighty Gonbo Rangjon.

10 Years of Himalayan

The Mighty Gonbo Rangjon!

Perched like a honeycomb in the rock, Phuktal Gompa (the "Cave of Liberation") is a 12th‑century cliffside monastery in remote Zanskar. At ~3,800 m it shelters ~70 monks and a living monastic school, built from mud, wood and stone around an ancient sacred cave used by sages for millennia. Reachable after a wild ride to Purne and a final scenic trek, Phuktal feels frozen in time, silence, prayer flags, and rooms carved into the cliff. A hidden Himalayan wonder that asks you to slow down, breathe, and listen to your heart, literally.

Need To Get Back On The Motorcycle

Went FANTA for a day!

Today, we lost our cousin sister, Rini.

You watch the same ridge for hours and it keeps reinventing itself, morning light threads gold through jagged teeth, midday chisels shadows into hard geometry, evening blushes the snow with a hush. Each peak tells a different story at every hour, and that endless, slow-change feels surreal, like watching a living painting unfold. Out here the noise peels away, breath slows, and a calm so deep it almost has texture settles in. Keep your coffee warm, your jacket zipped, and let the mountains teach you how to be still.

I just visited Phutkal Monastery and it felt easier to get to than I remembered, they’ve put up a new wooden bridge and there’s parking much closer to where the climb begins. The trail itself is short and sharp; I made the ascent in under an hour, stopping often to catch my breath and the views. Once inside the shrine I lingered longer than planned, there’s a calmness that settles everything, the kind of quiet that makes you slow your thoughts. If you’re nearby, don’t rush it: take the quick climb, then sit in the shrine for a while. It’s peaceful in a way that stays with you. And yes, definitely have the butter tea, the monks are more than happy to make one for you.

Gonbo Rangjon is my soul mountain.

What others see VS What my camera sees!

Expectations vs Reality : Tamhini Ghats in Monsoon Edition

Rain has a language of its own on the ghats, the soft patter inside the helmet, the misty air, and the endless green wrapping the road like a living frame. It’s the kind of ride that doesn’t just take you through the mountains, it settles something inside you. Monsoon rides can’t really be explained; they can only be felt.

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