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“But, why did you ‘downgrade’ to a Royal Enfield Himalayan?”

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Maximus Pro – Are we there yet?

I am a motorcycle traveller and depend on my smartphone for navigation or tracking my rides. But the risk was damaging my phone, due to shocks and jerks or the exposure to the elements – heat, dust and the rains. Also, the notifications and calls to my phone were always a distraction. I was looking for something to avoid using my phone for all this. This is when I got to know… Read More

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Why the Himalayan? Why a Royal Enfield?

Since my last post, “Almost There!!!”, two of the common questions that I have been asked are – Why a Royal Enfield and Why the Himalayan? I thought why not write about it to make things a little less repetitive for me. So, let me start with the motorcycle first. Why, the Himalayan? To begin with, off-road capability. The Himalayan is the first purpose-built motorcycle from the Royal Enfield stable. 21-inch wheels… Read More

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Super fun day at @bigrockdirtpark during the @tankupadv Trail Heads ride. I opted to rent an Xpulse from Bigrock
A bunch of us stayed back to camp at the @bigrockdirtpark @tankupadv
The morning after!!!
A camp out at @tankupadv is not done till we do some light painting
Objects behind you are closer than they appear. In this case @abijithmrao breathing down my neck, who managed a podium finish after overtaking me TWICE, twice because he had a fall at the rock garden.
Somedays, you just click!
A dirty motorcycle is a clean motorcycle. Tell me otherwise!!!
New Blog Post - Over the past 30,000km I have put my Zedling suspension to the test across various terrains, including the treacherous roads of Zanskar, Spiti, the trails of Western Ghats as well as competing in a few off-road events. Read about it at leavetheroad.in
I think I was more nervous during the recce run than the race day. Getting familiar with the track. Gathering inputs, even deciding on what I wanted to do with the abs (my motorcycle doesn't have switchable abs) went a long way in gathering the confidence to ride well next day.
#Repost @royalenfield
One more from the @bigrockdirtpark Trail Attack V
It was fun chasing the big bikes, who were mid way through their 5 laps when we started our leg. It was a pleasure riding with you @taming_the_tiger
What am I thinking? Wrong answers only!!!
This lot of pictures is special.
30,000km done in the present setup.
The last weekend at @bigrockdirtpark Trail Attack V just went by in a jiffy. The experience was so good and the folks at #BigRockDirtPark , @nikhil.balakrishna @ashokgeorgy @suhaskallavi @vijendrabheema and the rest, did a brilliant execution of the whole event, from designing the track to smooth functioning of the race weekend. I was comfortable, being out of my comfort zone, if that makes any sense 😅.
Never thought that I'd love an enduro dirt race so much. I know that I could have done a lot better, had I trained and practiced prior to this. @bigrockdirtpark has shown me a potential I didn't know I have, through Trail Attack. I'm definitely looking at improving my skills and coming back for the next edition of Trail Attack.
Even though I ride a lot of trails, I was totally out of my comfort zone here. I am used to sedate trails mostly. Trail Attack, my second go at it, is something quite different. The pace is a lot faster. My best lap was around 11 minutes on a 5km Enduro Trail track. I came 6th overall in my category. And I'm HAPPY!
And the photos have started coming in. Thank you @rkdphotography for this capture. I'm already looking forward to more time in this format.
What a cracker of a day this was! Back at @bigrockdirtpark Trail Attack, in it's fifth edition. Very glad with my performance, a big jump from my last standing. To be honest, I surprised myself with some of the things I pulled off today.

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