RIDE SAFE, Delhi - Naldehra Ride [April, 2010]

[Aryan]

*First and foremost, I would sincerity thank Old Fox sir, for EVERYTHING - for providing the detailed route map, for providing us the details of the accommodation, and for guiding us all through whenever possible. Thank a TON OF sir.

Also, of mention here is Kurtrules, who, while going back towards Dharampur took us through this wonderfully scenic route. Thanks Kurt.

INTRODUCTION

During the month of December, 2009, xBhp conducted the first ride of its kind ride to introduce newbie/rookie riders into touring with the criteria of Safe Riding as the essential element of the entire exercise. This exercise was conducted on November 29th and November 30th, 2009, during which a number of aspects of Motorcycling were studied, experimented and put into practice, namely, night riding, city riding, highway riding for long hours, riding in the cold, hill riding for long hours and even off-road practice on established Rally stages! And in all of this, the underlying motif was to Ride Safe with proper riding gear.

Continuing with the same trend, last weekend (April 10 - 11th, 2010), the second RIDE SAFE tour was conducted whereby a bunch of experienced riders rode to Naldehra, Himachal Pradesh.

The route which the group took while going to Naldehra was the following:

Delhi - Sonepat - Panipat - Karnal - Kurukshetra - Panchkula - Pinjore - Kalka - Parwanoo - Dharampur - Barog - Kumarhatti - Solan - Kandaghat - Shimla - Dalli - Mashobra - Naldehra.

Return journey was done through the following route, thanks to Kurt:

Naldehra - Basantpur - Dhami - Shalaghat - Arki - Kunihar - Sabathu - Dharampur - Parwanoo - Kalka - Pinjore - Panchkula - Kurukshetra - Karnal - Panipat - Sonepat - Delhi.

The members present on this RIDE SAFE ride was the following:

1. KurtRules (Hero Honda CBZ X-Treme)
2. Abhishek 2433 (Bajaj Avenger 180)
3. Shivanshu (Yamaha YZF-R15)
4. Anuj_Kewl (Bajaj Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi)
5. Zayn (Bajaj Pulsar 150)
6. Addy (Yamaha YZF-R15)
7. Kunjal (Hero Honda CBZ)
8. Sarab_Fi (Apache RTR 160 Fi)
9. Fasterthanthefastest (Bajaj Pulsar 180)
10. rpmboy (Bajaj Pulsar 150)
11. Aryan (Yamaha FZ-16)

Here is the group, in Naldehra:




All the participants would be providing their share of feedback and write-ups for the trip. Rest assured, in the future too such RIDE SAFE exercises would be conducted.

Thanks,
-Aryan.

[Shivanshu]

Yes Dada, nice teaser there Now let me get down to work of uploading the pics and then putting it here on the forum.

I enjoyed it

[rpmboy]

Yes!! finally the pics & thoughts will be flowing down the thread

[BANDHAV]

As you can expect from our man Aryan, thread is timely up. Now i am looking forward to some great pics and some interesting write-ups.

[indian07_blood]

very nice. I was actually thinking when the pics will come up . I hope every single pic makes it way to the thread and your experiences should follow to show how tempting and pleasure it was. :-)

[dcs]

Tease me tease me tease me Aryan, Till I loose Control.

Good that the overnight g2g was a great success with no unwanted incident. I missed it so badly, uff yeah Office!!

[blisteringintelligence]

WoW the thread is up... And surely on time. Congratulations to all the riders for the successful completion of the trip and looking forward to some wonderful photographs and log...

[nipunblaze135LS]

Thanks for updating!
I just hope every pic make it to this thread!

[born2lead]

Pour your hearts out people, I am waiting anxiously. (Kambakhton, 11 logon main se kal shaam se kisi ko mauka nahi mila kuch pics daalne ka?)

[Shivanshu]

Born2Lead Bhai: Thread started today morning brother hence the pics will flow soon

[Aryan]

It was the month of March, 2010 that this ride started making it's way into my mind. A ride that would give like-minded people and more importantly a bunch of experienced riders to ride to some-place up in the hills. After a lot of thinking and planning, it was decided that Naldehra would be an apt destination.

Selection procedure ensued hereafter, whereby at first the list seemed pretty long with 16 odd riders in the list. However, as the D-Day approached many riders cancelled their plan for some or the other reasons. However, at the end we were 11 riders who rode to Naldehra.

For those who don't know, nestled between the beautiful lofty ranges of the Himalayas, lies the Naldehra hill station. The Naldehra hill resort near Shimla is no less than a picture perfect destination. The blue skies, lush green forests and an occasional rainbow thrown in makes the place look like it has been painted on a canvas. The most famous attraction of Naldehra hill station is the 18 hole golf course that is considered to be the most challenging golf course. This is because it is situated at an altitude of 2044 meters! The golf course is one of the most gorgeous stretches of land in Naldehra.

I would give the other riders an opportunity to write about their experience, the ride itself, and the kind of fun we all had back at the hotel during the evening 'session'! However, here are a few photographs to start the fun with!

The Landscape






Textur(ed) - the bark of a tree with some well defined textures


Abstract Mantra


Go Green!


On the Hills - A small hut, amidst deep jungle!


Wired - A green hut's window is seen, past some wires.


The Way


Greenery Abound - the lush green jungles in Naldehra


Colors and more...



More photographs would follow soon...

[born2lead]

Wow, beautiful Aryan. Waiting for more...

[blisteringintelligence]

Naturally Beautiful.... Waiting for more

[sunnyrags]

Wonderful Picture's i must say, specially Landscape # 2 & last one "Colors & more"...beautiful..!!

Waiting for loads of pics & write up.

[Shivanshu]

Gerat Dada so pics are flowing....great great waiting for more