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im_underdog · 06-08-2010, 03:19 AM

Just finished reading your blog in one GO!! Very nicely written and supported by some real nice pitures. Felt really good to see level headed guys stamping down the paradise of Indian bikers.

Congratulations for completeing the ride of a life time .

I would also like to congratulate your spouse and parents for understanding your passion and letting you do what you wanted to.

Eagerly waiting for the rest of the blog.

rachitkohli · 06-08-2010, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by im_underdog

Just finished reading your blog in one GO!! Very nicely written and supported by some real nice pitures. Felt really good to see level headed guys stamping down the paradise of Indian bikers.

Congratulations for completeing the ride of a life time .

I would also like to congratulate your spouse and parents for understanding your passion and letting you do what you wanted to.

Eagerly waiting for the rest of the blog.

Hey bro thanks.. & A special thanks when I saw the time of your post

Appreciate your awesome comments, which are truly motivational..!
will try to complete the log soon, been saying this from last few months though.. But will try to get it done ASAP

06-08-2010, 10:43 AM

hai my self vipin kumar srivastava new here I want to know more but about it. how please reply me some one thanks in advance

gautam_k · 06-09-2010, 06:43 PM

great trip there sir...i could almost feel myself riding along thanks to the huge sized pics (apt title for the thread

)...loved the lehar namkeen incident

...also i believe you are nearing the 1st anniversary of the dream ride...must be feeling nostalgic about it...anyways do post the rest of the log(even a mini log with all the pics will do

) A.S.A.P.

@premeet01245
check out the FAQ section. it has everything you need

rachitkohli · 06-10-2010, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gautam_k

great trip there sir...i could almost feel myself riding along thanks to the huge sized pics (apt title for the thread

)...loved the lehar namkeen incident

...also i believe you are nearing the 1st anniversary of the dream ride...must be feeling nostalgic about it...anyways do post the rest of the log(even a mini log with all the pics will do

) A.S.A.P.

@premeet01245
check out the FAQ section. it has everything you need

Hey thanks so much gautam for your superb words..!!
yeah the leh namkeen

was mere co-incidence ... thanks man.!
yes yes.. am working on the logs...

n_sandy · 06-22-2010, 12:31 AM

hey rachit very nice write up and very gud pictures... as gautam said finish the log with mini one but do it

ttusharz · 06-22-2010, 03:46 PM

i think rachitbhau u had lost your memory after getting lehed, so u have to do another ride to complete this log...... hehe jokes apart, bring the rest soon yaar. what is this??? i have been waiting for so long.

rachitkohli · 01-24-2011, 12:38 PM

Ok.. after a bit delay & getting inspired by other Leh threads.. another installment..

Day 11 : 16th June 2009 (Destination : Leh-ChangLa-PangongTso-ChangLa-Leh, Distance Covered : 370kms)

Had an awesome day yesterday roaming around LEH town. Today we were suppose to head to Pangong Tso lake. Frankly I had never heard of this lake before & hence wasnt too curious to ride here. We all where extremely tired of the chillness & cause of the tough ride we had for the past days. But Mr. Gopi insisted on this ride & he dragged us too. Finally we left our rooms at 7am, leaving the luggage behind. We where getting more & more acquainted with the Leh town now & the places, hotels, so it felt like a regular routine now.
On our way to the Lake, we where stopped by an Army Camp.

They had some Punjabi festival that time, hence we where more than delighted to be a part of the 'real' heros celebration. We where offered tea & sweets (bundi). There where lot of poor people, who where also given food by this military guyz. It was an overwhelming moment.

The actual HEROES

With their permissions, we clicked the pictures with them. Felt really good & proud to say - "Hey this soldiers are of my nation". This collectively formed moments will be treasured throughout our life. Resumed our journey towards the most awaited lake, unseen & unimagined.

The climate was amazingly chill & there was a very light snow-fall happening. We had 'Chang-La' on our route which is the 3rd Highest Motor-able road in the world situated at an Altitude of 17586 feet. All of us where shivering & chilling crazily, including our bikes. Bike had tough time to climb C-la due to the altitude & the bad weather. But luckily none of our bikes gave any serious problem or where even stalled a single moment & passed thru safely.

winzee

Gopi.. yeah

prasad

Rachit, me, yours truly

I kept my RPM around 4k band & was doing perfect. Later again, while descending the mountain, we stopped by an army camp. This time we where forced due to our health & difficulties for our body to adjust with the temperature. Hence the break was extremely required. Prasad could even hold the engine & didnt feel anything (later his palm was found to turn black :-D ). The army guys where quiet familiar with this kind of issues & just smiled at us. They gave us Tea, dry-fruits, biscuits & even offered, that we may take as much as we can. All of us where overwhelmed with this kind of experience provided by the actual superstars who are sitting there just to take care & protect our country. Its day or two temporary ride for us, but for them, its more then their home.. Hats Off.!! We where even taken to a chamber which was specially meant for heating. There was a huge heater in the center & we felt so awesome in few minutes.

En-route journey was outstanding, so beautiful greenery & yaks yakking around, white horses.. Just a vow moment, straight into the Wallpaper.

wanna mess?? :P

spot the Odd yak out

in-house yak

the wanna-be yak

We did see the most awaited animal - Yak.. Vow, first time in my life. Felt bit scared initially but later we where one of them, and they felt home

Passing & struggling through a cold desert for quiet some time, suddenly we saw a blue treasure peiercing through the Golden Mountains.. Woah..

That was the first sight of Pangang Tso lake.. Vow.. What a feeling.. Clicked few pix & rushed to the lake. Aha.. Finally, we where by the lake.. Vow.. No words can bring the lakes reality to its actual feel. Water was so clear, so colorful. The surrounding mountains where sparkling like gold. Tried all possible pose here to get clicked

We where even snatched by a family. They wanted their kids to take pix with our bikes. So many seagulls where flying around & floating near the surface waiting to get feed by the tourists. Where we in heaven..??? What an experience was it..
The lake is just unbelievable & I felt so glad, that I had not even seen the pix, so I could imagine & expect. Was blown away at its first sight. The lake is situated at an unpredictable height of about 14,270 ft. 60-70% of the part of this lake lies in China. Its believed there is no fish in this lake. A must visit destination. Some more pix....

a fantastic click by gopi

perfect place, where our bikes has to be

winzee flying

the man & the machine

gopi....

Roadies.. Beat that..!!

3some idiots :P

dont take me wrong

We thought of heading back to Leh, so started our return league. All where chilling like hell & wanted to pass Chang-La as soon as we can. As we neared to climb Chang-La, the snow-fall increased heavily. The other guyz waited to click pix, while I couldnt dare to wait or take a halt. Just wanted to get out of this mountain. Was riding alone in crazy snow. Slipping & fishtailing around the rocks & sludge. There was a guy on his avenger riding alone, so we both where virtually riding together. I was just praying to god & my bike, that there should be any problem in the machine which can make me stop. I was riding a white bike now & me like a snowman

If I open the visor, entire snow gets in my mouth & over the face. If I close it, the visor becomes white. I had to keep cleaning it again & again. Body, legs, fingers, hands was numb. I had to attend the nature call desperately, but couldnt afford to wait. Was even ready to face the consequences

Finally got down the mountain after riding on top speeds of 25-30kmph & got relaxed. Waited for quiet sometime for the other guyz to tag. Winzee & Gopi arrived & thought prasad may have gone ahead or may be coming. As all of us where in real bad state & wanted to reach room ASAP, we just left towards the hotel. Waited for quiet sometime, still there where no signs of prasad, which made us bit worried. After a good amount of wait, he finally came & started bombarding us as we didnt waited. But even our & his reasons where justified

He had some problem in his bullet. Clutch was very loose & hence couldnt get a pickup. A qualis driver helped him out by tightening the clutch cable.
All-in-all a wonderful journey, a day well spent & worth the efforts. Would die for many days to live this single day. It was that wonderful. Ended the day with gopis favorite tandoori chicken & Ruuummmmmmm

Next day was in a mood of taking rest, but as usual gopi insisted strongly to ride to Khardungla & complete the ultimate dream of our life - Riding to Highest Motorable Road in the World. I was not curious much to ride there & wanted to head back, even Prasad was OK with not going to K-La & Winzee was OK with anything we think. Lets see, if we ride there to the K-Top.....

srisetty · 01-24-2011, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rachitkohli

Ok.. after a bit delay & getting inspired by other Leh threads.. another installment..

Hey, please continue your log. Its pending from long time. It would be nice recap and might inspire you to ride again

majesticdipesh · 02-04-2011, 02:51 AM

Hey Rachit, a very amazing description of an equally amazing trip. I too am from mumbai and have a deep desire to ride to Leh/Ladakh from mumbai. Please let me know if you have another such trip in mind or any weekend trip that you intend to take up in a near weeekend in Feb /March.\
And hey.... desperatelt waiting for the continuation of your description.

06-09-2010, 06:43 PM	#54 (permalink)
gautam_k x=15.7, RTR Fi (Grey) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nerul, Navi Mumbai Posts: 188	great trip there sir...i could almost feel myself riding along thanks to the huge sized pics (apt title for the thread)...loved the lehar namkeen incident...also i believe you are nearing the 1st anniversary of the dream ride...must be feeling nostalgic about it...anyways do post the rest of the log(even a mini log with all the pics will do) A.S.A.P. @premeet01245 check out the FAQ section. it has everything you need __________________ If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough - Albert Einstein I think i know less than what you think i know. Last edited by gautam_k; 06-09-2010 at 06:46 PM.

06-22-2010, 12:31 AM	#56 (permalink)
n_sandy Lover of P200 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Udaipur "the city of lakes" Posts: 39	hey rachit very nice write up and very gud pictures... as gautam said finish the log with mini one but do it __________________ "Let's go!" "कौन कहता है की जन्नत मरने के बाद ही देखने को मिलती है, हमसे पूछे हमने तो जन्नत (लदाख) जीते जी ही देख ली"

06-22-2010, 03:46 PM	#57 (permalink)
ttusharz Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: navi mumbai Posts: 556	i think rachitbhau u had lost your memory after getting lehed, so u have to do another ride to complete this log...... hehe jokes apart, bring the rest soon yaar. what is this??? i have been waiting for so long. __________________ My Saddlesore Ride & stay tuned for My Bun Burner Ride

01-24-2011, 12:38 PM	#58 (permalink)
rachitkohli HardRider Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Mumbai Posts: 1,930	Ok.. after a bit delay & getting inspired by other Leh threads.. another installment.. Day 11 : 16th June 2009 (Destination : Leh-ChangLa-PangongTso-ChangLa-Leh, Distance Covered : 370kms) Had an awesome day yesterday roaming around LEH town. Today we were suppose to head to Pangong Tso lake. Frankly I had never heard of this lake before & hence wasnt too curious to ride here. We all where extremely tired of the chillness & cause of the tough ride we had for the past days. But Mr. Gopi insisted on this ride & he dragged us too. Finally we left our rooms at 7am, leaving the luggage behind. We where getting more & more acquainted with the Leh town now & the places, hotels, so it felt like a regular routine now. On our way to the Lake, we where stopped by an Army Camp. They had some Punjabi festival that time, hence we where more than delighted to be a part of the 'real' heros celebration. We where offered tea & sweets (bundi). There where lot of poor people, who where also given food by this military guyz. It was an overwhelming moment. The actual HEROES With their permissions, we clicked the pictures with them. Felt really good & proud to say - "Hey this soldiers are of my nation". This collectively formed moments will be treasured throughout our life. Resumed our journey towards the most awaited lake, unseen & unimagined. The climate was amazingly chill & there was a very light snow-fall happening. We had 'Chang-La' on our route which is the 3rd Highest Motor-able road in the world situated at an Altitude of 17586 feet. All of us where shivering & chilling crazily, including our bikes. Bike had tough time to climb C-la due to the altitude & the bad weather. But luckily none of our bikes gave any serious problem or where even stalled a single moment & passed thru safely. winzee Gopi.. yeah prasad Rachit, me, yours truly I kept my RPM around 4k band & was doing perfect. Later again, while descending the mountain, we stopped by an army camp. This time we where forced due to our health & difficulties for our body to adjust with the temperature. Hence the break was extremely required. Prasad could even hold the engine & didnt feel anything (later his palm was found to turn black :-D ). The army guys where quiet familiar with this kind of issues & just smiled at us. They gave us Tea, dry-fruits, biscuits & even offered, that we may take as much as we can. All of us where overwhelmed with this kind of experience provided by the actual superstars who are sitting there just to take care & protect our country. Its day or two temporary ride for us, but for them, its more then their home.. Hats Off.!! We where even taken to a chamber which was specially meant for heating. There was a huge heater in the center & we felt so awesome in few minutes. En-route journey was outstanding, so beautiful greenery & yaks yakking around, white horses.. Just a vow moment, straight into the Wallpaper. wanna mess?? :P spot the Odd yak out in-house yak the wanna-be yak We did see the most awaited animal - Yak.. Vow, first time in my life. Felt bit scared initially but later we where one of them, and they felt home Passing & struggling through a cold desert for quiet some time, suddenly we saw a blue treasure peiercing through the Golden Mountains.. Woah.. That was the first sight of Pangang Tso lake.. Vow.. What a feeling.. Clicked few pix & rushed to the lake. Aha.. Finally, we where by the lake.. Vow.. No words can bring the lakes reality to its actual feel. Water was so clear, so colorful. The surrounding mountains where sparkling like gold. Tried all possible pose here to get clicked We where even snatched by a family. They wanted their kids to take pix with our bikes. So many seagulls where flying around & floating near the surface waiting to get feed by the tourists. Where we in heaven..??? What an experience was it.. The lake is just unbelievable & I felt so glad, that I had not even seen the pix, so I could imagine & expect. Was blown away at its first sight. The lake is situated at an unpredictable height of about 14,270 ft. 60-70% of the part of this lake lies in China. Its believed there is no fish in this lake. A must visit destination. Some more pix.... a fantastic click by gopi perfect place, where our bikes has to be winzee flying the man & the machine gopi.... Roadies.. Beat that..!! 3some idiots :P dont take me wrong We thought of heading back to Leh, so started our return league. All where chilling like hell & wanted to pass Chang-La as soon as we can. As we neared to climb Chang-La, the snow-fall increased heavily. The other guyz waited to click pix, while I couldnt dare to wait or take a halt. Just wanted to get out of this mountain. Was riding alone in crazy snow. Slipping & fishtailing around the rocks & sludge. There was a guy on his avenger riding alone, so we both where virtually riding together. I was just praying to god & my bike, that there should be any problem in the machine which can make me stop. I was riding a white bike now & me like a snowman If I open the visor, entire snow gets in my mouth & over the face. If I close it, the visor becomes white. I had to keep cleaning it again & again. Body, legs, fingers, hands was numb. I had to attend the nature call desperately, but couldnt afford to wait. Was even ready to face the consequences Finally got down the mountain after riding on top speeds of 25-30kmph & got relaxed. Waited for quiet sometime for the other guyz to tag. Winzee & Gopi arrived & thought prasad may have gone ahead or may be coming. As all of us where in real bad state & wanted to reach room ASAP, we just left towards the hotel. Waited for quiet sometime, still there where no signs of prasad, which made us bit worried. After a good amount of wait, he finally came & started bombarding us as we didnt waited. But even our & his reasons where justified He had some problem in his bullet. Clutch was very loose & hence couldnt get a pickup. A qualis driver helped him out by tightening the clutch cable. All-in-all a wonderful journey, a day well spent & worth the efforts. Would die for many days to live this single day. It was that wonderful. Ended the day with gopis favorite tandoori chicken & Ruuummmmmmm Next day was in a mood of taking rest, but as usual gopi insisted strongly to ride to Khardungla & complete the ultimate dream of our life - Riding to Highest Motorable Road in the World. I was not curious much to ride there & wanted to head back, even Prasad was OK with not going to K-La & Winzee was OK with anything we think. Lets see, if we ride there to the K-Top..... __________________ ..»».. I will rather ride my Bike thinking about God, then sitting in a Temple thinking about my Bike.. »».. Mumbai - Leh - Mumbai June '09 :On xBHP: Ride With me to Leh Blog : Mumbai - Leh - Mumbai : 21 Days, 6500kms. Journey to Heaven..June'09 GreatIndianRide - West India on a 110cc for over a month 2nd, Mumbai-Leh-Mumbai : July'11 (blog coming soon) Last edited by rachitkohli; 01-24-2011 at 12:41 PM.

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06-08-2010, 03:19 AM	#51 (permalink)
im_underdog Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 100	Just finished reading your blog in one GO!! Very nicely written and supported by some real nice pitures. Felt really good to see level headed guys stamping down the paradise of Indian bikers. Congratulations for completeing the ride of a life time . I would also like to congratulate your spouse and parents for understanding your passion and letting you do what you wanted to. Eagerly waiting for the rest of the blog.

06-08-2010, 10:43 AM	#53 (permalink)
premeet01245 Guest Posts: n/a	hai my self vipin kumar srivastava new here I want to know more but about it. how please reply me some one thanks in advance

02-04-2011, 02:51 AM	#60 (permalink)
majesticdipesh Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4	Hey Rachit, a very amazing description of an equally amazing trip. I too am from mumbai and have a deep desire to ride to Leh/Ladakh from mumbai. Please let me know if you have another such trip in mind or any weekend trip that you intend to take up in a near weeekend in Feb /March.\ And hey.... desperatelt waiting for the continuation of your description.

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