{"id":145,"date":"2019-10-08T20:06:43","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T14:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2019-12-21T17:19:49","modified_gmt":"2019-12-21T11:49:49","slug":"riders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/riders\/","title":{"rendered":"Riders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Matrix-Pratiksha.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Matrix-Pratiksha.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Matrix-Pratiksha.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Matrix-Pratiksha-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Matrix-Pratiksha-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Matrix-Pratiksha-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Matrix-Pratiksha-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=%23xBhpDominarGreatAsianOdyssey&amp;epa=SEARCH_BOX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#xBhpDominarGreatAsianOdyssey<\/a> is one of our biggest rides yet. A ride that involves 11 countries and more than 90 days is bound to be \u2018big\u2019. But in addition to being one of our most ambitious projects, the Great Asian Odyssey is also one of our most social rides t date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ll be meeting riders in all the cities (in India and in the other countries involved) but more than that, this ride itself will be taken up by 11 riders in total. We do not think that anything of this magnitude has ever been done before\u2026 in India at least.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, we\u2019ll introduce you to our riders who will be a part of the xBhp Dominar Great Asian Odyssey. But we are not going to spill the beans just yet, keep watching this space as we will be introducing new riders all throughout the ride\u2026 one by one!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Page-Pratiksha.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Page-Pratiksha.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Page-Pratiksha.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Page-Pratiksha-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Page-Pratiksha-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Page-Pratiksha-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Page-Pratiksha-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>Here we go! Rider No 10, Pratiksha Das will join us on the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23xBhpDominarGreatAsianOdyssey&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#xBhpDominarGreatAsianOdyssey<\/a> that we are doing on three Bajaj Dominar motorcycles. A mechanical engineer, bike racer and a heavy vehicle licence holder! But this time she will be riding with us on the roads of Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/9_SHAHNAWAZ.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2049\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/9_SHAHNAWAZ.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/9_SHAHNAWAZ.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/9_SHAHNAWAZ-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/9_SHAHNAWAZ-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/9_SHAHNAWAZ-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/9_SHAHNAWAZ-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>Here we go! Rider No 9, Shahnawaz Karim &#8211; Shane will join us on the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/xbhpdominargreatasianodyssey\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#xBhpDominarGreatAsianOdyssey<\/a> that we are doing on three Bajaj Dominar motorcycles. An adventure rider trainer and sub-600cc racer, But this time he will be riding with us on the roads of South Thailand powered by Castrol Biking and MRF Tyres, along with RYNOX Gears, Axor Helmets India, and Carbonado smart bags!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Page-Kalyani.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Page-Kalyani.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Page-Kalyani.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Page-Kalyani-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Page-Kalyani-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Page-Kalyani-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Riders-Page-Kalyani-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>Here we go! Rider No 8, Kalyani Potekar will join us on the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=%23xBhpDominarGreatAsianOdyssey&amp;epa=SEARCH_BOX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#xBhpDominarGreatAsianOdyssey<\/a> that we are doing on three Bajaj Dominar motorcycles. An athlete since school who followed her fathers\u2019 footsteps and pursued racing. She was one of the Team #xBhpRacing riders this season in the 600CC category in the JK Championship and she might well be the fastest woman on a Supersports bike in India! But this time she will be riding with us on the road in Cambodia powered by Castrol Biking and MRF Tyres along with with RYNOX Gears | Axor Helmets India and Carbonado smart bags!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sriman-Kotaru.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sriman-Kotaru.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sriman-Kotaru.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sriman-Kotaru-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sriman-Kotaru-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sriman-Kotaru-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sriman-Kotaru-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>Here we go! Rider No 7, Sriman Kotaru will join us on the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/xbhpdominargreatasianodyssey\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#xBhpDominarGreatAsianOdyssey<\/a> that we are doing on three Bajaj Dominar motorcycles. He goes by his saying &#8220;Wzp guys&#8230; Kaise ho&#8230; Ela unnaru&#8230; hope everyone is doing great&#8230; this is Sriman Kotaru, a YouTuber and a Motovlogger. I love riding motorcycles and inspiring people.&#8221; Welcome, Sriman Kotaru, who has joined us in Luang Prabang, Laos today for 6 days saying goodbye to the current rider, MSK. He will be powered by Castrol Biking and MRF Tyres<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MSK-Rider-Page.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MSK-Rider-Page.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MSK-Rider-Page.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MSK-Rider-Page-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MSK-Rider-Page-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MSK-Rider-Page-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MSK-Rider-Page-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>Rider No 6, Mohammed Salim Khan joins us on the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=%23xBhpDominarGreatAsianOdyssey&amp;epa=SEARCH_BOX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#xBhpDominarGreatAsianOdyssey<\/a> that we are doing on three Bajaj Dominar motorcycles. Also known as #MSK, he is an entrepreneur, actor &amp; filmmaker from Mumbai. He loves to travel and is most famous for his vlogs on youtube (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC15sF31QE-7rooIlSKnTq_w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.youtube.com<\/a>). He will join us in Bago, Myanmar tomorrow for 8 days and will say goodbye to the current rider, Deepak Gupta. He will be powered by Castrol Biking and MRF Tyres<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Deepak-Gupta.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Deepak-Gupta.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Deepak-Gupta.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Deepak-Gupta-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Deepak-Gupta-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Deepak-Gupta-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Deepak-Gupta-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>Rider no. 5 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/xbhpdominargreatasianodyssey\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#xBhpDominarGreatAsianOdyssey<\/a> is Deepak Gupta or better known as @dg_the_wanderer. He has his YouTube channel by the name of xtremeMotoAdventure. He is a resident of Delhi and is well renowned for his extreme rides and the way he produces his videos. He joins us in Kolkata and rides with us during the Myanmar leg of the Odyssey, post which Rider no. 6 joins us. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Vikas-Rachamalla.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Vikas-Rachamalla.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Vikas-Rachamalla.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Vikas-Rachamalla-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Vikas-Rachamalla-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Vikas-Rachamalla-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Vikas-Rachamalla-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>Rider no. 4 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=%23xBhpDominarGreatAsianOdyssey&amp;epa=SEARCH_BOX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#xBhpDominarGreatAsianOdyssey<\/a> is Vikas Rachamalla aka @rvkvikas. He has been a YouTuber since 2014 and has made over 750 videos. An IT professional, philanthropist, environmentalist, entrepreneur, and the former Ambassador for YouTube Hyderabad, Vikas also has a unique collection of motorcycles.\u00a0He joins us in Paro for the Bhutan leg and rides till Kolkata where Rider no. 5 joins us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>You can follow and stay updated on our ride using the following hashtags on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=%23xBhpDominarGreatAsianOdyssey&amp;epa=SEARCH_BOX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/xbhpdominargreatasianodyssey\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23xBhpDominarGreatAsianOdyssey&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>#xBhpDominarGreatAsianOdyssey <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>#GreatAsianOdyssey<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The #xBhpDominarGreatAsianOdyssey is one of our biggest rides yet. A ride that involves 11 countries and more than 90 days is bound to be \u2018big\u2019. But in addition to being one of our most ambitious projects, the Great Asian Odyssey is also one of our most social rides t date. We\u2019ll be meeting riders &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/riders\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Riders<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":154,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/145"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2168,"href":"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/145\/revisions\/2168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/dominargreatasianodyssey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}