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6 months ago
Terra Rex: Mahindra Thar Heads to Ladakh
Country: India Capital: New Delhi Area: 3,287,263 km² Population: 135.26 Crores Language: Hindi, English, Regional Currency: Indian Rupee (INR) Road Length: ~4,320,000 km Road Details: The Road network of India is the second-largest road network in the World with a total length of around 4,320,000 kilometres. The Indian road network consists of 1000 km -Expressways, 79,243 km -National Highways, 1,31,899 km -State Highways and Other major districts and rural roads. Embracing a whopping length of 6,373 km of National Highways and a road network of 150,876 km, Rajasthan, India’s largest state, has the longest road length in India. Roadtrip name: Terra Rex: Mahindra Thar Heads to Ladakh Year: 2022 Distance: ~1,200kms Route and Map: Sonmarg > Zoji La > Dras > Leh > Hunder > Nubra > Leh > Tso Moriri > Leh Ride on: Left side Metric System: Speed is in km/h and temperature in Degrees Celsius. Fuel is measured in litres. Machine: Mahindra Thar (Petrol A/T): 1997cc | 150 bhp | 320 Nm One of the greatest roadtrips in the world. A pilgrimage. A rite of passage. Things to do before you die. No matter how you put it and how many times you have done it, it...Read more
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6 months ago
Ultimate Iceland Roadtrip
Country: Iceland Language: Icelandic Currency: Icelandic Króna Year: 2022 Distance: ~2,600km Route and Map: Keflavík > Geldingadalir > Reykjavík > Snæfellsjökull > Stykkishólmur > Ísafjörður > Sauðárkrókur > Vatnsholt > Kirkjubæjarklaustur > Akureyri > Keflavík Ride on: Right Side Measurement System: Speed in km/h and fuel in litres Machine: KTM 390 Duke You can watch all the episodes from this roadtrip below. Episode 1 is linked here and you can navigate to the following episodes at the end of each video. Setting the stage Iceland. There are many visual guides on the internet describing how to traverse this far-flung country with a name befitting a stage in a role-playing video game rather than real life. Heck, it even has a place named Bifrost and a lot of people named Thor. So, it was pretty hard for me to decide how to present my Icelandic experience to you. My perspective is that of a motorcyclist and a content creator with a time of 10 days at hand and a fixed itinerary. Being an Indian who had ridden and travelled across 63 countries before Iceland, including the fabled outlandish lands of Spiti Valley and Ladakh Region in India, I knew what to expect...Read more
11 months agoExploring Spiti with Apache Owners Group
BEING a motorcyclist, I have had an opportunity to be a part of a fair few rides. I have ridden in the mountains before, and I have been a part of group rides as well. But for some reason, this particular ride will forever have a special place in my heart; I rode to Spiti with the TVS Apache Owners Group and with a special mission called #RideForChange To give you an overview, it was a 13-day ride and 22 riders from around India joined this epic ride that spanned 1,500 km across some of the most scenic locations and some of the most treacherous terrains. About the #RideForChange initiative, TVS has pledged to support the students of Kaza Government School for an entire year by distributing educational supplies. So without further ado, let me take you through the experience of this ride. Day 1 – Chandigarh I started from xBhp HQ in Delhi in a car arranged by TVS. We had to drive to Chandigarh which was the gathering point and the flag-off venue for this ride. Once we reached the hotel, it was great to see that TVS had arranged a proper meet and greet where all the...Read more
1 year agoThe Grand New Zealand Roadtrip
Country name: New Zealand Capital: Wellington Area: 268,021 km² Population: ~49,00,000 Language: English, Māori Currency: New Zealand Dollar Road Length: ~94,000 km Road Details: New Zealand has a vast road network majorly divided into two islands; North Island and South Island. The North Island makes up for around 6,000 km of state highway while the South adds around 5,000 km for a total of 11,000 km of the state highway network. These roads also provide linkages to the vast network of local roads and we are talking 83,000 km vast. As a result of the relatively low population density, the road per person stat for New Zealand is among the highest in the world. Roadtrip name: The Grand New Zealand Roadtrip Year: 2011 Distance: ~8,000 km Route: Auckland > Opua > Cape Reinga > Kaitaia > Paihia > Dargaville > Auckland > (via Coromandel Coast) Opoutere > (via Whangamata-Rotorua Route) Rotorua > Gisborne > Wellington > (via ferry) Picton > Greymouth > Franz Josef Glacier/Fox Glacier > Queenstown > Mount Cook > Te Anau > Dunedin > Christchurch > Kaikoura > Picton > (via ferry) Wellington > (via Mount Taranaki circuit) New Plymouth > Auckland Part 1: https://bit.ly/2xKi10l Part 2:...Read more
1 year agoThe Ladakh Dream: Realized on the Indian FTR 1200
Country: India Capital: New Delhi Area: 3,287,263 km² Population: 135.26 Crores Language: Hindi, English, regional Currency: Indian Rupee (INR) Road Length: ~4,320,000 km Road Details: The Road network of India is the second-largest road network in the World with a total length of around 4,320,000 kilometres. The Indian road network consists of 1000 km -Expressways, 79,243 km -National Highways, 1,31,899 km -State Highways and Other major district and rural roads. Embracing a whopping length of 6,373 km of National Highways and a road network of 150,876 km, Rajasthan, India’s largest state, has the longest road length in India. Roadtrip name: The Ladakh dream Year: 2022 Distance: ~2,500 kms Route and Map: Delhi > Manali > Atal Tunnel > Shinku La > Gumbok Rangan > Phuktal Monastery > Padum > Singe La > Leh > Chang La > Pangong Tso > Leh > Tanglang La > More Plains > Sarchu > Atal Tunnel > Manali > Delhi Ride on: Left side Metric System: Speed is in km/h and temperature in Degrees Celsius. Fuel is measured in litres. Machine: Indian FTR 1200 (2019): 1,203cc | 120+ bhp | 117 Nm | kg (kerb) Travelling has been getting easier and easier since COVID...Read more
1 year agoGod’s Racetrack | Man’s Super Machine
Country: High Alpine Roads in Germany, Austria, and Italy Language: German/Italian/English Currency: Euro Roadtrip: God’s Racetrack | Man’s Super Machine Year: 2011 Distance: ~1,000 km Route and Map: Munich > Grossglockner Pass > Timmelsjoch Pass > Stelvio Pass > Munich Ride on: Right Side Metric System: Speed in km/h and fuel in litres Machine: BMW S1000RR | 999cc | 193 bhp | 112 Nm Intro: Generally, on the roadtrips page, you will read about our adventures in various countries. While contemplating about which country to put up next- and there are many- we thought let us not do a country this time. Let us do a place. A place that left a mark. We, at xBhp, have ridden a million miles combined in some of the best places in the world and on some of the best machines in the world. Yet, there were a few times that we thought it cannot get better than this. And we stand by that statement despite those moments being usurped by others. This time, we want to talk about our time riding the Grossglockner, the Timmelsjoch Pass, and the Stelvio Pass on a then-newly-launched BMW S1000RR. We took up this roadtrip in 2011, and...Read more
2 years agoWhat the fun! Multistrading Down Under
Country: Australia Capital: Canberra Area: 7.692 million km² Population: ~2.6 crores Language: English Currency: Australian Dollar Road Length: 8,70,000+ km Road Details: Home to the world’s longest highway and the world’s longest straight, Australia’s road network spans more than 8,70,000 km. Around 4 lakh kilometres of that is made up of paved roads and more than 4 lakhs of unpaved roads make up the total road length. Traffic in Australia is generally light and explicitly scarce in many places except big cities. Road trains are a sight to behold but from afar as they can easily blow a rider off course. Roadtrip: Multistrading Down Under Year: 2011 Distance: ~3,500km Route and Map: Sydney > Batemans Bay > Eden > Lakes Entrance > Melbourne > via Great Ocean Road > Warrnambool > Yea > Albury > Canberra > Sydney Ride on: Left side Metric System: Speed is in km/h and temperature in Degrees Celsius. Fuel is measured in litres. Machines: Ducati Multistrada 1200: 1,198cc | 150 bhp | 119 Nm The Multistrada 1200 was a wonderful motorcycle. There was a reason why it was our go-to motorcycle for so many kilometres through so many roadtrips. Right from the engine to the geometry,...Read more
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