hows the writeup on the saddle sore coming??

Thanks Ankit, lets meet up on one of these weekends

Frankly, yes but the joy overpowered the pain

Been busy with work so haven't completed it yet

Congrats bro on completing Saddle Sore..!!

Thanks man

My SaddleSore Log http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/1...-r1-india.html

was a nice read.congrats on successful completion of SS 1000.keep it up congratz

awesome log...and congrats!
an SS on an R1...

@strider: Actually my reply is very late... I read your story in the 3rd XBHP Mag issue itself and I'm really happy & excited to know abt a guy like you. One thing that immediately struck me when I saw ur story is that the poster of the R1 you have - thats exactly the same poster of the R1 I bought during 2003 and I still have it with me. I wish you'd have the paper cutting that started all this journey of yours.

Thanks Rakshit

Thanks Vin

Thanks prasath, hope the 2003 poster will lead to the actual R1
Thanks for the kind words

The Journey to 10000

The road to 10K has been interesting one, made some new friends, lost one, tried various foods, a random girl asked me out, saw some new places, did a Saddle Sore and so forth. If I can put this down in one word, it has to LEARNING.

From the riding perspective, I experienced so many things which I had only read about, counter steering, leaning, power band (2 stoke fans know this one better), and the most important of all; throttle control and vision.
There are so many forces acting on the motorcycle which seemed so negligible on my Pulsar (or any lesser CC variants) and are so darn evident on a multiple cylinder motorcycle; small things like a decrease in 3 to 4psi of tyre pressure is very evident to the rider, throttle a tad more and the motorcycle obliges by lifting the front wheel up, brake a bit hard and you can sense the rear locking up and many more; So much magnified on a litre-class motorcycle.

The Saddle Sore 1000 has been by far the most challenging ride, pushed my concentration levels to the limit and the fatigue of taming the 170bhp monster for 24 hours is unlike anything I have felt.

I came across people who think I am an invincible rider and just gave me way, then there are those who don’t miss a chance of squeezing their motorcycle in your way, who think that 'This rich kid has enough money, so why don’t I bring him down". But most of them are just curious to know this delightful creature and take pictures with it.

It feels nice when random school kids on the road look at your motorcycle than the pretty girl in their school; the smile on their face when I take a picture of them with the R1; when your kid neighbor comes up to you and says that 'I go for my swimming classes late on weekend mornings to wait to hear and see your R1'.



There are so many roads out there which call me, Rann of Kutch, Dhanualti, Lansdowne, NH-15,Kasara Ghat,Khalsedi Ghat, NH-17 (Karwar-Ankola), Valparai to Pollachi ghat and so many others.

As the saying goes "The road to nowhere never ends" and "The road to a friend's house or to a food-joint is never far".

^^ Nicely put strider ... wishing you many more happy miles with your beast !

Congrats on the 5-digit mark. Surely those are some memorable moments.
Wishing you a quick & safe journey to the 6-digit mark.

Thanks Rony

Thanks Nikhil So when are you gonna be back to Blore ?

Very well said Ajay. Hope you finish all your dream rides quickly, and start something even bigger (world tour) with your One.
P.S. - When are you hitting the track?? Its time you gave a treat to your bike.

Cool. Could I borrow your bike?

On a serious note, nice to see that you're putting theOne to good use rather than treating it like a coffee shop ornament like most people do.

Once again, wishing you many years of happy and safe rides with theOne.

Now that she has crossed the 10k mark isnt it time for some performance upgrades and add-on's? A growler would make her (and us) really happy.