
Yes, the past weekend has been tremendous. Lansdowne was the destination and the P-200 was the 'tool'. Nothing much to write except which has probably been said a 100 times already about any hill-station devoid of traffic and the 'regular' tourists. Lovely place, lovely weather; no traffic, no tourist - what else does one need! Who on this earth could guess that just 250 odd kilometres away from one of the hottest places in India (Delhi), lies a bloody hill station that sees 15 degree celsius in the month of August-September (it was cooler during this time though..

As far as the logistics of this trip goes, I was a little amused to see the P-200 do the whole round trip with just about 7 litres of petrol. Either the petrol pump's readings were abrupt or I have been day-dreaming, either way I have to confess the petrol expenses during this 500kms.+ round trip has been almost next to nil!

The performance of the P-200 has been phenomenal. With the run-in of the mill just complete, and the excitement of this ride on the mind and heart; cruising on the Delhi-Meerut highway at 85 km/hr. early in the morning (going to about 127km/hr. a couple of times..

Last time I went to Lansdowne, I was riding the Classic; taking the corners at about 50km/hr. made the Classic a little twitchy at times, but the P-200 took those same corners at about 60+km.hr with aplomb. But, my pillion did not!


Following was the route taken:
Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut-Bijnor-Najibabad-Kotdwar-Duggada-Lansdowne
Anyways, enough of talking already; here are some pictures to go down with this pathetic write-up..For all the guys (and girls) who are looking for some good, quiet place very close to Delhi, Lansdowne is the place to be!

Thanks,
-Aryan.

















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