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Hello all,
I am a newbie motorcyclist with 12000 on the odometer. It's been my greatest wish to fly to Delhi, take a bus to manali, rent an RE there and ride to Leh and then ride back to manali. Finally the Dad has given me the go-ahead, and I'm thinking of doing it this June end/ July 1st week when my college breaks for the semester.
I am a 19 year old student of mechanical engineering, live in Bangalore and have owned both the yamaha R15 and the FZ16 til now. So basically I only have experience on these two bikes. I have never ridden an RE in my life.
My history as a tourer:
1.) Bangalore - Bandipur - Bangalore (516km) in one day with a pillion. It was more of a shootout than a tour.
2.) Bangalore - Mangalore - Puttur - Kukke (and climbed the Kumara Parvata there) and back to Bangalore in 3 days, alone.
3.) Bangalore - Ooty - Bangalore with pillion.
And that's about it.
As a mechanic, I change my bike's engine oil, lubricate the throttle cable, clutch wire, know how to repair a puncture etc so I am a very inexperienced mechanic. I'm keen on learning how to completely disassemble a bike and put it back again, so maybe I'll start working as an apprentice to a mechanic one of these days, but I'm digressing at that.
Now I come to the important point: would any of you be interested to join me? Or is there a small expedition headed that way already in that time period which I may join?
Cheers.
I am a newbie motorcyclist with 12000 on the odometer. It's been my greatest wish to fly to Delhi, take a bus to manali, rent an RE there and ride to Leh and then ride back to manali. Finally the Dad has given me the go-ahead, and I'm thinking of doing it this June end/ July 1st week when my college breaks for the semester.
I am a 19 year old student of mechanical engineering, live in Bangalore and have owned both the yamaha R15 and the FZ16 til now. So basically I only have experience on these two bikes. I have never ridden an RE in my life.
My history as a tourer:
1.) Bangalore - Bandipur - Bangalore (516km) in one day with a pillion. It was more of a shootout than a tour.
2.) Bangalore - Mangalore - Puttur - Kukke (and climbed the Kumara Parvata there) and back to Bangalore in 3 days, alone.
3.) Bangalore - Ooty - Bangalore with pillion.
And that's about it.
As a mechanic, I change my bike's engine oil, lubricate the throttle cable, clutch wire, know how to repair a puncture etc so I am a very inexperienced mechanic. I'm keen on learning how to completely disassemble a bike and put it back again, so maybe I'll start working as an apprentice to a mechanic one of these days, but I'm digressing at that.
Now I come to the important point: would any of you be interested to join me? Or is there a small expedition headed that way already in that time period which I may join?
Cheers.
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