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Singing in the rain!A Short video of the kinds of roads that you have the speeds that can be easily achieved.
YouTube - R1 Touring in Rajasthan.
Bikaner Junagarh Fort
Entrance to Junagarh FortAnother short video at a level crossing before Nagaur!
YouTube - R1 Leaning!
Ride through Thar
Parked amidst dunes
Ride in the desert
Just before getting into Jodhpur, I stopped to refill.
As I approached Jodhpur, I had a tough time going around the city, finding my winding way around the Blue city, avoiding the congestion and finding myself on the highway to Ahmedabad. Since I did not want to stop at Jodhpur, I thought I would give myself a short respite at Rohet Garh, 50 odd kilometers from Jodhpur. The prince/heir apparent of Rohet is a friend of mine. I wanted to stop and greet him. And I wanted to regroup.
At Rohet Garh Entrance.Meeting with the first R15 of Udaipur
Day3: Back to Delhi!
Nothing much to say here. There are two routes as most of you know. You want long fast straights, take NH76 and have a blast. You want to take the curvaceous route caressing the Aravallis, take NH8 and have a blast there too. I took the latter. It may cost me over an hour longer on the way back. But it is fun.
I was home by 5 in the evening. I was dead beat. And I was wondering if I had had a faired Fazer or a Vstrom, would I have been as fatigued. Some points to ponder certainly after close to 1800 kms in three days.
This was a whirlwind hurricane tour that I did with hardly any real visiting or interacting with people. That is a different kind of touring that one does. And I like that as well. And I may have one such tour in the not so distant future. I have started talking to certain members for such a tour. It will be longer, less whirlwind-ish, more relaxed. A part of the reconnaissance has been done.
A rough map of the tour.
IMP Note: In the last few tours that I have done with the R1, I have taken care to test out ALL kinds of fuel available in all corners that I have been to without the use of Octane Boosters. And I faced no problems whatsoever of pinging. Though low grade petrol lying in the tank for a few days without getting used does cause pinging.
Special Thanks to Messrs Rajinder Singh for taking care of my reservations in Bikaner and the Management at Hilltop Hotel for taking care in Udaipur.
YouTube - R1 Touring in Rajasthan.
Bikaner Junagarh Fort
Entrance to Junagarh FortAnother short video at a level crossing before Nagaur!
YouTube - R1 Leaning!
Ride through Thar
Parked amidst dunes
Ride in the desert
Just before getting into Jodhpur, I stopped to refill.
As I approached Jodhpur, I had a tough time going around the city, finding my winding way around the Blue city, avoiding the congestion and finding myself on the highway to Ahmedabad. Since I did not want to stop at Jodhpur, I thought I would give myself a short respite at Rohet Garh, 50 odd kilometers from Jodhpur. The prince/heir apparent of Rohet is a friend of mine. I wanted to stop and greet him. And I wanted to regroup.
At Rohet Garh Entrance.Meeting with the first R15 of Udaipur
Day3: Back to Delhi!
Nothing much to say here. There are two routes as most of you know. You want long fast straights, take NH76 and have a blast. You want to take the curvaceous route caressing the Aravallis, take NH8 and have a blast there too. I took the latter. It may cost me over an hour longer on the way back. But it is fun.
I was home by 5 in the evening. I was dead beat. And I was wondering if I had had a faired Fazer or a Vstrom, would I have been as fatigued. Some points to ponder certainly after close to 1800 kms in three days.
This was a whirlwind hurricane tour that I did with hardly any real visiting or interacting with people. That is a different kind of touring that one does. And I like that as well. And I may have one such tour in the not so distant future. I have started talking to certain members for such a tour. It will be longer, less whirlwind-ish, more relaxed. A part of the reconnaissance has been done.
A rough map of the tour.
IMP Note: In the last few tours that I have done with the R1, I have taken care to test out ALL kinds of fuel available in all corners that I have been to without the use of Octane Boosters. And I faced no problems whatsoever of pinging. Though low grade petrol lying in the tank for a few days without getting used does cause pinging.
Special Thanks to Messrs Rajinder Singh for taking care of my reservations in Bikaner and the Management at Hilltop Hotel for taking care in Udaipur.
and that leaning video is as good as the pics ....!!
but I know how those roads are, simply the tarmac track - if you have got what it takes, to open the throttle and challenge yourself for the little of every adrenalin in the corner of your body.. 
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