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He just left 3 days back we are also all waiting for his pictures.

His CBR250R was in perfect shape when he got down at Delhi and he was carrying 2L of Petrol with him in his luggage so he was able movve out faster.

He reached Mandi on the Second day and took a night hault there and was in Manali at 9:00 am when I last talked to him, will keep the thread updated if and when I get more info on his whereabouts.

Hello Ayazbhai, we are eagerly waiting for the further update of our Ashik Khan.

Sorry for the delay guys, but I was not getting through to Ashik and then I got a bit busy myself.

Latest update on Ashik Left for Spiti but with the roads being too bad had to return back, on the way back he encountered another group of bikers headed towards Chandar Taal and he joined in, being an HMI Grad he could not suppress the urge to trek, they camped at Chandra Taal for 2 days and then on Saturday late evening he reached LEH and met up with a group of 3 Ahmedabad based xBhpians and since then they all have been together. On Sunday they were on their way to Pangong Tso.

After that I have had no update from any of the guys (now a Group of 4).

I await updates from them and more importantly I wait to see some pictures as well

Well lots of group changing there, lets see what he brings for us when he will be back.

Sorry to ask, why is he carrying so much of luggage

Pass him my best wishes & good luck to return with great success & memorable trip

Details of Luggage for camping, terking & biking trip

thank you bro, got leh'd and back

Details of Luggage


Bro I had to take Sleeping bag the rear hanging black bag for camping purpose as I got a tent for rent. Another wild adventure of its own to camp at every place I can. Then a Jerry can of 10 Ltrs capacity for extra petrol as the plan was to visit Spiti valley from Gramphoo, camp there for 2 days and back on the same route, Chandrataal lake visit included in the path.

Saddle bag with essential spares ( gear lever, Clutch cable, Brake lever, Few fasteners, chain tension-er nuts, Engine Oil 10w30) , my tool kit and Rachet (from Ayaz Bhai), medi kit with ORS and energy tetra packs, tissue paper, wet tissue, cold cream, face wash.

Tank bag had few essentials like atlas of J&K and HP with Indian atlas for easy reference in case i get lost in some suburbs. Thermal liner of jacket, few chocolates, and bag of polythene( just in case). Laptop charger and 2 Shorts.

Bag Pack- this carried the life line for me, with chocolate bars, Glucose powder, few essential medicine tablets, ( wud post the details of medicine later)
My DSLR cam with extra prime lens,
Laptop covered inside a lip seal plastic cover with silica gel inside. (to prevent any water particle inside)
Charger for both cam, mobile and 12v Adapter for mobile charging on the go.

On top of saddle there was the tent on one side and a tripod on the other side.

It was a fully loaded CBR and i had to handle the whole luggage n delhi station and all other places after that...

Trip log coming soon..

Good you are back safe ...now when we can expect a log ?

in few mins uploading pics

Day 1 to 6 -trip log of a solo rider who got many new friends on the way to LEH

Day 1
Ahmedabad- Delhi (by train)Day 4

Ride to Bathal and then to Chandratal.
We got up folded the tent loaded the bikes and then started the ride to Bathal by about 8.00 am reached there in about 9.00 had tea , talked with few guys and foreigners we met at the Dhaba there.

It was delighted to know that the camping at chandratal was awesome from the foreigners who trekked all the way to the lake from the pass.
We got the bull the fuel it needed from there though it was tad expensive, but we were delighted to find some even at that price. Now it was time for us to ride and explore the Glacial lake of Chandratal. Shot off to the diversion that pointed 12 kms ahead to chandratal from the other path leading to the spiti valley road to Kaza. The road was nonexistent, it was sandy rocky patch with sharp gravel and chisel like rocks and the final upward slope was so sandy that one cannot open the visor and ride following another vehicle be it a bike. Got to the parking place where the vehicle entry limit to chadratal, talked with few guys who were already there. A bunch of Punjabi guys on a Mahindra Thar, a crew from Israel, few families and a gang of bachelors from Banglore. We ordered for a super strong coffee for each of us and took our own time to relax. I was all set to explore, but my camping buddies went to take a look at the lake, so waited for em. Now it was time for us to set up the tents, so unloaded all the luggage, found a nice plain area to set up the tents. Cleaned the area, made the tents one by one, unloaded all the luggage in them, locked it and took the cam, tripod & water bottles out. We then went along the northern edge of the lake to see the glacier end from the top of the hill.



The climb was steep but it was worth the effort as the view was refreshing and soothing. The most beautiful lake I have ever seen in my life. Chandratal, you are awesome beauty on earth, true sculpture by the creator.
There we started clicking the best of the shot, with mobile, cam, my DSLR, got the cam loaded to tripod, set up the counter weight as it was windy out at the top. The Nikon remote was handy to click some good shots, both action and scenic ones with all three guys. Then after shooting each and every corner, we slowly took the way down.

Slowly we reached the steep side of the lake and rested to enjoy the view, where I sat down to enjoy the toffee I had in my pocket, where as my companion guys took a break to light the cigar.



Then we headed slowly to sandy side of the lake where earlier few families were enjoying the view.

We were delighted to get the whole lake to our own as every one else left leaving the lake for us to enjoy. We three plunged our hands in to the cold water to feel the same, keeping the cam in record mode.





Then after that we did some chit chat, and I started to shoot the interval shots in my cam to capture the cloud movement.

I waited till 5.30 to get some nice shots in the evening sun, and we could see some trekkers from shimla.


me in my riders jacket- floater as boots were damn heavy for a trek after tiring ride.

Slow retreat to the tent where the dinner was already in preparation, veg pulao, the smell was yummy enough. We got to check the bikes, got some cold drinks and got back to the tent to gorge down the pulao.

The night sky was so calm & dark, but the wind was quite chilling. This time I did manage to get some nice long exposure shots and made some crazy light paintings of the tents with campers.




After the long shots, we had a nice sleep.

Day5.

Ride to reach Sarchu from Chandratal.video's wud be posted in few days timeDay 6

Sarchu- Gata loops-Nakee La- Lachung La- Pang- Moore plains- Tanglang La- Upshi- Leh (finally)Tanglang La at a height of 17582ft.

Getting there was a tough time as in between the road condition worsened. Again found another bullet rider and his companions waiting to get some help to get the front tire puncture rectified. The 60kmph gang from Gujarat guys was there to help them out.
We guys so rushed out to reach Tanglang La and waited there for about 30 minutes for our colleagues. At last we decided to move on and wait for others at Upshi. So now it was time for us to ride again after a brisk break the pass and some time to click pics. Biking down was pretty easy as the roads were impressive , yet there were bad patches that would make us go dead slow. Border road organization did some impressive job here clearing the debris of a land slide within few minutes. BRO road signs were a pleasure to read as they humorously conveyed the message many times.
We reached Upshi before 5 and waited there for others to catch up. Ordered few snacks and munched them in as we spoke of the rides, life etc etc.. At this time I got a message from Ayaz bhai informing that Sudeep, Sunny and Maitrey are already in Leh and to get in touch with them. Mean while got a message and call from Maitrey too. So I informed him about my status and told them I would catch them up and reserve a room for me in their hotel itself. This news very delighting to me as I got my Gujju gang company in Leh which I dint expect in any way. I was planning to meet them on the last few days stay at leh as that would be the time I had expected them at Leh after their mega trip via HP to Leh.



It was getting late for me to reach Leh, so informed the same to the Harayan group and slowly proceeded to move to leh by 6.20pm. Leh road was super tarmac with few twisties and I was cruising comfortably at 80-90kmph. 50 kms to leh was easily covered in less than an hours time. I called sunny as I had reached 5km to Leh road sign and reached the Leh circle where sunny was waiting for me. Delighted to see him, started off to the hotel soon.


Unloaded every part of the luggage from bike and with help from the trio, got to the room, a lovely spacious one..
After this sunny and me rushed to get petrol refilled in my bike as we planned to go to nubra valley the next day which got changed later to pangong tso lake. Got the bike topped up to brim after a tough queue for petrol at the leh Bunk. Rushed back to hotel to grab other guys to get some dinner and time was running out. I dint have any idea to skip a meal so moved out with sunny as others had some snacks and was retiring to bed early. Sunny and me rushed to the market side to find a good restaurant and an ATM after that.
After Dinner we had a small chat and showed the pics I had shot from chandratal, they showed their Sach pass endeavors.
It was almost time to retire to bed. Next day we got to ride to one of the most scenic salt water lakes surrounded by high peaks of Himalayas.

A crazy Pangong Tso bikers shot- day 7 and rest -coming soon

Awesome pics.. Keep it Coming....

Awesome pics bro, specially the long shots and the light paintings.

Waiting eagerly for the rest of the log