@ kar1zma.
im in Jeddah on work for a period of 10 months and may extend. Would love to buy a bike like that, but i dont see buying it here May be back home

@ Haroon
hoping to see u and the Naked bikes. call me up anytime.

nice place

@Haroon: How hot does the weather gets? Is is possible to ride all year round? I have no idea about the weather etc. of that part of the world, hence asking.

But, the roads look really inviting. What are the kind of speed limits that these mouth watering roads have? I certainly hope NOT 60km/hr. or so!

*Sigh*...If only my company would send me permanently to such a place!

@aryan

this country gets very very hot and humid . i live on the eastern side and in my part it gets 0 and minus in winters like right now. sometimes when i ride its soo cold there is noone on the streets and summers it s 50+ but i the best time would be daybreak

haroon bhai lives on the western side where the weather is a better. more moderate climate but still gets hot. winters are very nice mid to low 20,s and summer most i guess around 45 degrees.

@kernal - i suggest u make a liscence immediatly buy a work extend your work permit for a year or year and a half and when u leave for india u can take ur bike under TR scheme since the bike will be under ur name for one year. no tax or customs for you man
seriously think about it. ur best chance of owning a sbk in india

@haroon

how is audiobility after wearing those ear plugs. cause i wanna hear my 2brothers screaming all the time hehehe. btw any luck on getting the ktm riders phone no

@ Aryan. Like Kar1zma said, here in Jeddah the temp comes to min about 20 C and max about 45 C. I ride all year round irrespective of any condition. Also rode in rain once as I only get a friday to ride & dont want rain to spoil the ride. My normal friday ride is anything from 150 to 350kms. Ofcourse, I use riding gear suitable for such climate. My BMW Airflow jacket and Technic Aquavent pants do the job all year round. Only sometimes in winter in the mountains I have felt the need for a light inner liner to beat the chilly wind, but thats manageable. In Jeddah we have plenty of roads to enjoy riding. The ride along the corniche (seaside) itself stretches about 30-40kms and the tarmac is silky smooth all year round. Besides, Jeddah is more motorcycle friendly than other Saudi cities. The Starbucks Cafe on corniche is where we all meet and now that the climate is beautiful, every friday anything from 30-70 bikes meet up in the morning and then we all go as separate groups on our different routes.

The speed limit on highways is 120kph and in most parts of the city the limit is surprisingly 80kph. Ofcourse, in general there are restrictions on many things here, but otherwise, the best thing is that we have no taxes of any kind, no parking fee on the roads or in open parking lots, no tolls for expressways and gas is dead cheap. Maybe the only country where we get free bottled mineral water with purchase of petrol (one 1.5 ltr bottle with every SR 10 of petrol purchased).

@ Adil. With earplugs you can hear the traffic around you. Also not 2 but 'all the brothers'!! Its mainly to block the deafening wind noise.

that was a splendid ride. the roads look like it came straight out of the classic "need for speed" game. man u are living a proper bikers dream. btw the bike looks too good with those stock exhausts, my 2 cents don let go of those.

Thanks Badriyan. The ride is indeed beautiful.
Yes, lets say 'by popular demand the stock exhaust stays'.

haroon bhai any luck on getting the ktm guys number really want to contact him iver this weekend

@Haroon and Kar1zma: Man, you guys are sure having fun - splending roads, no taxes of any kind, dirt cheap fuel and to top it all free bottled water as well with purchase of fuel.. What else can one ask for - total Biking Nirvana, this (as the thread says!)...

the roads seems to be race track of LAGUNA SEKA in USA... at sme places.
Thanks for sharing pics of u r bike and road trip . Ur Bike's exhausts looks awsome to me with golden touch-up.

Im glad i managed to play a part in discouraging you from a two brothers can

*mumbles* ... God..!! Those pipes look gorgeous.....

Nice roads to ride ,amazing place to be. i loved the Indian flag below the saudi no. plate.
Good 1 haroon bhai

@ Aryan. At some bunks we have a choice of either mineral water or tissue box for every SR 10 of 95 Octane petrol purchased.

@ MavericK46. The exhaust was one of the attractions for me to buy the Zed.

@ rpmboy & bestofrivals. Thanks

Thanks to all for the compliments on the flag. However, it was a long story as last month I & my wife went to many retail/wholsale stationery & novelty shops on Avenue Road in Bangalore asking for a flag sticker and they all said its too early for Republic day!!! I said god dammit, why should I wait for Republic/Independence day for the flag, cant I celebrate being an Indian all 365 days of the year? It was really sad and then I decided to go to a sticker cutting shop and make my own flag. I had a similar experience many months back when I wanted a flag for my BMW. Then also I had to make it. Here is the pic of that flag on the sidecase.

Amazing roads and pics, would have been a wonderful experience all together.

@ Noor. Yeah, it was a great feeling.
(Noor, Sorry i was unable to type the response on your profile message. Yeah, I am a bangalorean but working in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)

There is also another Jeddah related thread from another xbhpian kernel32. Lots of pics: