re: Simon Gandolfi - An Octogenarian Motorcyclist's Indian Odyssey aboard the TVS Phoenix

Great!!! Amazing feat of endurance by an octogenarian..... RESPECT. Nice pictures!

re: Simon Gandolfi - An Octogenarian Motorcyclist's Indian Odyssey aboard the TVS Phoenix

Thanks, Chaosaddict...though totally insane might be more applicable than feat of endurance!

re: Simon Gandolfi - An Octogenarian Motorcyclist's Indian Odyssey aboard the TVS Phoenix

yea right, Sir!! How about 'totally insane & outrageous' yet a 'magnificent & praiseworthy' achievement... - anything I am able to express is an understatement. Bottom line, words can't describe you & your experiences. Ride safe, Sir!

re: Simon Gandolfi - An Octogenarian Motorcyclist's Indian Odyssey aboard the TVS Phoenix

This is awesome stuff...

No, Sir, but thank you for the undeserved compliment. Millions of people ride a 125 to work every day. All I do I ride a bit further and have a much much better lunch!

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Thanks for the compliment, though undeserved. Millions of people ride to work each morning on a 125. All I do is ride further and have a much much better lunch!

re: Simon Gandolfi - An Octogenarian Motorcyclist's Indian Odyssey aboard the TVS Phoenix

Me? A hero? You should hear my wife...!

re: Simon Gandolfi - An Octogenarian Motorcyclist's Indian Odyssey aboard the TVS Phoenix

I totally agree with you SIR but not even 1 can think of what you did.... so again helmets off to you..

re: Simon Gandolfi - An Octogenarian Motorcyclist's Indian Odyssey aboard the TVS Phoenix

Hi, fellow bikers -
New friends made here in Manali, Buddhi Chand Singh (Motorcycle Adventures) and Rahul Bohd have put together a video of my Rohtang Pass climb. Hopefully it will amuse!
Octogenarian's Himalayan Adventure - YouTube

Here it is. The Ancient Brit making a fool oh himself again - still believing he's a teenager. Enjoy and pass it on to all your friends. How not to grow old gracefully...

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Hi, fellow bikers -
New friends made here in Manali, Buddhi Chand Singh (Motorcycle Adventures) and Rahul Bohd have put together a video of my Rohtang Pass climb. Hopefully it will amuse!


Here it is. The Ancient Brit making a fool of himself again - still believing he's a teenager. Enjoy and pass it on to all your friends. How not to grow old gracefully...

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I continue to have difficulties in understanding how to use this site. Blame my age -= computer illiterate. Back home I have to ask my youngest son (22) to turn on the TV. Here i n Manali I have had fun with a couple of new biker friends, Buddhi Chand Sing of Motorcycle Adventures and Rahul Bodh. Together we have put together a video of my climb pon the Rohtang Pass.



Here it is. The Ancient Brit making a fool oh himself again - still believing he's a teenager. Enjoy and pass it on to all your friends. How not to grow old gracefully...

re: Simon Gandolfi - An Octogenarian Motorcyclist's Indian Odyssey aboard the TVS Phoenix

[MENTION=15574]simongandolfi[/MENTION] - nothing less than a documentary!!! The background score was excitingly eerie and the roads shown would easily qualify for the toughest of all the hurdles. BTW how was the tea..??

re: Simon Gandolfi - An Octogenarian Motorcyclist's Indian Odyssey aboard the TVS Phoenix

Hot and sweet!

re: Simon Gandolfi - An Octogenarian Motorcyclist's Indian Odyssey aboard the TVS Phoenix

It is clear that I can't navigate this site - nor know where I should be putting my Blog entries. The video of the Rohtang Pass climb should probably go elsewhere than here so that readers can find it. But where?Rahul Bodh (f100004042725673): his videos on Dailymotion

Can someone help?

re: Simon Gandolfi - An Octogenarian Motorcyclist's Indian Odyssey aboard the TVS Phoenix

I shall be periodically updating this thread with his travel story as an when he sends them in. For those wondering why Simon himself is not posting on-line, he needs to respect his story agreements with his publishers and so your 'local' old man shall be posting for him.

This has created a problem that has now been explained to me by a computer buff here in Manali. I can't add to my oiwn thread - thus the frustration. For instance, I have been unable to post the vidoe shot of my climb to the top of the Rohtang Pass within the thread where it will be found and viewed....



Here it is. The Ancient Brit making a fool oh himself again - still believing he's a teenager. Enjoy and pass it on to all your friends. How not to grow old gracefully...

Edit from Old Fox: The problem was in not inserting the video through the 'video insert' button above. Just pasting the link doesn't work . Like I'd said, the 'local' old man shall be doing the needful