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  • First Blood- A taste of the Highways.

    Been sometime since I have been postponing this. But I guess now would be a perfect moment to get it out there, right before I leave for a big adventure. This travelogue is going to be about my first road trip, and then another which was totally uncalled for. Its going to be about a million of photographs ( obviously! ), about riding through forest fires, about getting stuck cause of landslides, about getting hit by falling stones, about almost losing control and falling down a cliff, and then about falling down, about ditching a hailstorm, so in short about some amazingly beautiful memories.

    Its a travel-photo logue of two back to back rides in the two most beautiful states of India- Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand; the first ride to Jalori Pass and the Second to Munsiyari.

    Some teasers till the thread gets approved. And yeah this is also going to be about one hell of an annoying motorcycle- the Ktm duke 390. :P



    A Sunrise in Narkanda, Himachal Pradesh :





    A nightscape, taken in Narkanda, Himachal Pradesh




    Dried up pine trees, typical scene between almora and chaukori. (Almost had a fall because of these )




    All Smiles, Take in Chaukori, Uttarakhand.




    The Roads and the Ride.




    Sunrise at 3000 meters.

    When life gives you Yamaha, make it RD350 not R15. :D

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    Log Approved

    Boy! Glad to see excellent threads coming up, all the best guys, keep it flowing.

    Cheers!
    VJ
    Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl 'Will you marry me?'
    The girl said, 'NO!'


    And the guy lived happily ever after and rode motorcycles and watched sport on a big screen TV, went fishing and surfing, and played golf a lot, and drank beer and scotch and had tons of money in the bank and left the toilet seat up and farted whenever he wanted.


    THE END

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    • #3
      Re: First Blood- A taste of the Highways.

      That are some amazing pictures! BTW, how is the windscreen working for you ?
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      • #4
        Re: First Blood- A taste of the Highways.

        great pictures there man.
        The hero always RIDES into the sunset!

        My Touring Logs-
        French Riviera
        https://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/38345-biking-french-riviera.html
        Scotland-
        http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/3...-3600-kms.html
        France -Normandy and Paris on the CBR
        http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/3...adventure.html
        KTM chronicles-
        http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/2...hronicles.html

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        • #5
          Re: First Blood- A taste of the Highways.

          Damn!
          Those are damn great pics mate !!
          It's a lot like nuts and bolts - if the rider's nuts, the ride - bolts!

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          • #6
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            Whoa.. Those were some awesome clicks..
            Bring it on.. Waiting for more..
            Ladakh 2013

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            • #7
              Re: First Blood- A taste of the Highways.

              Nice stuff man...I see some bad patches as well...is it uncomfortable with the D390's suspension?

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              • #8
                Re: First Blood- A taste of the Highways.

                superb pics..
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                • #9
                  Re: First Blood- A taste of the Highways.

                  Brilliant pics!!!

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                  • #10
                    Re: First Blood- A taste of the Highways.

                    Whoa brilliant pics mate. Btw how was the ride comfort?

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                      Super, Super, Superb...
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                      Yamaha R15 v2 - Sold
                      Hero Hunk - Sold
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                      Delhi to Mana - http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/2...xperience.html
                      Delhi to Munsyari - http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/2...ttrakhand.html
                      Spiti circuit - http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/3...cuit-solo.html

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                        Nice pictures there...!
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                        • #13
                          Re: First Blood- A taste of the Highways.

                          an amazing tLog seasoned with smashing photography!

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                            Awesome pics.
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                              Re: First Blood- A taste of the Highways.

                              Originally posted by B7ACKTHORN View Post
                              Log Approved

                              Boy! Glad to see excellent threads coming up, all the best guys, keep it flowing.

                              Cheers!
                              VJ
                              Thanks a lot for the speedy approval

                              Originally posted by superam View Post
                              That are some amazing pictures! BTW, how is the windscreen working for you ?
                              Thank you . And the windscreen works perfectly. Though used to flutter a bit but I recently added support on both sides. (will upload a picture as soon as I put it back on before heading out again. ) Also it does not result in any drastic changes but the wind blast is certainly lesser till around 130kmph.

                              Originally posted by Doga View Post
                              great pictures there man.
                              Thank you so much

                              Originally posted by Sal View Post
                              Damn!
                              Those are damn great pics mate !!
                              Thanks a ton bro

                              Originally posted by pranav.k View Post
                              Whoa.. Those were some awesome clicks..
                              Bring it on.. Waiting for more..
                              More coming right up

                              Originally posted by THE46FAN View Post
                              Nice stuff man...I see some bad patches as well...is it uncomfortable with the D390's suspension?
                              Originally posted by manub View Post
                              Whoa brilliant pics mate. Btw how was the ride comfort?
                              The Suspension works fine I suppose. I have never really ridden anything apart from the Dukes and a Classic 350, and its pretty comfy Compared to the bull . The major unsettling thing about the bike that cause a bit of discomfort and a burn in my case is the Heat. It heats up like crazy ! i had the coolant flushed and replaced too. But still heats up. And another thing is I keep finding missing nuts and bolts. They just fall of whenever they feel like !. Apart from that all the complaints I had before doing these trips don't bother me that much anymore. Its a great value for money, this bike. ABS works like a charm, handles like a dream around corners and zooms with craziness in those straights. Its a perfect ride for touring. I will talk about all the details including both the pros and the cons in the log.

                              Originally posted by princesirohi View Post
                              superb pics..
                              Originally posted by shruthi View Post
                              Brilliant pics!!!
                              Originally posted by itsmevini123 View Post
                              Super, Super, Superb...
                              Originally posted by ketan_r15 View Post
                              Nice pictures there...!
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                              Originally posted by rugved View Post
                              an amazing tLog seasoned with smashing photography!
                              Thank you so much guys. A lot more coming right up !

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                              Before I start with the Travelogue. Here are a few pictures showing the mods done to make the bike a bit more comfy to ride on the highways.
                              1. Extra Foam added to the seat.

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                              2. CBR 250r windshield.
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                              3. Minda Horns. Personally I can't ride without them on a highway.

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                              Other mods which were carried on later include Ceat Vertigo at the rear and Michelin Pilot sporty at the front. Used this set up during the second ride. Also the windshield was covered with black tape sort of a thing.

                              I use a rynox optimus and viatera claw for luggage.
                              Last edited by Abhishek2255; 08-14-2014, 09:00 PM.
                              When life gives you Yamaha, make it RD350 not R15. :D

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