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I've 3 A's .... Amazing ,Astounding and Awesome. To do this as a couple shows the wonderful bond you share. Many more kilometers to you ....

I had one dumbass question though .... whats with the flying

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Woah.. Its awesome to see this again on xbhp.
Sachin I know is a great rider. But you joining in on your bike is really a commendable stuff. And being determined inspite of facing rains, crash, is amazing.
Indeed, the idea to ride in night to cover more distance isn't a wise choice, but this is were you learn.
This is were one needs to take a step ahead for the leap of faith & you will conquer anything.
It feels beautiful to see you both riding & in a distinct way. The best company a rider would want is his/her soulmate. And you guys are lucky to have it.

Needless to say, brilliant trip log. Keep riding & Be Safe!
Hoping to ride along soon, you guys are my neighbors after all

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Glad you liked our T- Log... Thank you :-)

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[MENTION=60815]sajalsheth[/MENTION] :- Thank you...."NICE" one of my fav biscuit :-D

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[MENTION=62572]Aniruddha Shinde[/MENTION] Others days log will be out soon ...Stay Tuned :-)

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[MENTION=18034]Shivanshu[/MENTION] :- Thank you for the wonderful words. Yes we dd got loads of lessons about how imp it is to ride with proper rest and we are adhering to every bits after that fall. Day 2 and 3 log will be out tonight :-)

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[MENTION=14907]rachitkohli[/MENTION] :- Thank you Rachit for all the appreciation <Who doesnt like to get appreciated > btw me and Sachin is eagerly waiting for your Bhutan Adventure. Let it flow soon

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Hey [MENTION=42667]Naveen Vajja[/MENTION], thanks for the 3A's and the thing with flying is, its just our way expressing joy/fun/happiness/victorious and sometimes when we have tiring ride, we do this and we feel pumped, one more benefit we see in it is, we burn some calories by doing so

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Hey [MENTION=82860]zking[/MENTION], i think you have not paid full attention to the dates of our rides, i would suggest you to see it yourself to know, what happened to the Mojo? and many thanks for the appreciation, may god bless you with Brand new Avenger..

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Dear [MENTION=14907]rachitkohli[/MENTION], the neighbour, lets pilan the ride, we would love to do so and exchange some stories, and Thank you so much for so many wonderful words

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very nice! Not everyday you come across such beautiful travelogues! and someone has correctly said, "best communication happens when you are riding on separate bikes."

Cheers to both of you! Wish you many more rides together!

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CHAPTER 2 - “DAY 2”

“The Most Unanticipated Episode”

Day 2 (Sunday) - 14/06/2015
Route – Modasa – Udaipur – bhilwara - Ajmer
Kms - 460

The clock started ringing at 5.30 am making me jump out of my deep sleep. I took a glimpse at Sachin he was still sleeping with his mouth open <Thank god he was right there!! Nightmares are bad >
It was too hot even in the morning also, so to avoid the afternoon heat we quickly finished our routine, loaded our bikes and was all set to start with our new day.
We decided to have a heavy Breakfast so that we can skip the lunch. After some Paranthas with makkan blended in it, we were keyed up for some unstoppable miles to go

What else do we need on the sunday mornings - -the breakfast !!



Early morning entereing into Rajasthan



Modasa - Udaipur road, awesome it was



We reached Udaipur somewhere around 11:30 am and was searching for the bullet mechanic for fixing up the broken mirrors. After searching for almost 45 mints we were still on Square zero < Hell this Udaipur doesn’t have any bullet mechanic REALLY>. Suddenly we saw a local person riding a bullet. We waved him to stop and inquired him about a Mechanic who can repair our BULL. He asked us to follow him and dropped us till the Mechanic garage. Unfortunately the garage was closed.
He called his regular mechanic and explained him our scenario and asked him to help us to fix our bike. Thankfully he agreed and asked us to wait for 15 minutes so that he can come up till there and open the garage for us. We waited there for 20 mins and the person who called mechanic for us also stayed with us <We meet very less people who will invest their time without their benefits, true gentlemen he was INDEED> Meantime we 3 had a lip-smacking Ras malai from Bikaner sweet shop, which was just opposite from where we were waiting for person. <FOOD IS IMPORTANT - it releases stress BELIEVE ME:-D>

Randomly after some 25 minutes mechanic turned up and without wasting time he started working on the broken parts of Bullet. We thanked that man, exchanged our numbers and invited him to visit Mumbai with his Family and after saying “see you soon in Mumbai” he left wishing us all the luck for our ride ahead.

Our Touro got fixed by 2.30 pm and as soon as it was done, without killing any time we left for the highway to cover up some miles, since we were already behind our schedule and we wanted no night rides.

We wished and prayed to heaven that there should be no more uncalled incidents now. < But seems this was not the end of our trouble. And we had some more unwanted events waiting for us..

We were in process of crossing Bhilwara, the roads were fully packed with trucks somehow making way through it we were proceeding with good pace. We thought to at least reach Jaipur but god had a different plan for us woh kehte ha na, “Man proposes and God disposes.”

I clearly remember it was exactly the time of a sunset around 7.00 pm and we were riding with full swing, Sachin was ahead of me and I tried to overtake a truck from right 1st lane, I honked to let person know that iam overtaking, all of a sudden I realized that my horn wasn’t working my next action was to flash a passing light since the truck was about to get in 1st lane DAMN my headlight wasn’t working too. I applied brakes and thought to come from 1st lane to 3rd and see whats happening with Saffy, and then I realized that even my Indicator light is not operational…<HELL>

Sachin was riding ahead so I was unable to honk or blink or do any damn thing to let him know about my situation (Bluetooth Comms were missed) so he kept riding. I somehow managed to come from 1st lane to 3rd and stopped; I thought to buzz Sachin ASAP so that he don’t go much far away from me, as I took out my phone from my Jacket pocket what I see is my phone is switched off <I was petrified !!> (reason for my phones issue was due to its weak battery and i used all the remaining battery at the mechanic where bullet was operated just to kill time), It was so dark that I was not able to see a single inch of road ahead; I had to take a move since it was an isolated highway and stopping there for any longer time would have been unsafe.

I started moving ahead slowly <hoping to locate Sachin soon> after a kilometer I saw an indicator light blinking <aahhh RELIEVED> explaining the situation to him we came to the conclusion that this is not a battery issue as my bike is running well.

When we left from Udaipur we planned to halt at Ajmer and visit “Ajmer sharif chishti baba dargah” for our better journey ahead.

Now the REAL challenge was next 60 kms, by any which ways we are not getting mechanic here and any who we have to cover those distances without Headlight, horn and Indicator light. The only option which we had was passing through this another examination god wanted from us before actually riding on LEH terrains
“LETS DO THIS” I said to Sachin “BUT How”?

We got the yellow reflector which we fixed on my bike in circular manner so that any vehicle riding behind me can locate my bike clearly and there will be no visibility issue. For some kms Sachin was leading and I was following him <not more than 30 speed> as I acquired some confidence, I asked him to speed up a bit <still it was too boring to ride in 30-40 speed specially on Highways>

Later I realized that it’s good to ride ahead of sachin since our Touro had a powerful Headlight and best quality fog light which gave me excellent visibility of roads.
The sign board confused us about the Ajmer route so we thought to inquire to truck wala who was giving rest to his truck at the corner of the road. We went some 12 kms ahead when we finally realized that the truckwala misguided us. We travelled 12kms back yet again and took the right turn which leaded us to correct path.

Slowly and steadily covering up the distances made us feel like a tortoise who wins at the end and with the same determination we were moving ahead bit by bit holding our dreams with us of riding in mountains. What can I say about those hearthrobbing adrenaline rush that happened every time any vehicle overtook me.
All this was still manageable but who was aware that this unexpected ghat is waiting to fossilize us. Those few kms looked like forever to complete

<Finally we made it up till Ajmer SAFELY !!Thank you god >

We could have easily reached around 8.30 pm or may be before that however due to all the issues and the misguidance made us reach Ajmer around 10.30 PM.

Checked in to hotel at first site, had heavy dinner of some Chicken Curry and rice(Again some stress relieving :P), discussed next day’s plan and LIGHTs OFF <resting time>

We decided to go for darshan early in the morning, find a mechanic for my bike and at least reach “Rohtak”

We wished to cover good miles tomorrow and have a good start of day…. However trouble wasn’t ready to spare us
<Will there be end of our trouble. Let’s see what happens in DAY 3!!>

PS :- "Apologies we do not have much pics for initial days, you will understand the reason behind this in our last Chapter !! "

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My apologises for over sighting the dates. So it seems we will be getting more travelogue in reverse orders?? How is the ride on Mojo as compared to RE?

Thanks for the wishes. But will buy a Navy First In Sha Allah then Avenger or Anything similar (still deciding).

And hoping that some day we have a long ride together, it will be a pleasure to learn from you the nuisance of long riding.

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This comment made my day [MENTION=7123]sunilg[/MENTION](ji) , and the best line ("best communication happens when you are riding on separate bikes.") you said which always happened with us, no matter how the situation was, thanks a lot for a nice words.

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Amen to all your wishes, and wont compare RE With Mojo for multiple reasons, both are different class of motorcycles, In sha Allah we should ride someday !!

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I am eagerly waiting for more to come. It's not just your Travelogue is beautiful, you both bring alive foodie in me too. I love the way you taste all the junks on the ways. This is also my way of enjoying the travelling & busting stress (even I go window shopping when I am too much disturb). I am just going back again & again to Wah Taj post just to taste the food there...

I ll give Saba (7) Nujum (Stars).... to your travelogue.

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Wow after the first day fall, your bike electrical giving you a miss is scary and yes specially at night. Eagerly waiting to know what was the culprit behind it.

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CHAPTER 3 - “DAY 3”

“Miracles Do Happen….”

Day 3 (Sunday) - 15/06/2015

Route – Ajmer – Jaipur - Kotputli <242 kms>

Our Day started with the sanctified blessings of Ajmer sharif Chishti babaji. It was indeed a heavenly feel with so much of positive energy. It’s a ritual there, where if you wish anything you tie a Yarn and Chisti Babaji accomplishes it for you <you all can guess what, Me and Sachin would have wished for>

It Started with divine blessings from Ajmer ke Chishti Babaji




Returning back to hotel loading our saddles bags and without wasting much of our time and energy we whizzed to highway holding a thought in our mind to repair my bike ASAP because riding without horn and passing light is not so safe idea.

We were somewhere between Ajmer and Jaipur, where we found some mechanics shop not so big and great but somehow we thought to show Saffy and seek some help for her. By some means I had a feeling that our time is gonna be wasted here but let’s give it a try is what my mind said. The person who claimed himself a mechanic asked to take of the saddles bags which we did immediately.

1st he checked the left circuit then the right one then centre, I mean he took off Saffy’s seat and checked some circuit there after good fat 45 minutes he said “kisi aur ko dikana padega, jo part chayiye woh nahe ha mere pass” <Need to show some other mechanic the part which you need is not available with me>, long story short he couldn’t figure it out what was the problem.

I would have almost banged his head on the wall, but I controlled myself and after a sip of water we loaded our saddle bags back and left from the spot. Since the temperature was too high of our skull as well as of Ajmer <something around 36 degree> we thought to have a quick lunch break.

<Seriously biking has also done miracles on my short temper attitude. I had the nastiest crash few months before on NH3, Nashik highway while riding to Shridi only because of my appalling aggravation towards every tiny things, which has improved to great extent now>.

After some light lunch we were back on roads to at least reach our planned destination today <BUT NO riding is all about UNEXPECTED SURPRISES I should rather say SHOCK :-D>

We decided not to stop for any local mechanics and waste time; rather we searched a Bajaj service center after reaching Jaipur which would be more legitimate.
Sachin was leading since I was gun less to shot truck drivers and overtake them, as a substitute today Sachin was doing the needful for me,

STILL ALLOW ME TO SCREAM OUT LOUD that there were still some insane hopeless drivers who changed lane without concerning for which vehicle is arriving from behind. I was literally saved twice; riding on 60kmph on such a MAKKHAN (Butter smooth) tarmac let me tell you its BLOODY frustrating…


Riding without Horn and pass light, just imagine you are tailing a truck, the best part is left truck must be on 50 Kmph and Right one overtaking the left one with the speed of 51 Kmph <You will feel handicap !! Literally!!>




Finally we reached Jaipur around 12:30 and started searching for Bajaj SVC. People in Jaipur damn they will misguide you in every possible way till the end of their competence they will never answer you the exact thing. It took us another 45 mints to conclude our search <thanks to Bajaj mini accessories shop for helping us out>

So much heat of Rajasthan, but we were determined to surpass every hurdle that comes our way



Bajaj Service center in Jaipur, aahhh those 4 hours were so troublesome




Now the challenge was to find what went wrong with my bike. SC guys took 3 hrs to understand “ki bhai ahkir problem kaha ha” <What the hell is wrong with this bike>
1st they said that they will look after the issue tomorrow since it was“THE MONDAY” and they were short of mechanics and lot many bikes to complete. They weren’t ready to hear Sachin’s request and he called me and asked me to request them so that we can resume back. I requested NO actually I begged them to please help us out since we need to travel long way ahead <BEING A GIRL IS BENEFICIAL SOMETIMES>

Well they started with the work however from 1.30 to 4.30 we were still finding “Ki ahkir problem ha tho ha kaha” <Where is the problem?>

With all their attempts when we still got no solution then the manager gave us the alternative to fix the bike which was definitely not good for Saffy <battery alternatives are never good>… he said “headlight nhe chal rhe ha na direct wire join kar dete ha battery se 24 hrs chalta rahega bulb”<Manager said “Lets connect the headlight wire directly to battery in this case the headlight bulb would be on for 24 hrs>

The mechanic who was checking out our saffy wasn’t happy with the solution given by his manager nor were we since we knew the future consequences of it <Saffy doesn’t even have a kick start>.

The manager wanted to wind up the things quickly since our bike was taking more time than expected and other mechanics were also getting involved to find where the problem was….

Obviously we cannot ride without headlight and horn and moreover if the Service centre people are not getting the solution how will any other local mechanic would find one?

So we had no other option then to agree with whatever alternatives they suggested

Sadly seating on bench and pleading to god I said “lets make this Leh ride a successful one please Babaji make Saffy ok” “enough of all the troubles don’t force us to lose our patience god” with all tears rolling out of my eyes”.

Suddenly I heard someone calling me it was the mechanic named “Rajan” who was working on my bike since the start I rushed towards him and he said the most miraculous unanticipated words “madam problem pata chal gya bike ka ek chotasa fuse gaya ha jispar plastic tape lagi hui thi uske wajah se fuse check nahe kar paya, barish ka panni jane k wajah se fuse udd gya hoga” <“Mam we found the root cause of the problem. There was this one small (Tube) fuse which was masked by the plastic tape by some old mechanic and that was the reason I was not able to locate this one. I think the rain water would have created the problem by making it way inside” >

Obviously Saffy never faced rain previously, it was just 2 months before the ride where we tested her and of course the rain thing said by Rajan was right.
I was blank I was happy I was surprised I was expression less I was ……. I felt the hard urge of crying out loud with all the happiness. I did not wanted to try those alternatives with my bike.

By 5.30 pm Saffy was done with her surgery, neatly dressed up and oiled. we carried extra fuse for her in case she needed in future. Now she was ready to face those rough terrains awaiting her.

The things which was just a matter of 10 mints took 4 hrs.

We were still happy that her operation was successful and she has been discharged from the hospital fit and fine with no ALTERNATIVES

We thanked everybody out there at SVC who contributed their knowledge, invested their time energy to rectify my lady. Thank you guys thank you Rajan for finding the problem and solving it on time err lots of time..
We quickly got geared up and left from the spot since we did not wanted to enter Hariyana at night so we planned to take a halt at Kotputli somewhere on the Rajasthan border. Proceeding with the normal pace once again the thoughts encircled my mind thinking about those 4 hours we invested in SC to make Saffy able-bodied. She was STRIPPED in front of me with all her circuits out and ufff…..

Some light moments after Saffy's Successful Surgery




Saffy - how are you Touro?
Touro - I am fine now, but lots of weight on mehow abt you?
Saffy : Feelinng better now, able to see and speak now
Touro - Lets not make anymore issues for our poor riders..
Saffy - yeah for sure! lets roll buddy !!





I was soooooooooo happy that saffy was fit and fine finally —



Relief from some heat <evening time somewhere near Khotputli>




God is around you always "MIRACLES DO HAPPEN" Seriously smallest things gives more pain which gets undetected compared to larger one which gets detected easily. Relate it to our lives and you will understand that the problems is always small we make it big. One central fuse gone the darkness surrounds you taking away light and happiness from your Life. RIDING DO TEACHES YOU MANY THINGS.

Taking Shelter in some hotel in Kotputli concluded our dinner and prayed for better tomorrow.

<Yes we did had a better tomorrow - DAY 4 was tragedy free - but something will always be left over>

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@Shivanshu :- Day 3 is here

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Great narration Kiran! Bring on the rest!

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CHAPTER 4 - “DAY 4”

“Long Way Down…”

Day4 (Tue) - 16/06/2015

Route – Kotputli --> Rohtak --> Panipat --> Ambala --> Ludhiana --> Jalandhar

Kms - 600

We got up early in the morning since Sun god was not so happy from last 2 days <34 – 36 degree in a stretch> thanks to Tang and Electral powder to keep us going in all down times. We also wanted to cover maximum miles possibly before 12.00 because after that we knew we would be forced to take frequent water breaks.

Ofcourse we were happy today since Saffy, Sacha Kaiee and Touro all was doing GOOD and yes we had to increase the count of kms and cover up with all our backlogs

After riding for some odd kms <approx 150> there is a bypass to Rohtak/ Rewadi actually it’s bisection from NH8 where you will exit NH8 and enter NH71, Haryana district. The roads from Rohtak to Panipat was so scenic that inspite of having burden in our mind about covering maximum kms we were literally forced to halt and take a photo break

Exit from NH8 and entering NH71 - The board says it all !!



Sun in our eyes and dreams in our soul kept us moving




The roads in Hariyana were too scenic with very less Traffic - My all time fav Victory Pose !!





Post 12.00 we took frequent water breaks, Sharbat and lassi break but the smaller one so that we keep ourselves hydrated &pour some water on our head and spill some on our jacket to avoid sun strokes

lassi proved a blessing in disguise



Sharbat saved us from sun strokes



High Temperature and water Proof Riding boots made the skin of legs go weird




Seriously wherever i find place i never miss out with my power nap !!





Some Go Pro Click


If by any chance you think that riding in Mumbai is difficult try riding or driving on Ambala & Ludhiana highways. Little off your mind & lack of calculation and you could be smacked by any running vehicle which approaches so cut to cut from behind you’re a** scaring hell out of you and if you really hold a good luck you will thank god every time a car passes you from left from right from behind almost touching your tail light compressing and forcing you to apply your brakes so hard that your brakes growl on you “handle me with care, it hurts” console them by saying no other option baby do you want to get admitted in a hospital AGAIN and your motorcycle will be quiet adhering your orders throughout your journey

We got loads of service roads and bypasses from Panipat until Jalandhar. We had to slow down after every 20 kms because of diversions due to road constructions.
Jalandhar police were so excited to welcome us and eager to know our Journey. Firstly they addressed me saying “bhaisaab”and then when they came to know about us they started appreciating our courage and what not..

Actually there is a catch here. I was leading and Sachin was riding behind me when suddenly the group of officers asked me to stop. Frankly speaking I was nervous and worried and the reason behind the nervousness was “I DID NOT HAD MOTORCYCLE WITH GEAR LICENSE”. Yes I travelled all the way without license. A very legitimate reason to this was we had just 2 months with us while I made up my mind of taking my motorcycle to Leh and getting a proper license that to in Mumbai in such a short span wasn’t possible. So initially I was bit scared when they asked me to stop however they asked us nothing about our docs or license they were just eager to know more about us..<I WAS SO RELIEVED> By the way now I have obtained new license :P>

Selfie with Jalandhar Police




Jalandhar police welcoming us or Threatening us <NOT SURE> ;-p




By 7.00 in the evening we started finding shelter in Jalandhar which was another hectic task. All the hotels were too expensive around 2000 INR to 2500 INR so we kept our search on and exactly after 30 mints we got a good hotel near old bus stop which did not blew out our budget too. However even after so much hurdle and bad roads and 30 mints waiting we were very happy since we covered 600+ kms today.

Wonderful evening somewhere near Jalandhar



We checked in, freshen up and left for searching some authentic Punjabi Dhaba and wouu what a delicious dinner we had “makai ki roti, Dal makkani makkan maarke,bhenndi ki sabji, mirchi ka achar, Jeera rice and last but not the least Lassi” just in Rs 225-/

When we returned to our hotel we thought to pack up our stuffs in night itself however we were forced to plant our overloaded stomach on bed and give it some rest…and finally it was the most awaited snore time!!

We were waiting fervently for the big day tomorrow as we were about to enter the new world of mountains. Yes I was excited and I was equally overwrought since I never rode on such dangerous single lane Ghat ever 0% experience but I was clear that I have to make through my destination that passion and obsession to achieve the goal and flaunt all those trainings Sachin gave me in last 2 months, his efforts should not go wasted. Moreover I did not wanted him to suffer and get delayed because of me.
I primed myself & said it loud to my inner soul “Get ready Mrs Desai it’s SHOW TIME!!”

I remember the line Sachin said me once while training me to make “eight – 8” from my bike that “Always remember one thing it’s all about mind game even though your health and strength gives up on you, keep your mind under control never allow your mind to quit and if u succeed to do so then there is never looking back you will easily achieve what u desire for”

<Day 5 is gonna be thrilling – 1^st time on single lane and horrifying trucks flashing onto you>

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The Best moment. asking about each other after all Saffy had a minor dressing at Bajaj so Touro had to ask her...

I like it, and I like talking to my machines, and thats why I am enjoying this travelogue. When you sync up with your machine, the world is more amazing than you ever thought.

Great pics and great log... eagerly waiting for you guys to hit the mountain...

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Waiting for day 5 [MENTION=8305]kiran[/MENTION](o)