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A Short Sunday Run toward a nearby untouched, unexplored view point that turned out Real fun........
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Music is that sound indeed,
The roaring of Royal Enfield. -
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Is this a run or motorcycle ride
I don't see any pictures of a bike!
Biking is not about what you have between your legs, its all about how well you use it!!!!!!!
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These photos will surely win some contest.
Nice start though
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nice startComment
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Rain, Mist and More
Riders and their steeds:
Abu Zainab (xbhp id: jaseem910) - Royal Enfield Bullet 350cc 1990
Fawas - Royal Enfield Bullet 350cc 1969Route: Atholi - Balussery - Thalayad - Vayalada - Panangad - Balussery - Atholi
Distance covered: 70km
Prologue
Fawas is a real good partner in riding; Except for his "unbeatable" speed. I always wonder how in this world can a person ride below 25 kmph for hours :-) . Apart from that he is an understanding and co-operative riding partner. We both never concentrate on covering maximum distances, rather we enjoy each mile we come across.
The Ride
My bike was running low on fuel as I was not able to fuel up the previous night due to some other issues. So we decided to fill up at IOC, Estate mukku which we thought was open for 24 hours. Well, Bad luck; they open only at 5:00 am
Waiting for the fuel up
The Royal Steeds
. We were there by 4:50 am, and had to try hard till 5:20 am to wake up the dreaming staffs. After the fuelling, we were rushing towards Thalayad to get the Fajar Salah with congregation. But, missed it by a minute or two. But we offered separately and was out of the masjid by 6 am. Streets were still dark except for a few lamps.
st/2nd gear throughout the climbing up session. Covering blind corners and hairpin bends in such low visibility conditions was a tough task; but was Fun. A few kilometres and we arrived at Vayalada.
- No roads, but just huge rock pieces
- Those were slippery
- My rear break was nearing Zero
- My rear tyre was almost as smooth as polished marble. (Hardly 500 more kms)
- Battery was too low
- My Camera bag was kept freely on the tank
- Mist was too intense
- No sunlight around
- The climbs were too steep
Then came a steep climb of almost 70 degree inclination and as you guys expect, the bike stopped right at the centre and refused to climb
, but the engine was on. Despite of my hard efforts, bike just stood there, roaring loud in tandem with the throttle. And the worst part was my camera bag was slipping down from the tank. I had to support the bag with the right hand ankle and accelerate with the same hand. Since no front break, I had to keep the left foot constantly on the rear break. That supported the camera bag from the left. I wanted to shift the gear down to neuter so that I can leave the clutch lever and put on my bag on my back. With utmost care, I lifted my left foot off the rear break for a second and that scared the hell out of me. The 200 kg machine climbed backwards that steep curve and I struggled hard to get the bike back in my control. Thankfully the rear tire got struck on a huge piece of rock and the bike came to halt.
Alhamdulillah. A sigh of relief!!!
I took the camera out of the poly bag, mounted the bag on my back, kicked the neutral bar and kicked the bike back to life. Forgot to mention that the engine turned off during the whole process. After starting the bike I lifted my butts off the seat and accelerated and the machine started moving. All this time Fawas ahead of me and knew nothing. But I could see him coming down on feet after the whole drama was over. He parked his bike somewhere and came in search of me. Thanks buddy.
But something slightly went wrong with the clutch cable. The bike was moving only if I released 90% of the clutch lever. Man, I really have to put down my weight!
We spent almost an hour there taking snaps and enjoying the serenity. After the moments of tranquillity apart from the civilization and mad rush, we descended down the hill. Since the slopes where dangerously steep, we had to climb down in 1st gear till Vayalada. Vayalada is a small village with a small restaurant, post office, School and a few houses. We stopped at the restaurant and had some yummy Appam and Kadala curry. We planned of having a short shower at some waterfalls enroute. Fawas bought some massaging oil. We were returning through a different route and had a detailed bath of 1.5 hours at some beautiful waterfalls.
The Valley
Macro
Macro Again
That was for the day. We were back home around 11 am.
Music is that sound indeed,
The roaring of Royal Enfield.Comment
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Nice clicks!
Wishing you many happy rides.
Sent from my Xperia L.A bike on the road is worth two in the shed.
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Fantastic Pics!.. but would have loved to see some shots of the Machines amidst all this mist!SMOKIN' BARRELSComment
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