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  • #16
    Great going Kurt nice log and beautiful pics man.... bring it on...... the more I see snow ...the more I start sweating out here in Delhi waiting for more brother

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    • #17
      Originally posted by ken cool View Post
      Phew! So much of RB and so little of food. You are running on adrenaline only. You are some marathon biker. I think we have Lovemax V2 here!
      And as I saw your photographs once again and read your text, I realised that even Lovemax rode a CBZ, albeit the older version. What uncanny similarities!
      The Wheel was a great invention; Two Wheels with a Motor in between was even better!


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      • #18
        Originally posted by beruoist View Post
        Awesome ride and beautiful pics !!
        Thanks beruoist!

        Originally posted by Aryan View Post
        Lovely stuff Kurt! Bring the rest of the log and the pictures on.
        Right away!

        Originally posted by ken cool View Post
        Phew! So much of RB and so little of food. You are running on adrenaline only. You are some marathon biker. I think we have Lovemax V2 here!
        Am lucky enough to grab some bull from chd this time on..The last ride, almost died of thrist ... no water, no food!!

        BTW, pardon the ignorance, but i dont know who lovemax is
        " I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not" - Kurt Cobain

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        • #19
          Kurt, it was amazing to see the pics that you posted, ..... those saddle bags were Humongous.... just wondering what were you carrying in them.....
          Bring more of the pics and write up, that the best I can to, when am not riding.....! and I salute the dare of doing solo, in the hills at dead of the night...you are some Kick @$$ rider!!
          Its not about the BHP or the CC, its about one common religion called Biking!!!

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          • #20
            Originally posted by kurtrules View Post
            BTW, pardon the ignorance, but i dont know who lovemax is
            Does not matter. He was one amazing rider, on the "older" xbhp, did Ladakh 4 times in a row, did Spiti regularly, Srinagar to Delhi at one go... etc etc etc... and a photographer... a legend in himself.

            You seem to be in the same league! My respect to you.
            The Wheel was a great invention; Two Wheels with a Motor in between was even better!


            BMW Motorrad Days 2011

            Xbhp's Indo-French Kashmir-Ladakh Tour

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            • #21
              Nice pictures.... Waiting for my turn to ride on those roads...
              Two-lane blacktop isn't a highway - it's an attitude.

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              • #22
                Right, so I continued... Took a link road to Geyu where I spotted the housed mummy which was oh so life like!!





                Pardon the pictures, they were taken from behind a glass window + forget photography, have trouble in simple point and shoot!!..

                After all the surprise and utter disbelief, I took the link road back to the main and continued to Tabo..

                The wind was frightening! I was beginning to feel that somewhere from up the mountain would be a boulder that would come tumbling down and sweep me off the road.... So guess what pros the fear brought with it?? I picked up speed and was in Tabo in less than half an hour!









                Tabo, the home of a pretty old monastary (around 1000 years old).

                Took a few pics, had a plate of finger licking mutton momos.









                Loitered around for a bit and then continued till kaza ...

                Some where on a river bank:



                Weird rock formation:








                Reached Kaza around 1800 hours.



                It had been an 18 hour ride, no sleep, few breaks. I was tired, but the look on my face showed, that yes, i was satisfied with meself!!
                " I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not" - Kurt Cobain

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                • #23
                  Riding for 18 hours continuously in those conditions/ roads!? Tremendous stuff, this.
                  :)

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by dcs View Post
                    Kurt, it was amazing to see the pics that you posted, ..... those saddle bags were Humongous.... just wondering what were you carrying in them.....
                    Bring more of the pics and write up, that the best I can to, when am not riding.....! and I salute the dare of doing solo, in the hills at dead of the night...you are some Kick @$$ rider!!
                    Thanks dcs!

                    The saddle bags looked over sized coz of the rain cover that was on them. Contained, well nothing much, just some spares, foot pump and some clothes,,

                    Originally posted by ken cool View Post
                    Does not matter. He was one amazing rider, on the "older" xbhp, did Ladakh 4 times in a row, did Spiti regularly, Srinagar to Delhi at one go... etc etc etc... and a photographer... a legend in himself.

                    You seem to be in the same league! My respect to you.
                    Thanks for appreciating ken, though I am just a ordinary guy completely in love with the combination of motorbikes and mountains!


                    Originally posted by Shivanshu View Post
                    Great going Kurt nice log and beautiful pics man.... bring it on...... the more I see snow ...the more I start sweating out here in Delhi waiting for more brother
                    Am working on it Shivanshu

                    Originally posted by chandrasekhar View Post
                    Nice pictures.... Waiting for my turn to ride on those roads...
                    Hope you realise your dreams soon!
                    Last edited by kurtrules; 06-15-2009, 05:31 PM.
                    " I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not" - Kurt Cobain

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                    • #25
                      kurt....am at loss of words.....
                      but it is so refreshing to see the pics...as if its me on the same road once again.
                      Cant be in office anymore...need to ride..maybe this Friday evening...to some place in Hills!!!
                      Its not about the BHP or the CC, its about one common religion called Biking!!!

                      Save the Tigers! Only 1411 (excluding ME) are left!




                      This is my entry in the blogging world!!

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                      • #26
                        Kurt those pics are amazingly beautiful man...the rocks and the mountains along with the river..... wish I was their....waiting for more brother... more is never enough when these type of pics are their feel like seeing them again and again..... and yeah kudos to your for your solo ride in this place..... keep it up

                        Save the Earth - We are the one who are running out of time, as Earth will take it own time to heal but that time may not be enough for us.

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                        I dont just ride my bikes, I live with them.
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                        Yamaha YZF R15 (2010 model)
                        Hero Impulse (2012 model)
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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by dcs View Post
                          kurt....am at loss of words.....
                          but it is so refreshing to see the pics...as if its me on the same road once again.
                          Cant be in office anymore...need to ride..maybe this Friday evening...to some place in Hills!!!
                          This Friday...hmm..good, give me a call once you finalize. If its himachal, i may join..

                          Originally posted by Aryan View Post
                          Riding for 18 hours continuously in those conditions/ roads!? Tremendous stuff, this.
                          Well, the best is yet to come
                          " I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not" - Kurt Cobain

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                          • #28
                            18 hours of riding. I am blown away yet again by your unimaginable feats! Satisfied man? You must be way more than that.
                            The Wheel was a great invention; Two Wheels with a Motor in between was even better!


                            BMW Motorrad Days 2011

                            Xbhp's Indo-French Kashmir-Ladakh Tour

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                            • #29
                              18 hrs of riding in one go . You are one hell of a marathon tourer... Kudos to you man !! Everytime you bring one such ride done in such less time that would put experts to shame.
                              Your Extreme goes through a lot & even the tyres would have be-friended the tarmac of Himachal.

                              Nice ride & b'ful pics. Cheers !!
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                              • #30
                                Dear Abhishek and all: If everything goes as planned then come September and we will have something of the similar kinds to be posted in the tourer section. am 98% sure, the rest 1.5% is for the office and 0.5% is for all the other unseen circumstances. Keeping the fingers crossed.
                                Its not about the BHP or the CC, its about one common religion called Biking!!!

                                Save the Tigers! Only 1411 (excluding ME) are left!




                                This is my entry in the blogging world!!

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