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**melbin** · 03-19-2011, 12:49 AM

Originally posted by lijok View Post

@Alankar - how do you remember all the minute details as though it happened yesterday. Hats off to you, again.

Thanks Lijo for introducing this marvelous thread in facebook

If u arrange all the photos ur last ride in an ascending order,u can recollect all the thinks,maybe??

But we cant express it in our triplogs, because we dont have good writing skills like alankar thats the reason!!

@alankar

""While we await their return, I strike up a conversation with an elderly gentlemen who looks upon us curiously. He introduces himself as a retired fighter jet pilot. He claims he is currently here on vacation and expresses his desire to ride like we do some day. He remarks that those who know him consider him to be too old to achieve such a feat. Despite their rants, he says, he intends to ride the peaks of Leh in the following year. He chooses the Pulsar 220 as his weapon of choice for he says it has superior handling. On being informed that I own an R-15, he quickly adds that he would have preferred it to the Pulsar, but his aging spine is not amenable to a cowling position. The conversation now turns to us.""

he he ,I think that guy compared the handling of p220 to his fighter jet

the weighted handle of p220 is better than zmr &r15s

one more thing, i personly dont like that ****ed image of motorbreeth,only one pic in the whole thread,,,all other are superb hats off

**alankarmisra** · 03-19-2011, 12:57 AM

Originally posted by melbin View Post

one more thing, i personly dont like that ****ed image of motorbreeth,only one pic in the whole thread,,,all other are superb hats off

Which image are you referring to? And thanks for the compliments. And btw, you're right - images, notes (though scanty), etc do help jog the memory. Having said that, I think because we had so many high adrenalin incidents where tempers were flying every which way, it was simpler to remember things because everything was so "loud"

Edit: OK, I looked through the images and found one that I think could be considered offensive. Have taken that down. Hope I got the right one. I don't think Motorbreath was trying to offend anyone. He was just being silly.

**alankarmisra** · 03-19-2011, 01:10 AM

^^ Ohhh this one. This is OK by xbhp standards :-P It shall remain as evidence of the amoral relations between RomeMike and Motorbreath :P

**mitz** · 03-19-2011, 01:16 AM

For a change, this time around I did not post to let you know how wonderful the last chapter was or how awesome the landscape pics are..
Just want to quote 1 thing,

'Amy is Beautiful' :P

**melbin** · 03-19-2011, 01:18 AM

Originally posted by alankarmisra View Post

^^ Ohhh this one. This is OK by xbhp standards :-P It shall remain as evidence of the amoral relations between RomeMike and Motorbreath :P

strange he he

this is my personal opinion man take it lite

one more thing,,dont be too fast,am eagerly looking for ur upcoming posts,

hope that ur new assignment wont affect ur blogs ,take ur own time upload more pics

and fulfill ur childhood dream

**alankarmisra** · 03-19-2011, 01:23 AM

Originally posted by mitz View Post

'Amy is Beautiful' :P

Ha ha ha ha ha! :P

Originally posted by melbin View Post

strange he he

this is my personal opinion man take it lite

one more thing,,dont be too fast,am eagerly looking for ur upcoming posts,

hope that ur new assignment wont affect ur blogs ,take ur own time upload more pics

and fulfill ur childhood dream

No no, not taking anything seriously. As for not being too fast, I'm not really skipping anything but yeah I'm not spending time on detailed edits right now. I will probably re-edit the whole thing and republish the refined text either as an e-book or a published book (if there are takers) at some point in the future. For now I just want to get the story/details out before I forget specifics. I probably already have forgotten quite a few things but for the most part I think I've remained true to the experience.

**Anoop Desai** · 03-19-2011, 02:03 AM

Originally posted by alankarmisra View Post

Ha ha ha ha ha! :P
I will probably re-edit the whole thing and republish the refined text either as an e-book or a published book (if there are takers) at some point in the future.

Dont depress us by saying that! I wont comment on your writing skills or the pixels. They are the things not to be commented on.. Its the pleasure of watching them, enjoying them and living them.

**mitz** · 03-19-2011, 12:35 PM

Originally posted by alankarmisra View Post

I will probably re-edit the whole thing and republish the refined text either as an e-book or a published book (if there are takers).

You've got one confirmed already

But on a serious note, do not let this beautiful chilfhood dreams of yours end here itself on a thread or a blog..
Do something big with it (I'm talking in terms of actual hand book or coffee table book) because your story in your own words combined with those amazing pictures have definite potential to be legen-dary..

Cheers

**alankarmisra** · 03-19-2011, 12:44 PM

Originally posted by Anoop Desai View Post

Dont depress us by saying that! I wont comment on your writing skills or the pixels. They are the things not to be commented on.. Its the pleasure of watching them, enjoying them and living them.

Ha ha ha by "if there are any takers" I meant publishers. :P

Originally posted by mitz View Post

You've got one confirmed already

But on a serious note, do not let this beautiful chilfhood dreams of yours end here itself on a thread or a blog..
Do something big with it (I'm talking in terms of actual hand book or coffee table book) because your story in your own words combined with those amazing pictures have definite potential to be legen-dary..

Cheers

Thank you Mitz. I will definitely try my best to do more with this. Thanks again.

**romeomike** · 03-19-2011, 09:55 PM

Originally posted by Mitz;

'Amy is Beautiful' :P

Originally posted by alankarmisra;

Ha ha ha ha ha! :P

I was not paying bills in 1000s for breakfast like you guyz....and at least I have a photograph to have the bragging rights buddy...

yeah Vishal's experience the previous night at Diskit was wonderful...

Family three parting ways might come in your next chapter....and I hated that chapter from the bottom of my heart...

**alankarmisra** · 03-19-2011, 10:04 PM

Originally posted by romeomike View Post

Family three parting ways might come in your next chapter....and I hated that chapter from the bottom of my heart...

Ha ha ha I haven't even written it yet and you already hated it :P But yeah, it was painful for you to part ways with them I'm sure.

**GovindUnicorn** · 03-22-2011, 07:48 PM

Awesome!!!

You've got an AWESOME travelogue going..it surely has me inspired to try and take on Leh this time around..
just a few questions though..I'm asthmatic as well..hope the condition didn't bother you too much?any precautions to be taken?
and one more thing..my bike's a Unicorn..any idea how Drifter's bike did?inputs welcome from Drifter as well

**alankarmisra** · 03-22-2011, 09:56 PM

Originally posted by GovindUnicorn View Post

You've got an AWESOME travelogue going..it surely has me inspired to try and take on Leh this time around..
just a few questions though..I'm asthmatic as well..hope the condition didn't bother you too much?any precautions to be taken?
and one more thing..my bike's a Unicorn..any idea how Drifter's bike did?inputs welcome from Drifter as well

Thanks Govind. For Asthma, just go to your physician maan. He/She will give you the needed advise and meds. Personally, on the advice of my physician, I went through a blood test just to ensure that I didn't have any pre-existing infections. And he also gave me meds to prevent chest congestion since thin air + chest congestion + asthma = recipe for pain. Other than that, I didn't have to do much and could easily keep up with the rest.

As for the Unicorn, Drifter had a problem only with a bolt that had come loose leading to his faring shaking a bit but he fixed that with a wire. Other than that his bike had no trouble whatsoever and infact did better than some of the bigger bikes.

**2strokerama** · 03-24-2011, 07:19 PM

@ author: Hey man, this is the first travelogue that Im looking forward to the text more than the pictures.....nuff said right? So, when are you going to finish it...next year?

**alankarmisra** · 03-24-2011, 07:56 PM

Originally posted by 2strokerama View Post

@ author: Hey man, this is the first travelogue that Im looking forward to the text more than the pictures.....nuff said right? So, when are you going to finish it...next year?

Ehhh maaan I'm trying my best to finish it. It isn't easy ya'know considering I ain't doing this professionally and I take like 4 hours minimum to spit out one chapter. So... it will get done when it gets done :P :P

Nuff said? ;-)

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