Re: Triumph Street Triple - Blue Lightning comes home Entering Shimla
The ride to Shimla was actually not that fun because of the himalayan expressway is under construction from near Solan onwards, there were just way too many trucks and it was way too hot and dusty. The drive through Shimla was horrid with gridlock and traffic all the way. ProTip: Avoid riding through hills or popular tourist destinations during times of long weekend or when you know the influx of tourists would be huge, we had lunch and continued our 70 km journey to the destination to Karyali a beautiful mountain village.
En route karyali T T Triple Make Life A Ride
We were lucky enough to get these beautiful shots not far from Karyali, this is when I felt so much better. I was actually completely exhausted with riding on broken roads. It was a scary feeling because I was on the Pirelli Super Corsas which are basically road legal super soft tires and here I am riding them on gravel, stone and immense potholes. After a certain time I realised that I was bottoming out too much in the front and decided to accelerate instead of brake for small potholes which made the bike glide over them, but this is not always possible (road isn’t straight on the mountains).
Dream is collapsing
We encountered this broken bridge along the way, it was quite a sight to be honest. I’ve seen nothing like it before. One enquiring the locals told us a bunch of trucks decided to park on the bridge which lead to it breaking and toppling over, great going man. These poor villages in the Himalayas already struggle with their road networks and resources only to be destroyed by idiots.
The cottage where we were staying was absolutely gorgeous and we collectively decided that we wanted to spend a day doing absolutely nothing, I decided to just walk around a bit to a place, some of the locals told me about a stream that flows nearby so the afternoon was spent trekking and taking silly pictures.
Me absorbing some nature in my bugs bunny pants.
Afternoon was spent here.
It was a perfect biker getaway bearing the little patch of almost dirt road at the end which leads upto the cottage, but the bike handled it quite well and it got a well deserved break.
Meadow
Blue Lightning is asleep.
I had a drag race coming up on Sunday so was debating weather to stick around, ride further or return back. The itch to race was too strong and we ultimately decided that we will ride back non stop from Karayali to Delhi which Google maps estimated to be a 20 hour drive. So we hustled.
Before people get angry, this was done on a closed road with no vehicle traffic. I really wanted to get some great shots of the bike. It performed flawlessly, it tore up the mountains and it devoured the highway and I was home in less than 11 hours which is fantastic with road condition and the amount of stops we took along the way. Quote:
Originally Posted by VellVector I hope you guys enjoy your ride. On what basis do they not cover the seat, is it mentioned anywhere in the policy? |
Insurance agent mentioned that non commercial vehicles don't have partial theft insurance.
Last edited by quickdraw : 6th April 2016 at 15:17.
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