Kashmir to Cape on my Enfield

COUGAR · 18th February 2007, 15:02

Hmm wonder how i missed this section on T-BHP so far?

Neways Trip log and pics from various rides:

Leh 2005:
Himalayan Odyssey 2005

Cape-05
Cape 8 - 2005

Leh-2006
Ladakh - 2006

Complete list of rides:
cougar-rides.com

prasadee · 19th February 2007, 01:43

Those are some awesome rides, and excellent pics. Great going.... ride on!

moralfibre · 19th February 2007, 11:44

I have read about your rides before cougar. Here is one which I did - K2K

FaiyazSultan · 1st May 2007, 19:33

Nice ride, it takes a lot to go on a two wheeler to Ladakh
I have already done it a few times on diffrent bikes. This year would be going again ... if intrested to join in ... then check this out Ladakh 2007

hvkumar · 1st May 2007, 20:43

Here is the log book of a drive in a car from Srinagar to Kanyakumari-Trivandrum on Dec 24-28, 2002 -
Day 1: Srinagar-Panipat 814 kms
Day 2: Panipat-Sagar 740 kms
Day 3/4 Combined, non-stop drive: Sagar-Kanyakumar-Trivandrum 2,277 kms,
totalling around 3,800 kms in 4 days, 1 night of driving

Kashmir2Kanyakumari

Kumar

highwayblaze · 1st May 2007, 23:01

Really good pics and definitely a great trip it must've been

! Way to go!!

ramkya1 · 2nd May 2007, 12:10

Hai Couger,

I read the entire account @ your site and saw most of the snaps. Great to see them and read the accounts, made me think of what we used to do with our bikers gang way back in 80's. The prelude tolled my memory.

I did something like this in 1986. 2 of us from Cochin airfreighted my Yezdi Road King (that was one great bike) to Mumbai and drove it back through Goa, Mangalore to Cochin. All friends laughed at us; but we were short of time and had only a window of 8 days. I convinced my pillion, Bakar, who was in Indian Airlines (that was the monopoly airline at that time, we could do almost anything) with his contacts we could airfreight the bike almost free. The roads were none too great at that time and even truckkers used to go in conveys from Ponda to Karwar for fear of decoits, NH 17 was just happening !!!! We followed the truckers, the forest was real scary before Karwar.

The best part was the drive from Mumbai to Goa. Stopover for 3 days, Goa to Mangalore - stop over, Mangalore to Trichur - stopover and Trichur to Cochin. I can't imagine doing it now. I am happy you could take the decision to do it while it could happen.

Happy Driving,

--Ramky

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BunnyPunia · 5th May 2007, 19:49

i have over 10 trips between my legs (

) but the pics are all scattered here and there!

Sankar · 6th May 2007, 13:54

Cougar nice trip man! It takes guts to do trips like these especially when you don't have a support 4 wheeler following you.

FaiyazSultan · 6th May 2007, 18:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by COUGAR

Hmm wonder how i missed this section on T-BHP so far?

Are you in Pune ?

We would be riding from Delhi - Pune in a few weeks ...
Hope to join you there

18th February 2007, 15:02	#1
COUGAR BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 548 Thanked: 94 Times View My Garage	Kashmir to Cape on my Enfield Hmm wonder how i missed this section on T-BHP so far? Neways Trip log and pics from various rides: Leh 2005: Himalayan Odyssey 2005 Cape-05 Cape 8 - 2005 Leh-2006 Ladakh - 2006 Complete list of rides: cougar-rides.com
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19th February 2007, 01:43	#2
prasadee BANNED Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 569 Thanked: 266 Times View My Garage	Those are some awesome rides, and excellent pics. Great going.... ride on!
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19th February 2007, 11:44	#3
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,495 Thanked: 14,118 Times	I have read about your rides before cougar. Here is one which I did - K2K
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1st May 2007, 19:33	#4
FaiyazSultan Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 5 Thanked: 0 Times	Nice ride, it takes a lot to go on a two wheeler to Ladakh I have already done it a few times on diffrent bikes. This year would be going again ... if intrested to join in ... then check this out Ladakh 2007
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1st May 2007, 20:43	#5
hvkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 7,369 Thanked: 3,463 Times	Here is the log book of a drive in a car from Srinagar to Kanyakumari-Trivandrum on Dec 24-28, 2002 - Day 1: Srinagar-Panipat 814 kms Day 2: Panipat-Sagar 740 kms Day 3/4 Combined, non-stop drive: Sagar-Kanyakumar-Trivandrum 2,277 kms, totalling around 3,800 kms in 4 days, 1 night of driving Kashmir2Kanyakumari Kumar
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1st May 2007, 23:01	#6
highwayblaze BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago/Mumbai/Pune Posts: 771 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Really good pics and definitely a great trip it must've been ! Way to go!!
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2nd May 2007, 12:10	#7
ramkya1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Palakkad, Keral Posts: 1,829 Thanked: 434 Times View My Garage	Great Bike Ride Account Hai Couger, I read the entire account @ your site and saw most of the snaps. Great to see them and read the accounts, made me think of what we used to do with our bikers gang way back in 80's. The prelude tolled my memory. I did something like this in 1986. 2 of us from Cochin airfreighted my Yezdi Road King (that was one great bike) to Mumbai and drove it back through Goa, Mangalore to Cochin. All friends laughed at us; but we were short of time and had only a window of 8 days. I convinced my pillion, Bakar, who was in Indian Airlines (that was the monopoly airline at that time, we could do almost anything) with his contacts we could airfreight the bike almost free. The roads were none too great at that time and even truckkers used to go in conveys from Ponda to Karwar for fear of decoits, NH 17 was just happening !!!! We followed the truckers, the forest was real scary before Karwar. The best part was the drive from Mumbai to Goa. Stopover for 3 days, Goa to Mangalore - stop over, Mangalore to Trichur - stopover and Trichur to Cochin. I can't imagine doing it now. I am happy you could take the decision to do it while it could happen. Happy Driving, --Ramky ============ Last edited by ramkya1 : 2nd May 2007 at 12:15. Reason: Spelling
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5th May 2007, 19:49	#8
BunnyPunia BANNED Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 905 Thanked: 1,499 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (5)	i have over 10 trips between my legs ( ) but the pics are all scattered here and there!
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6th May 2007, 13:54	#9
Sankar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Location Posts: 5,778 Thanked: 9,211 Times	Cougar nice trip man! It takes guts to do trips like these especially when you don't have a support 4 wheeler following you.
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