Ladakh Ride- Bullets June 2008

dwaraka · 7th August 2008, 11:30

Hi Team- Bhptians,

We three Bulleteers from Bangalore - Venkat, Dwarak and Shashwat rode this June to Ladakh from Delhi, covering 3,300 kms in 16 days.

Our attempt to enter Spiti Valley from Sumdo was aborted by a land slide near Nako. We re-attempted spiti from Gramphoo after travelling all the way to Manali, Rohtang Pass via Jalori Pass. Again we faced failure with a stream crossing 7 kms from Gramphoo into Spiti Valley. We had to back out. However, we rode to Khardung la , which is a cake walk now.

Posted is the link to pictures we took on Canon Digital SLR and Mobile Phone HTC P3300

[COLOR=#0066cc]http://picasaweb.google.co.in/rajput/Leh[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0066cc]http://picasaweb.google.co.in/dwarakster/LadakhRide[/COLOR]

Dwarak

khan_sultan · 7th August 2008, 12:07

Dwarak, these are greats pics. too bad that you took soooooooo long to post them :-)

BTW, that's a lot of ration/fuel you carrying on your bikes. Were you planning to settle down there?

Need to catch up sir. long time no OTR presence from you.

vnabhi · 7th August 2008, 12:10

Great adventure Dwarak. Last week's Overdrive serial on CNBC also showed a big team of Bulleteers doing the same stint to Manali via Ladakh.

dwaraka · 7th August 2008, 12:11

Khan Sultan,

Thanks! survival kit sir. Yes need to catch up sometime soon. My gypsy is ready for OTR now. Need to plan out an OTR shortly.

Warm regards,
Dwarak

sushrutha · 7th August 2008, 12:18

Nice pics there..
Can you please post the whole ride in detail ?
thanks

mondymk3 · 7th August 2008, 12:26

amazing man..i'm planning the trip this weekend..

tsk1979 · 7th August 2008, 12:30

3300kms! Wow.
but not even 33 pics!
We are waiting for a detailed trip log and more pics

snaronikar · 7th August 2008, 12:32

Great pics Dwaraka. Pls share the complete details of your journey.

Sidz · 7th August 2008, 14:04

Fantastic is the word!!
I had seen an episode of "High on the Highway" on NewsX where they showed around 50 Bulleteers take the route from Delhi to Khardungla via Manali & Leh.It was just amazing.

Kindly load some more snaps & share your detailed plan that you had to make for this one helluva trip

Cheers

harjeev · 7th August 2008, 14:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwaraka

Great man,
Wonderful pics
This last one. Are you standing in a river or its a road full of water.

salvation · 7th August 2008, 14:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by harjeev

Great man,
Wonderful pics
This last one. Are you standing in a river or its a road full of water.

Its a nice camera angle/trick. actually he is standing on road side way above the river but the angle at which picture is taken it looks like he is standing in middle of it. great picture!!!

KSM-Vtec · 7th August 2008, 14:40

Sounds great!! howmuch distance did you have to ride through the water? Can one go to leh ladhak in a santro?

khan_sultan · 7th August 2008, 14:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by KSM-Vtec

Can one go to leh ladhak in a santro?

NO. The army folks will hang you upside down if they even come to know about it

.

On a serious note, you can even do the Ladhak route on a M800 and people have done it. More than the vehicle, it is the human grit and condition that is more important

KSM-Vtec · 7th August 2008, 15:00

I understand, but wont it be like inviting trouble?

Quote:

Originally Posted by khan_sultan

NO. The army folks will hang you upside down if they even come to know about it

.

On a serious note, you can even do the Ladhak route on a M800 and people have done it. More than the vehicle, it is the human grit and condition that is more important

dwaraka · 8th August 2008, 10:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by salvation

Its a nice camera angle/trick. actually he is standing on road side way above the river but the angle at which picture is taken it looks like he is standing in middle of it. great picture!!!

This was the edge of the road, afterwhich the road takes extreme curve to the right. Picture was taken by Shashwat , a team member with his Canon Digital Camera.

Photo link was given earlier. However, providing the link again.

Picasa Web Albums - Shashwat - Leh

Picasa Web Albums - Dwarakanath - ladakh-ride
Dwarak

7th August 2008, 11:30	#1
dwaraka Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,240 Thanked: 229 Times	Ladakh Ride- Bullets June 2008 Hi Team- Bhptians, We three Bulleteers from Bangalore - Venkat, Dwarak and Shashwat rode this June to Ladakh from Delhi, covering 3,300 kms in 16 days. Our attempt to enter Spiti Valley from Sumdo was aborted by a land slide near Nako. We re-attempted spiti from Gramphoo after travelling all the way to Manali, Rohtang Pass via Jalori Pass. Again we faced failure with a stream crossing 7 kms from Gramphoo into Spiti Valley. We had to back out. However, we rode to Khardung la , which is a cake walk now. Posted is the link to pictures we took on Canon Digital SLR and Mobile Phone HTC P3300 [COLOR=#0066cc]http://picasaweb.google.co.in/rajput/Leh[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0066cc]http://picasaweb.google.co.in/dwarakster/LadakhRide[/COLOR] Dwarak
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7th August 2008, 12:07	#2
khan_sultan Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Noida/Bangalore Posts: 4,932 Thanked: 5,894 Times View My Garage	Dwarak, these are greats pics. too bad that you took soooooooo long to post them :-) BTW, that's a lot of ration/fuel you carrying on your bikes. Were you planning to settle down there? Need to catch up sir. long time no OTR presence from you.
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7th August 2008, 12:10	#3
vnabhi Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: DC -> DC Posts: 5,979 Thanked: 2,407 Times View My Garage	Great adventure Dwarak. Last week's Overdrive serial on CNBC also showed a big team of Bulleteers doing the same stint to Manali via Ladakh.
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7th August 2008, 12:11	#4
dwaraka Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,240 Thanked: 229 Times	Khan Sultan, Thanks! survival kit sir. Yes need to catch up sometime soon. My gypsy is ready for OTR now. Need to plan out an OTR shortly. Warm regards, Dwarak
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7th August 2008, 12:18	#5
sushrutha Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chikmagalur/Ban Posts: 1,703 Thanked: 333 Times View My Garage	Nice pics there.. Can you please post the whole ride in detail ? thanks
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7th August 2008, 12:26	#6
mondymk3 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: delhi Posts: 47 Thanked: 8 Times	amazing man..i'm planning the trip this weekend..
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7th August 2008, 12:30	#7
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,726 Thanked: 23,058 Times View My Garage	3300kms! Wow. but not even 33 pics! We are waiting for a detailed trip log and more pics
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7th August 2008, 12:32	#8
snaronikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,845 Thanked: 30 Times View My Garage	Great pics Dwaraka. Pls share the complete details of your journey.
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7th August 2008, 14:04	#9
Sidz BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 81 Thanked: 5 Times	Fantastic is the word!! I had seen an episode of "High on the Highway" on NewsX where they showed around 50 Bulleteers take the route from Delhi to Khardungla via Manali & Leh.It was just amazing. Kindly load some more snaps & share your detailed plan that you had to make for this one helluva trip Cheers
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7th August 2008, 14:40	#12
KSM-Vtec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MH-02-India-Bombay-Bandra Posts: 1,562 Thanked: 446 Times View My Garage	Sounds great!! howmuch distance did you have to ride through the water? Can one go to leh ladhak in a santro?
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