The Spiti Marathon

[KurtRules]

This just had to happen! It was a matter of when, not how!

So one fine wednesday night, post a reprimand from me seniors back in office, i gulped down a red-bull, ate some energy bars and saddled up my extreme, to ride out to kaza. I had a long night and then a long day ahead!

Day 1: (Better as night 1): Picked up some tools, spares, jockeys and dumped them in the saddle bags, a couple of fags and some energy drinks later, i rode off, time being recisely 12 am. Stopped enroute at Narkanda, Powari and Sumdo for red bull et-al! Reached Kaza around 6 pm the same day. Visited Tabo and Geyu (of the mummy fame)

Day 2: Visited Key,Kibber and loitered around Kaza, devouring german delicacies and puffing the ''forbidden"! Coincidently met Shamik at Kibber.

Day 3: Shamik and I started off at 6 in the morning from Kaza. Got to Losar in a couple of hours. Then rode on to the main reason I did this trip, Kunzum La! Was immensly satisfied, post kunzum. Rode on till manali via batal, chota dhara, chattru and gramphoo!

Wondefully horrible roads! Off-roading here was awesome. Good enough to put Koksar-Leh to shame..

Reached Manali at around 8 pm where Shamik decided to stay back and I decided to head to chandigarh. Another red-bull, another explosion of KCal, saw me leaving manali at 2030 hours.7 and a half hours later I was snoring heavily on my pad back in panchkula!

Would post the details and all the pics later. In the meanwhile enjoy the following teasers

[rahulyadav]

good going lalan ...... pour in some more pics

[Yogesh Sarkar]

Welcome back Vaibhav, you guys are lucky to have encountered such nice weather. In 2007, I was wearing a sweatshirt till I reached Losar!

[tsk1979]

waiting for more!!!

[rishabh6296]

Awesome! the area has more snow than Ladakh.

[akshay4384]

vaibhav how do you do it man
that was one hell of a ride
almost or shall i take the liberty of saying more than iron butt,especially when you ride on roads like these.
Kudos

and yeah waiting for rest of the pics.
next time we meet we should get your Butt examined by a doctor,i hope you havent replaced it with a aritificial one(j\k)

sigh this makes me feel i have a cotton butt

[narenmukherjee]

Vaibhav nice teaser, waiting eagerly for main course.. and ofcourse once again a novelist triplog.. be quick

[KurtRules]

Thanks a lot guys, glad you liked the pics.. There is lots more coming, though it will take some time for me to sit back and write my experiences.

Originally Posted by Yogesh Sarkar

Welcome back Vaibhav, you guys are lucky to have encountered such nice weather. In 2007, I was wearing a sweatshirt till I reached Losar!

And I literally had to shove my hand on the silencer to warm it up as it was freezing

Originally Posted by akshay4384

vaibhav how do you do it man
that was one hell of a ride
almost or shall i take the liberty of saying more than iron butt,especially when you ride on roads like these.
Kudos

and yeah waiting for rest of the pics.
next time we meet we should get your Butt examined by a doctor,i hope you havent replaced it with a aritificial one(j\k)

sigh this makes me feel i have a cotton butt

... Thanks Akshay! I am honoured ... Though after of 40 hours of riding, I do have a sore butt!

[imjoshee]

Vaibhav,
Good ride & nice teasers.
Waiting for more....

[CeoBharat]

Sahi hai ladke....



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