Archive for the 'Motorcycles' Category

RD350 Poem

Read this Poem around 3 years back and loved it.
When I was nineteen years old,
typically rash, stupid and bold,
I went through a phase called the double ‘A’.
My automotive adolescence so to say.
As a compromise between power and money,
I was given the Rajdoot Yamaha three-fifty
Yes, the one with the miserable fuel economy.
Though the four figure petrol [...]

2006 overview: two wheeler segment

First of all, happy New Year, may this year be full of adventures for you.
When I first started thinking of making the first post of 2007 I thought I might do car of the year, bike of the year kind of thing ala Rearset’s Blog. But I am not yet as knowledgeable as Mr. [...]

World’s best tourer

Few days back Manik and I had the esteemed privilege of meeting world’s best tourer and it happened out of the blue when we least expected it.
Location: Bagga Link (Authorized Bajaj Service Center) Karol Bagh, New Delhi
Time: Sunny afternoon
Date: 1st of December, 2006
Characters:
Manik Mittal: 1 time ladakh veteran
Yogesh Sarkar: 2 time ladakh veteran [...]

New Year Resolution - I

“On Sundays, Catholics go to the Church, motorcyclists go to the track, and thats why all motorcycle shops are closed on Sunday.” Well this is my brain’s feeble memory department delivering a popular motorcycle quote.
I have owned motorcycles for years…ok, not even two years if you insist, but since the time I have [...]

Stunters a nuisance on road: Part-2

It looks like my previous article “Stunters a nuisance on road” has created quite a stir and sadly it has been labeled by some as my attempt to get back on a few people that were a part of life a year or so back. While that was never the intent of that article and [...]