3 day weekends are rare and having a Goan Thruxton ride is rarer. This Triumph Thruxton was with me for a while and I had not really taken it out. Just one trip when I went out to donate blood. So, for the Republic Day weekend in 2015, Kavitha and I decided to head out.
Thanks to Prashanth for letting us use this beautiful motorcycle for this ride.
Alrighty, it is time for Rider Mania 2016! By this time next Wednesday, Rolling Thunder MC would have finished one day of riding and will be chilling out someplace in Telangana. I’m headed to BoBMC RM 2016, with the brothers from Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Club. This is hosted by Wanderlust, Nagpur for this year. The boys from the Orange city have got my hopes up with the promise of “the loudest, maddest and wildest Biker bash yet”. And what they want us to do is “rock hard and live free”! You got it brothers, Haha!
Start of another trip, we decided to stay in and explore our very own Karnataka this time around. Bangalore Hampi was not our plan. We planned to head out towards Chitradurga and take it as it comes. As usual, it was a late start. We loaded up HotFix and headed out. The weather seemed lovely, roads seemed to have held up and we made good speed. #8378 on the odometer, as we pulled out.
My favourite Ducati Scrambler from the 2016 range is the Full Throttle. It draws its inspiration from the flat-track and racing worlds. Not something that many people are exposed to here, but the motorcycle feels right.
The “Deep Black” tank – sports a dedicated logo with a yellow-black background. The seat, also with yellow inserts, draws on flat-track origins. The result is a sporty look and outstanding rider comfort.
Continue reading Ducati Scrambler Full ThrottleSuzuki and Snapdeal signed a deal for to sell two-wheelers online on Snapdeal. Customers offered free vehicle insurance for 1 year. I found this interesting and bounced off the news with a non-motorcycle co-worker.
The first thing he said was “Of all the things, why Snaapdeal man?” What did I say? Well…
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