![]() Taking NH-58 via Ghaziabad, we sailed through the National Capital Region of Delhi. As it always happens, anxiety and excitement ensured neither of us slept properly the night before! I was well awake when it started pouring at 3am then arrived the rogue winds, as if daring and deterring us from commencing the trip! Deterred we were not, and started sharp at 5am. We planned to leave Gurgaon at 5am – after all, we hoped to cover almost 400kms and reach Rudraprayag – our first night-halt. Indeed it turned out to be one heck of a tall feat…ĭay 1 – 17-May: Gurgaon-Rudraprayag 394kms. Keeping in view that nearly 600kms out of them were on the mountainous terrain, it was a tall feat we planned! Well, it is exactly 1100kms journey to & fro Gurgaon that we had to cover. Nitin, my younger brother and a newly christened biking-enthusiast, readily agreed to join in. That’s when I decided to ride my Royal Enfield to this revered site of Hindu pilgrimage situated upon the peaks of the Garhwal region of north Indian state of Uttarakhand. It happened with me this May, when the news channels aired that the gates of the famous Badrinath Dham Temple opened on 1st May. They say, a simple news snippet can give birth to a lot of actions. PS: Read here about more on Motorcycle Diaries Venki Padmanabhan, then CEO of Royal Enfield, flagged off the 2012 Himalayan Odyssey, 2012.Īm I trying to find that boy in me? Shall keep you all posted on this ride of a lifetime! “If you go to the Odyssey as a boy, you will return a man if you go as a man, you will return a sage, and if you go as a sage, surprisingly you will return as a boy”. Those were the words with which Dr. ![]() Having done that already, I am daring to relive this dream yet again this year, and making it go real very soon. This ride can be a truly difficult learning experience – it tests you on much more than expert biking skills it teaches many things too – about yourself! Every biker dreams about this Trip. Trying to stay true to it.ĭespite the challenge it offers, there isn’t any dearth of bikers who have done this trip – you’d find so many of them, try searching on Google! However, my earlier travel to Ladakh taught me a useful lesson – every ride to this Himalayan abode will be a new test, an altogether different one every time you venture on it it doesn’t get any easier with earlier experience that one may have of riding on to this absolutely stunning journey. Can the body sustain the ride? The weather, the oxygen or rather the lack of it, the terrain, et al? It commands a grilling fitness regime before you even venture into thinking about this Trip – both for you and your Enfield. This motorcycling journey would cover 3 mountain ranges, six passes and touch the daring heights of 18,380 feet at Khardung La – world’s highest motorable road and brings you to Ladakh – the land of high passes. ![]() Having done it already in 2012 as part of Royal Enfield Himalayan Odyssey, 2012, I know what it takes. This one is the Holy Grail for all the bike riders of the world – 3200kms of the toughest terrain any biker can bargain for. Starting the preparation. With ventilation ports and triple layer construction, there is not any road this all-weather, all-terrain jacket can’t conquer.New Delhi – Ladakh – Srinagar – New Delhi. CE certified Level 1 protection on the chest and back allows you to take advantage of your adventures. Equipped with strategically placed D3O – T5 EVO PRO/CE Level 2 protectors around the shoulders and elbows, this jacket ensures durability and high Affect protection, even as remaining lightweight. Genuine YKK zippers at centre front Cushioned comfort collar Color NameĮxplore more and take your adventures a step higher with the Umlingla jacket. With ventilation ports and triple layer construction, there is no road this all-weather, all-terrain jacket can’t conquer.Ĭonstruction: 500D 100% Nylon Abrasion Resistant: Premium high abrasion resistant mesh with high air permeability Impact Protection: 610D polyester cordura at impact zones D3O Level 2 – T5 Evo pro – removable protectors for shoulder and elbow D3O level 1 for back support and CE level 1 for front protection Water resistant – PU coating for water resistance Fit: Regular Layers : 3 Detachable thermal liner Rain liner Adjustment tabs on cuffs, collar, waist, elbows, biceps and forearms Ribbed stretch panel on elbows Weather protection Ventilation -Air vents located in centre front, chest and back Reflective Branding on front and back CE certified Level 1 protection at the chest and back enables you to make the most of your adventures. Equipped with strategically placed D3O – T5 EVO PRO/CE Level 2 protectors around the shoulders and elbows, this jacket ensures durability and high impact protection, while remaining lightweight. ![]() Explore more and take your adventures a step higher with the Umlingla jacket.
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