Author: Qui Nyugen

wHY bIKE? When Kedar was 14, his father bought a Bajaj Kawasaki 4S motorcycle. .As a kid, he was allowed to clean it, start it, run it for 2 mins, but not take it out – ever! He was relegated to an old cycle, which was his trusted mode of transportation until engineering. Finally, during engineering is when he slowly graduated from his cycle to a motorcycle, that too not his own. Sometimes on friends’ bikes, but never really rode out anywhere out of the city. He became an avid trekker after he got his first job and spent...

Riding then, Riding now I did my first 500-kilometer ride in 1963, but as a pillion on my brother’s brand new BSA Gold Star 350. Since then I have ridden thousands of kilometers on my own bikes, starting from a Vespa scooter to 1000-cc bikes. Then, a 38BHP bike was nearing a super bike status. Riding Then Bikes were different then. They were small, simple and came only in black and chrome, with a dash of silver as paint options. Rear suspension had spring adjusters – front had none. All gears were on the ‘other’ side, and one up...

Getting ready to live on a bike You’ve seen that photo of a guy and his motorcycle set against some magnificent backdrop, like the Himalayas or the Andes. And now you want to do that. So what exactly does it take? There are two ways to approach this — either you just pick up your bike keys, turn on the engine and ride without bothering to plan, or you spend time planning your travel so that you’ll be a bit more comfortable and assured of tackling any hurdles that come your path by carrying the appropriate gear. I’ve tried...