Author: Qui Nyugen

Riding the world -Bharadwaj Dayala

Riding the world -Bharadwaj Dayala

Posted by | Nov 23, 2017 | , , ,

Think beyond borders A billion people in India cannot even think of riding around the world on a motorcycle. If you have the audacity to think beyond limits and to go beyond borders, they will take every opportunity to discourage you. The first thing you will encounter is antipathy to the idea itself, even from your friends and family. Everyone says no, you can’t do that, for various reasons. So you will be alone on this ride and must have indomitable inner strength to counter this. Proud to be Indian I am proud to be Indian. Sometimes. But if...

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Ascending heaven on a Yezdi

Ascending heaven on a Yezdi

Posted by | Nov 22, 2017 | , ,

In the early summer of April 1986, I was posted to Air Force Station (AFS) 30 Wing from Air Force Station Madh Island, Bombay. Located in the interiors of Uttar Pradesh, the AFS is surrounded by mango orchards in a small village called Sorana which is sandwiched between two major towns, Saharanpur and Jagadhri. Like all Air Force Stations, Saharanpur too has historical significance. This was the base that was part of IPKF operations and had at the time conducted some daring rescue operations. The one that comes to mind is an operation involving the rescue of victims stranded...

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Avinash Thadani

Avinash Thadani

Posted by | Nov 22, 2017 |

Straight and Left, a ride through South America on a bike Anybody who has achieved what he set out to, can understand what I felt when I finally got my bike, a beautiful KTM 640 Adventure, from the Bonded warehouse in Bogota Colombia. The simple plan was to ride south: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Brazil and everything else I could experience in South America. KMS Travelled Countries Day two, as I was crossing the Andes, I took the worst fall of my trip. Just day 2, bike on top of me for 30 minutes, blood oozing through...

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From Airplanes to Bikes

From Airplanes to Bikes

Posted by | Nov 13, 2017 | , , , ,

A small stuffed Panda leans against the projector as Prajwal adjusts the mic and fumbles with the presentation on the laptop. Coming from an airplane designer, it already promises to be an interesting talk (MTM2014). Prajwal breaks his ride for us in simple terms and methods, through different parts of the US and Europe; in easy ways that enabled him to see some of the most exclusive parts of these regions! For him, the driving force was nature, the lure of seeing exquisite sights and visiting those unreal looking places that Google threw up in searches. His chalked out...

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A sojourn in South East Asia – Shiv

A sojourn in South East Asia – Shiv

Posted by | Jun 6, 2017 | , , ,

A Sojourn In South-East Asia Writing about experiences of a ride a few months after it happened is always a tough ask, especially since one would have gotten into the daily rut of things and meeting deadlines – personal and professional. Unless riding is a profession, each of us riders who ride for pleasure go through this cycle of pre-ride excitement, ride exuberance and post ride depression. So while tackling the post ride depression phase, trying to write about the South East Asia ride brings those feelings to the fore. I have been trying to get out and ride overland...

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