Author: Santosh

Navroze Contractor – Riding now Riding then – MTM 13

Posted by | Jul 21, 2017 | , |

Navroze is a Veteran Motorcycle Journalist who has toured, documented and spoken about close to 4 decades of Motorcycle Traveling. He has done some spectacular rides like Ahmedabad-Leh in 1974, Ahmedabad to London in 1977, circumnavigation of India in 2005 called Bharat Parikrama and in a few countries like Vietnam, Australia etc. He is also a member of Rotary’s International Fellowship of Motorcycle Racing (IFMR) which recently honored him with a PHF medallion and a certificate for his exceptional feat of covering 18,500 km’s around India in 57 days. He is a regular contributor for wheels unplugged, Bike India...

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Kedarnath – Why ride? at MTM 13

Posted by | Jul 21, 2017 | , |

When I imagine my selves crossing borders on my bike, meeting people from different cultures, trying to understand and communicate in their language, a sense of hallucination percolates into me.I feel no borders, no language and culture barrier, Mother earth and her offspring is all I know.This feeling of oneness motivates me to go on and on.This voyage on my bike is to: Promote International Peace And Brotherhood and be a Messenger Of Love. I want to reach out to the people and tell them that we all belong to the clan of human beings, we are forgetting this...

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Wg Cdr RSR Murty – Ascending Heaven on a Yezdi

Posted by | Jul 21, 2017 | , |

Wg. Cdr. RSR Murty was commissioned in 1978 as an officer in the Indian Air Force. The Force opened windows to a whole new world for this eager young man who is inherently a risk taker. Within a year of being commissioned, “Muff” as he’s known in the Air Force, acquired a Yezdi D250 Classic, thereafter every border was a mere dot. He believed, every and any place can be explored. One only needs to have the intent and then every impediment would only seem like a challenge waiting to be ridden over. Postings to some incredible places, a supporting wife, and a well serviced Yezdi has only resulted in a truck load of stories! One of which is the Uttarakhand...

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Ashish Kumar and Mohd Asim – Travel for Tigers

Posted by | Jul 21, 2017 | , |

A ride across Tiger Parks to For Tiger Conservation It started all as a fun ride plan and turned into a serious ride for a cause.Most believed that it was a task which would be impossible because of the bikes we decided to use [PULSAR 150 AND RX-100] and the places we decided to travel without back-up. The major setback was the backing out of sponsors one by one at very critical moments. Had to push on some or the other way and the only way was to render out our personal valuables to put together as much as money possible to complete the journey. It was more like setting sail to an unknown...

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