Everything fell into place.. the Visa.. the flights.. and getting picked up and taking care of in an unbelievable way!
I got a free taxi pickup (guy with my name on a sign ;) and after spending one night in a bit costly hotel, I got transferred to Rajinder, a friend who helps me out here with my little "project" :D
so I met two very nice and awesome guys that are totally into biking here (doing rally and stunts and very, very experienced about all the bikes available here). We went then to check bikes and pick one.
First I rode a Enfield Thunderbird. Nice sound, awesome style, but the handling in curves a bit inconvenient. Furthermore 700USD loss in buy-sell and much higher gasoline expenses. And finally.. I'm not a mechanic and rather have a state-of-the-art bike than a piece of history.
The next one was the Hero Honda Krazima.. not very nice looking bike, but 220ccm (max available) and good to handle and having acceptable shocks (there will be unpaved roads!).
Then I got to ride a 220ccm Bajaj Pulsar.. looks great, but doesn't handle as nice as the Hero and has smaller tire size. It's more to go fast than to go offroad.
Finally they stopped at a place to drive a Impulse.. this bike looks just the puppy of the BMW 650 GS I used to ride. It's handling is outstanding and has perfect shocks. But the downside is that it's only 150ccm and this is too small for me.. (I can live with > 200ccm, but if it's small, it lacks the necessary power to climb 5000m high mountain passes).
So the Hero it is.. one of the guys already researched a lot about them and knew a good one available.. I'll make the price calculation, once I bought everything, but it's all affordable.. gear will be sent home and the bike can be sold again. has about 8000km and is from 2011 (I find it's good to have nice stuff and not ride old shitty bikes.. they easily can cause much more trouble).
I bought a helmet, know where to get all the other gear and today we check once more on gear (then I buy) and get the bike to make service and some small modifications. I'll see to have a before and after picture ;)
tomorrow I get a map and some small items and latest on Sunday morning, I will be driving to Rishikesh, where I will stay a day or two before I make it to Kathmandu and finally the east of Nepal to climb the Mount Everest (to the base camp at least ;) hehe ;)
Rajinder invited me for so many things that I really feel bad! He even insisted that I sleep in his bed, while he put a mat on the floor for himself. I'm deeply touched of his hospitality and all the help he's giving me. Ysterday three people took time to advice me and to drive me around in Delhi (taking Rikshaws is very costly and driving yourself very crazy and it's soooo big, if you don't know it, it takes a lot of time to get around). So I got extremely helped out here and I'm really happy about it! :D
Beside the technical stuff we discuss, we also had lots of good conversations about life and love (especially love ;).
Today we do the bike papers and once more, I'm happy they're helping me out.. like this I can be sure that everything will be OK.
So.. let's have some chai and then start the day :)
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day 2
so I got transferred to the center (gives Rajinder a bit more air here ;). We checked another shop for bike gear and BINGO! they have the better selection and more fitting products. So I decided what I need and we went to buy the bike.. this goes with quite some paper work, but my friends made sure, they have all the documents signed and everything is done right! (even this would have been too much for me.. you can't possibly know if it's all correct or you'll run into problems later).
Then we dropped the bike at another friends place of Rajinder.. he's bike mechanic and really good in it! so his whole team is taking care of my bike (looked like in a pit stop ;) and it will be ready soon (serviced & upgraded!). I have a 12V-Charger to charge all my devices (this goes with the added socket of my bike ;)
also this day was pretty long and I ended it by meeting and talking to a french guy on the rooftop of our hotel. Got a bit late, but was interesting company.
day 3
I just went to the bike gear shop and bought all my stuff.. I'll make the cost calculation later, but it was all kind of affordable and I will have another complete set of gear back home after this trip ;) I also stocked up with some camping equipment (especially a new yoga mat!! :D ) got a good discount and was very happy.. got also personalized stickers for the bike (a proud dragon, called "Freya", as the Norse goddess of love and beauty). and a real loud horn! that will scare the shit out of cows and people that don't pay attention ;)
had to sign some papers and was late, but the guy was waiting for me for 3 hours!! happy it's done now. The papers will be sent to Haridwar, where I have to pick them up before crossing the boarder to Nepal. Rajinder is incredible!!! he's just the man here! :)
Then we checked on the bike.. it will be finished by tomorrow. We changed the tires.. tubeless with offroad profile in the back and with tube and off/onroad-profile on the front. Tubeless was not available with good profile and the one they tried didn't fit.. so I took this as a sign and went for more profile. Have also tools with me to fix punctures and re-inflate, if it has to be.
now having a beer and chilling out, then taking a Rikshaw to the center, where I will fall on my bed and have a good sleep! ..tomorrow are just little things to do, but it will take the whole day.. the last night I can spend with Rajinder, so I can load the bike in peace.. then going to bed early, getting up early and hitting the road direction mountains! :)
THIS IS THE SHIT!!! :D ..wait until you see pics of my and my new bike! :D
I got a free taxi pickup (guy with my name on a sign ;) and after spending one night in a bit costly hotel, I got transferred to Rajinder, a friend who helps me out here with my little "project" :D
so I met two very nice and awesome guys that are totally into biking here (doing rally and stunts and very, very experienced about all the bikes available here). We went then to check bikes and pick one.
First I rode a Enfield Thunderbird. Nice sound, awesome style, but the handling in curves a bit inconvenient. Furthermore 700USD loss in buy-sell and much higher gasoline expenses. And finally.. I'm not a mechanic and rather have a state-of-the-art bike than a piece of history.
The next one was the Hero Honda Krazima.. not very nice looking bike, but 220ccm (max available) and good to handle and having acceptable shocks (there will be unpaved roads!).
Then I got to ride a 220ccm Bajaj Pulsar.. looks great, but doesn't handle as nice as the Hero and has smaller tire size. It's more to go fast than to go offroad.
Finally they stopped at a place to drive a Impulse.. this bike looks just the puppy of the BMW 650 GS I used to ride. It's handling is outstanding and has perfect shocks. But the downside is that it's only 150ccm and this is too small for me.. (I can live with > 200ccm, but if it's small, it lacks the necessary power to climb 5000m high mountain passes).
So the Hero it is.. one of the guys already researched a lot about them and knew a good one available.. I'll make the price calculation, once I bought everything, but it's all affordable.. gear will be sent home and the bike can be sold again. has about 8000km and is from 2011 (I find it's good to have nice stuff and not ride old shitty bikes.. they easily can cause much more trouble).
I bought a helmet, know where to get all the other gear and today we check once more on gear (then I buy) and get the bike to make service and some small modifications. I'll see to have a before and after picture ;)
tomorrow I get a map and some small items and latest on Sunday morning, I will be driving to Rishikesh, where I will stay a day or two before I make it to Kathmandu and finally the east of Nepal to climb the Mount Everest (to the base camp at least ;) hehe ;)
Rajinder invited me for so many things that I really feel bad! He even insisted that I sleep in his bed, while he put a mat on the floor for himself. I'm deeply touched of his hospitality and all the help he's giving me. Ysterday three people took time to advice me and to drive me around in Delhi (taking Rikshaws is very costly and driving yourself very crazy and it's soooo big, if you don't know it, it takes a lot of time to get around). So I got extremely helped out here and I'm really happy about it! :D
Beside the technical stuff we discuss, we also had lots of good conversations about life and love (especially love ;).
Today we do the bike papers and once more, I'm happy they're helping me out.. like this I can be sure that everything will be OK.
So.. let's have some chai and then start the day :)
-------------------------
day 2
so I got transferred to the center (gives Rajinder a bit more air here ;). We checked another shop for bike gear and BINGO! they have the better selection and more fitting products. So I decided what I need and we went to buy the bike.. this goes with quite some paper work, but my friends made sure, they have all the documents signed and everything is done right! (even this would have been too much for me.. you can't possibly know if it's all correct or you'll run into problems later).
Then we dropped the bike at another friends place of Rajinder.. he's bike mechanic and really good in it! so his whole team is taking care of my bike (looked like in a pit stop ;) and it will be ready soon (serviced & upgraded!). I have a 12V-Charger to charge all my devices (this goes with the added socket of my bike ;)
also this day was pretty long and I ended it by meeting and talking to a french guy on the rooftop of our hotel. Got a bit late, but was interesting company.
day 3
I just went to the bike gear shop and bought all my stuff.. I'll make the cost calculation later, but it was all kind of affordable and I will have another complete set of gear back home after this trip ;) I also stocked up with some camping equipment (especially a new yoga mat!! :D ) got a good discount and was very happy.. got also personalized stickers for the bike (a proud dragon, called "Freya", as the Norse goddess of love and beauty). and a real loud horn! that will scare the shit out of cows and people that don't pay attention ;)
had to sign some papers and was late, but the guy was waiting for me for 3 hours!! happy it's done now. The papers will be sent to Haridwar, where I have to pick them up before crossing the boarder to Nepal. Rajinder is incredible!!! he's just the man here! :)
Then we checked on the bike.. it will be finished by tomorrow. We changed the tires.. tubeless with offroad profile in the back and with tube and off/onroad-profile on the front. Tubeless was not available with good profile and the one they tried didn't fit.. so I took this as a sign and went for more profile. Have also tools with me to fix punctures and re-inflate, if it has to be.
now having a beer and chilling out, then taking a Rikshaw to the center, where I will fall on my bed and have a good sleep! ..tomorrow are just little things to do, but it will take the whole day.. the last night I can spend with Rajinder, so I can load the bike in peace.. then going to bed early, getting up early and hitting the road direction mountains! :)
THIS IS THE SHIT!!! :D ..wait until you see pics of my and my new bike! :D
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