Another week at door step and another 2 day’s off on weekday. Was busy thinking as how to utilize them? Scratched my head a bit then more and an idea just fell into my so called brain. (What an idea sirjiJ ).
The idea was as follows:
I had an evening shift of 1630 hours to 0130 Hr in the morning, what a long day it was. Finished my work at 0200 hrs in the morning. Went to underground parking where my bike was waiting for me like a desperate Girlfriend who wanted to have a joyful ride with me. Now let me tell you the condition of my bike. Rear indicators fell apart long ago. One RVM got stolen another broken. So no RVM’s on this ride. Service overdue from the last 7 months. Huh... cylinder head needs replacement. Bent gear lever due to last accident. Oil leakage from the left front shock. And many more.
Now back to parking lot. Inserted the key. One smooth kick and heard the lovely sound of the engine. Went out; filled around 5 liters of gasoline. And I was all set for the adventurous ride.
My office is on the other side of the Yamuna River so Delhi border is around 20-25 KM’s away. A very easy ride till there. Not much traffic but only few trucks. Once I reached the border, got the first glimpse of traffic more then 2 KM traffic jam at 0230 in the morning. Thank god I was on my bike and not in a cage. Crossed the JAM with ease and then I was on open roads. Roads till Panipat are nightmare at night. Only single lane and lots of dust, sand and trucks. And I was on my bike without any eye protection. Intelligent me. J .
After that it was like a race of life for me. Wanted to cover the distance as soon as possible. Actually the reason behind this ride was that I wanted to test the extremes on my bike.
The Morning breeze was kissing my face and it was wonderful. Saw two big accidents on the highway and slowed down a bit for next 5 KM’s. But again started getting the momentum. After that it was mostly a ride at a speed of 100 and above. Somewhere I was worried of a breakdown but then I remembered wise words said by my client from US. He once said "Mandy a man has to do what he has to do". So I continued at a constant speed of 80 and above. Saw some Toyota Innova’s and indica’s on the highway looking at me like I’m an alien on an UFO on a deserted highway. Some kids started smiling at me and I felt like they are challenging me to overtake them. So couldn’t break their little hearts. Hence overtook lots of cars, SUV’s and trucks off course. But then had my share of defeat as well. L . Wish I had a CBR. Hummmm….Stopped at a Dhaba some 50 or so kms from Ambala. Washed my face and eyes especially. Few foreign bodies were resting in there with peace. But had to wash them off. Bechare. Took 2 awesome teas. Laid down on a fiber cott for a while but then got up. Paid for tea and I was back on where I was supposed to be. That’s my bike dumbo.
Then it was a ride at a speed of above 100 only till I reached Ambala. Once I entered Ambala Cantt I slowed down a bit as saw birds coming out of their nests, people coming out of their cozy homes and that lovely feeling on my face because of that cool morning breeze. But this lasted only for few minutes as I saw 1000’s of trees chopped of for widening the already beautiful road. To be very honest felt very bad. I mean before they chopped off the trees they should have planted new trees.
Well reached my home at 0640 in the morning and that was the first time I looked at my watch since I left from Delhi. I was at the front door of my home. Ringed the bell. And saw Mom with expressions which I can’t even describe here. The happiness which I saw on her face made my day even better. As I parked the bike she gave me a lovely hug and kissed on my forehead. Man I was the happiest person at that moment. And now I know that to see real excitement and expression of love from your family you should always surprise them in the sweetest manner.
Spent the day and next at home and then it was again time for me to ride back to Delhi.
Continued…..
Note: As it was a non stop ride so no pics of the journey. But for the return journey blog will be with Pics. coming out in few hours
4 comments:
good ride you had sherry. i could feel the excitment of riding whole night long and giving a surprize visit to your family, but you have done that in past too, haven't you?
anyways, i am bit disappointed thought knowing that inspite if your bike not being in good condition you dared to ride it all the way in night which was dangerous indeed. please take chances when you think you can tackle them. i am not sure if you would have been able to reach back home by the time you did, if your bike would have broken down halfway with no one to help you.
but i am also happy on the other side that one of our rider tried and succeded doing 250kms run in such less time. what was the total time duration by the way?
great job done sherry bhaiya...... i can feel d passion n enrgy wich was bosting u from inside.... and which made u do so.... really excelent job done...... its realy vry toufgh 2 cover 250km in 3nd half hours..... but u proved it all wrong n proved that i culd be done if u hv d passion in u.... d journey was not at all easy.... as u mentioned those accidents n then heavy trafic jam..... but still u hv done it n maneg 2 complete...... hip hip hurrey.... hip hip hurrey.......
but den ur bike was not at all in codition/shape of doing such hardcore tour. it was a bit risky n dangerous 2... so plz take care.... n ride safe......
Thanks alot guys for the encouraging comments. Yeah i know it was not safe to ride especially when my bike was in such a bad shape. actually i started the ride with two motives. One: if i face any brakedown then it could be helpfull for other people to know as how to overcome all the situations. As how to search for resources and get help. But as per my motive number 2 i succeded in completing the ride in less then 3 and half hours. So in any case i wanted other people to get something out of the ride. :-)
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