Update: got Carbon Racing straight risers and loving every bit of it. I did try the slant ones but they didn't do it for me. Thanks for your advice brethren.
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A Foggy Love Story@Gaurav thank you brother
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A Foggy Love Story@vivjohar hahahaha
, yes dada, she does, but point to note kee abhee shaadi nahi hua hain toh kya pata tevar badal jaye, fingers crossed I'd say
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A Foggy Love Story@Johri_harshit thanks for your kind words brother
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A Foggy Love Story@Rajnish thank you brother, much appreciated
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A Foggy Love Story@Puvi totally bro, still watching my GoPro videos and the sync within the group is spectacular! You are right, that ride up into the mountains was poetry in motion!
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A Foggy Love Story"You can't possibly ride your bike in this weather" Said Swati, my fiance and indomitable life partner. Her voice was full of dismay, face a picture of worry and right hand stretched out the window, pointing at the blanket of fog outside our home in South Delhi. It was 4:00 am in late January and typically, National Capital Region of Delhi was roughing out a bitter winter. Fog as it happens usually follows this kind of cold.
"Not to worry, the fog is dense in our neighbourhood because of the trees, will be much clearer on open road" , I replied whilst trying to gulp down the final few sips of my coffee. I was obviously bluffing to calm her down. Fog, as every keen biker knows, is at its heaviest on an open highway.
This contentious journey in question was my motorcycling trip to Kausani, Uttarakhand with the Delhi Chapter of India Bull Riders MC. I had the joined the eponymous biking brotherhood just over a month ago and this was my first ride with the new family. At 5.30 am that morning, 16 of us were going to ride our bikes, deep in to the mountains of North India, 384 Kms from New Delhi.
"Fine, you know best, I can only wish you luck and I hope you enjoy the trip" she said with care and warmth in her voice. This bibliophile edits books for a living at one of India's leading publishers and is a total stranger to motorcycling culture.
She nevertheless always gives an attentive ear to my biking tales and has been very encouraging about pursuing it as a lifestyle. Keeping her fears for my safety aside, at 4.30 am that morning, she walked with me to our parking, helped me secure my bags on the motorcycle and bid a loving goodbye. I rode away feeling blessed.
As expected, the fog was denser on open road, with visibility down to One metre at times. It became worse as I travelled down the Ring Road in South Delhi. Our collection point was 29 kms away on Hapur Bypass. The fog had slowed the flow of vehicles and I took the opportunity to join a five strong convoy of vehicles, making its way through the fog at a steady pace. The strategy worked and at 4:55 am I was the first one to reach our collection point opposite an engineering college in Ghaziabad.
Although it was unnerving to be standing alone on the side of a highway at that hour, within minutes IBR bikers started trickling in through the fog. Twenty minutes later half a dozen bikes were lined up on the side of the highway, ready to roll. Despite the ardous riding conditions that morning, almost all of us made it on time to the starting point of the ride. Says enough about skills and discipline of IBR Brotherhood. We got word on group WhatsApp that MCs speed demon, Rajjat had woken up late and will catch up with us at Tadka, IBR Delhi Chapters breakfast stop for rides towards Uttarakhand. At 92 kms it didn't seem like a mean feat for Rajjat so we decided to ride-out at 5:30 am towards Tadka on NH-24.
As expected, the force in the Fog was strong that morning. As a Star Wars fan boy I can't find a better analogy to describe the diabolocal greyness which lie ahead of us. One could see half a metre ahead at best. Deepak Jha, popularly known as DJ in the MC was leading the peloton of 15 Motorcycles as it cut through the fog at 80 to 100 kmph. It was a surreal experience. Chasing the faint red light emitting from motorcycle ahead of you, using all your senses to max potential, glancing in the rear mirror every few minutes to make sure no bike in the group is left behind. Scary? Yes. Exciting? Hell yeah brothers! That ride is what biker dreams are made of. I for one, won't forget the rush of adrenaline for a while.
Unsurprisingly we reached Tadka as planned and relished a meal of hot Paranthas while we waited for Rajjat. Mr. Speed made good of his promise and arrived in the foggy car park of Tadka a few minutes before we were supposed to ride out. The group obviously waited for him to grab a bite and off we went on to the NH-09, like a pack of wolves.
Rest of the ride went as planned and after a few quick Tea/water breaks we stopped for much needed lunch at a small roadside restaurant, in the mountains outside Haldwani. Few of us had ridden ahead of the group and ordered a veg meal for 16 to be cooked before the mass of the brigade arrived. A task in itself. Restaurant owner, Vijay ran this roadside eatery along with his younger brother and together they cooked us a beautiful spread of rice, lentils and veg. The meal was simple but tasted astonishing, may be it was the hunger, chefs skills, the comraderie of breaking bread with brethren, the warm mountain sun or all of the above, some meals are inexplicably tasty. Even if its plain 'old rice and lentils.
The scrumptious lunch fueled us substantially till our destination, the Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Tourist Rest House in Kausani. As Puvi pointed out, ride into the mountains was poetry in motion, all the bikes were aligned perfectly, following each other in sync, almost like a giant serpant slithering through a gorge. We reached our destination, tired but feeling totally alive. The property, aptly called Trishul is famous for its scenic splendour and its spectacular 300 km-wide panoramic view of Himalayan peaks like Trisul, Nanda Devi and Panchchuli, and was definitely worth 10 hours on the road. Lady luck had been shining on us and we arrived at the guest house without a single incident on the highway in the entire 400 km journey.
This beautiful stroke of luck continued over the next two days barring veteran IBRian, Rikki getting bit of temperature but was taken care of by the group and was well enough to ride back with us two days later. Delicious meals, nightly bonfires, a ride to the ancient Baijnath Temple and a spot of paddle boating in the Gomti river were all highlights of the Three days, Two nights trip. But that Fog Run, lead by DJ in the wee hours of 26th January 2024 was definitely the headline none of us are going to forget for a long time.The journey to Delhi on 28th January was pretty chill except One, 50 to 80 kms of bad stretch as we exited the mountains. Despite the rough roads and the highway fatigue most of us reached back home to our loved ones in NCR by 9 pm. In my case a very worried fiance who was surprised I was in high spirits even after a 10 hour ride back from the mountains.
I guess brotherhood and bikes make the longest journeys tireless. Thanks for reading, adieu.
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Ride Data
Dates: 26-28 January, 2024
Chapter: Delhi
Itinerary: Delhi-Kausani-Delhi
Distance: 800 kms, total
Riding time: 24 hours, total
Number of Riders: 16
Ride mods: Sri, Puvi, Rachit
Food: Rs 2000 p/p pool
Accommodation: Sharing, Rs. 1500 p/p approax@Trishul, KMVN guest house
Route: 50 percent Highway, patchy at places, 50 percent mountain roads, well maintained. Route passes Jim Corbett at Mohan and is pretty scenic.
Booking site: [https://www.kmvn.in/hotels/trh-kausani-trishul](link url)No cars were allowed
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Delhi NCR Weekly Meet// Off road Madness 11-02-2024- Gaurav
- Puvi
- Vaibhav
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Off-Roading/Dual Purpose Tyres for Interceptor 650Hello Bretheren,
This is my second query to the Brotherhood. The first one was about Handle Risers on Interceptor 650. It got satisfactorily answered and I did peruse a few different styles and brands of risers available in the market. Zana and Carbon Racing in particular have VERY high grade stuff made from Aircraft grade aluminum and at around ₹2k to ₹3k they are reasonably priced too. In the end I decided against buying them because the stock handle has felt okay even in the long 10 hour ride to Kausani last week. Nevertheless I did walk away wiser from the discussion about handle risers, here and on the Delhi Chapter whatsapp group. I guess that's the magic of a hive mind and IBR hub is very much that.
Now to my query for the day. Off-Roading/Dual Purpose Tyres for Interceptor 650. How many of you have installed them? What brands? In addition to Ralco do we have any other options? That is one brand name I hear repeatedly when it comes to off-roading/dual purpose tyres for INT650. I have used Ralco on my Classic 500 in the past but despite having excellent grip, both in wet and dry conditions it doesn't last long. Once I did a 18 day tour of Ladakh, went in with brand new tyres and had to get a new set after coming back from the journey. Sadly Ralco does not have longevity as an attribute hence digging deeper for alternates if available. Otherwise good 'ol Ralco will have to do. I've seen quiet a few Interceptors (both Alloy and non Alloy versions) at the IBR Delhi Chapter and I'm assuming other chapters have an increasing number of Interceptors too therefore I'm hoping for a generous dose of advice from my MC family.
That's all for now folks! Godspeed!
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Anyone installed Handlebar Risers on INT650?@sajeesh thank for the advice bro. Finally decided to not get handle risers. Done 1500 kms on the new bike and stock handle feels good enough so thought why bother the factory setting so to say
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Jan 26-27-28 Ride to Kausani@rachit1394 behtreen, bhole nath key darshan bhee kar lenge
️. Abhee google kiya mein, pretty ancient temple! Shiva as "Lord of Physicians" Vaidyanath, kya pata koi badhiya jadee butee mil jaye
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Jan 26-27-28 Ride to Kausani@sam theek hain bro, tumhare ek space aagey chalunga tail mein, so lets hope for your sake that your advice works
, ha ha just kidding. Mera ghar hain Satoli mein (Mukteshwar), just spoke with the care taker ( his Village is Dhola Gaon, around 25 kms ahead of Kasauni) and he said black ice toh nahi hoga and roads are nice but very windy area (lot of Ravines) . He suggested Rudradhari Waterfall ( 10 kms from Kasauni) as a local go-to place.
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Jan 26-27-28 Ride to Kausani@sam toh stock tyres maney aa bail mujhe maar?
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Jan 26-27-28 Ride to Kausani@srini2609 said in Jan 26-27-28 Ride to Kausani:
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Anyone installed Handlebar Risers on INT650?Hello brethren,
I'm a new member from the Delhi Chapter so first of all, Hello to all and everyone in the IBR family across India.
My VERY first query to this fantastic think-tank of bikers here is about Handlebar risers on Interceptor 650. Has anyone installed a handlebar riser on a Interceptor? Any feedback of installation ease/difficulty and usage? Been eyeing this one from Zana (link below) .
I've heard clutch wire needs to be changed? Don't know how true is that.
Any advice/wisdom/suggestions are welcome Thanks for reading and Godspeed everyonehttps://www.zanamotorcycles.com/product/handle-riser-for-interceptor650
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Delhi NCR Weekly Meet- 10-12-2023Hello, wanted to join the group. Can I come for the meet-up on Sunday at IBR Dhaba? Thanks, Prashant