Enfield Off-Roading - Neliyampathy

Ride_4_Fortune · 26th May 2011, 23:05

Last weekend I had been on a Road Trip to Neliyampathy, Kerela. It was a 2 day event. Off-Roading was the highlight of the trip. Here are some of the photos. Hope you all like it

Ride_4_Fortune · 26th May 2011, 23:21

Here are some more (Actually some 3000 pictures were clicked

) photos.

Ride_4_Fortune · 26th May 2011, 23:28

Some more photos of The Gentlemen and Their Steeds

Off Roadie · 26th May 2011, 23:41

Good stuff, the enfield is quite a heavy bike to take off road and you guys seemed to do a good job, the slope in one of the pics seems quite steep.

Nutty Nair · 27th May 2011, 10:31

@Ride 4 Fortune - That is a nice photolog you have put up! Really enjoyed the pictures being an avid biker myself. Thanks for sharing and expecting more photos from your side.

dhanushs · 27th May 2011, 14:33

Umm.. Is the Enfield suited for off roading?. Not sure about its GC, so cant comment. Also, I was of the impression that you needed some nimble and agile, may be two stroke bikes for this?.

Neverthless, great pics!!..

MohsinRoadster · 27th May 2011, 17:58

You guys look awsome behind those bullets.

Ride_4_Fortune · 27th May 2011, 22:42

Thanks to all for your comments

Neliyampathy in Kerela needs no introduction to T-BHPians. There are many travelogues in our forum. Especially the travelogue by our master traveler laluks is very interesting and informative

So let me post some more pictures for you !

Digital Vampire · 28th May 2011, 00:00

Excellent!!!

If you haven't tried yet, try Kunchiyarpathi next time. It was much more challenging and is somewhere close to Nelliampathi (forgot the exact location since I did that circuit some 15 years back)

harishnayak · 28th May 2011, 03:48

This is Awesome , I have a TBTS and have been longing to do this but am looking for company as it's risky to go alone at isolated places and get stuck or stranded for some reason.

The closest i've got to do some off roading was in a jungle area near my house and a fellow nearby warned me against going inside as there was fear of cops catching hold of me if they spotted me coming out.

Just a question - Is it safe going to places that you guys went? Considering that it's all nature and someone can easily accuse you of tresspassing

Here are couple of my off roading pictures on my Bird

bblost · 28th May 2011, 09:35

Lovely stuff. Thanks for sharing. I done very little off roading kind of trails. But even that little bit was enough to show how capable this bike is.

Ride_4_Fortune · 28th May 2011, 14:41

Thanks for the info Digital Vampire ! I will check for this place Kunchiyarpathi.

@harishnayak : TBTS performed very well in our Off-Roading. Take your TBTS Off the road and have fun. BTW, for Off-Roading we chose Minnimpara and Govindmala. Minnimpara can be accessed only by a 4-wheel drive and open to public. The route to Govindmala was found with the help of a local. This route was the toughest and accessible only by 4-wheel drive. Later we came to know that sometimes there are wildlife movement along these routes !!!

@bblost : You are right. Enfield is a capable motorcycle for Off-Roading. But we realised that CI engines may not be sufficient for such terrains and Twinspark excels here ! My STD 350 CI Bullet struggled at some terrains whereas TBTS and Electra TS easily took that !

26th May 2011, 23:05	#1
Ride_4_Fortune BHPian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chennai Posts: 92 Thanked: 28 Times	Enfield Off-Roading - Neliyampathy Last weekend I had been on a Road Trip to Neliyampathy, Kerela. It was a 2 day event. Off-Roading was the highlight of the trip. Here are some of the photos. Hope you all like it Attached Thumbnails
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26th May 2011, 23:21	#2
Ride_4_Fortune BHPian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chennai Posts: 92 Thanked: 28 Times	Re: Enfield Off-Roading - Neliyampathy Here are some more (Actually some 3000 pictures were clicked ) photos. Attached Thumbnails
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26th May 2011, 23:28	#3
Ride_4_Fortune BHPian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chennai Posts: 92 Thanked: 28 Times	Re: Enfield Off-Roading - Neliyampathy Some more photos of The Gentlemen and Their Steeds Attached Thumbnails
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26th May 2011, 23:41	#4
Off Roadie BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 280 Thanked: 127 Times	Re: Enfield Off-Roading - Neliyampathy Good stuff, the enfield is quite a heavy bike to take off road and you guys seemed to do a good job, the slope in one of the pics seems quite steep.
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27th May 2011, 10:31	#5
Nutty Nair BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Trivandrum, Kerala Posts: 284 Thanked: 40 Times View My Garage	Re: Enfield Off-Roading - Neliyampathy @Ride 4 Fortune - That is a nice photolog you have put up! Really enjoyed the pictures being an avid biker myself. Thanks for sharing and expecting more photos from your side.
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27th May 2011, 14:33	#6
dhanushs Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 4,345 Thanked: 10,558 Times	Re: Enfield Off-Roading - Neliyampathy Umm.. Is the Enfield suited for off roading?. Not sure about its GC, so cant comment. Also, I was of the impression that you needed some nimble and agile, may be two stroke bikes for this?. Neverthless, great pics!!..
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27th May 2011, 17:58	#7
MohsinRoadster BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 304 Thanked: 31 Times	Re: Enfield Off-Roading - Neliyampathy You guys look awsome behind those bullets.
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27th May 2011, 22:42	#8
Ride_4_Fortune BHPian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chennai Posts: 92 Thanked: 28 Times	Re: Enfield Off-Roading - Neliyampathy Thanks to all for your comments Neliyampathy in Kerela needs no introduction to T-BHPians. There are many travelogues in our forum. Especially the travelogue by our master traveler laluks is very interesting and informative So let me post some more pictures for you ! Attached Thumbnails
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28th May 2011, 00:00	#9
Digital Vampire BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Utopia! Posts: 604 Thanked: 120 Times	Re: Enfield Off-Roading - Neliyampathy Excellent!!! If you haven't tried yet, try Kunchiyarpathi next time. It was much more challenging and is somewhere close to Nelliampathi (forgot the exact location since I did that circuit some 15 years back)
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28th May 2011, 03:48	#10
harishnayak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: DELHI Posts: 1,396 Thanked: 125 Times	Re: Enfield Off-Roading - Neliyampathy This is Awesome , I have a TBTS and have been longing to do this but am looking for company as it's risky to go alone at isolated places and get stuck or stranded for some reason. The closest i've got to do some off roading was in a jungle area near my house and a fellow nearby warned me against going inside as there was fear of cops catching hold of me if they spotted me coming out. Just a question - Is it safe going to places that you guys went? Considering that it's all nature and someone can easily accuse you of tresspassing Here are couple of my off roading pictures on my Bird Attached Thumbnails
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28th May 2011, 09:35	#11
bblost Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 11,078 Thanked: 16,085 Times View My Garage	Re: Enfield Off-Roading - Neliyampathy Lovely stuff. Thanks for sharing. I done very little off roading kind of trails. But even that little bit was enough to show how capable this bike is.
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28th May 2011, 14:41	#12
Ride_4_Fortune BHPian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chennai Posts: 92 Thanked: 28 Times	Re: Enfield Off-Roading - Neliyampathy Thanks for the info Digital Vampire ! I will check for this place Kunchiyarpathi. @harishnayak : TBTS performed very well in our Off-Roading. Take your TBTS Off the road and have fun. BTW, for Off-Roading we chose Minnimpara and Govindmala. Minnimpara can be accessed only by a 4-wheel drive and open to public. The route to Govindmala was found with the help of a local. This route was the toughest and accessible only by 4-wheel drive. Later we came to know that sometimes there are wildlife movement along these routes !!! @bblost : You are right. Enfield is a capable motorcycle for Off-Roading. But we realised that CI engines may not be sufficient for such terrains and Twinspark excels here ! My STD 350 CI Bullet struggled at some terrains whereas TBTS and Electra TS easily took that !
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