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  • Four Himalayans tame the Nilgiris

    It had been an eternity since the mighty Himalayan did a multi-day trip! So, when the opportunity came in the second week of December, leaves were applied for and a plan was made. A four-day plan…
  • GoBlue's Suzuki Hayabusa

    The Suzuki Hayabusa has been a dream bike. There was no motivation to consider/test ride anything else in the market. Let me put this another way, no other bike felt as attractive as the Gen 3 Suzuki…
  • The fall of petrol motorcycles

    Though the bigger bikes can fend them off and have more time left on this world yet, the smaller ICE bikes\scooters, especially utilitarian commuters, may possibly die over the next couple of years
  • Cycling: My passion & recovery

    Once I had clocked enough of kms to gain requisite confidence and strength riding MTB locally and occasionally over the hills I thought of going places and for that I needed guidance, there was no…
  • My 2021 Suzuki Hayabusa

    I'm reading a lot of opinions (on the internet) being expressed about the Gen 3, would urge those who are on the brink of deciding to visit a showroom and check it out in person. Pictures do NOT do…
  • How to buy a demo 2-wheeler

    The biggest concern when buying a test bike is that they all are ridden in the high rev range during the break-in period but I don't think this makes such a huge difference to bikes performance because…
  • Last of enthusiast ICE motorcycles

    Inazuma was a near perfect successor to the GS150R, but for me, it's a bit too heavy, both on my pocket in terms of maintenance costs, and in terms of actual weight.
  • Solo long ride on my Dominar

    The first day, I would halt at Thanjavur and visit the temple there. The next day the plan was to reach Rameswaram and visit Dhanushkodi. Then I would return the following day with a stopover enroute.
  • FADA is sour about Ola

    Ola Electric sells mere 111 vehicles in December. FADA President Vinkesh Gulati talks about Ola Electric Scooter deliveries.
  • Turbo-charging my Harley!

    I did some basic math on the engine numbers and with 17.7 lbs/min NA airflow at 6000rpm, selected a Garrett Gt2252 turbo. That should fall in pretty high efficiency band at 8psi boost and will be…
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