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  • Retro: Gypsy rolls down mountain

    It all started when my best friend got a 2011 Gypsy in 2014. It came with Fat Tyres (295 section), and an AC. All of this was axed within the first month of ownership and it was sent for a Rally Build.…
  • 8000-km road-trip to Arunachal

    The plan was simple. All of North East isn’t remotely possible in 19 days. We restricted ourselves to parts of Arunachal and Meghalaya. Could we have flown to Guwahati, rented a cab and saved us…
  • Yamaha R1: Cooling Sys Overhaul

    So this is something I have been planning for the better part of 2 years. The bike is almost 10 years old now, and the R1 gets hot, quite a bit hot in our climatic conditions, anything from riding…
  • Review: MG Hector Petrol CVT

    The car that I am reviewing is MG Hector Sharp CVT Petrol, BS6, March 2020 model. This a top end model of Hector Line by Morris Garages in India that costs about 22 Lacs on road in most Indian Cities.…
  • Our Mahindra Getaway 4x4

    I drove it again, with the wife along this time, and finally offered 50k less than what I had a month earlier. He countered, saying he was going to have to spend money on these repairs... My offer…
  • Fun group ride to Kalhatty

    Initially, I thought it could be a rear puncture, but when I looked down on the rear tyre, there was white smoke billowing from the rear brake caliper. It was a surprise for me since my braking technique…
  • Review of Electric Buses in GJ

    The first batch of a few buses were delivered by March this year and two of those put on experimental basis for the Vadodara-Ahmedabad sector. As soon as I read this news I wanted to try them but…
  • Toyota: Work done in 120,000 km

    120,000 km service at 110,000 km. Engine oil (Fully synthetic), Engine oil Filter, Air Filter, AC filter, 4 spark plugs, Changed the brake oil, Wiper blade, AC gas top up. Rs 8,317. Total cost over…
  • New Harrier breakdown, fuel pump

    My new Tata Harrier which has done less than 800 km apparently refused to start last week. I called up the customer care and they got the car towed to a service station. The adviser claimed that it…
  • Self-defence against animal attacks

    This incident as narrated in Cityline, The Hitavada, concerns two forest workers on a foot patrol on Sunday 23/10/22, around 5.30 pm, who had entered a bear-infested forest area in the Koka jungle…
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