After a month or so, I decided on a Royal Enfield http://royalenfield.com/. This is the biggest bike that is made in South Asia and is the biggest bike that is commonly seen on our roads. I finally found the exact bike that I wanted and then proceeded to bargain over the price and details. After a month and dozens of cups of chai (tea), the bike was mine. Little did I know that it would take three more weeks just to register the bike in my name- things do not work the same in South Asia (especially for a foreigner).
The bike looks nice and is a blast to drive. The experience is further enhanced by dodging elephants, camel carts, horse carriages, street dogs, buses, cars, trucks, pedal and auto rickshaws scores of people and the ever present potholes and sinkholes. The picture of the circle known as Badi Chaupar gives you an idea of what traffic is like. The ten minutes that I was in the spot where I took the picture I saw two elephants, one horse carriage, camel carts, dogs and monkeys.
Melanie picks on me and calls the bike my "precious". I think it is because I get a gleam in my eye when I drive which is similar to Gollum from Lord of the Rings.
2005 Royal Enfield (Bullet 350)
Royal Enfield Gas Tank Badge
Royal Enfield Bullet 350 cc Motor
A look at traffic in our city-this is called Badi Chaupar (Big Circle)
3 comments :
If Aaron is outside constantly rubbing the gas tank and drooling, then there can be an issue. If the two of you start wrestling over it at Mount Doom, then you need counseling (unless there is a sidecar and the wrestling match is over who sits in the sidecar, then you need to flip a coin.) So ... when do I get a ride?
Sweet ride! Mel you need to start singing "cool rider" from Grease 2 whenever you see the gleam in Aaron's eye.
ncsenator (also known as Matt or Stencha)you can have a ride as soon as you come visit. I have not been able to locate Mount Doom; the closest thing to us is Mount Abu. There is no sidecar, before Melanie was great with child, Melanie would rather ride sidesaddle like the other local women.
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