What are the odds that I meet my namesake, in a chance encounter, on the penultimate day of the year. Yes, that’s the beauty of motorcycling – anything’s possible with a twist of the throttle.
Category: Life
Motorcycle Talk: Tools to bring along For the Ride
My tool-kit journey, like most of you here, started out with the OEM kit that’s provided with every bike. But that quickly proved inadequate on my 250-300 km rides. Back then, I had a few loose spanners at home and took to carrying them along as well when venturing beyond the city. These rudimentary attempts…
Monsoon skies: Mumbai
Mumbai grows a few shades more beautiful each monsoon. Sure, our hardships increase too, but there’s no denying the fact that we also get that rare break from the drab grays which dominate the view. Couldn’t help but stop & stare at this beautiful sight as I was crossing the bridge. The colourful skies and…
खिडकीतली बाग
अम्मा म्हणायची की त्या लहानपणीच्या गावच्या ट्रिपांमध्ये होती सुरूवात! पण खरंतर लालमातीचं वेड कधी मनात बसलं, कधी रक्तात घुसलं हे कळलच नाही. वर्षे गेली, पण शोध काही संपेना. बघता बघता, तेच वेड जणू काही घुसलं कुंडीत! कोकणातल्या बागेचं स्वप्न मात्र जवळ येऊन सुद्धा हुलकावण्या देत राहिलं. निराशेने मन भरलं आणि आयुष्याच्या अनेक झुंझीत गेलं ते…
60 kmph
60 kmph! A pace that puts the wind in your face and the worries behind.Where you hear the rustling of the leaves, and catch the smiles of the children in the street. That classic iron heart of a motor sitting relaxed between the feet. 60 kmph, it’s magic if you please. Them vibes smoothened out…
A neo-classical motorcycle affair
When you’re a 20 year old motorcycle, there’s always something that’s going bust on it. It could be the meters or the brakes, the lights or the carburettor. It could even be some nuts & bolts that suddenly decided they’d had enough and decide to hop off. But as long as you keep that 2T-Fuel…
Cadbury Gems
Something about Cadbury’s Gems that brings a smile to the face. Their colourful appearance, the sound they make when you shake the packet, that distinctive crunch when you bite into them – everything is instantly recognisable. There’s even different ways of eating them. One is where you munch them down. The other is where you…
Broken Beauty
Bruised, she lay still on the ground. She knew she’d never meet her favourite flowers or soar into the bright blue skies again. But she put her pain aside & spread those wings one last time, for she wanted to show everyone just how beautiful this broken world can be…
Spicing things up in 2017
2016 was an eventful one to say the least and this year is all about turning the heat up on things. Pushing the envelope, exploring new stuff & being on the limit. Guess the chilli tree in the window agrees too, which is why: Mirchi ghya mirchi, laal tikhat mirchi, Khidkeetli mirchi… #mepanshetkari 😀 Happy New…
Aarey Energee: memories of an awesome bachpan
‘Energee’ if you’re a leaf from the same book as me, then the mere mention of this word will take you on the journey back in time. Of blue & cream coloured stalls, selling milk in blue plastic packets & foil-capped glass bottles. Lassi & non-flavoured cow’s milk too. Decades have gone by with generation…
Jumla is the new black
Originally posted on Chunauti:
It’s hard to tell whether demonetisation will turn out to be a bold hit or a costly miss, but it appears to many that the government has taken the black money bull by the horns. Announcing the withdrawal of ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi listed several steps that…
The Yamaha RD350: Dream Interrupted
Spotted a RD350 yesterday, being lovingly bought back to life. Was in a workshop the size of a security guard’s cabin in Mumbai, but that didn’t matter. There it was sitting majestically in the classic Red livery. It managed to stop me right in my tracks. The brain drained out all other thoughts. The heart…
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