Riderboy's Journey

  I owned a “ Thunderbird 350 ” bike and I rode it for almost 7 years. It was one of the best bikes to ride comfortably on long trips. I soon felt that the power offered by the Thunderbird 350 was not enough to meet my requirements for long distance touring. So, I upgraded the bike to a “ Thunderbird 500 ” and aptly named it “ Bada-Don ” . Bada-Don was a perfect company for many trips, including my South India Ride 2015, Southern Survival and many more. You can read about my previous trips Here:   Click here to view my riding blogs "Chotta Don" "Bada Don"      Being a Royal Enfield fan, I didn ’ t find an opportunity to test ride the Himalayan, after it was launched. I was constantly thinking about doing a test ride on it. I finally contacted my friend and owner of H.S.R Services. I asked him for his opinion about the Himalayan, and he was kind enough to offer a test bike for me to try out for a couple of days. As luck would have...

My Monster was craving for some rubber burn. He was mimicking me to take him out and I was waiting for the best time. There has to be a call, a call for adrenaline rush, a call for speed, a call for curves and twists which happens at its own time. So finally the moment arrived for the baby to go out for 3 days. The long weekend gave me fuel to head out.  After a quick chat with a good old friend, I decided to head out to the mountains. What better place in south of India that you can think of apart from the Gods Own Country. Whatever it is, this place has everything that you need when it comes to traveling. Be it the misty tea estates, gorgeous waterfalls, calm back waters, pristine beaches or the mighty mountains. Its a package altogether. No wonder they are always attracted by foreigners irrespective of the weather conditions. But my thirst for twists and turns made my mind lock on Ponmudi. The images in google were so tempting that I decided experience it on my ...