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Himalayan ride

  • ballistic
    ballistic
    7 years ago
    Just got back from a 3 week ride through the Himalayas . Was with Indian guides to the highest motorable rd in the world to about 6500 meters Riding old Royal Enfield Bullet 500
    AMAZING scenery around every bend , some of the roughest roads i've ever ridden if you could call some of them roads , massive drop offs and over hangs .
    Spent an hour helping to dig one poor bugger out from under a rock fall that pancaked his car . All in all another world really , came back pretty chilled and i certainly dont sweat the things on our roads that i used to, after riding there a few weeks . one of the lads I was with  packed about 10 hours a day riding for 3 weeks into this 10 minute video ,,worth a look as he did a good job of it !! Met some characters and lovely people up high ( not like the ones we get here ) ,, will try load up a few pics
    Maybe try a few more when i work out how to stop putting them sideways lol



  • bloodog
    bloodog
    7 years ago
    That was brilliant, thanks for posting  
  • LOFTYBOB
    LOFTYBOB
    7 years ago
    Bloody awesome and on my bucket list of must do's. Give us a run down on the bikes? Reliable?
  • steelo
    steelo
    7 years ago
    Really enjoyed the video b. Friend just returned from similar trip and his description comes no where near the feel of your video. Cheers
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    7 years ago
    Cool video, life long memories captured on film. Some parts of the road remind me of the Bruce Highway.  LOL
  • Geoff3DMN
    Geoff3DMN
    7 years ago
    Brilliant video!
    A mate of mine did it a few years back, I'd love to but I couldn't take the altitude now.


  • trumph
    trumph
    7 years ago
    come back from there last month after a two week tour over the highest rd and all the other mountain passes, bloody excellent ride
  • Kingchops
    Kingchops
    7 years ago
    Amazing video and brilliant pics.  
    Note: when you upload pics that are sideways you can fix them by going to your gallery after you post and clicking the "Edit" button.  From there you can rotate your images.  This will also fix the rotation in your post.
  • limpn
    limpn
    7 years ago
    wow that was amazing !!!
  • Baloffski
    Baloffski
    7 years ago
    Mate, that was an incredible movie, watched it twice. Thanks, bloody good shit.
  • FXDF08
    FXDF08
    7 years ago
    Mate thank you. That was fukn sensational. Did you go with Himalayan Heroes? I’ve been researching the same ride and trying to convince some mate. Reckon your video will get them well over the line ... don’t die wondering! Looks brilliant.
    If it was a different group do you mind sharing who they are?

    Cheers
  • PaulW
    PaulW
    7 years ago
    That was bloody excellent!!
  • DocGreen
    DocGreen
    7 years ago
    Fark that is sensational, some scary big drops and dropping rocks though - awesome photos and video.

    DocGreen
  • Roo Ted
    Roo Ted
    7 years ago

    Awesome post Ballistic!

    Thanks for that.

  • Humbug
    Humbug
    7 years ago
    Fantastic video and pictures, thanks for posting.
  • FatboyMac
    FatboyMac
    7 years ago
    Thanks Ballistic, great vid. Looking at doing a ride next year but want to take the Mrs as pillion so maybe not that one! Looking at options like Sri Lanka.
  • shadowarrior
    shadowarrior
    7 years ago
    Gaah!! Brought back memories. Our local Enfield club (Eastern Bulls) used to (still does) a Leh trip every year. I've been there close to 5 times now, and every time it was a fresh and different experience. Thanks for posting :)
    Royal Enfields (the new ones specially with the AVL engines) are pretty reliable.