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So, I have some coworkers in India who are really into motorcycles. They love to hear about riding in the US, and they often send stories about their adventures in India. The roads sound pretty nasty over there, but the photos they send have some amazing scenery in them.
One coworker (Abhishek Tyagi) just sent a note about his friend who is off on his latest trip. This is part of the note:
One of my fellow rider from Madras Bulls Motorcycling Club, Gokulram Vasanthi (AKA Terror) has started his Magnum Opus Trip from Chennai(Tamil Nadu) India to Leh and from Leh to Kanyakumari and then to Chennai on a Bajaj M80. He will be covering total distance of somewhere close to 8000 Kms. There have been many people who have done it on bigger and reliable machine. But doing it on a 74CC and mere 4.5 BHP machine, facing the extreme road(Unpaved, narrow and uncountable freezing water streams) and weather conditions(50 deg Centigrade to Extreme Rain to -10 degree) is something no less then Hercules effort. Note that, the rider has a Prosthesis Leg and have only a Thumb and little finger in right hand, Still he has been one of the finest riders on road and track. Leh is the Mecca of riders in India. This also include Khardung La, the highest Motorable Pass in the world.
There are some interesting movies of some of their adventures for sale here: http://www.dirttrackproductions.com/ourfilms.html
Some pretty amazing footage of the mountain regions of India.