Monday, 4 December 2006
Delhi to Agra
Yes! the first days riding under our belt. A great day -we did leave at just after 5 am. it was really cold, after 30 minutes we were shaking. We are going to post some photos today if possible - you never can tell over here whether itll work or not. Joes bike is the red one and ours the black, Every time I look at Joe he is wearing a huge grin - he has an exhaust system to rattle your teeth and he loves it!True to form I got a puncture on the 1st day - this one holds the record tho -- 77km![and it was 2 punctures] After 20 km , my bike coughed itself to a stop- luckily we were not in heavy traffic and we could both pull over together. It turned out to be an incorrectly adjusted carburettor- I sorted this out myself and fitted a new plug and everything was fine. We have a few oil leaks to sort out but nothing serious- think Ive sorted mine. I also had all manner of shit in the fuel filter which I have now cleaned.
In all the time of travelling these roads Ive never seen so many dead and rotting carcases in one day - 2 deer, a huge cat, many dogs - one comically inflated like a baloon and ready to burst[ dont want to be around when that happens!] The traffic was predictably mannic, some places worst than others- Mathura [birthplace of Lord Krishna] was totally mad, then we had a bit of a break untill we hit Agra at lunchtime which was utterly mad, Joe did really well to keep up -its shit trying to keep together in heavy city traffic, 6 lanes of utter anarchy, the heat and no local knowledge . We only used the wakie talkies when I got the punctures and had to leave the others with the luggage. This was great as none of the indians had ever seen one before and I was surrounded at the puncture wallas by schoolkids and neredowells. We are now at the Shanti guest hose in Agra which has a great view of the Taj Mahal. Dont know if we will get a photo of the Taj with bikes as we probably will be leaving for Gwalior in the morning- Once you start riding - you cant stop, its brilliant.
In all the time of travelling these roads Ive never seen so many dead and rotting carcases in one day - 2 deer, a huge cat, many dogs - one comically inflated like a baloon and ready to burst[ dont want to be around when that happens!] The traffic was predictably mannic, some places worst than others- Mathura [birthplace of Lord Krishna] was totally mad, then we had a bit of a break untill we hit Agra at lunchtime which was utterly mad, Joe did really well to keep up -its shit trying to keep together in heavy city traffic, 6 lanes of utter anarchy, the heat and no local knowledge . We only used the wakie talkies when I got the punctures and had to leave the others with the luggage. This was great as none of the indians had ever seen one before and I was surrounded at the puncture wallas by schoolkids and neredowells. We are now at the Shanti guest hose in Agra which has a great view of the Taj Mahal. Dont know if we will get a photo of the Taj with bikes as we probably will be leaving for Gwalior in the morning- Once you start riding - you cant stop, its brilliant.
Sunday, 3 December 2006
Were here
Well, we cant believe how easy this has been. After arriving at 5 am we checked in to our hotel, then out for breakfast, Bulletwallas shop was open on the way back so we popped in and bought 2 Royal enfield bullets. Yep it was as easy as that. All the paperwork done, extras added to the bikes and everythig sorted. The bikes are pre-loved but totally re-built, all moving parts repaced with new-all engine cases highly polished and paintwork gleaming. We leave Delhi at 5am tomorrow- we are leaving so early because we dont have a clue how to get out of the city and at 5 there will be less traffic.
Delhi is much the same as it has always been, busy noisy and polluted but we love the place.In the taxi from the airport, the drver wound down his window and spat, he missed the opening and gob sprayed the inside of the taxi-- well weve arrived then !! Then we nearly collided with a car and pusbike and continued to drive like a nutter all the way. We love it!
We have taken photos of the bikes but Ive bought the wrong leads to the internet cafe so I cant post them yet, we will try to get a shot of the bikes with the Taj Mahal in the background at our next stop -Agra.
Delhi is much the same as it has always been, busy noisy and polluted but we love the place.In the taxi from the airport, the drver wound down his window and spat, he missed the opening and gob sprayed the inside of the taxi-- well weve arrived then !! Then we nearly collided with a car and pusbike and continued to drive like a nutter all the way. We love it!
We have taken photos of the bikes but Ive bought the wrong leads to the internet cafe so I cant post them yet, we will try to get a shot of the bikes with the Taj Mahal in the background at our next stop -Agra.
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