Ashim Ranadive's Latest Posts
A sportbiker on Route 66
Whenever I told anyone that I would be riding a motorbike around America, the first ‘tip’ was to go to Route 66! Being a sport biker at heart means that my machine and I are most at home on the track or twisties (canyons for the Americans). Hence Route 66 was never on my to-do […]
Why do we travel?
After seeing yet another update from a traveler on my Facebook this morning, I took some time to think about why we travel. Although there is never going to be ONE definitive answer for this, I just felt I’d pen my observations along with my own motivation to travel – The ‘Vacationers’ – Usually couple […]
MotoHunt 2014 – Motorcycle Scavenger Hunt
Nearly all motorcyclists are used to weekend rides with friends to our favourite riding roads. While it’s never a disappointing day it takes a certain level of innovation to put a unique twist on it. Fortunately for the riders of Sydney, University of New South Wales Motorcycle Club (UNSWMC) was able to deliver exactly this […]
Horizons Unlimited Overland Travelers Meeting – Queensland 2013
Shortly after returning from my 2 week bike journey through the Himalayas (From Brazil to the Himalayas (Part 1)) I attended an overland travelers gathering run by ‘Horizons Unlimited’; another way for me to find out if the life of a motorcycle traveler was for me. Below is an article published in the latest copy […]
Riding Australias’ Southern Alpine Loop – Part 3
Having stayed up late into the night chatting away with other backpackers reminiscing of my past trips and discussing my upcoming plans for South and Central America, it was once again a late start on day 3. I had contemplated having a run back up the Great Alpine Road as it was a bright and […]
Riding Australias’ Southern Alpine Loop – Part 2
After an early night and a good rest, I was up late again. Got the chain cleaned and lubed and faced my first problem. I had wheeled the bike to right in front of my room, over the grassy terrain. Didn’t expect the morning moisture to turn it into mud. Taught me a lesson in […]
How to deal with annoying touts
Where there are tourists, there are touts, offering all kinds of great deals, but only today, and only because they feel they have a special connection to YOU. Most travellers have a pre-determined way to deal with these pesky touts ranging from witty t-shirts, ignoring them or in many cases, plain old abuse. However, there […]
Highest road in the world
The final ride from Leh was to Khardung La. Regarded as the highest motorable road in the world (although this is disputed by some), this was the road for which I had given up a further stay in Brasil an opted to come to India instead. Once again, inner line permits were needed to ride […]
Road to Tibet
Arriving in Leh meant taking care of a few key necessities. – Good food – Hot showers – Organising ‘Inner Line Permits’ which are necessary to ride out onto many key roads in the region (While these can be procured at the “Deputy Comissioners Office”, this only seems to be available to holders of Indian […]
Himalayan Green
Having pulled over as soon as I saw the engine check light come on, a hundred things started going through my head as to what may have gone wrong with the bike. Luckily for me, started with the basics, topped up the oil to level and lo and behold, problem solved. Still, having to unpack […]
