Ride to the upper fort (Melukote)

Hi guys!! I'm back after almost a month of not riding anywhere. Well, after a rather sleepless night, enjoying with my club brothers and watching RCB win their last match of the running in this year's IPL, I woke up, after about an hour of sleep at 5am on Sunday, 19th May, 2013. For the first time, there were 6 bullets parked in my house. A fact that I am indeed very proud off, and one that even my grandfather loved. We got ready, had some coffee and hurried onto our bikes being already quite late. We were supposed to be at the start point, 25kms away, by 6.30, and the time was already 6.25. Well, the others would have to wait.

Ready to leave

Pre-ride breifing by Shridhar

One Ride, One spirit - 2013

Pre-Ride Briefing. Photo Courtesy : Vinay BR

One Ride, an event started by Royal Enfield in 2011. Their mission was simple. They asked all RE owners to take their bike out and go on a ride on the first Sunday of every April. This is where Royal Indians Enfield Owners Club comes in. The thought of going for a ride is great, but where? with who? and how to handle breakdowns?? That's why, we as a club, sent out invites to as many Royal Enfield Owners as we could asking them to ride to Tonnure Kere with us. Finally, on 7th April, 2013, at 6am, there were 120 bullets standing in front of ISKCON, raging to go. Many riders were new, while few were club members gone absconding. It was great fun to meet people after such a long time, and made me proud to be part of such a buzzing club!!

300 kms for a Dosa!!

Yes!! It's as crazy as the title suggests. We at RIEOC, are just that crazy about riding our bullets!! It all started as just another discussion on what to do on the upcoming Sunday. This soon changed to a plan to ride till Mysore, to enjoy some amazing dosas from Hotel Mylari, Nazarbad. The last few rides had all been executed flawlessly. They hadn't been boring, but they certainly lacked the excitement and anxiety when everything goes wrong!! Not saying that everything went wrong in this ride, but a few things certainly did.

Breakfast at Tumkur : The unexpected ride

Well, this one's a bit funny. It all started on a Thursday afternoon, a random thought crossed a mind. What shall I do this Sunday morning? His hands were itching for the handle bars, his legs for the gear. As soon as that question was posed to the rest of the club by this rider, within an instant, a group was formed. We had no destination, we had no start point, no idea what so ever except for the fact that we all wanted yet another ride on Sunday. So started the discussions. Half an hour later, we had decided the place, the riders and the time. By now, you must be itching for me to reveal the details, well here it is. We decided to go to Pavithra Idly hotel, Tumkur with a plan to leave by 6.30 am with 11 bullets, 2 xylos and 19 people starting from opposite Iskcon on Sunday.