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Mahindra Mojo - Jungle Trails 2016

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Jungle Trail -2016 Motorcycles were meant to be ridden and boy did we ride! 1000 odd km's through jungles, with a mix of solid tarmac, loose soils taking us through the beautiful village roads of Karnataka, Kerala Tamilnadu and back into Karnataka.   When Mojo came into the picture, many trails evolved along with it, Jungle Trail was on the top and brought in much excitement. On a not so cold and not so warm morning of 29th April, 25 plus bikes were flagged off from Whitefield in all its fancy. Naveen Malhotra (Head of Marketing & Product Planning) flagged off the boys and also wished he could ride along. We had riders from Mumbai Pune and Chennai joining us to make it a big success. After negotiating the traffic we had our first regroup point just before Nelamangala flyover, and then the open roads ahead let us ride in peace. The day was hot and we were all suited up in the riding gears, which did definitely slow us down but never topped us. With hydration sto...

Sirji Kab???

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       It all started couple of years back when saketh pinged me on whatsapp and sent across the map of kolli hills, with 72 sharp hair pin bends, it looked kickass. Every time he came up with a plan, i  agreed and religiously gave haath two days before the schedule. :D This time too i played the same card, but less did I know shaik and Ramesh  would tag along and drag my ass across. So after a couple of days of planning, and last minute changes we decided to  meet up at 4:30 am at the start of elevated high way,and as planned we met up at 6:30 and with out any ciggi breaks  rode ahead.first break happened around krishnagiri for some idli vada, chai and kesari bath! Thank you mats I am falling your footsteps, Atleast around food. :D The climate changed from cold to hot to humid to fucking unbearable. We took some breaks and managed to reach Namakal, luckily no TVS nor any drunk buggers jumped around and created any trouble. Once you reac...