Let's knock the bastard off!

[cave weta]

.Im looking for a few relatively hard Men.... or Women. For a Himalayan Adventure at the end of October. I have a friend who has been going there since the 1980s to buy fabrics and ethnic brassware. He knows the area, the locals, the food and the customs. Plus, hes a biker from wayback!

Basic plan is hire bikes in Delhi. Head to Jahdapur and visit the Royal Enfield factory. do a 4-5 day loop through Rajistan to aclimatise and get into the Indian way of driving. Then start climing into the Himalayas. Paul knows the roads and the villages well and assures me that he will help us find the bargains and tourist highlights - The Elephant Orphanage at Saharampur. And the remote valley high in the mountains where the second best hashish in all of India comes from!
The loop through Rajistan Punjab,The Himalayan mountains and Nepal and back to Dehli is about 1300km and should take about 12 days. Paul has set this time of year as it is after the monsoon season but before the bitterly cold winter hits the higher altitudes.
We may get to see the Taj Mahal too and Ride Elephant Taxis to a monestry high on a cliff top. we are looking for a group of about 10 and would prefer
riders who havent ridden there before..
Paul is a wizz with the shipping of Ethnic furniture and fabrics and jewelry-
you could easily cover the cost of this trip by shipping home a couple of grands worth of stuff;)
let me know if you are keen-


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[tri boy]

Make sure you visit your GP, and get the relevant shots.
Definetly visit the Taj, and while there, you may as ride a couple of the highest passes on the planet. Tanglan La, and Kahdung La. (18000ft).
Enjoy.
A good website to check/read through is www.ferriswheels.com.au

[WarlockNZ]

How much money would it take ?

[Aero165]

Wow! I would love to do this ride eventually!:love:

[cave weta]

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[cave weta]

How much money would it take ?

Paul - the guide, works on $50 per day for accomodation and food.
petrol prices are as per here. Bike hire will be around $50 per day. we are looking at a safe figure of $150 per day. Im waiting for bike hire quotes to come back at the moment. will post as soon as I get them.:woohoo:
Air fares and insurance come out just on $2500 so we should piss in for $5000 and Paul reckons 2grand spent on the right stuff will net 6 grand in NZ

[Aero165]

5 Grand.....

I'm keen!

Would you guys mind a 21 year old tagging along? Or are you after people more the 30,40,50's age mark?

[cave weta]

5 Grand.....

I'm keen!

Would you guys mind a 21 year old tagging along? Or are you after people more the 30,40,50's age mark?

Aero- you're a motorcyclist- we all speak the same language! In my business I have clients from 14 to about 65. I find that if they are adventurous enough to come on my rides they are the right kind of people to have a bloody good time with! Click here for photos (www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?=72657) Paul is sorting some more photos today to show you guys where he goes- I will put a few up here tonight.

[Usarka]

I'm certainly interested. Been to the himilayas on foot, but not on two wheels.

[Aero165]

Without trying to sound like too much of a tight ass... what are the actually chances of covering the costs by shipping things back? I wouldn't mind a bit more information about this process. Unless it's top secret:whistle:;)

[cave weta]

Without trying to sound like too much of a tight ass... what are the actually chances of covering the costs by shipping things back? I wouldn't mind a bit more information about this process. Unless it's top secret:whistle:;)

Ahh yes.... top secret.... All I can say is the furniture does not need to be stuffed with hash to make a tidy profit anyway. but of course it makes it all a tax deductable business trip if you bring back stuff to sell. :Pokey:

[Usarka]

Ahh yes.... top secret.... All I can say is the furniture does not need to be stuffed with hash to make a tidy profit anyway. but of course it makes it all a tax deductable business trip if you bring back stuff to sell. :Pokey:

Doesn't have to be, or cannot be? :whistle:

[Aero165]

It sounds like an amazing adventure! What kind of bikes would we be riding? Would the whole experience be rushed or would it be about enjoyment and sight seeing? Not that I wanna be a Nana I just don't wanna blast the whole way through

[cave weta]

Not in my container it cant!....
By the way - All shipping will be provided on a cubic metre rate provided by us.

[cave weta]

It sounds like an amazing adventure! What kind of bikes would we be riding? Would the whole experience be rushed or would it be about enjoyment and sight seeing? Not that I wanna be a Nana I just don't wanna blast the whole way through

We will be riding brand new 50 year old bikes.- Royal Enfield Silver Bullets.
They are the perfect bike for the country. They make them there still.
there is also a diesel conversion for them!! they are 500cc singles with
kick start and pre unit gearbox drum brakes. they have improved electrics - CDI and Loud Horns.

We will get out of Delhi as quick as we can and settle into a nice touristy pace for the first five days. Riding only 80-100km each day. Then as we travel through Punjab the pace picks up with the towns being wider apart. A,s we hit the himalayas the roads are rough and dangerous, bandits and drug dealers roam the highlands. Afgahni freedom fighters often skirmish with the Indian Army and we may get caught up in a few firefights. If you get shot- please inform the tour leader.


Are ya still comin????:shit::shit:

[cave weta]

Here you go- Silver Bullets India's national pride!

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[Aero165]

hell yeah! I'm still keen :)

[Padmei]

I'd be in for a future trip but too soon this year. I will stay in touch to see how this one goes.

[glice]

this looks awsome.
I'm keen as a running bean, but broke as an artichoke.
would i really be able to cover the costs with furnature? and who would I sell it too? a shop or trademe?

[cave weta]

this looks awsome.
I'm keen as a running bean, but broke as an artichoke.
would i really be able to cover the costs with furnature? and who would I sell it too? a shop or trademe?

If you really want to make money - Silver jewelry is the go.... Over there, its not how many hours go into each piece. It is sold by the gram and is DIRT cheap! plus you can bring it home in your bag:banana::banana:

[glice]

If you really want to make money - Silver jewelry is the go.... Over there, its not how many hours go into each piece. It is sold by the gram and is DIRT cheap! plus you can bring it home in your bag

hmm. I'm pretty interested, and have a bit of life sorting out to do over the next few weeks, so will know soon if I can make it.
how many people have you got coming so far?

[cave weta]

hmm. I'm pretty interested, and have a bit of life sorting out to do over the next few weeks, so will know soon if I can make it.
how many people have you got coming so far?

I hope we get around 6. that, with us will give us 10. So just a nice number for the accomodation and also for on the road.
Im going to start running adverts soon - lets see what we get.

[glice]

I hope we get around 6. that, with us will give us 10. So just a nice number for the accomodation and also for on the road.
Im going to start running adverts soon - lets see what we get.

sweet, well I'm keen and all going to plan I should be coming. So can you put me down as keen. :niceone:

[Usarka]

do i need to think about booking time off? ie, whats the craic?

[cave weta]

do i need to think about booking time off? ie, whats the craic?

????WHASDAWHAT???:blink:

we have no date sorted yet but will be the second two weeks of October

[OV Lander]

How is your planning going fella? Got your crew orgainsed and ready to go?

[glice]

Is anyone going on this. Whats going on with it?

[cave weta]

Is anyone going on this. Whats going on with it?


How is your planning going fella? Got your crew orgainsed and ready to go?

Ive just read this thread again for the first time in weeks. Two things are hitting me in the eye immediately!

1: nobody who is saying that they are keen has actually PMd me or emailed
me so I have not kept you all in the loop

and
2: the company in Delhi that we were to hire the bikes from has decided that
they shouldnt work with us as they already have a relationship
with another NZ tour operator and feel that it would cause a conflict of interests!

My Guide, Paul is is heading over soon and will try to resolve this personally as he knows the owner and the tour will be run NEXT OCTOBER as this has stuffed us for this year.

Paul will present the tour as a bunch of Kiwi Bikers organised by us rather than a Tour Company marketing tours in opposition to an existing operator.

Lets see how this goes- I will post results here

Stuart

[glice]

sweet, maby next year then.

I'm thinking of heading over that way just for the hell of it anyway, I've been saving and have the time booked off, so I'll see how I go.

[portokiwi]

:scooter: That sounds so cool, Lapis is a stone you only get in Afghanistan and chillie, if you find any of that in the local shops, that is worth a bit on the market.

[cave weta]

Updated - Update!
Paul is back and although he has sourced another hire supplier the back up service is shonky.
Rather than put other peoples nuts on the line in a foriegn country - we have decided to bring in some Royal Enfield 500 singles of our own and start a fleet of rental classic cruisers on the Coromandel. My place is right in a prime spot to base it from on the main road as you head up the East coast side

Watch for details:soon:

[justsomeguy]

Eh?:confused:

Last time I did the loop I did not pass the Himalayas......:no:

Mebbe I'm missing something....ya I kno I'm dumb but not stewpid tuu..<_<

When will you get the bikes in?

I'm coming home for Christmas and New Years. Any chance I could hire a Bullet? (that's what we call em back in teh motehrland).

JSG

[cave weta]

Eh?:confused:

Last time I did the loop I did not pass the Himalayas......:no:

Mebbe I'm missing something....ya I kno I'm dumb but not stewpid tuu..<_<

When will you get the bikes in?

I'm coming home for Christmas and New Years. Any chance I could hire a Bullet? (that's what we call em back in teh motehrland).

JSG

Awww- know! its not the same is it? but the guy in Dehli that we were to hire from is so awesome that we couldnt find anyone to compare !
Honestly- since I started over the top adventures- Ive had such a good run with all that Ive done that I just dont want to risk something half arsed..
When we get these Silver Bullets in we will have a cool option for cruising the loop- or anywhere else for that matter. Im looking forward to having these old thumpers here for me to play on whenever I want:woohoo:
It will be cool for people who had a bike years ago and fancy a play on something that feels like what they rode in the 60s!