But 'things happen when they are suppossed to' ..so the 'journey' is happening now.
It's about my journey with the bike which became mine after a very long wait,on 16th Nov 2005.
Festive season was on and demand for bikes was at all time high so I had to book my bike weeks before the purchasing date.I enquired everyday if the bike was vaialable with the dealer..all I cared for was to get a bike..color and make was no concern.Ultimately it was delivered.
Since then my journey with the bike started..I have been continously using it for all my commuting purposes be it 200 mtrs or 200 kilometers.
I ate on it,slept on it and most certainly driven it on every pathetic and good roads possible in every part of NCR.Few 'journeys' are listed below:
Out of all experiences sleeping on it was most bizarre and fun part.It happened in the winters of 2006.I used to take bro for his exam..since my exams were already over I had ample of time to waste.I used to park my bike in the college parking and lie down on the seat using bag as a headrest over the milometer..initially it was bit uncomfortable but sunny afternoon and quite good novel didnt allow 'trouble' to register.Looking at the eagles flying overhead,gazing sky for hours and bird flying,all while lying down on the seat was a real fun!I used the 'comfy' for my afternoon power naps too.
I visited rather tried out many unknown paths just for the sake of experimenting and most of'em turned out to be nightmare both for bike and the rider.I was once travelling through routine path.A straight road at a crossing used to lead to some other part of Noida very close to Greater Noida.I was not aware of this fact then and out of curiousity I tried to take that road..thinking this would lead me to someplace..even if it didn't I had the option of retracing which I certainly would have not opted. While the road was quite good for few kilometers as it was yet to be put into 'use'.I got chased by dogs for disturbing their quite habitat.Soon the road ended and I landed up in some village in Noida.Road was awful and dusty and wide enough for one two-wheeler at a time.Village after vilage passed and I began to wonder how come my virtual 3D model about the whole path I used to take and the new experimental path I'm using is not leading to a correct destination.As the situation grew hopeless I decided to remain clinged to the path I had thought of and continued to move further.At few places bro and I had to lift the bike for some distance but ultimately we were back on proper road,that was a horrible journey but the whole experiment thing was fun.
There have been many many other awesome incidents that happened on bike..most of them I donot remember precisely.This idea of writing about whole 'journey' thing and dedicating a blog to it came only yesterday.I visited to Okhla industrial area twice yesterday and that visit deteriorated the already pathetic condition of bike..I feel sorry for it.Tch tch.
I used to take care of it.Used to get its srvicing done on time..but now!! I donot change even the engine oil..gearbox gets stuck..battery doesn't charge completely...brake shoe needs to be changed..a lot more is to be done....the journey can't end in 3 years..I'm getting it serviced tomorrow...my love you are going to 'rejuvenate' !!
