Practice rides are essential before embarking on any long ride. Some of the group members were handling a motorcycle after a long hiatus. Such rides are important to firm up the group dynamics and create an opportunity for better bonding among the group. Our proposed ride to Northern Ladakh would cover 3400 kms over a period of 18 days so going for practice rides would serve us well.
On 12 July 2021 we (members of the Whimsical Veterans group) embarked on our first practice ride which was to be the shortest and the route was mostly hilly. We covered a distance of 120 kms in 5 hours with a couple of breaks in between. The route to be followed was Dehradun-Mussoorie-Kempty Falls-Yamuna Bridge-Vikasnagar-Dehradun. We assembled near Max Hospital at 0900 hrs and started off for Mussoorie. After negotiating around 15 kms the heavens started pouring and the rain did not stop till the end of the ride. Some learning points were disseminated to the members of the group so that due caution could be exercised in future rides. Following are some pics of the said ride:
A selfie before the ride began
A short break after Kempty Fall
Another selfie at Yamuna Bridge
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