Ladakh touring season is about to start soon, and motorcycling enthusiasts from around the country have started planning for their Leh Ladakh motorcycling adventure.
The first thing that is required for this tough journey is a good reliable and comfortable bike, which will be able to take on different road surfaces and also has good off-road capability.
There is a wide choice of bikes available to the Indian biker, but most of these bikes fall either in the commuter category or are fast racy bikes like a Duke. Event though these bikes are not purpose built for touring , numerous motorcyclists successfully complete the Ladakh circuit or Lahaul Spiti circuit rides successfully on these machines every year.
But touring can be more fun if you have the right bike, which has the right qualities, which make thousands of km of riding a pleasure, which you look forward to again and again.
Three budget motor bikes in the market, which have good touring capabilities, are RE Thunderbird 500, Mahindra Mojo and the new kid on the block RE Himalayan.
In this comparison video Karthikeya Shingi of AutoCar India pits all three bikes against each other to find out which bike has the best touring capability, and can also be used for your daily city commute.
I was not surprised to see RE Himalayan best the other two competitors, because I have been following Himalayan on internet for quite some time, and whenever I watch a Himalayan review video, the first thing that strikes me is the comfortable sitting position of the rider, combined with easy flick ability of the bike.These two qualities along with the rugged looks, makes me want to get on a Himalayan and ride towards the high snow-capped mountains of Ladakh :D
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