Around the World by an Indian on Indian motorcycle....!!

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Some bikers love drag races, some bikers like doing stunts and some bikers prefer to go on Road trips on their motorcycles.



Road trips like the "Bharat Parikrama" and "Great Indian Road trip" have covered the length of India. A recent one called the "Great Australian Road trip" is presently being done in Australia. Trips like these have been well publicized and sponsored by corporate houses.

Even bikers like you and me now do biking trips across the country. Recently a friend of mine went to Leh on his Pulsar 200 along with his friends.

Inspired by these reports, the other day I spoke to my Girl friend/Fiancée over the phone about my plans to do a Bangalore-Pondicherry-Bangalore road trip on my bike (Pulsar 220). Here is the summary of her reaction..



"What..??"                                                           
Such a long trip..?? On a bike..??
Why can't you take the bus..??
Are you turning into a street Rowdy..??

Imagine if I tell                                                      [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5JU0n4majU/R0WNf-LecmI/AAAAAAAACDU/ooSR85qvJxo/s200/BJ.JPG[/img]

"I want to travel around the world, across 5 continents, spanning 19 months, ALONE, on a motorcycle and WITHOUT ANY SPONSOR..!!"

I am certain that my Girlfriend will dump me.!!
Over the years my ear drums have been institutionalized to that saccharine voice.. so even if we were over the phone (2,500 Kms apart), I could clearly make out that ominous thunder clouds were gathering over my head. So with all my years of experience, in order to minimize further damage, I promptly added..



"Only if you give me the permission.. dear..!!"


Success..!! Disaster (read NAGGING..!!) was averted this time. But deep down I felt sick that I can't do something that I had been cherishing to do for sometime now. And oh yes, I know.. I SUCK..!!



Now Imagine: If I tell my Girl friend/Fiancée that "I want to travel around the world, across 5 continents, spanning 19 months, ALONE, on a motorcycle and WITHOUT ANY SPONSOR..!!" I am certain that the Nagging would cease permanently.. Because she would dump me.!!

It might sound amazing but a [b]37 year old called Bharadwaj Dayala who hails from Vizag [/b] Andhra Pradesh, has done exactly this. Bhadradwaj has circumnavigated the globe riding Alone on a Hero Honda Karizma in 19 months..!! Bharadwaj successfully completed his journey on 4'th Nov 2007 which was originally flagged off on 2'nd April 2006 at Vizag, Andhra Pradesh.

[img width=400 height=300]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5JU0n4majU/R0WM1OLecgI/AAAAAAAACCk/o0L3VnUlrdA/s400/Spinx.JPG[/img]

What's most noteworthy is that Bharadwaj has completed his trip without any sponsor. The cost of the entire trip was around Rs. 50 Lakh, which was entirely collected by his friends and wellwishers. Even Hero Honda refused to sponsor his trip, when they realized the legal implications that they might land into, in event of his death during the trip. Also unlike the corporate sponsored/publicized bike trips like "Bharat Parikrama", "Great Indian/Australian Roadtrip", Bharadwaj did not have a support crew who would follow him along the way in a four wheeler.

[img width=400 height=300]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y5JU0n4majU/R0WM1eLechI/AAAAAAAACCs/zwDTl5j4QXk/s400/The-Pharaoh-on-the-bike.JPG[/img]

Maybe Bharadwaj isn't exactly a market or media savvy man to sell his idea/story to a sponsor or publishing house. Maybe he isn't an able photographer to chronicle his trips in sweeping artistic photographs. Maybe a few people might even call him an insane guy to plan such an audacious trip. But Bharadwaj definitely deserves a much more accolades and publicity for his amazing feat.

I can't offer him monetary benefits for his exploits but I can at least I can make sure that a few more guys should know about his amazing "Solitary Journey across the World on an Indian Motorcycle".

His trip has been chronicled in a blog: "Around the World on Motorcycle". The last update on his blog was back in July 25, 2007.
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*=: *=: *=: kaani neeku anyayam jarigindi mama  sCo_hmmthink

[psycopk]

visa issues undava?? world motham connected roads unai aa??

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[quote author=BENZBABU link=topic=132932.msg1482080#msg1482080 date=1292362244]
*=: *=: *=: kaani neeku anyayam jarigindi mama  sCo_hmmthink
[/quote] sCo_hmmthink sCo_hmmthink enduku mama??

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[quote author=psycopk link=topic=132932.msg1482085#msg1482085 date=1292362291]
visa issues undava?? world motham connected roads unai aa??
[/quote] Visa anni planned and tesukunadu..roads leni vati meeda sea meeda ship lo travel chesadu....and importing the bike and all kalipi chala ekkuva aiyyayi...his trip cost him Rs 50 lakh..andulo half kanna ekkuva import taxes ke pay chesadu..

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[quote author=CBZ link=topic=132932.msg1482089#msg1482089 date=1292362333]
sCo_hmmthink sCo_hmmthink enduku mama??
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tanu CBZ kakunda Karizma vadadu  sSa_j@il sSa_j@il

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[quote author=psycopk link=topic=132932.msg1482085#msg1482085 date=1292362291]
visa issues undava?? world motham connected roads unai aa??
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House teesi nuvu kuda ilantidi emanna plan chestunnav  sCo_hmmthink sCo_hmmthink

[psycopk]

[quote author=CBZ link=topic=132932.msg1482098#msg1482098 date=1292362422]
Visa anni planned and tesukunadu..roads leni vati meeda sea meeda ship lo travel chesadu....and importing the bike and all kalipi chala ekkuva aiyyayi...his trip cost him Rs 50 lakh..andulo half kanna ekkuva import taxes ke pay chesadu..
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aboo.... racha aaindi ga.... 50lakh ante way too much... nenu kaliga unnapudu all over  india trip vesta le...
nenu india lo pedaga tiragaledu.../

[psycopk]

[quote author=BENZBABU link=topic=132932.msg1482107#msg1482107 date=1292362503]
House teesi nuvu kuda ilantidi emanna plan chestunnav  sCo_hmmthink sCo_hmmthink
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mari ila around the world kadu gani.... i wanted to buy a small boat and stay on sea for a month or two...

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[quote author=BENZBABU link=topic=132932.msg1482103#msg1482103 date=1292362479]
tanu CBZ kakunda Karizma vadadu  sSa_j@il sSa_j@il
[/quote] @3$% @3$% anukunna ide antavu ani..kaani vadi patience mechukovali Benzu...monna 4500 miles ke block aiyindi naaku....veedu ekanga world motham aa..

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[quote author=psycopk link=topic=132932.msg1482120#msg1482120 date=1292362603]
mari ila around the world kadu gani.... i wanted to buy a small boat and stay on sea for a month or two...
[/quote][img]http://i47.tinypic.com/vb0r9_th.gif[/img] correst..apt aiyindi..

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[url=http://bikingtheworld.blogspot.com/]http://bikingtheworld.blogspot.com/[/url]

idi tana blog....

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[img]http://www.bewarsetalk.net/discus/movieanimated3/bemmi.lol2.gif[/img] okkodiki okko pichi.....

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[quote author=CBZ link=topic=132932.msg1482122#msg1482122 date=1292362623]
@3$% @3$% anukunna ide antavu ani..kaani vadi patience mechukovali Benzu...monna 4500 miles ke block aiyindi naaku....veedu ekanga world motham aa..
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4500 miles aa ekkadiki poyavu  sCo_hmmthink sCo_hmmthink

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[quote author=BENZBABU link=topic=132932.msg1482138#msg1482138 date=1292362828]
4500 miles aa ekkadiki poyavu  sCo_hmmthink sCo_hmmthink
[/quote] @gr33d ekkadiki poyav sCo_hmmthink