So I recently attended the HRR festival in Mumbai, and it was an absolute blast. The fact that I’m a huge metalhead and got to watch one of the four pillars of the thrash metal genre in Megadeth, live, with my very own eyes, was pinch-yourself-because-you-must-be-sleeping surreal. [Read more…]
The spark that ignited the flame
Honda’s Activa has been taking the Indian scooter market to the cleaners for a while now, and the latest results for the financial year 2014-15 are no different, with the scooter hitting a massive one crore units sold. It owes all this success to another Honda though. [Read more…]
Hero live up to their moniker, at least off the field
This might seem a little off-topic, so for those who can’t take your blinkers off (or lift your visor up) leave now or forever hold your peace. Anyway, disclaimer out of the way lets crack on. I want to talk about the Indian football scene today, and Hero’s role in it [Read more…]
Lane discipline, a battle cry
I recently visited Tokyo to check out Harley-Davidson’s new line up (keep your eye out for that one), but something I’ve known for awhile was reaffirmed while I was there. [Read more…]
Straying off the beaten path
While the ride to Ladakh and saddle sores are awesome, that’s not all there is to being a bike enthusiast in India. [Read more…]
Unleash the wrath of the gods, for there is no hope
Every day, on my way to Bike India HQ, I am compelled to cross a signal. This in itself isn’t a problem. It is mildly annoying – I’m not some weird, twisted signal-lover of some sort, but it isn’t a big deal. [Read more…]
Tunes and the Throttle
Today I’m going to write about two things that are very, very close to my heart – music and motorcycles. [Read more…]
Video games don’t make you violent, not playing them does
Ever since I was a young kid, I have loved videos games. And in a twist of fate that would prove prophetic, racing games were (and still are) one of my top go-to gaming genres. [Read more…]
Bikerpartheid
I’ve already touched upon this in my Triumph Speed Triple – Golden Quadrilateral travelogue that you can see in the bumper 10th anniversary August issue of Bike India magazine, but I felt that bikerpartheid needed more exhaustive deliberation. [Read more…]
The bigger the better, and Indian bikemakers are catching up
Mahindra just launched their 300-cc Mojo after a long-protracted affair, and it has got this particular scribe plenty excited. [Read more…]