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True Adventure
We ride the upcoming all-rounder from DSK Benelli
Story: Piyush Sonsale
Photography: Rommel Albuquerque
A loud bark from the exhaust catches my attention before the angry lights glare at me from the darkness. The next moment, a beast of a motorcycle leaps out into the light and comes to a halt in front of me inside the parking lot of DSK Benelli’s Pune showroom. The company will soon join the heavy-duty adventure bike club with the TnT 1130-based Trek 1130 Amazonas and since they had one at their disposal, we decided not to wait for the launch and took it out for a ride in the hills.
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MR Raj Kumar no more
MR Raj Kumar (R) receiving a trophy during his racing days
The demise of MR Raj Kumar is a huge loss to Indian two-wheeler racing. ‘Raju’ was the chairman of technical regulations (two-wheeler racing) at the FMSCI, India’s motorsport governing authority, and a former motorcycle racer himself. His career spanned from the mid 1980s to late 90s during which he won several races and championships, mostly on Yamaha motorcycles.
Raju and his twin MR Rajendra were top riders of their era and had also started a company named Indus Karts that made go-karts. Bike India editor Aspi Bhathena, a former motorcycle racer himself, fondly remembers the racing battles he had with Raju and respects him as a competitor and a genuinely nice person. Aspi also adds that Raju was a very good rider who knew how to build a race bike and was also good at setting up the bikes.
MR Raj Kumar passed away last night at the age of 52 years after suffering from a terminal disease since 2012. Bike India mourns his death and salutes his lifelong dedication to motorsport. May his soul rest in peace.
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