All of our household belongings are being shipped from Hyderabad to Hong Kong and the relocation company confirmed that my Matchless motorbike could also go in the same shipping container. However, all of the fluids would first need to be drained from the bike as these are viewed as a potential fire or explosion risk. …
So, it looks like my adventures with my Matchless in India will shortly be drawing to and end. My wife’s work contract in Hyderabad will finish around mid-April along with all of our visa documentation. And so it will be time to leave India after 18 incredible months and move on to pastures new. And …
I passed my Indian motorbike driving test today – hurray! I now have a full motorbike licence for the first time having never bothered to go further than a CBT course and L-plates back home. Now I know there will be a lot of comments from back in the UK that Indian driving tests are …
I had an interesting trip out on the bike today: The final stage of getting the registration paperwork complete is that you have to take the bike to the local “RTA” (road traffic agency?) office for an inspection. I guess it’s a bit like taking the bike for an MOT back in the UK, only …
Here’s another photo of my bike parked outside the mechanics shop which I just love. Check out those camels in the background! It kind of sums up India in many ways – the contradictions of the old British bike, the rush of the modern Indian auto-rickshaws zipping back and forth, and then sauntering through the middle of …