The Day started with a Symphony. A Perfect start - as it was planned!!
The base was being played by an In-Line 4 engine while an L-twin engine was playing the treble part. Whenever the music came to a halt in some early morning traffic or speed breaker, a single cylinder DOHC engine had filled up the air with its melodious sound.
Getting confused !! Ok, let me explain.
Well, it is one of my countless early morning rides to Lonavala, Maharashtra. All that made this ride special was - a Ducati 848 evo, together with a Yamaha R1 & a Honda CBR 250r. For the first time, my R1 got an Italian companion. It is not an uncommon scene on Old Mumbai – Pune Highway, on Sunday early morning, that some Fast Bikes just ‘zooomed’ away cutting through the air. But on that day, Me, Atul and Dhananjay were there to rule the road.
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| The Rides |
The ride was a simple one. All of us had made that ride before also, for many times. So we knew the road as that of our neighbourhood. As per the plan we met up at JNPT Toll Naka at around 6:30 in the morning. There was very less traffic at that time of the day. So we rode at a decent 3-digit speed. My bike never crossed 5k RPM at top gear. The weather was perfect for riding. No hot Sun but little chilling wind of early November and very little fog made the ride more enjoyable. On the way, near Khopoli, we met two more fellow riders, on a Ducati Diavel and a BMW S1000RR. We greeted each other and rode off to our destination. By 7:30 am, we reached kamat Resturant, Lonavala- our destination for Breakfast.
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| At Kamat Resturant Parking |
After Breakfast we started our journey back to home. On the way from Kamat, we stopped at a place where the road joins the Expressway for a quick Photo-shoot.
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| Yamaha - Honda - Ducati |
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| The Faces |
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| 848 - 998 - 249.6 cc |
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| Lonavala Hills in the Backdrop |
On the way back near Panvel, we switched our rides. I took the 848 and Atul rode the R1 for a while and there came my impression of an 848evo. The bike extremely lightweight, especially in compared to my R1. Also, the design of that bike is very compact. The seating posture is even a bit different from other SBKs. The rider always need to seat face down – buts up position with slightly elevated seat height. Initially I thought a bit less pickup from this L-Twin 848 cc engine producing 140 hp @ 10.5k rpm. But it is very easy to take up 130 Kmph in 1st gear itself within a few seconds. Earlier it appeared to me its light weight build can be felt at high speed, but it never felt like leaving the ground even at 170-180 Kmph Speed. Damn it!! The Italians know how to build a Fast BikeJ. It has accelerated my thought of owning a Ducati in future K. Let’s see!!
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| 'Black Stallion' |
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| The 'evo' |
The assembledge of the Rides as well as the Riders on this particular Sunday morning breakfast ride to Lonavala was just AWOSOME.
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| The Rides and The Riders |
Cheers to all !!
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