Non-functioning stop lights, Buick-sized road craters, insane autorickshaw drivers and suicidally oblivious pedestrians (not to mention itinerant cows!) make riding a motorcycle in Delhi quite an adventure. Add the fact that you are riding a Royal Enfield, an infamously troublesome but oh-so-sexy bike, and also the fact that you have never ridden a motorcycle before, and it makes for an interesting Autumn.
Above is my Bullet on the side of the road. She and I have spent quite a bit of time there over the past few days. This situation should improve as soon as I have a few more things done, such as getting it rewired. Oh: and it would help if people didn't randomly snap off my clutch handle while the bike is sitting in the parking lot of Khan Market.
Below are pictures of what a Bullet does to your leg when you are learning how to start it. My foot is not dirty; that's a Chaco tan.
Above is my Bullet on the side of the road. She and I have spent quite a bit of time there over the past few days. This situation should improve as soon as I have a few more things done, such as getting it rewired. Oh: and it would help if people didn't randomly snap off my clutch handle while the bike is sitting in the parking lot of Khan Market.
Below are pictures of what a Bullet does to your leg when you are learning how to start it. My foot is not dirty; that's a Chaco tan.
Upon buying the bike for a whopping 23,000 rupees (or about $460), I was so excited that I roared off without taking the title with me. Fortunately, the dealer/mechanic makes house calls. Then I promptly lost the keys to it. The pictures below are of two locksmiths making me new keys. I was somewhat disturbed by how quickly they were able to make a key with just a file. They never did ask me for any proof of ownership.
So next on the agenda is to get an extra-fat gas tank, install a cigarette lighter to power my GPS, rewire the whole thing and paint it. I also want to get one of those World War II-style split seats. All Royal Enfield accessories and modifications are very cheap in Karol Bagh. I can recommend a really good dealer and mechanic there, if anyone needs one.
