In September 2007, BCMTouring conducted its first official group ride to Ladakh, comprising of 12 BCMTians from across India. This 16 day group ride to Ladakh covered Manali – Leh Highway, Srinagar – Leh Highway, Khardung La, Nubra Valley and Pangong Tso, and gave a chance to members to ride along with fellow BCMTians, who had similar interest and passion for travel and photography.
BCMTouring’s Group Ride to Ladakh was also featured on the front page of leading Hindi daily in India, Nav Bharat Times.
BCMTians who participated in this ride were:
1. Bhuwan Singh from Jaipur, Rajasthan on his Royal Enfield Thunderbird
2. Dharam from Bangalore, Karnataka as a pillion with Nilesh
3. Dheeraj Singh from New Delhi on his Bajaj Pulsar 150
4. Manik Mittal from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on his Bajaj Pulsar 180
5. Nagadeepan R. from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on his Honda Unicorn
6. Nilesh Sundar from Pune, Maharashtra on his Royal Enfield Electra
7. Saumitra Swarnkar from New Delhi on his Bajaj Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi
8. Sparsh Arun from New Delhi on his Bajaj Pulsar 150
9. Shamik Banerjee from New Delhi on his Honda Unicorn
10. Suyash Sonawane from Pune, Maharashtra on his Bajaj Avenger
11. Umesh Soman from Mumbai, Maharashtra on his Honda Unicorn
12. Yogesh Sarkar from New Delhi on his Bajaj Pulsar 180
While no amount of words, photographs and video can ever sum up the joy of such a ride, here is a video and few photographs from the ride.
More photographs, videos and complete story of the ride can be viewed at the following links:
Yogesh Sarkar’s BCMTouring Group Ride to Ladakh Travelogue
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