disaster
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what an irony – the backup vehicle had broken down, while
the three SuppoSedly unreliable bikeS were running like
August 2009
a dream
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e were expecting this ride to have some
W
bad surprises for us in store. We were
not sure whether our respective bikes
were ready for such a tough grill. Mihir
and Rash had borrowed their respective bikes from their
friends, so they didn’t have a clue about the health of
these machines. My Fiero had recently been started after
a hiatus of 4 months, and even I didn’t know if something
was just about to fall off. The chances of a calamity
were quite high, so we wanted our backup vehicle to be
01
02
reliable. My Opel Corsa’s engine malfunction light was
coming on and going off at will, so we decided to go with
Rash’s more reliable Palio.
Unfortunately, the big flippant guy hadn’t checked
the coolant and oil levels in his machine for ages, and
just when we were beginning to experience the real thrill
of this ride, the Palio decided to come to a halt. What
01. 04.
HOLD MY
CARRY OVER
an irony – the backup vehicle had broken down, while
Isn’t this the biggest coincidence in the Pradeb suggested towing the car for as much
BALLONS
CUMULATIVE
world? Two Fiat Palios breaking down at distance as possible with each bike, as one
the three supposedly unreliable bikes were running like
exactly the same point! of the additional missions
65 60 125
a dream. The coolant hose of the Palio had developed a
ANDY
big hole due to overheating, and the engine won’t start. 02. 05.
35 40 75
This was a big letdown, as some serious planning had
Oh, so that was the problem. The car didn’t ‘Why don’t you show us how’ suggests
RASH
gone into this ride, and it would be difficult to reorganize
have (ho)s, err hose in it. Rash gets one for Mihir
80 20 100
himself.
MIHIR
everything for a later day before the launch deadline.
03.
The show must go on! Motoroids
Mihir the great Gadre went off-roading,
refused to cancel the story for another
and later required two assistants to arrive cover story, as they didn’t want to
back safely
compromise one bit on thrills. Three
days later, we started off from the same
point again, this time with Eshan’s Swift
DDiS as the back-up vehicle. The bikes
were filled to the brim again and five
balloons were suspended to each of the
three bikes. A little more than an hour
later, I emerged victorious with three
balloons hanging off proudly from my
bike at the foothills of Khambatki.
Rash was left with two, while Mihir,
even with all his planning managed to
save only one ballon from liquidation.
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ds Amit Chhangani
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