Joy Dutta’s blog

First multi-day motorcycle trip in the USA finally commenced today. And on my first sport tourer, the concours.

Preparations took quite a while yesternight, and as usual it was a difficult-to-sleep night like old times. An hour late than the scheduled start time, it was finally 8am when I took off. Had the rear tire plugged just the night before so I double checked it at the pump, 42psi without any loss overnight.

I will be rather brief about this write-up. A lot of rides will pile up eventually, so I better be brief

The ride was too good. A big bike like the concours is a totally different ball game than my small cruiser. Enjoyed every moment on the plush and comfortable saddle. Didn’t stop except for gas and food.

Didnt get to use the gps as the mount is not installed yet. The direction was pretty much straightforward so it was not a problem. Reached Daman’s place around 2pm. Didn’t feel tired at all after 260 miles on the odo.

A great evening watching LOTR “The Return of the King” at Daman’s impressive home theatre system. Digitally projected on the wall, it was a personal cinema-hall experience. Added to that, authentic Indian food including my favorite dahi-vada really spiced up the evening.

Forgot to mention Daman’s bike: Triumph Rocket3, the biggest cruiser in the market currently, a 2300cc monster engine sitting on a motorcycle frame. Hoping to sit on it tomorrow and compare to my connie.

Tomorrow’s plans are to ride on some twisties, along the kankamagus highway, which is Rt-112 after going a while up along 93 from Nashua, NH. Should be a good one. Am sure it will bring back memories of the rides in western ghats of south India.

so far so good… more later…

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