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Why We Ride? And Why Should You Too?

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Pic 1: Besides River Byas Mandi, Himachal (Date on the pic is wrong actual date was June 2017, forgot to set the date right before snapping) I have always been fond of being out there, one with nature. I am especially fond of walking and cycling. But living in Delhi, where you can walk or cycle only in limited spaces like community parks, it's difficult to find the variety I seek, unless I can venture out about 50KMs or more. Thus, the solution came in the form of a motorbike. I had been to just four metro cities until June 2015, mostly on work-related visits. It all changed on the fateful day in 2015 when I put my hands on Royal Enfield Thunderbird 350. Since then, I have covered more than 70,000 KMs on two wheels covering more than 25 cities, and numerous towns (not including office travels), and have no plans to stop anytime soon. But why? Why am I riding so much? What motivates me to go on, especially when most of these trips have been solo? I have been thinking t...