If dopamine was the currency, a drag race would be THE casino on overdrive. A place to claim everything that the mind craves for. Glory, fame, belief, power and above all an identity to match your swag.

The Valley Run is India’s casino of ⁠Elite Octane⁠ where ⁠Rongom Tagore Mukerji⁠ plays Bugsy. He’s built the event from the ground up and today, in its 11th year, the Valley Run kicks off at the Aamby Valley airstrip to a delirious crowd of motorheads.

Like a moth to a flame, TVR attracts racing enthusiasts from across the country who are more than eager to exhibit their proud builds and push the pedal to the metal to earn the glory of the Valley Run quarter mile.

There is an artist of a different kind in Rongom, a quiet riot of adrenaline racing in his blood.

So put on your headphones and GET SET GO!

Starry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and gray
Look out on a summer's day
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul...

An associate creative director at Ogilvy Mumbai, the painter at heart who’s discovered a penchant for riding; Ganesh Shinde’s evocative story is that of a man who far from being born with a silver spoon in his mouth was dealt a wooden spoon instead like millions of others in our country.

He’s a son, a husband, a friend, a painter, an artist, an explorer, a humanitarian, an eager cook, but primarily, and a truly gentle soul. This story actually is a tribute not only to his proud and courageous mother and father but the profound transformation that public social responsibility brings.

Ganesh takes us from childhood through his first long road trip with a Himalayan in the Himalayas, overcoming heights that go just beyond altitude. This is the story of perseverance and a passion.

Special recognition for;

@CFI @CASPINDIA  @ helmets_for_india @niels_peter_jensen @ogilvyindia

 #milesoncanvas #JindagiToAisehiChaltiRahegi  #motorcycles #art #painting #touring #bikersofinstagram #passion #selfdevelopment #faith #grow #gratitude 

In episodes 81 and 82, you’ve heard the first and the second part of the Maral Yazarloo trilogy that meanders through her childhood, her formative years and her epic ride around the world, travelling across continents.

Her co-rider, Pankaj Trivedi had, due to medical reasons, drop out in South America leaving Maral to accomplish the rest of the ride by herself.

We pick up the story right at the cusp of when, born in a new avatar our thoroughbred ice maiden takes on the frozen dessert landscape of the Antarctic and discovers a new meaning of the word ego.

Road can teach what you are willing to unlearn...

The Carberry is a 1000cc British V Twin designed in its days by Paul Carberry and Ian Drysdale, coupling two 500 cc Royal Enfield engines with a custom built crank and mounted to a Royal Enfield frame. A firestarter of a motorcycle, this rocket is being built to comply with BS6 norms in India by Dream Engine Manufacturers a pet project of Jaspreet Singh Bhatia, a greenhorn but with the 'junoon' that is the leitmotif of the 'never say die' biker.

The IBW is a Kumbh Mela of motorcyling in this country and surprisingly, that's where BRR found him, as a true brother in arms. Time will tell what comes of this litre class project but the comitment to kick the can along the road against all odds is a story Biker Radio Rodcast has been dying to tell.

All ears ?

Parakram Hazarika's is one of the coolest beards on the circuit, he’s a #foodie, a #pogonotrophe (thanks Shashi Tharoor), an ex PR and communications man Friday, a social media marketing specialist, ex customer experience lead at Harley Davidson with the key responsibility of the Harley Owners Group or H.O.G. a vibe he liked so much, he even likes hog in his momos.

Inked, bald and bearded, in the guest seat chatting over a couple of brews is the super affable manager marketing at Suzuki Motorcycle India and biker, Parakram Hazarika on the Long Way Home..

#motorcycles #motorcycletales #meandmymotorcycle #storiesofmotorcycle #royalenfield #harleyownersgroup #ducatiscrambler #jajabor #enajori #soundboardmedia #thefutureissound #ListenConnectRideOn

Our platinum episode features rare-earth restorer of vintage Royal Enfields, the one and only Bobbee Singh of Old Delhi Motorcycles. The side car revival man, he is India’s most sought after artist who can breathe new life to ever rare barn finds into motorcycle heirlooms. He stirs up nostalgia, celebrating the days when all good things in life, was for keeps; when metallurgy, design, form and function came together in an alchemy that vouched for life, for love and old school values.

There is a languid charm about Bobbee’s life that borrows heavily from the impermanence around and seemingly, a gypsy blood rush, runs through his disposition with a flair and guile that is his own. Borrowing generously from geography, time and history, his creations are resplendent of grandeur, glory and celebration, choosing flourish over the ordinary yet celebrating the ordinary with a flourish. The paradox, that is Harbinder Singh aka Bobbee is arresting as his L’enfant terrible charm, swirls with the lust for good times gone by. Times that he’d rather recreate than be seduced by soulless nondescript mannequins. He bears the leitmotif of a maverick, an enigma and we’re so proud that he’s our platinum guest of honour on the Biker Radio Rodcast’s 75th episode.

Caution: Strong language

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Behind the stories that auto journalists write lies their own story. The story of a boy from small town India and the wheels that have kept turning for him, taking him places.

His love for touring is perhaps only matched by his love for the six string. Preetam Bora is a senior auto journalist from Car&Bike, one of India's leading auto jourmals

Honest, candid and very refreshingly real, our 99th milestone awaits you.

Now grab a good pair of headphones and dive it.

Would you ride around the #Himalayas for seven and a half weeks, then finish a five day #RaidDeHimalaya successfully and then ride across all the way from #Kashmir, right across India through #Myanmar, #Thailand, #Laos, #Vietnam, #Malaysia, #Singapore and then onwards from #Darwin to #Sydney in Australia? What if your 10 year old child and your wife joined in riding alongside? Some bucket list huh ?

Listen to the story of Nosh Mistry part II and his journeys to bring up our 70th milestone on the Biker Radio Rodcast.

#ListenConnectRideOn

#motorcycles #bikerides #advrider #adventure #adventures #roadtrip #himalayas #fatherson #outdoors #travel #journey #soundboardmedia #thefutureissound

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Life’s battles don’t always go to the faster or stronger man, but sooner or later the man who wins is the man who thinks, he can. This is the story of faith, of friendship, the highs and the abysmal lows. It is about looking at fact in the eye and learning to live with it. It is the story of the coming of age. The Long Way Home story with Gursaurabh Singh is carried forward from our 85th episode and culminates at this emotional 86th milestone even as the road beckons. We’ve got the story; do you have the time?

Chefs who are bankers who are foodies who are bikers !

The new face(s) of 'food for thunk' on the Indian horizon, we dig in with The Big Forkers duo of Shashank Jayakumar and Sid Mewara; fan boys of Anthony Bourdain's culinary ecapades who now have a TV show of their own on Discovery dropping Sep 11th 2023 called I should have STAYED HOME.

"Take it all" says Sumeet Narang, President Probiking Bajaj Auto on the sidelines of the Triumph Speed 400 launch and Anita Krishnan sledges Ozzie food but delights on her Triumph 1200 GTX from Australia on MyWay.

Stay calm and listen...connect...ride on...

A 'Bonafide Saint' albeit charged a sinner, Wg. Cdr. Retd.  Koka Rahul Rao is a son, a husband and a father.

He's been a fighter pilot, a racer, a national level rallyist, a navigator, a mechanic, a dog lover, a farmer, a golfer, a chef and a bonsai specialist.

Tall, dark and handsome, it would be unfair to fault him for his affinity for wine, women and song;  we bring to you the charmer who's re discovered motorcycling in his late 60s.

This is also the story of a soldier’s run in with the state as he battles to protect his name and stature from being sullied as he prays for justice to be done. Freedom, a liberty extra special for a motorcyclist, becomes perhaps even more prized in the face of captivity.

In Koka Rao's rediscovery of motorcycling, he has found a sanctuary, letting the road provide the much needed path for the journey inwards.

#KTM390adventure #adventure #touring #advtouring #motorcycles #motorcyclling #IndianAirForce #biker #rider #bikersofinstagram

For every Everest that looms large, the trio of belief, discipline and prep shall enable one to conquer it. But to be playful while at it; that’s something worth digging in to… Adil S Nargolwala is Head Talent Acquisition at WNS Global Services. A biker, a rally racer, an FMSCI certified rally marshal, an entrepreneur, an active farmer, a marathon runner having run the World Majors; London, New York, Boston, Chicago, Berlin, Tokyo, the 7 continent runs, the Kilimanjaro, Umlingla, Antarctica and a dozen more, this extreme athelete ran the 'Ultraman triathlon swimming 10 kms, cycling for 424 kms and then runnning a 42.6 km marathon. We tried to get under his skin asking him why? His default answer…because it’s there!

You'll tide over the Yule Tide but first; grab a pair of headphones and raise a toast! Merry Christmas

#listenConnectRideOn

Motorcycling has always attracted the contrarian like a moth to the flame. Independent and sometimes revolutionary ideologues like Che Guevara have used it as a vehicle to test their idea on wheels. One would have to be blind to ignore that we too now live in challenged times where around the world democracy seems to be squeezed into an ever narrowing bandwidth where citizens are increasingly getting seduced with a self-righteous deep-rooted sense of inherited injustices with forceful narratives rendering even the media benign. We asked Gul Panag if it was the sense of apathy with the polity or was it youthful adrenaline that ever so mainlines our emotions growing up, that made Gul throw in her hat into the political ring? And then there's a bunch of questions about her marriage on wheels, the pilot in her heart and Magucho where she now also wearing the entreprenuer's hat.

Shutterbug, motor head, architect and biker, armed with a sharp wit, a sharper tongue, never bothering to measure his words; only numbers as a design implementation manager with the luxury hotel trade moving on to real estate before joining GMR’s battle room at the IGI airport in New Delhi. We're back with the concluding episode of Mihir Misra on the 68th episode of the #LongWayHome on the Biker Radio Rodcast.

This episode sees him dig himself deeper into the motorsport ruts, get tired of it and wade into wildlife photography with the tiger, his current muse. He speaks of his cherished association with friends he’s made over the years his hunt behind the scenes for real stories and his keenness for the narrative often marinated in jest and mirth celebrating all of life’s goodness.

Also acknowledging the #CruisingLegends Candida Louis, Ouseph Chacko, Vir Nakai and Harshman Rai for their OTT debut with the #DawnPatrol on @MXPlayer, motoring through #ArunachalPradesh, the Land of the Rising Sun. Wg. Cdr. Rahul Koka Rao from Manali, for contributing a marvelous #MyWay on his #KTM390adventure, Dr. Arun Thareja, on the Biker Radio #Soundboard, battling in the COVID 2 'Chakravyu' with an advisory for preparing for the 2nd wave of the pandemic and finally, Lakhinandan Lahon for a beautiful musical piece combining the RE thump with his flute.

Episode 68 is as groovy as it gets.

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If dirt were Dollars, Ravit Singh Dhillon would be the king of Wall St. At the 94th milestone on the Biker Radio Rodcast we feature Frisco kid, champion motocross and dirt bike rider and now Reise Motorsport’s lynch pin for the CEAT Indian Supercross Racing League, Rey Dhillon.
Rey’s been flirting with dirt since he was a kid growing up in Dansville, California. A Lakers fan boy, he’s been a champion skateboarder, has had a clothing line to his name and has grabbed all the silver the Indian motocross races had to offer since he moved back to India around 15 ish years back.
Old school, classic rock fan, Rey reveals that Biker Radio Rodcast shares space with the Lakers and the 49ers on his Spotify podcast playlist.
He’s been listening; have you ?

Ton Up !

Welcome to the 100th episode of the Biker Radio Rodcast where we're celebrating not just a milestone but a journey—a road we’ve built and traversed with passion and dedication.

Our love for this podcast, our steadfast steed, mirrors the legendary bond between the glorious Rajput king Maharana Pratap and his brave horse, Chetak. Their camaraderie exemplifies the profound companionship between a man and his steed, a theme every rider holds dear.

To celebrate this milestone, we are thrilled to welcome our guest of honor, crown prince of Udaipur, Maharaj Kunwar Sahibji Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, a direct descendant of the great Maharana Pratap himself.

Lakshyaraj embodies a rich legacy while forging his own path as a modern Renaissance man.

He is a son, father, husband, friend, social worker, hotelier, philanthropist, accomplished cricketer, barista, poet, painter, tabla player, hobbyist aviator, photographer, and an ardent environmentalist advocating for water conservation and green cover.

His love for machines, especially motorcycles, and his collection of miniature models, speak to his multifaceted passions.

Join us as we delve into the life of a man who evolved from a young boy searching for his place in the world to a confident and sought-after speaker, known for his eloquence and insightful contributions at gatherings across the country.

Celebrate with us as we honor the journey, the milestones, and the incredible individuals who make the Biker Radio Rodcast a testament to the enduring spirit of motorcycling.

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Media attributions:
Camera, video editing Credits : Shaun @lensonwheels

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Aai – The Mother – Aroop Dwivedi Music Anirban Bhatacharya
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Shoorveer – Trouper Records – Raperia Balam, Rajneesh Jaipuri and Honey Trouper
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Mati mange painjani – Rajasthan Tourism
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Mewadi Re Rana – Pokhran Manganiar – Back Pack Studios Season 3

Aapano Rajasthan – Baawale Chore
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Self-actualisation is a hunger, un-famished, self- fueled in perpetuity powering the wheels of a spirit called Jai Bharathi. The name says it all.
Inspired by ‘Udaan’ a TV show hosted by #KiranBedi, that showcased the unprecedented achievements of less than ordinary people to positions of power and acclaim, this girl from #Hyderabad has made women’s empowerment her life’s #MOWO. MOving WOmen is a foundation that empowers women with mobility through riding skills with the aim to make them economically independent thus creating a cultural new normal!
A trained architect, she has successfully combined her wanderlust with her need to climb daunting skylines using the motorcycle to achieve her goals. Multiple expeditions later, including K2Ks, an all-woman 17k, SE Asian nation tour, a pan American tour, a book release (#RoadToMekong), she has been felicitated by PM Narendra Modi with support from #TelanganaTourism and #IncredibleIndia.

#vocalforlocal Biker Radio Rodcast salutes the spirit of a resurgent #India 

Malkiat Singh Hoonjan is the road captain and a mentor with the Legendary Sikh Riders of Canada, a unique motorcycling club in the world.

Their flaming kesri turbans and long flowing beards make them stand out as they establish the pride of their Sikh identity amongst other formidable motorcycling icons in the west.

Whether it's mechanised heavy machinery, fabricating a palki for the Gurughar or working with vulnerable youth, he's a workhorse and does it as part of his sewa.

We've been waiting for over 6 years to bring to you the story of 'The flying Sikh of Canada' who's let the road teach him everything that he's learnt.

listen...connect...ride on...

It’s international women’s day as we remain engulfed in a quiet riot of emotions in India today. Our silence through the shameful act of a violent episode against a woman is best shattered as we dedicate out 97th milestone to Nanda; our heads hung in the sound of silence…

Music : Nouela - Sound of silence

A father of two sons, a husband, a friend, he’s an architect, an artist, a photographer, a problem solver, a biker, a single malt lover, a catador, a carnivore, a motorsport junkie, a wild lifer, an admirer of big engines in small cars, slow cooking and  slow driving in a world that is rushing to get a speeding ticket. Please welcome our latest friend and guest on the Long Way Home , lights, camera, Mihir Misra. Soundboard : Navigation by Nikhil Balakrishna MyWay : Sailesh Sharma – Road trip to Sikkim Photo courtesy : Mihir Misra, Thar Motorsports #photography #photos #motorsports #Rallying #WRC #INRC #DessertStorm #Raiddehimalaya #Himalayanmotorsports #NorthernMotorsports #CougarMotorsports #Rajasthan #Ranthambore #Indianwildlife #tiger #picture #image #storytelling #camera #Museo Music : Kanji Bhajan Mooralala Marwada Kutch, Gujarat Sindhi Bhajan New Song by Mooralala Marwad Old Bhutia traditional dance by ladies of lachung dzumsa ScoopWhoop 20 Years Of Kishore Kumar SW Cafe Session VI Tu Maane Ya Na Maane - Wadali Brothers - Paigaam-e-Ishq..mp4 ZZ Top Sharp Dressed Man (Larkin Poe Cover) You can look but you can't touch- The Denny Moss Experiment

One of India's senior travel and auto journalists who's spent over two decades exploring exotica across the Indian landscape and also all over the world. Rishad Mehta’s pieces featured across India's top magazines are insightful, well measured and delightfully original. He's also authored three travel books; Hot tea across India, Fast cars and fidgety feet and Long drive home. He is both a prolific reader as he is a tireless traveller.

A son, a brother, a doting uncle, a traveler, a travel writer, an author, an auto journalist, a photographer, a scuba diver, a trekker, a biker, a telecom engineer, a chef, a foodie an explorer, a world war history buff and an animal lover.

A member of the team that rode to the Everest Base Camp on the Tibetan side, Biker Radio Rodcast caught up with him while he was recoiling for a dash out to the Sangla valley towards the end of 2021 after a quick ride with adventurer and conservationist Clifton Shipway in the jungles around Banbasa.

This episode is old school; like the 78 rpm audio static on a favourite vinyl #iykyk

#motorcycles #travel #travelwriter #autojournalist #cars #author #oldschool #explorer #incredibleindia #bikersofinstagram #touring #adventuretravel #adventuretourer #adv #soundboardmedia #thefutureissound #listenconnectrideon

Another momentous milestone with a man whose enthusiasm for life is infectious. Anand Dharmaraj's quest and wanderlust outpace the adversities that are served an eager middle finger.

The presiding deity of three enterprises; Indimotard Adventures, which is a curated international ride experience, Greasehouse Garage, which is somewhere between an ICU and a spa for Bengaluru's papmpered motorcycles and T.W.O. or Throttle wide open, India's first and only track riding school, Anand Dharmaraj gets his highs from motorcycles and fast lanes. This is an audio portrait of a person who has petrol in his veins, grease in his nails and grit in his gut.

A son, a father, a husband, a teacher, a biker, a tech head, a motor head and certainly a comrade; Anand as his name suggests believes in the moment because nothing else matters.

Anand Dharmaraj is a motorcycling legend of our times and a story we have been wanting to tell for a very long time.

Served along with a gust of fresh mountain air from Kerala with Ouseph Chacko on MyWay and Thaikkundum Bridge melodies, this is the delectable Saadya to relish.

Grab your headphones if you want to hear the papad crackle.

Cheers

We’ve always had Gul Panag on our guest wishlist; not because she’s been a top model, a Miss India, a famous film and TV actress; but for being an outdoorsy motor heady kind of person… and that despite her stardom.

She’s a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, a pilot, a runner, a fitness buff, a dog lover, an entrepreneur, a conscious citizen and so much more as we’re going to learn over the next two milestones on the Long Way Home with Gul Panag.

Let's begin with the Boyevaya Mashina Pekhotys.

Whadoyouknow ?

Shardul shot into fame when he nonchalantly walked into the Red Bull Romaniacs, what can be considered as the toughest motorcycle race known to boyhood and into the category that’s reserved for none lesser than warriors – THE IRON CLASS. That’s the class where adrenaline becomes haemoglobin. If you win, you are Thor. If you complete the race, you are man. Shardul is the first boy from India to complete the race and that’s the nut he wears in his helmet. Below his soft spoken demeanor flows liquid lava, its energy tamable only by a power that is equally raging. Meet fear, vulnerability, threat, challenge and insecurity. That’s what he thrives on. That’s his automatic trigger, he hates them.

No task is unsurmountable, bring it on and therefore I am.
That in a crank case is Shardul Sharma aka Shas.

Maverick creator and entrepreneur, he's a man for all seasons. always there for the pack both on and off the saddle.

Son, father, husband, biker, scientist, founder, enterpreneur, inventor, explorer, foodie, friend and most loveably; a comedian at heart, we give you Gursaurabh Singh.

It perhaps all started with the cave paintings. A canvas perhaps of one’s identity. The most prized portrayal of one’s achievements. As time went by the expression found its place as the mantel piece, or the framed photo with a celeb, the Hussain in the living room, but the Yamaha RX 100 in your bedroom?
That is our guest, the enigmatic Parakram Hazarika! They say a bird in hand is worth two in bush but this man who has a weakness for the momo suffers a FOMO with his RX in bed and Jajabor and Enajori his go to town rides, in the basement.
This is part two of the intriguing story from the exciting life of Parakram Hazarika. A romantic, a dog piper, a dogged foodie, a momo devourer, a PR mercenary with a marketing battle, a traveler, a biker a beardo and thank God another weirdo. Also featuring Col. Manoj Keshwar on #MyWay from #Zanskar.

Rebellion is an infliction. Wired to rebel even against one’s self, the only peace one can derive is the proximity to the answer … why rebel?

Bobbee Singh of Old Delhi Motorcycles leads a life that is charged, intense, dramatic yet Spartan. Behind the liveries and the grandeur is a man living in his quiet riot at an ease he has winnowed. He’s an actor with the heart of the fall guy. A charmer with tales taller than flights of fancy, minds can seldom make.

But friendships are one’s true wealth and Bobbee is richer than most of us. While he enjoys the circus he stages around him, every day of his life, he always falls back on his friends who have offered him anchorage, sanctuary and shelter from the sun. Joshua John, an ex-pastor, ride master, artist and consul at large joins in to ring in the platinum milestone celebrations of the Biker Radio Rodcast and host a great friend and a brother in arms. Befitting the legendary Jai and Veeru legacy, we celebrate “Yeh Dosti”

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Biker Radio Rodcast  embarks on its 66th episode of the Long Way Home featuring an iconic café that has become a sanctuary for DIYers but is essentially an overgrown man cave that doubles up as a garage, a tattoo parlour, a rescue home for pets, a kitchen for the hungry, and a hangout for motorheads as country Midwest meets the dhaba slam bang in a meteoric flash over the Aravalis.

A must do in Delhi’s NCR, the Throttle Shrottle Moto Café run by its maverick founder Saurav Priyadarshi is India’s fastest growing moto café brand with Gurgaon, Kolkata and Krabi already done. While the team celebrates their latest inclusion with The Leopard Trail South of Gurgaon, they are burning the midnight oil to launch Dehradun, Manali and Goa before you can say Throttle Shrottle Moto Café.

Mucho gracias to Joshua John for an blinding #Soundboard and Vikram Chaudhary for a geologically spectacular #MyWay about the #Aravalis the #oldestmountain range in the world.
To think that Saurav the restaurateur, entrepreneur, designer and dog whisperer never ever intended Throttle Shrottle to be a café… well think about that…
Bon Appetite.

Believe it or not, ace national rally car driver, Arjuna awardee, Gaurav Gill arrived on the rally circuit and took it by storm on a motorcycle. He beat the best sending seismic shocks across the country. But what still defines this lad is the hunger, to win; period.

We met on the sidelines of the 2nd Outback festival in Leh and chatting up Gaurav sure added to the proverbial high. This podcast is also available in video premiering later this week.

Let's GO...!

Wrap your head around this one; he’s an athlete, a keyboardist, a coder, a financial analyst, a guitarist, a hiker, a biker a national medal winning racing cycler, a father, a son, a husband a friend, a photographer, a music producer, a painter and them some. He’s walked for weeks on end among glaciers signing off on a no rescue agreement with the army. He’s ridden for 7 weeks across the Himalayas, then completed a 5 day rigorous Raid De Himalaya before embarking on a journey from Kashmir to Australia, halfway meeting up with his wife and his 10 year old  daughter who ride alongside him across South East Asia to fulfil a bucket list road trip.

A professional photographer, he prefers anonymity for himself and his family and keeps himself maddeningly busy with an array of interests and sport. each more interesting than the other. Please welcome our guest from Sydney, Australia, the uniquely talented man for all seasons, Nosh Mistry.

Also featuring Firoze Mistry on the #LongWayHome and Anita Krishnan on #MyWay.

Music for show Imaging :
Erik Borges : Oasis - To Be Where There’s Life cover
Little Green – Down Under cover
Thomas 75s - Black magic woman cover
Hamesha : SaNj The Band
Nosh Mistry Eternity to Eternity
Floyd Duo – Pink Floyd covers

Photos courtesy: Nosh and Firoze Mistry

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Picking up from where we left it on episode 81, Maral Yazarloo is accomplished rider, world traveler, artist, business owner, animal lover, tattoo lover, a hopeless jewel junkie, beyond cure unless we’re talking manicure.

Maral Yazarloo is a fashion designer and the owner of the House of Maral Yazarloo brand. She’s a wife a mother and a strong and opinionated woman, who always demands more from herself, And so she decided to go around the world on a motorcycle to all the continents barring the Arctic, leaving behind a successful career in retail and instead taking 18 months to make a therapeutic ride, soul searching, healing before finally acknowledging love and onwards to motherhood. In pursuit of happiness...

A 'chashme baddoor' daughter of Iran, a world traveler, who’s gone on a worldwide ride from India to Iran taking the Long Way Home across over 64 countries, spanning 18 months and even riding thru Africa and Europe all by herself, despite being 6 months pregnant riding a BMW 800 GS.
She is a daughter, a sister, a mother and a a wife. She’s got an MBA and Phd. in marketing, she’s had a corporate career in retail, she’s a designer & owns her own fashion brand called MAYA, a tattoo lover, a biker, an artist and one who’ll never be a brand ambassador for St. Gobain mirrors, because they would instantly shatter...

But looks aside, there is an honesty lurking in the wisdom that she’s gained over the years from being on the road and we’re delighted to start our season with this Iranian born but at heart & home; an Indian lady rider. Biker Radio Rodcast presents Dr. Maral Yazarloo Patrick.

56 Days, 17000 kms, 4 girls, 6 countries across #India, #Bangladesh, #Myanmar, #Laos #Thailand and #Cambodia. Jai Bharthi leads  from the front and that is a brutal sport as it takes a combination of thinking on our feet and calculated belligerence to make headway.

There of course is always a price to pay and the scars you carry are for life but the stories your have can tell tales; some about you, some about the road but every one of them a valuable learning experience.

Courtesy of Telangana Tourism, Incredible India,  Bajaj Dominar, the good offices of the Dir. General Tourism and a friendly member of parliament, the Jai Bharathi, Piya Bahadur, Shanthi Susan and Shilpa Balakrishnan quartet rode into the history books making themselves and the Bikernis proud.

Jai Bharathi spoke with us in candid detail helping us sequence this challenging and on occasion gruesome tale. On episode 72, JB shares her story of her Road to Mekong…over a cup of tea on the Long Way Home.

#UNESCO #GOUNESCO #MOWO #architect #design #travel #motorcycle #bikerni #IFRD #RoadToMekong #TelanganaTourism #IncredibleIndia #BajajDominar

Yari hai imaan mera yaar meri zindagi... Friendships have defined the life of Bobbee Singh. He's valued each relationship and each of those relationships has helped Bobbee as he's made his way through his troubled years almost to a point of a self correcting being. Learning from every loss and building on them until he makes a success of it. The trilogy with Bobbee Singh of Old Delhi Motorcycles has been a first for us spanning across three episodes. A big thank you to Veeru Lamba, Vaibhav Nijowne, Bobby Chhaggar, Noreen Van Holstein, Priyanshu Chatterjee and Akbar Khan for your help and Joshua John for sharing the mutton keema...onkaur ;) It will not be incorrect to say that we've not had the most fun we've had in the last 4 years putting these episodes together. This one holds the nectar (if you're seeking it). Our advise is, get yourself a pair of headphones, get some solitude, kick back and #ListenConnectRideOn #chai #dogs #motorcycles #restoration #vintage #sidecar #revival #biker #restorer #cohen #bukowski #bobdylan #neebkaroribaba

Till now we've heard of the amazing person in Adil S Nargolwala. This time we get to understand the competetive animal that he is and what fuels this extreme athelete to keep on climb his personal peaks. This seminal identity creator has always been at the core of our enquiry and Adil did not dissapoint us as he motored his way through the sallies.

A truly fascinating listen that could help you to discover the Adil in you as we walk out of 2023 and into 2024.

Happy New EAR!

India's first exclusive PODCAST on motorcycling. OF the biker, FOR the biker and hosted by a duo who're definitely NOT bikers. Listen at leisure and please share with your buddies if you like it.

This is the story of a successful high flying corporate CEO, back from the US, a true blue biker who gets wrongly arrested and is thrown into a dark as coal, godforsaken under trial jail in Bokaro in Jharkhand. This is a story of resilience, of the will to be free, the freedom to make choices and the story of a person who keeps on keeping on.

SANTOSH KUMAR on the Long Way Home speaks on growing up in Malpe, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi and Bangalore; his conservation efforts with Fringe Ford and sustainable tourism and MTM - Motorcycle Travellers Meet. Featuring: Dr. ARUN THAREJA on MyWay !

Biker Radio Rodcast salutes WOMANHOOD in an interview with The Indomitable Rider - Pallavi Fauzdar from her stomping grounds up on the roof of the world - The Himalayas. This episodes also features WOMEN BIKERS from across India and a special MyWay road report from Candida Louis from Bangalore.

Talk of iconic mechanics ! Trigun Vir Singh Pathania is royalty, and that's true. The blue eyed boy of dynamic mechanics. He'll lead you up the garden path but his choice of garden usually is arid, wild, uncharted for machines and absolutely inhospitable. But life has a way of sprouting and thriving in the most hostile environments and with Trigun around he’s always there enabling that discovery, infecting each of us with his vivacity to ensure that YOU too can do it. Fire in the hole !!!

On India's exclusive motorcycling podcast, this time we feature; A celebrated track racer, a national racing champion, a builder sans compare of custom motorcycles, a sportsman, a perfectionist, an artist and a man who digs his heels in where he stands, Biker Radio Rodcast features the founder of Rajputana Custom Motorcycles.

#rajputanacustoms #vijaysinghajairajpura #customs #motorcycles #story #podcast #rodcast #bikerradiorodcast #ListenConnectRideOn

Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there. I do not sleep. When you awaken in the morning's hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there. I did not die. Mary Elizabeth Frye

Dr. Speed - Arun Thareja is the man who celebrates life and passion with an old school charm. Biker Radio Rodcast takes Dr. Arun Thareja on a spin down memory lane on the Long Way Home.

The diva of touring, OUR lady of the road, an apostle of motorcycling, a loving daughter, a true blue friend, a tour guide, a successful influencer and the lone rider…… We give you, Candida Louis ! Also; great news for listeners with androids, just Google BIKER RADIO RODCAST and choose Episode No. 9 in RECENT EPISODES. No more apps… you can subscribe to the show right away…Happy Listening

Gattu Da is one of the earliest rally riders of the country raised under the tutelage of the Legendary John Singh aka John Da of the Jeypore Motorcycle Club. Getting out of the single digits Biker Radio Rodcast is now Rally Ready to Ride On... with the greats as we walk the Long Way Home with Sanjay Sankhla.

If there's a challenge for the taking... Who do you call ? Sarah Kashyap The quintessential Judoka, her unputdownable grit kicks in when the going gets tough. Over Amritsari kulchas....on the Long Way Home, we chatted up rally racer Sarah, on her plans for #DakarOneDay... Growing up in Panchkula, Chandigarh, Judo, Geri route, Raid De Himalaya, Dessert Storm, SOJOBA, UK, Banking, motorcycles and a whole lot more. Biker Radio Rodcast - Listen...Connect...Ride on...

The man in the saddle is a demi god of motorsports. He is the custodian and a founding member of the highest rally in the world, the Raid de Himalaya. A true son of the Himalayas, he’s a father, a son, a teacher, a guide, an entrepreneur, a rider an artist and the buck stops here race director. This man is an enigma and our country is richer because he is ours and Biker Radio Rodcast is proud beyond composure to host the legend and chat up with him.

The Biker Radio Rodcast Hangover. Patrician, to borrow a word from one of his friends, Vijay Parmar is back on the concluding part of the 2 part series. Founder director of the Raid De Himalaya, the highest rally in the world, he's an Indian icon. If you enjoyed the party on our last episode, it's time to enjoy once again. Even hangovers are fun @ BRR !

Getting yakity yak on the Long Way Home, we give you the JK Tyre National Superbike Championship racer at the Buddh International Circuit, Neharika Yadav aka with Dr. N She’s affable, always willing to engage; jovial almost border line gregarious. She’s guarded but willing to throw caution to the wind She’s a daughter, a sister, a doctor, a rescuer, a survivor and a brave heart, a fighter, a racer, a friend, an accomplice, a charming woman and above all, a won’t give upper…. Well she most certainly has the brightest smile we’ve seen on a dentist !!!

Royal Enfield, Honda, Yamaha, Harley Davidson and Hero Motocorp, 22 years of developing motorcycles. Sanjay Tripathi, loves motorcycles, music and memories that changed the geometry of motorcycling in India one fateful day in the December of 2007. Biker Radio Rodcast now is the proud owner of the open face helmet used at the launch of the Royal Enfield Continental GT in London autographed by the man himself. He spoke to BRR about his childhood,growing up, his career, family, his bikes, watches and Pink Floyd.

Celebrating India’s 72nd independence day, we are joined on the show by a proud soldier, who is a purist, a disciplinarian, alpha wolf, a father, a biker, an entrepreneur and someone who values loyalty above everything, Col. Manoj Keshwar founder of Victorianz, is with us on the Long Way Home.

Legal eagle, Boss Hoss man, Hemant is a collector and a connoisseur of all things big and small. Biker Radio Rodcast caught brunch with the Mohammed among a spectacular collection of his trophies which range from Hussains on restaurant napkins to drop dead gorgeous motorcycles and an ocean of cars, antiques, guns, knives, crossbows, treasured memories and friends and family who he surrounds himself with. Biker Radio Rodcast makes a detour to explore corporate India and bring to you this amazing gem with aheart of 24 K gold.

Arguably, 'susegad' is Goan for 'Take it easy'......so that's that....one tight slap in the face of modern stresses. Goa, where fish there are a plenty and stresses there are a few, camouflages a Parsee castaway marooned on an exotic tropical paradise. Meet Jamshed Madon, the charming lad missing the ageing gene as he takes us on his Long Way Home up the Baga creek in Sunny Goa. He’s been a champion sailor, a successful restaurateur, an avid adventurer, and a motorcycle nut case powered by a pulsating heart which lies in The Royal Enfield Garage Café, a stunning glass, steel and laterite walled alcove, the latest offering from Goa’s hidden treasure chest. Motor maniacs, this is where to get your emigration stamp to Goa. A must do while in Goa, The RE Garage Café is conveniently located on the Baga creek, just before the road crosses the bridge to the Baga babel. @RoyalEnfield @RoyalEnfliedGarageCafe @MarkHawaa @Krishnan-Anita @Bharat.Beard.Club #Himalayanheroes #DRG #DRG2018 #Distinguishedgentlemansride #Gentlemansride #RoyalMaverics #WhickersAwards #SunnyandShayShow #AceCafe

Imagine this; minus 25 degrees centigrade, 18000 ft above sea level through terrain that is inhospitable, low on oxygen, exposed to the elements on two wheels and a prayer.... Meet some of the people who dare to brave the mighty Himalayas in an epic battle between human, machine and the mountain. Biker Radio Rodcast travels to Leh for the 20th edition of the Raid to experience the lull before the storm.

Versatile and self made might be two useful words when it comes to describing Shahnawaz Karim. He's had a penchant for out gunning others since his early days....from DTC buses as he vigourously out-pedaled them down Delhi's roads to the BIC and Kari racing circuits where he regularly can be spotted on race days. Shahnawaz has been a model, a musician, an innovator and now an entrepreneur in the making. Over kehwahs and spinach n cheese fried momos, on a rare Lehover, Biker Radio Rodcast caught up with the shooting star of Ulka Gears and Wheelsguru one cold Ladakhi October evening. #motorcycles #trackracing #offroadriding #RaidDeHimalaya #BuddhInternationalCircuit #offroadriding #Wheelsguru #UlkaGears

An iconic international award making Biker Radio Rodcast the first Indian podcast to be conferred with a Whickers, a felicitation beyond our wildest expectations. We're chuffed, to say the least. This award is a celebration of motorcycling in India. OF the Rider, FOR the Rider and Hosted by a duo who're...well...Listen Connect Ride On...

Today we celebrate an artist mechanic, an internationally celebrated restorer, a boy next door, and an unassuming human being with a heart of gold. Gurmukh Singh Sahl is a master restorer, a collector and an antique lover who fell in love with the old world. Having earned his first Quail a prestigious international laurel of at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in 2017, he’s all geared up to take on his passion with renewed vigour. Biker Radio Rodcast managed to steal a few hours with him in his tastefully put together garage in Faridabad on the Long Way Home.

RIDER MANIA weekend struck GOA and that’s where we found the new twins burbling away to the joy of everyone! Riders from all over India descend each year to participate in a three day shindig that celebrates everything motorcycling. From testosterone powered competitions to motoart, from creative expressions to mind blowing experiences, and from rookies to veterans, this is the best motorcycling goulash you can find on the spice coast. In short, keep your 3rd weekend of November free next year if you want some of it! Biker Radio Rodcast is putting out a twin episode to celebrate the new arrivals and also the twin joys of Rider Mania 2018 and The Royal Enfield Garage Café. #RoyalEnfield #ContinentalGT650 #CafeRacers #PickYourPlay #RoyalEnfieldTWINS #Twins #MusicMatesMotorcycles #RiderMania2018 #RiderMania #RoyalEnfieldMotorcycles #LoveforBullet #LiveLifeWithBullet #BulletSwag #Bulletmerijaan #Bulletmasti #Bulletmaster #Bulletcraze #Bulletjosh #RideRespectRelax

2 of a kind ! We ran into the legendary Gordon May, the Royal Enfield historian and Mark Wells ROyal Enfield's head of product strategy and industrial design. Then there was Elvis and Cliff, Ricardo and Vijay, we even landed up ordering twin Royal Enfield Coffee ice-creams, in keeping with the theme (a must have while you’re at the @royalenfieldgargecafe). The verdict is unanimous. The burble is oh so attractive, retro is now young and the world is waking up to the new twins. Royal Enfield has delivered 2 astounding under 300 K INR, big engine stylish motorcycles and HOW! What reverberates about them besides their raspy gurgling engines is the lack of vibrations. Thumpy’s got siblings and the’re cool as cucumbers! #RoyalEnfield #ContinentalGT650 #CafeRacers #PickYourPlay #RoyalEnfieldTWINS #Twins #MusicMatesMotorcycles #RiderMania2018 #RiderMania #RoyalEnfieldMotorcycles #LoveforBullet #LiveLifeWithBullet #BulletSwag #Bulletmerijaan #Bulletmasti #Bulletmaster #Bulletcraze #Bulletjosh #RideRespectRelax

Hashim Qayoom came with capital, what we call belief. One of our listeners, he was among the first to acknowledge our effort and has ever since been just a phone call away. Hashim runs Karma Yatri - A motorcycling touring company and combines it with KYTA or Karma Yatri Touring and Art from a village called Kalga in the Parvati Valley in Himachal. Catch his stories from Munnar to Anthony Bourdain on this episode of BRR. Dedicated to the people who believe...

Its not a paradox if you simply process 0 and 1 at once 1 can go into 0 as many times as it wants The new kid on the block who drifted thru schooling like tumbleweed but struck anchor with tooling and found creativity and passion on the Long Way Home. In our series of motorcycle customisers we present our youngest guest and also one of the first people we met on our journey on BRR, Milan Khurana. Our silver episode is dedicated to our man who made money from demonitisation !

On the Long Way Home with Mohit Ahuja, founder of "Bikers For Good", a 7 thousand strong motorcycle brotherhood forged for goodness and "Know Disability" a photography studio that skills differently abled people to explore the art and make a mark, Big Mo, our gentle giant, is on the show penultimate as Biker Radio Rodcast completes a brilliant year of production, travel, friendships, collaborations and celebrations with this episode. A prolific copywriter, Mohit's poetry camouflages stark emptiness as it, toying with hope and love, occasionally wafts into amorphous spaces of human emotions. A communications practitioner, Big Mo is fullstack when it comes to motorcycling. He's funny, jovial, a great guy and certainly a role model for those who look up to him. He is till last seen walking around, wearing riding gear, with a mohawk helmet, waiting for the song in his ears to finish......6 feet and counting.

Celebrating the circle of Life ! On our Anniversary episode, we return to the wise macaque, who had shown us the road on which rode the lions and lionesses of India. He’s cradled Biker Radio Rodcast in his hands and showed us the road that led us to you. Living life on the fast lane, he’s a father, a husband, an amateur motorcycle designer, an entrepreneur, adventure junkie, rider of speed machines and a great friend, please welcome Bhanwar Shiv Raj Singh Shekhawat aka Shivvy

At 48 Cyrus Madan is Chief Operating Officer of Carnations Hotels of the LemonTree brand. When not riding his Triumph Tiger 800, he’s scouting the country looking for newer properties to expand the brand’s influence. Reminiscing of his illustrious lineage and the joyous years growing up in the steel city of Jamshedpur, we caught up with him one lazy Sunday in Gurgaon on the Long Way Home.

So this TamBram couple brought a kitten home and named him Dingo Swamy. Dingo grew up and turned out to be a female but they felt Dingo Swamy might suffer an identity crisis if they changed her name. Aiyo ! So this is complicated; Dingo Swamy has a Tom Cat name and a testosterone powered candor even managing to nick our headphone cup right off the table. This and other hilarious stories with endless cups of Narsu’s filter coffee on the Long Way Home with Anita Krishnan, the gentle giant of the motorcycling sisterhood and the latest Miss India Curvy, who’s married to a Naval Officer and ride RE350’s, off to Ladakh, Kinnaur and Spiti at the drop of an anchor...

18 years ago, a 20 year old set out to put together a platform on the internet, no one ever thought before - XBHP, the first online forum of motorcycling enthusiasts. The rest they say is all smoke and mirrors. But we say Kudos to team xBHP for being the pioneer in shepherding thousands of biking enthusiast across India and putting together an exchange of motorcycling information. May you grow from strength to strength.

Our first International woman rider and a feisty one at that. In Israel, every graduate is duty bound to serve time in the Israeli army and so did she. So you know what we're talking of.... Short of testing her Krav Maga skills, we raked up all that we could to discover a person who's warm, jocular, caring and loving at the core, wearing a shell that is tough and need be, brusque. She’s a free soul, a traveler, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a vegan, an animal lover, a psychology student, a biker and an irrefutable Indophile, please welcome our first international woman rider on the Biker Radio Rodcast, Noa van den Eijk

Questions on identity; we had a plenty and designs of it, he had more than a few. Result; a darn good Shiv Ratri evening discussing everything from Louis Philippe to Bob Dylan and then some. Samrat Som heads Creative Studio at Royal Enfield which means that everything from designing apparel to gear is on his table. Backed with a fabulous report from Ethan White from Nepal on MyWay and Vir Nakai on Soundboard, this is one delectable episode. See you in April.

Co-Founder of Man's World and Rolling Stone (India), Harshman Rai walked away from it all and took to motorcycling. Old enough to not be in a hurry he’s young enough to ride hard and ride far. Co founder of one of the leading travel blogs and now a touring company as well, Helmet Stories is an Indian icon. Over Rwandan Gorilla coffee and a busy office time traffic, we chatted up with the legend to catch up on the Long Way Home.

Skid row kid, a prodigious auto journalist who is among the fastest racers in the country, he’s a collector, curator, stylist, stuntman, motorcycle racing model, trainer, animal lover, ex pyromaniac and a compulsive obsessive rider. Everything’s cool and old school when we’re with– Varad Swapna Moré

Young and restless, veteran rider Deepak Gupta is up for a challenge if there is one on offer. His hunger for human connection makes him the reach out to one and all. His chequered enterprise has helped him realise the significance of the greys as he shares some of his learnings from the road on the #LongWayHome.

"Nappie changer, motorcyclist, wannabe photographer and over all nut job", our guest is best described in his own words. A motormouth sledgehammer, he can talk endlessly on almost anything and can power thru the worst of terrains, albeit sometimes with a little help from friends... But at the end of the ride, he sure is the guy you'd like to open up the cool ones with, kick back and talk yourself silly into the night..... We decided to remove all the furniture out on the show to make extra room for the other co founder of Helmet Stories, Vir Nakai.

Customization thrives on creativity and combined with an “I will not go down quietly” attitude, is born passion. The design behind TNT Motorcycles, one of India’s famous custom shops where they build motorcycles from concept to masterpiece, he’s an engineer, a rider, a dreamer, an entrepreneur, a 7 time national volleyball champ, a movie buff, a PubG maestro, a friend and a motorcycle customizer extraordinare. Give it up for Naveen Nandal.

Designs of time etch out what shall not be and put fresh clay everyday for you and for me. Prankur Rana, motoartist , entrepreneur restaurateur and rider, has taken the clay and made two things out of it. Firstly art. With a distinctive style, his ink and brush pieces have slowly been gathering a following. Next his enterprise, Pranky’s Café, behind the Jolly Grant airport in Dehra Dun is a DIY haven and is strategically placed for a quick bite and a look around. A shelter from the storm, a place to ponder, experiment, builds and create. Prankur often chats up Pranky, his alter ego when he locks up and rides out into one of the most under discovered motor trails in his backyard. He talks to Biker Radio Rodcast of his journey and Pranky on the #Long Way Home.

Not many know that Dronacharya’s warfare academy for many years was in the Doon valley. So we found it pretty amusing when our guest on the Rodcast, which traveled to Dehra Dun was called Arjun. Befittingly, because Arjun Raina is a man who understands precision and knows how to hunt for that extra bhp, that extra torque, the extra power for his lightweight and fast creations. The reclusive hermit who reigns over his motorcycle studio and design shop called MotoExotica, his man cave in the Malsi Hills, is a designer, an engineer, an artist, a rally racer, an entrepreneur, a technologist, a husband , a friend, and a teamster. BRR let some arrows fly into the crisp mountain air and Arjun was game. Design has a purpose, Arjun creates them.

A string of pearls with pearls of wisdom, this Bikerni is a benevolent soul cast in iron. A studied calm and nuanced grace, she is a rage among her cubs. A mother, wife, designer, business woman, rider and ambassador of The Bikerni, a sisterhood of women motorcyclists across India, we give you the vanguard of women's empowerment, Shabnam Akram.

3 riders, Shiv Raj Singh of Spitfire 515, Vijay Singh of Rajputana Customs and Krishna Singh of The Bikerni explore freedom on this milestone episode. Questions be like; Is there anything as too much freedom? What is it their captivity? Listen...Connect...Ride on...

Harley calls him I.J. Ducati calls him Desmo Singh. His love for neons got him the moniker of Neoni Singh. Presenting King of bling, a maverick motor magnate with a heart of gold wrapped in a mind of silk. He's a smooth operator and his disarming smile is a dead giveaway of the mischief he carries in his heart. Ikjot Singh Bhasin is a unique blend of chutzpa and bravura and deftly combines motorcycling with entrepreneurship. When he’s not racing at the BIC, he’s busy organizing biker fests and other brand stands. We caught up with him at Ikjot’s Boulevard, on the Long Way Home of yet another blockbuster episode of the Biker Radio Rodcast.

Suave, intelligent, creative, a quiet riot with a mind of his own, Sharad Sharma's dreams are fueled with radioactivity. A television impresario, he's been a news anchor on NDTV and Times NOW, he's acted in Bollywood and also on a Netflicks TV series before throwing it all away just to ride off on his Harley XR1200X into the horizon..... His life's roller coaster journey from stage fright to stage craft comes alive as he unfolds it for us on the 43rd episode of the Long Way Home on the Biker Radio Rodcast.

Square pegs don’t fit into round holes. To build outside the box is an artist’s challenge and a designer’s limitation. Niharika Singh Dalal’s paradoxical propositions sharpen her artist’s instincts and frame her experimental designs as she dives to newer depths trying to fathom newer possibilities. We lured this mermaid of the ocean, a certified rescue grade scuba diver, to a threadbare discussion from Madras checks to travelling Irish bands. We spent an enchanted evening in her castle weaving a story while we wafted in the spirits of the Scotts. Infinitely thankful to her for graciously accommodating Biker Radio Rodcast during her wedding preparations, sharing the news with the world on our show and even sharing some of her poetry with us. We wish Niharika and Vijay Thomas a life of togetherness and love for the road ahead.

This prolific traveler has come a long way rising from among the reeds and rushes of Kerala to the most extreme of mountain roads of Arunachal Pradesh Katyayani, is what he calls his Mojo although he's currently riding a Dominar on the "Roof of the world" Himalayan Odyssey by Bajaj. He’s a nomad, a “burn the itinerary” - ride leader, a friend, a trouble shooter and an off roader, we give you, the chieftan of @broketravellerescapades, Sarath Shenoy Also featuring Rohit Ashok - Tollfree Traveler on MyWay on the RE Rongbuk ride and Jay Kannaiyan on the Soundboard. This is a full house.

Although light travels faster than sound, they say the origin of even light is in sound…. "Kun faya" Our guest on this episode is an audio engineer from Mumbai, a live sound specialist, a popular rider, a content creator and an artist who can play the guitar, should the need arise. Inheriting an army assembly 65 Cast Iron Enfield 350 from Uncle Patrick was what put this 6 footer 'Hagrid' on the road to the goodies of life. Here's his story from across the sound barrier. We give you, Sigmund Quadros.

Established in 1938,the international courtyard of motorcycling idling on the edge of London town on the A 406 Northern Circular Road, The Ace Cafe has stood witness to history, infamy, war and glory, growing up with Britain as it raced into the world of motorcycling and music, thru the hey days of the 50's and 60's and beyond It is the cathedral of petrol heads where the parish congregate to discuss life around internal combustion engines 365 days a year. An absolute #MustDoinLondon Mark Wilsmore, MD and chief trouble shooter at the Ace made time for us over copious amounts of tea to share the history of the Ace Cafe London, our first brand icon.

Group Manager Marketing, Santhosh is rider in chief at the Royal Enfield rides experince. For a Bangalore boy who's just got back from the Everest Base Camp - Rongbuk, Shishupangma and Choyu in Tibet, never having visited Nandi Hills is a sickness self induced due to lack of altitude? Database designer, telematics engineer, petrol head and lock picker...numbers, information, speed and security...you don't want to mess with him.

When the memory of as unfulfilled promise made to an old soul brings tears to your eyes. Join us on the Long Way Home as Biker Radio Rodcast chats up the quintessential Jawa collector, Kaustubh Thengodkar in an emotional recollection of his story. The story of how this Pune resident fell in love with the machine he bought with his savings and couldn't help but keep collecting thereafter. His love for them and how his family agreed to share their space as the bikes became permanent fixtures in their living room. Keeping it real; this is why we love doing what we do…

2020 is here and our golden milestone of episode 50 is out there with a guest who is the “Soné pe Suhaga”. Actually as his name camouflages, Adil Jal Darukhanawala is dynamite masquerading as Madeira. To know how, find the play button and that’s just half the story, because this a twin episode; truly "Soné pe suhaga"...(icing on the cake would be a poor translation) In other words we have a tri nitro toluene of an interview, just for you, in the opening episode of the New Year. Although it’s taken over 100000 hours of work to get to our 50th, all that midnight oil, the frantic networking, the phone calls, messages, mails, global tracking and all the shoveling has finally borne fruit. What was an idea once is 50 episodes old and here we are, where dreams feel real. Happy New EAR. #ListenConnectRideOn

The Alchemist is back to refine our golden episode. On the 51st episode catch him reveal what goes on before rolling out a set of wheels from the factories. From Rajiv Bajaj, Sid Lall, Anand Mahindra to JRD, Adil has his take. Arguably the top Indian auto journalist, Adil wears the crown choosing a light head for balance. The concluding part of a twin episode, Ep 51 is double the fun. Giddyup !

There’s a man behind every motor. One who toils hard, away from the arc lights and the smoke guns of the PR events. He’s never felicitated at an awards function nor will you find him at the launch of a new ride. He’s the Unknown Soldier, the man who has dirt and grease under his nails but is the brightest engineer in the stable, a true martyr in the war of glory. On our journey to the next fifty, we dedicate this episode for the first time to a legendary mechanic, Bharat Bhushan a.k.a. Pappu of John’s Automobiles, an institution in itself. Pappu joined the garage in 1974 and continued the legacy of John who passed away in 1978 to retain, grow and institutionalise one of Delhi’s iconic motorcycle garage. To Pappu, a legendary motorcycle mechanic of our times…

Imagine you have an inspiration and it lodges itself deep in your subconscious. Sooner than you know it, that seed germinates and an idea is born, gradually taking over your mind until you are driven, to the point of obsession to, live it, love it and build it. This is the story of a little boy who stood gobsmacked in awe of a war ravaged vintage, Harley Davidson WLA 750, as it stood steady timelessly, waiting for its rider somewhere in Kingsway Camp, in Old Delhi. That #orgasmotron seeded a lust which took this DIY enthusiast from tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, through, to one day taking molten metal and casting his dream into a rapturous 4 stroke V Twin that combined two Royal Enfield hearts, to beat as one Musket V Twin…and the rest is…well you hear it. #ListenConnectRideOn

Imagine you have an inspiration and it lodges itself deep in your subconscious. Sooner than you know it, that seed germinates and an idea is born, gradually taking over your mind until you are driven, to the point of obsession to, live it, love it and build it. This is the story of a little boy who stood gobsmacked in awe of a war ravaged vintage, Harley Davidson WLA 750, as it stood steady timelessly, waiting for its rider somewhere in Kingsway Camp, in Old Delhi. That #orgasmotron seeded a lust which took this DIY enthusiast from tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, through, to one day taking molten metal and casting his dream into a rapturous 4 stroke V Twin that combined two Royal Enfield hearts, to beat as one Musket V Twin…and the rest is…well; you hear it. #ListenConnectRideOn

This is the story of an unassuming champion who almost stumbled on the sport of, off-roading, at the age of 34 and made it his own, overcoming challenges of age, resources and then some. This is a story for that victor that lies hidden in your soul. A marine engineer by profession, the value of the time he spends on the high seas seldom equals what it takes to fuel this expensive cross country motorsport, but then there are some for whom the challenge itself is the reward. Presenting the new prince of India’s rally racing ambitions, from Pune, Maharashtra, Ashish Raorane. Mucho gracias to Binil Vargese of leavetheroad.in for the #soundboard and to senor Sukesh Vishwanath for the #MyWay from the #KTM Adventure Tour 2020 that he's on with Candida Louis.

"DAKAR", the toughest race in the world is "A challenge for those who go and a dream for those who stay behind." Courtesy of this great conviction and a modicum of madness peculiar to all great ideas, it attracts the world’s toughest challengers like moths to a flame where cars, trucks, quads and motorcycles compete for glory. Its toughest on a motor cycle and almost unwinnable if you are a privateer. Ashish Raorane is a privateer, rookie challenger and India's new prince of the fesh-fesh. On Episode 56, this is the story of #AR2DAKAR

A traveler, artist, dreamer, entrepreneur, explorer, content creator, coffee lover and a very avant-garde human being, Rohith Subramanian celebrates everything life has to offer, from free wardrobes to sleeping in busses, from International travel to demonetization in a brothel and from the joys of riding through Patagonia to looking at death square in the face, down the barrel of a hand gun at the mercy of some kid in the wastelands of Argentina. With an unconventional education from “The Ashram School” in Chennai a cultural sanctuary governed by Latha Rajnikant, and an even more progressive set of parents who preferred to reward failure, it is no wonder that Rohit takes on life with the freshness of the morning mountain dew. Over 50 countries on a motorcycle even before turning 25, Rohith is widely travelled and is our youngest guest on The Long Way Home on the Biker Radio Rodcast.

Sometimes a square peg is exactly what you need in a round hole…especially if the whole thing needs to be rethought. Rohith Subramanian imaginatively christened @misfitmagellan, prefers to square up with the hole sellers and the nay sayers as he does over 50 countries on his motorcycle in less than 4 years, on a budget and a quest. While some of us charter courses, a core magnetic resonance within him guides this young explorer to find newer grounds, challenge popular boundaries and prove that being different is not the refuge of the quirky but the need of the day, when most of us are re-imagining life, our purpose and the round hole we’ve got ourselves into.

Motorcycle rider, outdoors man, off road explorer, mountain goat, DIY specialist, electronics enthusiast, meticulous planner, social media distance err…and work from anywhere practitioner. On a fireside chat Jobin George, who’s made Zanskar almost his backyard, frequently riding among the inhospitable terrain, shares what seduced this hermit from Kerala to Manali. This year he was again part of the first civilians to ride a new road put together by the BRO from Padum in Zanskar to Leh, on the new access route through Zangla, Singila, Photoksar, Sirsila and Wanla.

O Calcutta! …because some journeys take you inwards… A pioneer of the digital media in India, an advertising and media veteran, he’s a motorcycle rider, an excellent photographer, a whiskey lover, a music priest, a beard grower, an animal lover, a voracious reader, a movie buff, copybook TDH, a doting husband, crisis chef and a traveler in love with his wheels.… Biker Radio Rodcast is proud to present on the Long Way Home - Subhashish Sarkar aka Raju Music credits Jibonpurer pothik re bhai - https://youtu.be/tynfRRDuYEA André Rieu - My Way - https://youtu.be/d1yfX6VnrSU Kolir Cycle - https://youtu.be/5LPzbxeXL3A We Wish You a Merry - E's Jammy Jams - https://youtu.be/TvkVKR6EFms

You could be forgiven for assuming he missed the Aussie cricket team bus, because he’s tall, wiry, athletic and demonstratedly antipodean in every sense of the word but get a selfie as your jaw drops when he lashes out in the Terrai lingua franca. He might have two left feet but he sure can yap in chaste Hindi. And why not… Born Australian he's spent all his adult life here since he returned to Indian shores. His family has adopted India’s destitute children, given them a home and educated them at the Maxton Strong established Good Shepard Agricultural Mission at their farm in Banbasa, Uttarakhand bordering Nepal. An off road rally rider, a photographer, a tour operator, a disaster and rescue worker, and a ‘I can do it’ guy; speaking of India’s increasing global diversity, Clifton Shipway is that perfect vegemite sandwich for the ravenous soul. Bon appetite!

There are some who face life’s battles with a tankful of gas and then there are those, who don’t. Some use the ride to think things thru and some who do it to abandon thought itself… Sukesh Viswanath is a thinking man. A cinematographer, he’s good to go on land, in the air and underwater as well. Born to academicians, Sukesh is well read but his penchant for adventures keeps his wild side sprightly. From running around the jungles of the Nilgiris to riding thru hell and high mountain passes in the South American Andes, discover how life bends through his lens of sense as he captures his experience… Lights, camera, action…

When passion, skill, ambition and failure come together in one melting pot, it churns a butter known locally as "noni makkhan" ... the creamy goodness of success. Co Founder and CEO Motoziel, a motorcycling experience zone well before its time; BB weaves a yarn that takes him from fashion tech thru motorcycles and down to Earth in farming. He’s a son, a father, a husband, a master, a founder, a designer, a leader, an entrepreneur, an optimist, a compassionate rehabilitator, a dog lover and now a gentleman farmer. Biswaroop Banerjee takes you thru the highs and lows of being 'BB' on episode 63 of the Biker Radio Rodcast

The Motozeil Experience was a motorcycling utopia unheard of in India. A motorcycling experience zone which was a combination of an international motorcycle accessories store, a rental, an touring company, a restaurant, a brewery, a tattoo shop and a builder’s workshop spread across over 20000 square feet on the Golf Course Extension road in Gurgaon. And it was the figment of imagination of a dreamer who went from designing accessories and apparel for Royal Enfield to becoming an entrepreneur with a fearless ambition and one who was willing to challenge the odds. This is a story where Biswaroop Banerjee aka BB goes from Panniers to Paneer and if you want to know who moved his cheese, you’ve picked just the right story.