We all decided to take Enfield Bullets for the trip (hardcore look and all eh!). Two of our members (Puneet & Praveen) had their own bullets so we needed to rent 8 bullets from Delhi. We had finalised on 4 thunderbirds and 4 classics. We all wanted to ride solo so we had total 10 bullets with us on the trip.
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| Renting bikes from www.ikerz.com |
The bike / gear team shortlisted www.ikerz.com for our needs. Its a highly respected bike rental outfit in Delhi's Karol Bagh run by the young and dynamic Rahul Trehan. They have their own fleet of over 60 bikes ranging from scooters to even Harleys! Rates are very reasonable, bikes in excellent condition and the support given by Rahul is unbelievable. If you ever need to rent a bike from Delhi, then Ikerz is the go to place!
Initially we had planned to ride bikes from Delhi to Jammu to Srinagar but later decided to start riding from Jammu itself. Rahul coordinated transport of the bikes from Delhi to Jammu (for nominal transportation charges) and even sent a mechanic along so that we could inspect/ fix bikes at Jammu, if required! Again really good service by the Ikerz team!
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| Rahul Trehan (owner of www.ikerz.com - bottom right specs guy) with us after the trip |
ADVICE: You can take any bike to Leh/Ladakh. Its not necessary to take a Bullet. Any bike above 150cc will suffice. If you have your own bike, we would recommend you take that. For bikes other than Bullets, mechanics in Leh do a small modification which costs 60 INR to enable them to scale Khardungla pass. No matter which bike you choose, do rememeber to get it checked up by a mechanic at Leh. They will do a good job checking cables, brakes, engines, oil etc so that you don't face problem later. The best mechanic for Bullets would be mechanic Tashi (on fort road in Leh - 9419242643).
Contact:
RAHUL TREHAN
www.ikerz.com
1749/55, Naiwala Street,
Karol Bagh, New Delhi-110005