Tag: 2008 R1 in India
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On This Day | 16 Years Ago – the Yamaha R1 Happened
It wasn’t just a motorcycle. It was an obsession, a dream that consumed me like nothing before. Every choice I made, every sacrifice, every small win was driven by one goal — saving up for the YZF-R1. Looking back now, those days feel raw, pure, and beautifully relentless. Sharing a few frames from the past…
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The R1 turns three ❤️
Today is a very special day in my life, 3 years ago on this day, I was thrilled, proud, overjoyed and anxious at the realization of a dream, end to a pursuit – The R1. It has been 3 eventful and glorious years with the R1 and honestly it is the cycle of ups and downs…
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Let the touring begin 😀
It is said that the ‘Journey is more important than anything ‘, the destination doesn’t matter, the time of the journey is irrelevant. So what makes a ‘Journey‘ unique is the ‘Company‘ and boy I have missed this dear ‘Companion‘ (My Motorcycle) who has been such fantastic sport on all outings, taking everything in its…
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My R1 Story – The SBK Dream
The SBK Dream: Back in 1992, I saw a kannada movie called ‘Premaloka’ a movie whose songs became the anthem of every single lovebird in the state, but what caught my eye was a massive looking motorcycle used in a song sequence of the movie, my first brush with an SBK. As a kid in…


