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Originally Posted by mhelmuth
c) Would this be a pleasant / fun / interesting / doable ride?
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Mike:
I spent a few days in India (New Delhi) earlier this year on a business trip. The country fascinated me and I really want to go back there and do more or less the same think you are planning to do.
But... the traffic in India is 'incredible', just like the country. Words really can't describe it. There is a massive, never-ending flow of vehicles that is about as organized and predictable as floodwaters running down a ravine. 'Might is right'... the biggest and most threatening vehicle is the one that has the right of way, and rules don't matter at all. The only things on the road that gets any respect at all are the cows.
So, I do strongly suggest you take excellent protective clothing along, because I think you will have a higher likelihood of dumping the bike (being squeezed off the road, getting sideswiped, etc.) in India than you would have almost anywhere else. Fortunately, the traffic doesn't move very quickly, but it is very chaotic and very much 'every man for himself'.
Michael
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