I'm normally a lurker so don't expect too much from this ride report. I'll skip the backstory but ended up in Nepal on a 90-day visa last week. I looked into renting a motorcycle for 3 months but don't have that kinda cash to blow so I started looking at buying a used bike until I realized that the prices on used bikes here is insane. I test rode a bunch of bikes over the past 7 days and ended up with a new Honda XR190L last night.
I took her out for a shake down ride and properly rode like hell for what turned out to be over 60 miles of mostly dirt. I stopped in a small village to grab a bottle of water and some food and this dude sat down next to me and started talking to me even tho I kept telling him that I didn't understand. I figured out why when he followed me to my bike. I rode with him for about 2 hours of dirt before having to leave him at a village on a main road so he could find another ride to complete his journey.
He asked me to stop after 30 minutes so he could stretch and stuff his backpack in my top case so we had some water and tea. I was happy to learn that the little Honda does okay with a little weight on the back so I'm not worried about packing my bag.
After I dropped him off and got some arm covers for my sunburnt arms google found me a shorter route back to my hotel so here is the loop I did today. I came over the road in the middle with my passenger giving directions:
When I saw this bridge from the main road I knew I had to cross it. I was inspired by an advrider thread showing motorcycles crossing these bridges. Unfortunately I'm a dumbass and didn't scout the path to the bridge. It's steeper than it looked to me from the road and by the time I realized my mistake I was already committed. I rode out and back and dropped my new bike 3 times on my way up the hill back to the main road.
I was too scared to stop for pics or look down while crossing
broke a mirror shortly after this pic
Stopped to take pics but the air quality sucked.
She isn't new any longer
All things considered I'll call today a huge success. I was little concerned about riding a bike with 1,000 less cc's than my GS but it's a champ and I had a ton of fun riding the hell out of it. I'm going to find some proper riding gear tomorrow and will ride to Pokhara on Saturday. Boots are high on the list
I took her out for a shake down ride and properly rode like hell for what turned out to be over 60 miles of mostly dirt. I stopped in a small village to grab a bottle of water and some food and this dude sat down next to me and started talking to me even tho I kept telling him that I didn't understand. I figured out why when he followed me to my bike. I rode with him for about 2 hours of dirt before having to leave him at a village on a main road so he could find another ride to complete his journey.
He asked me to stop after 30 minutes so he could stretch and stuff his backpack in my top case so we had some water and tea. I was happy to learn that the little Honda does okay with a little weight on the back so I'm not worried about packing my bag.
After I dropped him off and got some arm covers for my sunburnt arms google found me a shorter route back to my hotel so here is the loop I did today. I came over the road in the middle with my passenger giving directions:
When I saw this bridge from the main road I knew I had to cross it. I was inspired by an advrider thread showing motorcycles crossing these bridges. Unfortunately I'm a dumbass and didn't scout the path to the bridge. It's steeper than it looked to me from the road and by the time I realized my mistake I was already committed. I rode out and back and dropped my new bike 3 times on my way up the hill back to the main road.
I was too scared to stop for pics or look down while crossing
broke a mirror shortly after this pic
Stopped to take pics but the air quality sucked.
She isn't new any longer
All things considered I'll call today a huge success. I was little concerned about riding a bike with 1,000 less cc's than my GS but it's a champ and I had a ton of fun riding the hell out of it. I'm going to find some proper riding gear tomorrow and will ride to Pokhara on Saturday. Boots are high on the list