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| While you’re still snoozing, he’s already packing discipline. Vishwas Kapoor and his BMW 850 GSA |
The ride - 6.00 AM meetup | 6.30 AM Flag off
1. The rider wakes up at 4.30 AM (careful not to wake up his sleeping family, but inevitable.. their sleep gets disturbed unless our rider is sleeping on the sofa ;)
2. Makes tea/coffee has it .. excited for the ride! (The kitchen will make some noise, and a vessel has to somehow fall and make more noise)
3. Goes and takes a bath and gets fresh.
4. Choose a t-shirt (confusing at times)
5. Prepares and puts all the gear - jacket, riding pants, riding shoes, Bluetooth helmet comms, connect to phone, gloves, wallet, the navigation phone, the quality phone, bike keys, etc. ( this takes time easily). Now wearing all the gear and carrying the helmet and a tank bag, maybe he walks down to the bike. Guess what! He forgot the gloves at home!
He walks back up silently, trying not to disturb his family, opens the door, ( Guess who is staring angrily ) ..anyway, picks up his gloves and comes back to the bike.
5. So finally at 5.45 AM starts, warms the motorcycle, and rides to the start point.
YAY ! Made it on time.
So meet the other riders, ride talk, and ready to start and zoom!
6.30 AM Ride Starts > and if some riders don't turn up on time after all the above exercises one takes to reach the start time, it is really frustrating.
The group does not wait - Unless there is a real, genuine reason for the late guy. They will ride.
It takes a lot of effort to be on time, as seen above. So make sure you prepare well, keep the bike ready, and start accordingly so you arrive on time. If you have a party, skip the ride or leave the party early so you can get ready and be on time.
Ted King
Pic credits - BT / Vishwas / ROTSMC Riders
