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[nav75]

Our very own and beloved Dr. Arnob Gupta has made it into the Limca Book of Records once again- this time for being "The fastest on the Golden Quadrilateral (Solo). Saying once again coz he already holds a record for the East-West expedition scaling the two ends of the country on his CBZ way back in 2004.

Here's a snapshot of the record:
http://i41.tinypic.com/1581t2u.jpg

PS: The above post is posted by Deepak from Mumbai, I'm just sharing it here.


I say, time to celebrate.

[razorBlades]

Thread Approved.

The flying doc

I need to take tips from him for sitting long in the saddle!

[nav75]

razorBlades said:

I need to take tips from him for sitting long in the saddle!

What's the big deal in it? Don't you sit in office for hours?

[razorBlades]

nav75 said:

What's the big deal in it? Don't you sit in office for hours?

he he.. but sitting on a vibeRTR is different

he has done 5844 kms in less than 5 days!

he must have become Bootstrap Bill in Pirates of the Caribbean.. (I am a part of the bike) this feat is next to impossible on indian roads , wherein you cant afford to take a single second to look off the road while riding..

would love to hear the experiences from the doc himself!

besides i believe he is the first one in India to be awarded IBA rider.

[dman]

Thumbs Up !!!! and way to go .. A good Inspiration !!

[satyenpoojary]

Woah! That is some mile munching!
Where is the man himself waiting to hear from him!

Much respect!

[thilak]

That's it... I'm getting his name tattooed on my arm today!

[inder.cool]

Dr. Arn: Many congrats sir..for the feat..!!

thilak said:

That's it... I'm getting his name tattooed on my arm today!

Pheku..

[rachitkohli]

Congrats Doc..!!

[Revmaster]

Heartiest congratulations to Doc for his achievement. No accolade is big enough for this fab tourer. Hats off!

[shreyzee]

good going doc...

[sheelpriye]

Respect, Deep and Sincere

[arn]

Thanks fellas.

It's not that terribly difficult, so long as you follow a few guidelines...

• Try not to fall off the seat - keeping awake helps
  
• Avoid coming to overly abrupt halts - 100 to 0 kph in less than a second - bad for health.
  
• Use some commonsense (very minute amount actually) in planning out your trip  - trying to do it in winter or monsoon is Ok only if you actually enjoy riding at -5 C thru the fog in the winter, or splashing through potholes of unspecified depth in torrential rain.
  
• Use a familiar bike with a comfortable seat and comfortable clothes, not new stuff /bikes just because somebody provided them free (as in big favour) at the last moment.
  
• Practise documenting stops before the trip!

This is not a very difficult record to break - a huge amount of time was wasted, anybody planning things efficiently should do it sooner or later. Sooner, I think.

[satyenpoojary]

Doc waiting to hear your ride report on this one

[arn]

Was there somewhere, I'll try dig this one out, with the asssociated photos.