THE INTERVIEW
PRAVEEN
SAHU
By Bikers Club
BC: How did you start riding?
And how long have you been
riding?
PS: I learned riding when I was
in 7th standard. I rode my
elder brother's SUZUKI
SHOTGUN without his
permission as I didn't have my
driving license. I got my DL in
2010. I rode my friend vishal
tuli's ROYAL ENFIELD
THUNDERBIRD which gave me
adrenaline rush & after which I
made my mind to buy RE. So
after a long wait I bought RE
classic 350 which I named
"SHAURYA" in Nov 2014 & in
Jan 2015, I joined one of the
oldest & prestigious riding
club in India WANDERERS -
BULLETEERS OF
HYDERABAD & this was the
turning point of my life. Since
then I never turned back &
kept riding.
BC: How many bikes you
own? Which is your favourite
bike? Why?
PS: I own three bikes which
includes Honda Unicorn, TVS
Jupiter & my beast
"SHAURYA", which is my
favourite of all, as it pulsates
me whenevr I sit on it.
BC: Any particular bike you
DISLIKE?
PS: I love each & every
machine which moves my soul
on 2 wheels.
BC: What made you want to ride a
bike? Have you made any long
distance trips with it yet?
PS: I started riding as fun on
weekends but my role model Mr
Lalit Jain (founder & admin of
WANDERERS BULLETEERS OF
HYDERABAD), Mr Sachin Bramhe
(founder of UNIDO RC, Nagpur)
inspired me to ride more & more
on the beautiful roads of India.
Yes, I did many long distance trips
with "SHAURYA" which includes,
Hyd - Ngp - Hyd (1000 kms)
Hyd - Araku valley - Lambasingi
(also known as shimla of AP) - Hyd
(1400 kms)
Hyd - Goa - Mahabaleshwar - Hyd
(1700 kms)
Hyd - Ngp - Agra - Delhi - Shimla -
Lahul - Spiti valley - Leh - Ladakh -
Srinagar - Jammu - Punjab - Delhi -
Agra - Ngp - Hyd (7100 kms in 21
days).
BC: How do you plan a new ride?
What are the basic things you
keep in your mind when you plan a
new ride? And how do you select
your routes?
PS: First we (me & my biker
friends) select a destination & we
make a plan accordingly. The
things we keep in our mind when
we plan a ride are