BIKERS CLUB APRIL 2019 ISSUE | Page 6

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