BIKERS CLUB DECEMBER 2019 ISSUE | Page 12

THE INTERVIEW Nirmali Nath BY BIKERS CLUB BC: Life before riding and life after riding, Tell us about you as a rider? NN: I've always believed that I was not born for one corner. I have always wanted to travel but I never knew what my path would be or where it would lead me till I bought my own bike. I can still recall how happy I was on the day I welcomed my RE Classic 350 into my home and life. Now I am happy because I am living my passion and my dream with no regrets and compromises. BC: How did you start riding? And how long have you been riding? NN: I started riding in 2014 when I bought my first machine. It took me 11 long years to settle down in order to fulfil my dreams. I consider working with Titan Company was one of the best decision of my life that helped me to earn some good money, that's the reason I could go after my dreams and bought my motorcycle. Since then it all started. BC: Why biking? What do you mean by a biker? are all motorcycle riders called bikers? What qualities you think a biker should have? NN: Coz biking makes me happy and it takes me to places where no flight and train can go. It gives me pure sensation of freedom. And Why I ride? - Just for happiness which get from it. And it's very subjective, different people different meanings of happiness but for me it's riding. When I ride, I get the cocktail feeling of happiness & freedom . It's the sense of freedom which is utmost important. If you don't feel the wind on your face, if your heart doesn't beat when you throttle, if it doesn't give you the sense of freedom and if you don't feel like to see the beautiful & colourful world on your motorcycle then you are just a commuter on bike. I think & suppose every passionate biker will agree with me. And also being a biker you should be discipline, responsible, humble and should have the passion for travelling. BC: How many bikes you own? Which is your favourite bike? And why? Have you named them? NN: My first bike is RE Classic 350 whom I have named 'WANDERBUG.' I have travelled all India on it with no major breakdowns and covered almost 72K kms on it. My second bike is RE Himalayan whom I call 'PANDA.' Till now it has covered the toughest and most difficult terrains without a single breakdown and I have covered almost 18K kms on it.