rego numbers . I needed a bit of assistance here as the number plates were in Nepali .
The rain was now falling , heavily . The traffic was thick , trucks spewing out unbelievably thick diesel fumes , the roads slippery and full of potholes . Throw in the odd goat wandering across the road and personal concentration in the red zone .
We regrouped after one and a half hours at a Naubise teahouse , near the Darman turnoff . Finally , the weather had cleared . Wet weather gear was quickly removed as the air quickly became muggy ; the Kathmandu area is quite tropical … bananas often grow in the local gardens .
Another stop , a bit further along to pay the road tax ( 5rps for motorbikes = 10c Australian ). The traffic had cleared allowing me to practice changing gears through the corners rather than just lugging it along using the clutch . These Enfield ’ s had the gearchange and rear brake on the opposite side to what is considered normal .
We were forced to stop again as Chandra had trouble with his bike . The choke mechanism on the carburettor had come loose ; the thread almost stripped requiring repairs using some silver cigarette paper wrapping … makeshift
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