Two Friends Went On 68,000 Km Long World Tour On Their Dream Bikes & Their Story Is Pure Gold

Debashish Ghosh will be greeted by his family and friends after he completes an endearing trip around the world on his bike, with his best friend.

Seems like a dream, isn't it? Becoming a globetrotter with your best friend is a dream most of us have, but only a handful of us are able to live it. To tell you the truth, the joy, the philosophy and the sheer bliss attached to this precious journey is something that cannot be described in words - it's something that you have to live, to fully experience it.

A resident of Mumbai, Goregaon-based motorcyclist Debashish Ghosh is one person who did.

Last year in June, Debashish embarked on a journey around the world along with his best friend Dharmendra 'Dj' Jain. Together they started from India and covered most of Asia and Europe. They then headed to the USA.

"I have been on the road for 9 months and have travelled 68,000 kilometres across five continents (34 countries), and will reach Mumbai soon," said Ghosh, reports Mid-day.

Timing the trip was the biggest struggle of his trip, as one wouldn't assume. The biker also said that the strict rules that bind the rider in seeking visas are what kept him worried. But he timed his trip well and was able to cover as much as he wanted to.

 Ghosh also expressed his fondness for his beloved BMW GS adventure motorcycle - the bike he took for the tour. He mentions that he earlier did a trip from Mumbai to Singapore on a Harley and a lot of reservations along the course. But this time, there wasn't any such trouble.

Amazing, isn't it?

New-Gen Pulsar 250: Bajaj Could be Preparing One

New Pulsar 250 Launch

Autocar says that Bajaj may showcase or reveal bits about the new-gen Pulsars early next year and can follow it up with their launch by the end of 2019 itself.

                   

The story goes on to speculate that while the entry to it is expected to be the Pulsar 150 – the largest selling Pulsar in the range, the top of the line can be maxxed to 250 cc, instead of the current 220. In simple terms, Bajaj may introduce a Pulsar 250 which will also make them internationally relevant.

Though not specified there but if this goes true, Bajaj may have two parallel platforms – one 250 cc based on the economical architecture and another one which they can share with KTM, probably based on the existing Pulsar NS and RS range. The premium platform can be more relevant to the international markets and the built to cost platform can serve the domestic market.

The new Pulsars will definitely have a new design language but how (or if) Bajaj will differentiate them with the existing newer-gen products need to be seen.

New Pulsar 250 launch can happen as early as next year…

So, the immediate bit that will come to your mind will be that the new Pulsar will get KTM’s 250 cc engine platform! But that is not happening!

According a new report at Autocar, Bajaj is preparing Next-Generation Pulsars but these will be based on the older-gen models (Pulsar 150 DTSi, Pulsar 220 etc) that are still the company’s mainstay in terms of sales.

Pulsar UG6, as they may be called, will get a new engine platform that will have wider scalability, more than the current 150 to 220 cc range. They will be 4-valve motors (instead of the 2-valve engines of the current gen) and will be designed keeping the upcoming BSVI emission norms in mind.