Meet the two women bikers riding from Kanyakumari to Kashmir are on their way to break a Limca record

Shubra Acharya and Amrutha Kashinath, who will be travelling from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, will cover over 4,000 kms to break the Limca record.

Dipannita Saha Dipannita Saha
अगस्त 31, 2017
These badass bikers will begin their record breaking journey from Kanyakumari on September 4. Photo Courtesy: Facebook/ ShubraAcharya/AmruthaKashinath

 

Gone are the days when bikes were synonymous to men. It's the age of women bikers, who are not only badass, but are also setting out to achieve record breaking feats. And bikers Shubra Acharya and Amrutha Kashinath are no less. They are on their way to break the Limca record for longest North-South (Kanyakumari to Kashmir) expedition.

According to The New Indian Express, the two women plan to cover over 4,000 kms on their bikes in five-and-a-half days, in an attempt to break the current Limca Book of Records of 156 hours. Their expedition, The Long Highway, will begin from Kanyakumari on September 4 and on an average they will be covering 800 kilometres per day.

In an interview to City Express, Shubra said "We will be starting our ride from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu,  and  taking  the  Central  India Route  via  Bengaluru,  Hyderabad,  Nagpur,  Jhansi,  Agra,  New  Delhi,  Chandigarh,  Manali  and reach  Leh." Their adventure will take them through 12 Indian States and two Union Territories in 4,051 kms. They are riding KTM Duke 390 Motorbikes without a service team or a backup. Pretty gutsy, right? We think so too.

Photo Courtesy: Facebook/TheLongHighway Photo Courtesy: Facebook/TheLongHighway

While talking about the aim of this grand expedition, Amrutha said "The aim of this expedition is to challenge the notion that India is unsafe for women travellers. We hope to drive home the point that India is  a  safe  place  to  travel,  for  men  and  women,  by  taking  some  basic  precautions.  We want to see more people, particularly women conquer their fears and  go  explore  more."

And this isn't even the first travel expedition for this amazing duo. They have taken many such adventures together, over the last few years. "We  are  riding  the  bikes  in  almost  stock  condition;  there  are  a  few  modifications  we  have made  to  improve  efficiency  and  to  increase  our  comfort  while  riding," Shubra said.

And it's not like that the duo isn't prepared to face possible roadblocks they may encounter during this journey.  In fact, they have already started gearing up for it. " We are prepared  with  rain  gear,  rain   proof luggage  and  brilliant  tyres  on  our  bikes  that  can  handle  such  situations. If we are  to  get  bad  weather  in  terms  of  landslides  or  earthquakes,  we  must only  surrender to  Mother  Nature," Amrutha added.

So how did this expedition come to be? Well, the concept was conceived in August 2016, but it took them a year to make it happen. The women believe that when other  women  see  and  hear  about  their  expedition  without  backup  or  support, they will realize that they can do it too. And they are right because we are already psyched about their adventure and are hoping that many other women bikers take on the roads.

And you know what? This has got us interested in taking an adventure of our own! Anyone for Nagaland to Nagpur?

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