A Biker's Grit And Road To Empowerment

As one of the few women bikers to ride a Touring Bike, Ambika Sharma has had many memorable rides. But, the ride to Ladakh tops her list, because the route she chalked out (Delhi-Manali-Jispa-Leh-Khardungla-Pangonso-SarchuManali) was the toughest one to traverse.

- Rajkumari Sharma Tankha

“The most difficult bit was to Leh, as it was the first time that I was covering it on a Harley Road King. This touring bike 1700cc with a loaded weight above 500kg, is not suited to the rugged off-road terrain of Ladakh,” says Sharma acknowledging that the adventure lover in her had overruled common sense. In fact, the ‘bikerholic’ dreams of trips on the bikes she owns (BMW GTL K1600 and Harley Davidson). “I believe the experience of the machine is more important than the machine itself. You can have the best machine in the world but what’s the point if you aren’t clocking some interesting miles,” says the Founder & Managing Director of Pulp Strategy, who plans her life between her three loves: travel, diving and motorcycling. Excerpts:

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