Biker Radio Rodcast

There’s a man behind every motor. One who toils hard, away from the arc lights and the smoke guns of the PR events. He’s never felicitated at an awards function nor will you find him at the launch of a new ride. He’s the Unknown Soldier, the man who has dirt and grease under his nails but is the brightest engineer in the stable, a true martyr in the war of glory. On our journey to the next fifty,...

The Alchemist is back to refine our golden episode. On the 51st episode catch him reveal what goes on before rolling out a set of wheels from the factories. From Rajiv Bajaj, Sid Lall, Anand Mahindra to JRD, Adil has his take. Arguably the top Indian auto journalist, Adil wears the crown choosing a light head for balance. The concluding part of a twin episode, Ep 51 is double the fun. Giddyup !

2020 is here and our golden milestone of episode 50 is out there with a guest who is the “Soné pe Suhaga”. Actually as his name camouflages, Adil Jal Darukhanawala is dynamite masquerading as Madeira. To know how, find the play button and that’s just half the story, because this a twin episode; truly "Soné pe suhaga"...(icing on the cake would be a poor translation) In other words we have a tri ni...

When the memory of as unfulfilled promise made to an old soul brings tears to your eyes. Join us on the Long Way Home as Biker Radio Rodcast chats up the quintessential Jawa collector, Kaustubh Thengodkar in an emotional recollection of his story. The story of how this Pune resident fell in love with the machine he bought with his savings and couldn't help but keep collecting thereafter. His love...

Group Manager Marketing, Santhosh is rider in chief at the Royal Enfield rides experince. For a Bangalore boy who's just got back from the Everest Base Camp - Rongbuk, Shishupangma and Choyu in Tibet, never having visited Nandi Hills is a sickness self induced due to lack of altitude? Database designer, telematics engineer, petrol head and lock picker...numbers, information, speed and security...y...

Established in 1938,the international courtyard of motorcycling idling on the edge of London town on the A 406 Northern Circular Road, The Ace Cafe has stood witness to history, infamy, war and glory, growing up with Britain as it raced into the world of motorcycling and music, thru the hey days of the 50's and 60's and beyond It is the cathedral of petrol heads where the parish congregate to disc...

Although light travels faster than sound, they say the origin of even light is in sound…. "Kun faya" Our guest on this episode is an audio engineer from Mumbai, a live sound specialist, a popular rider, a content creator and an artist who can play the guitar, should the need arise. Inheriting an army assembly 65 Cast Iron Enfield 350 from Uncle Patrick was what put this 6 footer 'Hagrid' on the ro...

This prolific traveler has come a long way rising from among the reeds and rushes of Kerala to the most extreme of mountain roads of Arunachal Pradesh Katyayani, is what he calls his Mojo although he's currently riding a Dominar on the "Roof of the world" Himalayan Odyssey by Bajaj. He’s a nomad, a “burn the itinerary” - ride leader, a friend, a trouble shooter and an off roader, we give you, the...

Square pegs don’t fit into round holes. To build outside the box is an artist’s challenge and a designer’s limitation. Niharika Singh Dalal’s paradoxical propositions sharpen her artist’s instincts and frame her experimental designs as she dives to newer depths trying to fathom newer possibilities. We lured this mermaid of the ocean, a certified rescue grade scuba diver, to a threadbare discussion...

Suave, intelligent, creative, a quiet riot with a mind of his own, Sharad Sharma's dreams are fueled with radioactivity. A television impresario, he's been a news anchor on NDTV and Times NOW, he's acted in Bollywood and also on a Netflicks TV series before throwing it all away just to ride off on his Harley XR1200X into the horizon..... His life's roller coaster journey from stage fright to stage...

Harley calls him I.J. Ducati calls him Desmo Singh. His love for neons got him the moniker of Neoni Singh. Presenting King of bling, a maverick motor magnate with a heart of gold wrapped in a mind of silk. He's a smooth operator and his disarming smile is a dead giveaway of the mischief he carries in his heart. Ikjot Singh Bhasin is a unique blend of chutzpa and bravura and deftly combines motorcy...

3 riders, Shiv Raj Singh of Spitfire 515, Vijay Singh of Rajputana Customs and Krishna Singh of The Bikerni explore freedom on this milestone episode. Questions be like; Is there anything as too much freedom? What is it their captivity? Listen...Connect...Ride on...

A string of pearls with pearls of wisdom, this Bikerni is a benevolent soul cast in iron. A studied calm and nuanced grace, she is a rage among her cubs. A mother, wife, designer, business woman, rider and ambassador of The Bikerni, a sisterhood of women motorcyclists across India, we give you the vanguard of women's empowerment, Shabnam Akram.

Not many know that Dronacharya’s warfare academy for many years was in the Doon valley. So we found it pretty amusing when our guest on the Rodcast, which traveled to Dehra Dun was called Arjun. Befittingly, because Arjun Raina is a man who understands precision and knows how to hunt for that extra bhp, that extra torque, the extra power for his lightweight and fast creations. The reclusive hermit...

Designs of time etch out what shall not be and put fresh clay everyday for you and for me. Prankur Rana, motoartist , entrepreneur restaurateur and rider, has taken the clay and made two things out of it. Firstly art. With a distinctive style, his ink and brush pieces have slowly been gathering a following. Next his enterprise, Pranky’s Café, behind the Jolly Grant airport in Dehra Dun is a DIY ha...

Customization thrives on creativity and combined with an “I will not go down quietly” attitude, is born passion. The design behind TNT Motorcycles, one of India’s famous custom shops where they build motorcycles from concept to masterpiece, he’s an engineer, a rider, a dreamer, an entrepreneur, a 7 time national volleyball champ, a movie buff, a PubG maestro, a friend and a motorcycle customizer e...

"Nappie changer, motorcyclist, wannabe photographer and over all nut job", our guest is best described in his own words. A motormouth sledgehammer, he can talk endlessly on almost anything and can power thru the worst of terrains, albeit sometimes with a little help from friends... But at the end of the ride, he sure is the guy you'd like to open up the cool ones with, kick back and talk yourself...

Young and restless, veteran rider Deepak Gupta is up for a challenge if there is one on offer. His hunger for human connection makes him the reach out to one and all. His chequered enterprise has helped him realise the significance of the greys as he shares some of his learnings from the road on the #LongWayHome.

Skid row kid, a prodigious auto journalist who is among the fastest racers in the country, he’s a collector, curator, stylist, stuntman, motorcycle racing model, trainer, animal lover, ex pyromaniac and a compulsive obsessive rider. Everything’s cool and old school when we’re with– Varad Swapna Moré

Co-Founder of Man's World and Rolling Stone (India), Harshman Rai walked away from it all and took to motorcycling. Old enough to not be in a hurry he’s young enough to ride hard and ride far. Co founder of one of the leading travel blogs and now a touring company as well, Helmet Stories is an Indian icon. Over Rwandan Gorilla coffee and a busy office time traffic, we chatted up with the legend to...

Questions on identity; we had a plenty and designs of it, he had more than a few. Result; a darn good Shiv Ratri evening discussing everything from Louis Philippe to Bob Dylan and then some. Samrat Som heads Creative Studio at Royal Enfield which means that everything from designing apparel to gear is on his table. Backed with a fabulous report from Ethan White from Nepal on MyWay and Vir Nakai on...

Our first International woman rider and a feisty one at that. In Israel, every graduate is duty bound to serve time in the Israeli army and so did she. So you know what we're talking of.... Short of testing her Krav Maga skills, we raked up all that we could to discover a person who's warm, jocular, caring and loving at the core, wearing a shell that is tough and need be, brusque. She’s a free sou...

18 years ago, a 20 year old set out to put together a platform on the internet, no one ever thought before - XBHP, the first online forum of motorcycling enthusiasts. The rest they say is all smoke and mirrors. But we say Kudos to team xBHP for being the pioneer in shepherding thousands of biking enthusiast across India and putting together an exchange of motorcycling information. May you grow fro...

So this TamBram couple brought a kitten home and named him Dingo Swamy. Dingo grew up and turned out to be a female but they felt Dingo Swamy might suffer an identity crisis if they changed her name. Aiyo ! So this is complicated; Dingo Swamy has a Tom Cat name and a testosterone powered candor even managing to nick our headphone cup right off the table. This and other hilarious stories with endle...

At 48 Cyrus Madan is Chief Operating Officer of Carnations Hotels of the LemonTree brand. When not riding his Triumph Tiger 800, he’s scouting the country looking for newer properties to expand the brand’s influence. Reminiscing of his illustrious lineage and the joyous years growing up in the steel city of Jamshedpur, we caught up with him one lazy Sunday in Gurgaon on the Long Way Home.