Sounak yesterday asked my what spares I’ll be carrying on this Ladakh trip, well here is a list of spares and a few major tools I’ll be carrying with me.

CDI (carrying it on all my trips since the original one conked off during my Manali 2004 ride)
Sparkplug
Chain link
Clutch and front brake leaver
Accelerator and clutch wire
Headlight, [...]

Day started off as a hectic one, as I not only had to do some last minute shopping, but also because I was planning to leave tomorrow early morning.
First things first, finally bought a new UPS battery for my motorcycle and also bought tank pad (Bajaj one which comes on new DTSi), spare engine oil [...]

Last couple of days have involved plenty of running around as I try to get the bike serviced and prepared for my upcoming trip to Ladakh.
Today and yesterday I got majority of the stuff done on my motorcycle, here is a breakdown of things which have been done/replaced on my motorcycle:

Clutch and Pressure Plates: changed
Clutch [...]