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Lanes are just a suggestion in India u dam right 🤣 And ya 400 ccs is enough for Indian roads as there's a lot of twisties and turns in India M Indian btw u should come to Goa atleast check some stuff online and u can ride from one beach to the next And as u said we build different to tackle these roads And most of the people use bikes for commuting while there are a lot of bikers in india check out INDIA BIKE WEEK it was an event hosted in my state of Goa a lot of people came for it kinda like a moto show but which allows people to display there bikes too
Just one correction, Hero is an Indian brand. It's one of the largest two wheeler manufacturers in the world. They were producing bikes with Honda until 2010 under Hero-Honda name. There's little to no Chinese bike sales in India
That makes sense, I would guess there is a large import tax on outside countries. The biggest though is the extremely low labor cost in India with sweatshop working conditions means that its about on par with Chinese costs (except not having to ship it or import tax), plus if its about the same price its good to support your own country and its workers. In America we don't make many bikes because the labor rates would be crazy high. We expect $20/hour with easy jobs at the grocery store, and our mechanics costs are up around $160/hour, so if we sold much with manual labor it would be far higher than the cost in parts, which is why we just cannot compete against any outside country products (unless we automate the process and have robots build our cars or motorcycles, which is what we do). We still import Chinese bikes because for the poor in America its what they can afford (when I was 14 years old I was just a poor farm boy, so I couldn't afford the name brand bikes but I could get an $1100 Chinese duel sport and that got me to school and back every day, as well as driving between rows of crops checking on them). So different market means different solutions.
@@jakegarrett8109 I wouldn't say sweatshop working conditions. These Indian auto brands (Royal Enfield/Hero/TVS/Bajaj/Mahindra etc. in the two wheeler world) and (Tata/Mahindra in car and truck world) are very respected and they produce good quality products according to the Indian market. And from the beginning all of them have been associated/partner with big brands, the likes of Honda(Hero), KTM(Bajaj), BMW(TVS), Renault, Jeep, Ford, Navistar (Mahindra) & Mercedes, Boeing, Starbucks (TATA) (these are just names of few). Now many of these Indian companies are stakeholders & owners of such big brands (Jaguar & Land Rover is owned by Tata FYI). There are just a handful of Indian brands and whatever and how many of them are, they are good. Not like hundreds of Chinese companies that produce cheap Honda knockoffs to sell in third world countries. You can read the story about how just two Indian companies Bajaj and TVS drove 200 Chinese companies out of business in Africa with their quality and service. So, don't think that these big Indian brands and companies provide sweatshop like conditions to their workers. But you are right the labour is cheap, taxes are low on lower CC bikes and the demand is huge so they affordable.
@@dau4392 It might not be as bad as Pakistan (where you can sometimes see the workers missing fingers, probably from their unshielded manual presses stamping parts), but its not like the US. Like yesterday was one of my worst days at work ever, and yet I had some free donuts, my supervisor gave me a new Yeti tumbler with our company Logo laser engraved on it, and the customers I work for were bragging about my usefulness and capabilities to my company supervisors. How is that a worst day for anyone? Well I found out I've become too important to allow relocating to where I want to go and where I see we need the most help on the project because they need me where I'm at (most likely this will result in a bidding war against another offer I have, and I just recently had a massive pay increase), so at absolute worst I stay where I'm at (maybe same company, maybe different one), or I quite and live where I want to go, or I stay until I find another job where I want to go. This is the definition of "First world problems", when your stressing if you should take that other job for a pay increase, and finding out you're so valuable to the customers they literally cannot let you go without them potentially collapsing.
@@jakegarrett8109 we don’t have sweat shop conditions in any bike or car manufacturing plants. Indian companies are some of the most respected companies in manufacturing all over the world. India has tight labour laws and unions. Indian companies implemented maternal leaves and pregnancy leaves way before USA. India knows capitalism, we are not capitalists. India does things in its own way.
I spent 23 days riding Enfields around northern India and loved every minute of it. Great food and awesome views in the Himalayas as well friendly locals . They always wanted to know where you lived and when I said Australia they would would talk about cricket. Only 2 road rules I stuck to were give way to cows and give way to anything bigger than me especially the buses. When we got back to Sydney we noticed how boring the traffic was.
I don't know about North India, but the bus drivers down south drive like firemen! It's astonishing how they manage to get by without running someone over
Hahahahahaha as an Indian myself I just could not stop laughing when Yammie was riding on the road!😂😂😭 You finally understand my friend what we meant in the comments section of your videos and trust me buddy what you showed in this video was very much tamed conditions! 🤣💀 Anyways hope you had fun here in India! ❤️
I just got back from my first trip to India. Totally insane traffic. I spent the whole time looking at their bikes. Most of them have Hero Splendors. Cute bikes, less than 100cc. Apparently these are the most produced bikes in the world.
Yes! Motorcycles to Indians are equivalent to what cars are for Americans. They are all commuter motorcycles, essential transport for every working man/woman/family. Nowadays they are all slightly above 100cc, with anywhere from 110 to 220 being the popular range.
Yammie, what strikes me about this video is that you have so much empathy. You are able to truly see things for what they are, in the larger context. Hope next time you are here, you get to spend some time in rush hour in a metropolis
This is by far one of the best videos you've put out, and the fact that you were able to have a different perspective on what been a motorcycle rider feels like in a different country is good.
wire your horn into your brake lever switch. so each time you brake, your horn honk as well. forget about indicator... the more you use them, the sooner they will break. That's basically how people drive or ride.
You nailed it when you said motorbiking is for fun in US but it's a necessity here in India. REs are really made to ride on the roads here in India, southeast asia & even Europe where the roads are not wide and big, that's why they really work so well here. It's only in USA you have such a massive & empty roads where you don't come across anyone for miles and hence high power required. Rest of the world, not so much.
@@davidzavala337 Exactly. Most of the Indians buy a bike for both purposes, touring and commuting. Now try a 1000 cc bike to work everyday on the traffic. And honestly you don't need very high power to enjoy riding, I s not about that.
@@davidzavala337 A 500cc is practically seen as a superbike here in South America, most people get by with 110cc, 125cc and 150cc. A 250cc is already seen as a fast bike for experienced riders, and a 500cc is something only an enthusiast with a lot of money would consider. Most people just want a vehicle to get around and will usually stay at 150cc and below, maybe consider a 200-250cc if they have to ride on highways and roads regularly, but otherwise a 150cc is fine for cities and ocasional highways.
@@stargazer162 South Africa = India. It's same here brother. Mostly we buy things efficiently for ex. We would consider The amount of power it provides and the amount of fuel it consumes first then safety and then all are the other features. Some oof us aren't like these so they buy higher CCs and personally it is fun to experience that much power but it does not feel efficient like riding bike to work or to get from point A to point B isn't fun so having 1200cc would be pain. Better go with the majority like 100cc or 200cc max so you can save money on fuel, servicing and maintenance. But whatever man I hope to visit South Africa one day, I sure heard some bad rumours about SA still I and every other Indian would only love Nature so having forests every now and then is quite comfortable for us. ( I'm from Maharashtra, Mumbai but In this state you are blessed with forests and vivid animals )
@@stargazer162 that's what I noticed in Peru; the vast majority of people had 150cc bikes. I remember seeing ONE crotch rocket down there in Lima-ONE! I believe it was a Yamaha R6 or something similar. It was in Miraflores or San Isidro. But yeah, even a 250 is rare down there; I only saw one in the neighborhood, and a delivery rider rode it for Roky's, I think.
I live in Thailand and the traffic is similar-you’ll have cows in the road and trucks driving right at you in your lane 😅 But, the actual infrastructure is much better. It’s crazy and extremely unpredictable, but I think it’s made me a much better rider, to be fair. I think anyone who can drive in a place like that is forced to become a very attentive and patient rider quite quickly.
You are mistaken that Thailand road infrastructure is much better than Indian road infrastructure. India has twice the length of highways (150,000 vs 70,000 km) and a much higher percentage of our highways are dual carriageways compared to Thailand. India also has more Controlled-access Expressways and they are wider than their Thailand counterparts, not to mention, they have some stretches fit to operate as emergency landing strips for the Indian Air Force. And India is building roads at a much faster pace (40 km per day). This video showed the state of rural roads and some highways in one of the least densely populated and most deserted state of India. And even in that, the roads chosen seemed to be not the best highways in the state (especially the ones built in forward areas to aid movement of the Indian Army). India has the second largest road network in the world, much of which is rural roads, so its no wonder that people look at those roads and think the roads are bad. But that opinion is wrong. Only area where Thailand might have better roads than India is the city roads.
@@in5364 tons of options! All the small displacement bikes you would imagine in Asia but also some pretty sweet deals on big bikes too. I got a 2019 ZX6R for about 8-8500 USD
You just experienced Rajasthan. Just one state. Each state has something unique to offer. Liked your view as someone who is on first visit to India. If possible a series of riding across India would be awesome!
India is a place I've always wanted to visit. It's one of the richest, most ancient cultures in the world. Not gonna lie though, I myself would go there for the food more than anything.
Compared to other roads in this country these roads are pretty good. There are more dangerous road in our country. urban and rural area as well. A viewer from India. 🇮🇳
these are very nicely planned roads. Have white markers for speed bumps, have mirrors in corners, working traffic lights, hell even zebra crossings. Go to the northers parts past bengal and you will encounter invisible half a foot speed bumps on a 60kph road. and big patches of broken down holes in the road that gets filled with water and you will never know how deep they are.
So awesome to see this. They say if you can ride in India, you can ride anywhere in the world! Brings back memories of riding a 125 cc scooter there during my college days.
Fun part is that an average Indian starts riding bike at the age of 14-15. And not on that open road, but in highly uneven and congested ones. Another part is that our highways and expressways are very nice but the city and district roads are of poor quality.
Looks very similar to riding here in the Philippines. All sorts of hazards to look out for, including lamp posts in the roadway and animals wandering about. Get out into the countryside, and you'll find them drying rice and copra in the road ! For even more fun, you should try riding at night. All the same hazards, including people driving/riding the wrong way down the roadway. But this time, lots of them are driving/riding, without lights !
as a 17 year old who started driving 2 years ago on a full fledged basis and have had some pretty long rides, like 400 km (pretty long for me) i can say that driving car or bike in india is like putting very nerve reflex in your body to the absolute extreme.
the motorcycle culture is actually blooming in the youth lately in India, the ladakh rides are almost like a ritual, you could see staggering number of vloggers here with dji drones, go pros and what not, taking those small 100,150,200,350 motorcycles to places where they stand the test of time and nature with utmost reliability, and the roads are better in metropolitan cities and other major cities as well as interstate highways.
Yammie I ride 180 km everyday (Point A to Point B) for work and still love riding. FYI you still didn't ride the worst roads 😜 I used to ride a 4 km local road with 62 bumpers... can you imagine!!! It's great to see you here.
There is a lot to explore, you can find all type of roads good, bad, no road etc. and there are other different geographical locations do try them as well.
Those are some of the best roads.....the part where you mentioned Texas, those roads where smooth.....you need to drive inside cities to see how people don't follow any lanes, rules or signals
You should do more of this and ride in other countries and share the experience for other riders here in america. Philippines next!! Beautiful mountains there but also scary
honestly I've got a 220c bajaj pulsar and the thing never feels short on power although I do ride in a very busy town , considering the many different bikes I've ridden over the past couple year, india especially makes a case for low - mid CC naked / street bikes, mid controls in traffic instead of rear sets are a god sent especially with a light clutch that feels great and a throttle that is NOT lurchy at all is the best way to go about it. with these road and traffic conditions you really need the bike to cooperate and well not try to kill you, because the environment is already trying its best to turn you into a chalk outline and if the environment doesn't a dude in a hyundai creta or a suzuki wagon r will turn you into one.
Yammie glad you could visit us😂🙏 I'm embarrassed and ashamed about our roads but it is what it is. I hope one I could visit the US and experience your big open roads. Cheers 🍻
There is nothing to be ashamed of bro our roads have come a long way from how it was ! our country is still growing and roads are becoming much nicer it will take time !! And some good non-corrupt people in the work 🙂
Dude, indian roads are getting better and better and what he is crying about because he is from USA and he is not used to cattles and wildlife on road. If people start to follow traffic rules it will totally change. Look at the video majority roads were good well paved. It was just chaos by riders and cattles
USA is a car country they have heavily invested in road network while in india we did same with railway. Go to USA and you will hate the railway for barely any coverage while in India you can go literally everywhere
I come from Kenya and this is the most i have related to papa Yam's video. I own Captain Max 150cc and that is considered big enough for commuting around here. When i hear Yammie talk of 400ccs as entry level I wonder how much of a god I'd be on these roads with that.😂😂
This is tame compared to what I face in suburban Kolkata. It takes me around 50 minutes to reach my university early in the morning, which is 23 km away from my house. I takes at least 15 minutes just to cover the distance of the first 3 kilometers from my house, which is basically a warzone equivalent in chaos.
Papa Yam, you said you saw plenty of KTM's and MT-03s but those weren't MT-03s, they should be MT-15s 🥲....the single Cylinder 155cc liquid cooled engine...they are quite popular around here...there is even the R15 with the same engine
Come ride in jessore road from Kolkata to Bongaon. If you really wanna dare challenge Indian roads, you have to try this. N.B: what happens afterwards, I will not be responsible. 🤣
Thanks for this view- I'm living in Lebanon and just learned to ride... other than the livestock, the conditions are the same. Looking forward to getting back to the US and riding a bunch more...
It’s great that you mentioned about Indians commenting about the great quality of roads in USA. There’s no comparison. Coming back to “Motorcycling as a culture” thing, it is picking up at a snails pace but we’ll reach there eventually and about not seeing big bikes is because most big bike owners live in the cities and we hardly venture in the countryside. Another reason for the lower number of big bikes is the govt policies when it comes to customs and duties. I bought my Z900 for almost $13k that’s how expensive big bikes are.
damn bro, i hope big bikes costs that low here, the ZX10 costs almost twice the price of an H2 in the US :(, and the Z900 is about 20ish thousand dollars here
Welcome to India Yammie🥳🥳. You'll find it quite hilarious that people buy BMW GS/Kawi Versus etc ADVs to travel multiple states and then go to the Himalayas. Maybe you can travel to the Himalayas once if you have time someday. Have a pleasant time and have a safe journey home🥳
At 7:10 you describe that they might not be experienced enough for those roads slowing down, actually its for a good reason the roads are sometimes a mirage they look good but are hell trust me that's experience slowing down the bike there. I have faced the wrath of Mumbai roads a lot when I ignore and keep going too many flat tires.
We don't have chinese bikes in the market except for the called Zontes 350 which launched a couple of months before. All those small bikes you see on the road are Made in India.
On my trip to India, I would describe the driving there as Organized Chaos. The cows are sacred and the dogs are wild, they roam free. It's not a "new country", it's one of the oldest civilization in the world. It's a place of extremes, from beauty to horrendous, wealth to squaller and just the the sheer number of people. I think they may have some CC restrictions there, so you won't see a lot of big bikes. I remember being struck that you could get pre mix for two strokes at the gas pump because there are so many 2t scooters and bikes.
@@derek96720 You can't separate the two. Most of the "new" is built on or next to the old. Human civilization in India is over 5000 years old, it dates back to 3000 BC. Just like in Europe, there are roads and building there that were built well before the advent of cars, electricity or modern plumbing. Even on the modern roads when I visited, it wasn't unusual to see an ox and cart moving goods sharing the road.
Bikes, for most of us is a necessity for sure. Its basically how cars are for others. Most don't consider buying super bikes because of the road conditions, population and what not. Speed limits are like 50kmph in city where most of us ride the bikes. No point in buying super bikes if you can't really use it to the fullest.
As an indian who lives in BENGALURU i will give 1/10 for the density of the traffic. He said "chinese bikes like hero" wtf...dude 😂 And for ur knowledge liter class bike market in india are growing at super fast rate. Go out & ride on Sunday u will see so many bikes around the highway expecially in delhi and Mumbai
It's great to see yams on Indian roads... It surely clears up the perspective towards riding motorcycles around the world and challenges people face there. Wish to meet you someday ✌️😁
Hero is not a Chinese manufacturer bro. It is an Indian motorcycle company and the largest two wheeler manufacturer in the world. At least by no of bike sales.
Hero is not Chinese .. hero was Honda oem partner and co developed bikes until they parted ways. Bajaj was kawasakis oem partner until they parted ways… and btw bajaj is owner of ktm if you didn’t know that. There are no Chinese brands in india except in the ev 2 wheeler market.
For good view of Nature and good mountain road especially for bikers. Come and ride here in my city guwahati to cherapunji (shillong) also called the Scotland of the east.
In Italy, two wheel transportation is an acceptable form of transportation, whether it is with a motorcycle, scooter or bicycle. Not uncommon to see grandma going to the grocery store on a bicycle.
I loved riding in India! Hit the like button on the video to show that you want me to come back and do a MASSIVE MEETUP with Royal Enfield and all the fans out there!
Did you catch my full review on the Super Meteor 650? th-cam.com/video/SgXxeQ3f_QU/w-d-xo.html
Habibi , come to Sri Lanka, it's super closeby
Yeah, Papa Yam meetup in India, you know imma show up for it.😃😃
Guess you finally get how it feels to live in India 😪
Lanes are just a suggestion in India u dam right 🤣
And ya 400 ccs is enough for Indian roads as there's a lot of twisties and turns in India
M Indian btw u should come to Goa atleast check some stuff online and u can ride from one beach to the next
And as u said we build different to tackle these roads
And most of the people use bikes for commuting while there are a lot of bikers in india check out INDIA BIKE WEEK it was an event hosted in my state of Goa a lot of people came for it kinda like a moto show but which allows people to display there bikes too
Hero is not a Chinese bike !!!!
Just one correction, Hero is an Indian brand. It's one of the largest two wheeler manufacturers in the world. They were producing bikes with Honda until 2010 under Hero-Honda name.
There's little to no Chinese bike sales in India
That makes sense, I would guess there is a large import tax on outside countries. The biggest though is the extremely low labor cost in India with sweatshop working conditions means that its about on par with Chinese costs (except not having to ship it or import tax), plus if its about the same price its good to support your own country and its workers.
In America we don't make many bikes because the labor rates would be crazy high. We expect $20/hour with easy jobs at the grocery store, and our mechanics costs are up around $160/hour, so if we sold much with manual labor it would be far higher than the cost in parts, which is why we just cannot compete against any outside country products (unless we automate the process and have robots build our cars or motorcycles, which is what we do). We still import Chinese bikes because for the poor in America its what they can afford (when I was 14 years old I was just a poor farm boy, so I couldn't afford the name brand bikes but I could get an $1100 Chinese duel sport and that got me to school and back every day, as well as driving between rows of crops checking on them). So different market means different solutions.
@@jakegarrett8109 I wouldn't say sweatshop working conditions. These Indian auto brands (Royal Enfield/Hero/TVS/Bajaj/Mahindra etc. in the two wheeler world) and (Tata/Mahindra in car and truck world) are very respected and they produce good quality products according to the Indian market. And from the beginning all of them have been associated/partner with big brands, the likes of Honda(Hero), KTM(Bajaj), BMW(TVS), Renault, Jeep, Ford, Navistar (Mahindra) & Mercedes, Boeing, Starbucks (TATA) (these are just names of few). Now many of these Indian companies are stakeholders & owners of such big brands (Jaguar & Land Rover is owned by Tata FYI). There are just a handful of Indian brands and whatever and how many of them are, they are good. Not like hundreds of Chinese companies that produce cheap Honda knockoffs to sell in third world countries.
You can read the story about how just two Indian companies Bajaj and TVS drove 200 Chinese companies out of business in Africa with their quality and service.
So, don't think that these big Indian brands and companies provide sweatshop like conditions to their workers.
But you are right the labour is cheap, taxes are low on lower CC bikes and the demand is huge so they affordable.
@@dau4392 It might not be as bad as Pakistan (where you can sometimes see the workers missing fingers, probably from their unshielded manual presses stamping parts), but its not like the US.
Like yesterday was one of my worst days at work ever, and yet I had some free donuts, my supervisor gave me a new Yeti tumbler with our company Logo laser engraved on it, and the customers I work for were bragging about my usefulness and capabilities to my company supervisors. How is that a worst day for anyone? Well I found out I've become too important to allow relocating to where I want to go and where I see we need the most help on the project because they need me where I'm at (most likely this will result in a bidding war against another offer I have, and I just recently had a massive pay increase), so at absolute worst I stay where I'm at (maybe same company, maybe different one), or I quite and live where I want to go, or I stay until I find another job where I want to go.
This is the definition of "First world problems", when your stressing if you should take that other job for a pay increase, and finding out you're so valuable to the customers they literally cannot let you go without them potentially collapsing.
@@jakegarrett8109 we don’t have sweat shop conditions in any bike or car manufacturing plants. Indian companies are some of the most respected companies in manufacturing all over the world. India has tight labour laws and unions. Indian companies implemented maternal leaves and pregnancy leaves way before USA. India knows capitalism, we are not capitalists. India does things in its own way.
I'd like him to review the most affordable adv ie Xpulse
I spent 23 days riding Enfields around northern India and loved every minute of it. Great food and awesome views in the Himalayas as well friendly locals . They always wanted to know where you lived and when I said Australia they would would talk about cricket. Only 2 road rules I stuck to were give way to cows and give way to anything bigger than me especially the buses. When we got back to Sydney we noticed how boring the traffic was.
Sydney's traffic is boring?
I don't know about North India, but the bus drivers down south drive like firemen! It's astonishing how they manage to get by without running someone over
@@TronLegacy7 that's normal btw..
@@TronLegacy7 lmao true, bus drivers in south especially Kerala drive them like jets , quite skilled drivers really
@@TronLegacy7 no different in North India brother.
man that's just 20%of what we ride through 😂. would love to see more from you riding in India
Hahahahahaha as an Indian myself I just could not stop laughing when Yammie was riding on the road!😂😂😭
You finally understand my friend what we meant in the comments section of your videos and trust me buddy what you showed in this video was very much tamed conditions! 🤣💀
Anyways hope you had fun here in India! ❤️
I just got back from my first trip to India. Totally insane traffic. I spent the whole time looking at their bikes. Most of them have Hero Splendors. Cute bikes, less than 100cc. Apparently these are the most produced bikes in the world.
Yes! Motorcycles to Indians are equivalent to what cars are for Americans. They are all commuter motorcycles, essential transport for every working man/woman/family. Nowadays they are all slightly above 100cc, with anywhere from 110 to 220 being the popular range.
The mileage on those Splendors are legendary 😂
@@lipokyanger7685 now comes with Fi 😁 its based on honda cub i think
Yammie, what strikes me about this video is that you have so much empathy. You are able to truly see things for what they are, in the larger context. Hope next time you are here, you get to spend some time in rush hour in a metropolis
Exactly 💯
This is by far one of the best videos you've put out, and the fact that you were able to have a different perspective on what been a motorcycle rider feels like in a different country is good.
wire your horn into your brake lever switch. so each time you brake, your horn honk as well.
forget about indicator... the more you use them, the sooner they will break.
That's basically how people drive or ride.
You nailed it when you said motorbiking is for fun in US but it's a necessity here in India. REs are really made to ride on the roads here in India, southeast asia & even Europe where the roads are not wide and big, that's why they really work so well here. It's only in USA you have such a massive & empty roads where you don't come across anyone for miles and hence high power required. Rest of the world, not so much.
Your rigth. Sadly here bikers want to make you believe a 500cc is a beginner bike that you would dump in a few months.
@@davidzavala337 Exactly. Most of the Indians buy a bike for both purposes, touring and commuting. Now try a 1000 cc bike to work everyday on the traffic.
And honestly you don't need very high power to enjoy riding, I s not about that.
@@davidzavala337 A 500cc is practically seen as a superbike here in South America, most people get by with 110cc, 125cc and 150cc. A 250cc is already seen as a fast bike for experienced riders, and a 500cc is something only an enthusiast with a lot of money would consider. Most people just want a vehicle to get around and will usually stay at 150cc and below, maybe consider a 200-250cc if they have to ride on highways and roads regularly, but otherwise a 150cc is fine for cities and ocasional highways.
@@stargazer162 South Africa = India. It's same here brother. Mostly we buy things efficiently for ex. We would consider The amount of power it provides and the amount of fuel it consumes first then safety and then all are the other features. Some oof us aren't like these so they buy higher CCs and personally it is fun to experience that much power but it does not feel efficient like riding bike to work or to get from point A to point B isn't fun so having 1200cc would be pain. Better go with the majority like 100cc or 200cc max so you can save money on fuel, servicing and maintenance. But whatever man I hope to visit South Africa one day, I sure heard some bad rumours about SA still I and every other Indian would only love Nature so having forests every now and then is quite comfortable for us. ( I'm from Maharashtra, Mumbai but In this state you are blessed with forests and vivid animals )
@@stargazer162 that's what I noticed in Peru; the vast majority of people had 150cc bikes. I remember seeing ONE crotch rocket down there in Lima-ONE! I believe it was a Yamaha R6 or something similar. It was in Miraflores or San Isidro. But yeah, even a 250 is rare down there; I only saw one in the neighborhood, and a delivery rider rode it for Roky's, I think.
One of the best videos from your channel so far.
That is a nice open road with minimal traffic. Your senses are not tuned to relax yet. These are the conditions for a relaxed ride
I live in Thailand and the traffic is similar-you’ll have cows in the road and trucks driving right at you in your lane 😅 But, the actual infrastructure is much better. It’s crazy and extremely unpredictable, but I think it’s made me a much better rider, to be fair. I think anyone who can drive in a place like that is forced to become a very attentive and patient rider quite quickly.
He is driving periphery of the country thets why the infrastructure is not good.
You are mistaken that Thailand road infrastructure is much better than Indian road infrastructure. India has twice the length of highways (150,000 vs 70,000 km) and a much higher percentage of our highways are dual carriageways compared to Thailand.
India also has more Controlled-access Expressways and they are wider than their Thailand counterparts, not to mention, they have some stretches fit to operate as emergency landing strips for the Indian Air Force. And India is building roads at a much faster pace (40 km per day).
This video showed the state of rural roads and some highways in one of the least densely populated and most deserted state of India. And even in that, the roads chosen seemed to be not the best highways in the state (especially the ones built in forward areas to aid movement of the Indian Army). India has the second largest road network in the world, much of which is rural roads, so its no wonder that people look at those roads and think the roads are bad. But that opinion is wrong.
Only area where Thailand might have better roads than India is the city roads.
You guys over there have a lot of options. I see you people riding all kinds of premium motorcycles all the time on TH-cam. Must be nice
@@death_parade fair point, I just meant to say that the road quality that I’m used to over here is much higher than what I saw in the video
@@in5364 tons of options! All the small displacement bikes you would imagine in Asia but also some pretty sweet deals on big bikes too. I got a 2019 ZX6R for about 8-8500 USD
You just experienced Rajasthan. Just one state. Each state has something unique to offer. Liked your view as someone who is on first visit to India. If possible a series of riding across India would be awesome!
That's a GREAT idea! I too would love to see that.
India is a place I've always wanted to visit. It's one of the richest, most ancient cultures in the world. Not gonna lie though, I myself would go there for the food more than anything.
oh daring today, aren't we?
I just moved here a year ago and the food here is what I hate the most
1:15 Cow: "I got places to be, Yammie."
“Scramblers be damned I am on a super meteor 650”
I am dying 😂😂😂😂😂
Compared to other roads in this country these roads are pretty good. There are more dangerous road in our country. urban and rural area as well.
A viewer from India. 🇮🇳
these are very nicely planned roads. Have white markers for speed bumps, have mirrors in corners, working traffic lights, hell even zebra crossings. Go to the northers parts past bengal and you will encounter invisible half a foot speed bumps on a 60kph road. and big patches of broken down holes in the road that gets filled with water and you will never know how deep they are.
So awesome to see this. They say if you can ride in India, you can ride anywhere in the world! Brings back memories of riding a 125 cc scooter there during my college days.
you should try the Duke 390 here in India.
It's "relatively" cheap and powerful for a small bike.
We dyno tuned one to 52 bhp
Rip reliability 😢
I got a letter from the future, and it says 'After riding on Indian roads, Yammie Noob changed his channel name to Yammie PRO'.
Fun part is that an average Indian starts riding bike at the age of 14-15.
And not on that open road, but in highly uneven and congested ones.
Another part is that our highways and expressways are very nice but the city and district roads are of poor quality.
This was great seeing you ride and experience it in other countries.
Looks very similar to riding here in the Philippines. All sorts of hazards to look out for, including lamp posts in the roadway and animals wandering about. Get out into the countryside, and you'll find them drying rice and copra in the road ! For even more fun, you should try riding at night. All the same hazards, including people driving/riding the wrong way down the roadway. But this time, lots of them are driving/riding, without lights !
as a 17 year old who started driving 2 years ago on a full fledged basis and have had some pretty long rides, like 400 km (pretty long for me)
i can say that driving car or bike in india is like putting very nerve reflex in your body to the absolute extreme.
Yammie if you ever find yourself in Athens (Greece), try riding during rush hours. I would love your opinion on this!
Also in Heraklion, Crete is the same situation as in Athens 🤣🤣
the motorcycle culture is actually blooming in the youth lately in India, the ladakh rides are almost like a ritual, you could see staggering number of vloggers here with dji drones, go pros and what not, taking those small 100,150,200,350 motorcycles to places where they stand the test of time and nature with utmost reliability, and the roads are better in metropolitan cities and other major cities as well as interstate highways.
Yammie I ride 180 km everyday (Point A to Point B) for work and still love riding. FYI you still didn't ride the worst roads 😜 I used to ride a 4 km local road with 62 bumpers... can you imagine!!! It's great to see you here.
Bro you’re from Morgram?
@@nilajitsinha6561 No brother West Bengal. But seems like we have common experience 🤣
@@smandal.zoology yes😅, actually Morgram is in WB, Murshidabad.
@@nilajitsinha6561 I'm from East Burdwan
180! The faqqq
There is a lot to explore, you can find all type of roads good, bad, no road etc. and there are other different geographical locations do try them as well.
Those are some of the best roads.....the part where you mentioned Texas, those roads where smooth.....you need to drive inside cities to see how people don't follow any lanes, rules or signals
You should do more of this and ride in other countries and share the experience for other riders here in america. Philippines next!! Beautiful mountains there but also scary
honestly I've got a 220c bajaj pulsar and the thing never feels short on power although I do ride in a very busy town , considering the many different bikes I've ridden over the past couple year, india especially makes a case for low - mid CC naked / street bikes, mid controls in traffic instead of rear sets are a god sent especially with a light clutch that feels great and a throttle that is NOT lurchy at all is the best way to go about it. with these road and traffic conditions you really need the bike to cooperate and well not try to kill you, because the environment is already trying its best to turn you into a chalk outline and if the environment doesn't a dude in a hyundai creta or a suzuki wagon r will turn you into one.
6:47 this is exactly what we mean, i live in delhi riding here is an adventure on its own
Yammie glad you could visit us😂🙏 I'm embarrassed and ashamed about our roads but it is what it is. I hope one I could visit the US and experience your big open roads. Cheers 🍻
There is nothing to be ashamed of bro our roads have come a long way from how it was ! our country is still growing and roads are becoming much nicer it will take time !! And some good non-corrupt people in the work 🙂
Ashamed, nah. It's different from the west and before it becomes the west have fun!
Dude, indian roads are getting better and better and what he is crying about because he is from USA and he is not used to cattles and wildlife on road. If people start to follow traffic rules it will totally change. Look at the video majority roads were good well paved. It was just chaos by riders and cattles
USA is a car country they have heavily invested in road network while in india we did same with railway. Go to USA and you will hate the railway for barely any coverage while in India you can go literally everywhere
I was already expecting this video on Indian roads and traffic✨..... Love from India yam♥️... Soon to become a rider myself soon... 😁
I come from Kenya and this is the most i have related to papa Yam's video. I own Captain Max 150cc and that is considered big enough for commuting around here. When i hear Yammie talk of 400ccs as entry level I wonder how much of a god I'd be on these roads with that.😂😂
This is tame compared to what I face in suburban Kolkata. It takes me around 50 minutes to reach my university early in the morning, which is 23 km away from my house. I takes at least 15 minutes just to cover the distance of the first 3 kilometers from my house, which is basically a warzone equivalent in chaos.
Ae yam you should do Ladakh ride if you have time in india its worth it 😅
Bro , India is OK compared to Sri Lanka, We ride CBR600s on rocky mountains , that's made for big wheel bikes
honestly... that is all open roads . no traffic at all... welcome to India
this is the tip of the ice berg you saw and where you riding in this video is a good road...
Papa Yam, you said you saw plenty of KTM's and MT-03s but those weren't MT-03s, they should be MT-15s 🥲....the single Cylinder 155cc liquid cooled engine...they are quite popular around here...there is even the R15 with the same engine
In India you are automatically a squid 🤣🤣
Try riding in Mumbai Traffic 🤣🤣
Come ride in jessore road from Kolkata to Bongaon. If you really wanna dare challenge Indian roads, you have to try this. N.B: what happens afterwards, I will not be responsible. 🤣
Iraq Bagdad is literally just like this when i went back to visit ITS CRAZY u felt like i was gonna die
Thanks for this view- I'm living in Lebanon and just learned to ride... other than the livestock, the conditions are the same. Looking forward to getting back to the US and riding a bunch more...
Yami should visit to Yamuna Express Way on Sunday!! You’ll see what kinda roads and bikes we have
This is probably few of the finest (non-4lane road). The roads in India actually has traffic.
Yammie, make a trip South most point to the Himalayas!!! Don't miss this opportunity!!
You should hit the hills for an intense off road ride yammie
'Hero' is actually an Indian manufacturer. super simple and super reliable bikes
Those roads were pretty good.
Ride one time with sandals and the heel shifter will make sense.
Your analysis of the conditions of India is so apt. Great work
I've recently been in Kenya and what we would call small bikes here in Europe (30hp let's say) would be the king of the road there
Come to ride in Delhi mate! You will see what it is to ride a bike there. We have made hills as speed bumps here.
We are 1.42 billion now, most populous and nice content and I could relate to biking culture differences abroad seeing your past videos
It’s great that you mentioned about Indians commenting about the great quality of roads in USA. There’s no comparison. Coming back to “Motorcycling as a culture” thing, it is picking up at a snails pace but we’ll reach there eventually and about not seeing big bikes is because most big bike owners live in the cities and we hardly venture in the countryside. Another reason for the lower number of big bikes is the govt policies when it comes to customs and duties. I bought my Z900 for almost $13k that’s how expensive big bikes are.
damn bro, i hope big bikes costs that low here, the ZX10 costs almost twice the price of an H2 in the US :(, and the Z900 is about 20ish thousand dollars here
This is northern India, come to the southern part where you have sprawling 4,6,8 labe highways wgich are suitable for actual superbikes.
this is child's play, such fine roads and very little traffic. you should try riding in busier places.
Welcome to India Yammie🥳🥳. You'll find it quite hilarious that people buy BMW GS/Kawi Versus etc ADVs to travel multiple states and then go to the Himalayas. Maybe you can travel to the Himalayas once if you have time someday.
Have a pleasant time and have a safe journey home🥳
Yoo welcome to India. I hope your experience in India is good.
At 7:10 you describe that they might not be experienced enough for those roads slowing down, actually its for a good reason the roads are sometimes a mirage they look good but are hell trust me that's experience slowing down the bike there. I have faced the wrath of Mumbai roads a lot when I ignore and keep going too many flat tires.
We don't have chinese bikes in the market except for the called Zontes 350 which launched a couple of months before. All those small bikes you see on the road are Made in India.
On my trip to India, I would describe the driving there as Organized Chaos. The cows are sacred and the dogs are wild, they roam free. It's not a "new country", it's one of the oldest civilization in the world. It's a place of extremes, from beauty to horrendous, wealth to squaller and just the the sheer number of people.
I think they may have some CC restrictions there, so you won't see a lot of big bikes. I remember being struck that you could get pre mix for two strokes at the gas pump because there are so many 2t scooters and bikes.
By new country , he meant independence....i think
As compared to usa , india is still a new country. India got independence in 1947 and usa in 1780's
I don't think you can really consider modern India the same civilization that existed thousands of years ago.
@@derek96720 You can't separate the two. Most of the "new" is built on or next to the old. Human civilization in India is over 5000 years old, it dates back to 3000 BC.
Just like in Europe, there are roads and building there that were built well before the advent of cars, electricity or modern plumbing. Even on the modern roads when I visited, it wasn't unusual to see an ox and cart moving goods sharing the road.
I haven't seen Bangladeshi Traffic and Road conditions , You have to be an elite
There are no Chinese bikes in Indian market. Hero and Bajaj are indian companies
At least one youtuber confessed that the speed breaker touched the belly 00:11
1:54 "HS Dakar 130" man I laughed soo hard
Dakar Rally :- Bruhhh.. 😐
Bikes, for most of us is a necessity for sure. Its basically how cars are for others. Most don't consider buying super bikes because of the road conditions, population and what not. Speed limits are like 50kmph in city where most of us ride the bikes. No point in buying super bikes if you can't really use it to the fullest.
You can expect Tiger and Elephants Crossing the road in South India.
Iam really happy papa yam came to India and saw our condition, now he can relate to us and what we go through
Yammie, can you make a video like this for every country.
Not like a around the world trip.
One by one rate every country.
Cows are natural speed breakers 😂❤ you rocked it buddy 💪🏻🤜🏻
That first bump was really cool
As an indian who lives in BENGALURU i will give 1/10 for the density of the traffic.
He said "chinese bikes like hero" wtf...dude 😂
And for ur knowledge liter class bike market in india are growing at super fast rate. Go out & ride on Sunday u will see so many bikes around the highway expecially in delhi and Mumbai
It's great to see yams on Indian roads... It surely clears up the perspective towards riding motorcycles around the world and challenges people face there.
Wish to meet you someday ✌️😁
Love you bro. Love from India 🇮🇳
You got a new subscriber from India. Nice video
Welcome to India Yammie!!!
You should try goa, or ladakh.
Fun Video.. the way you are appalled by the wildlife in roads, makes me smile. its just funny😃.
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While driving in
India : playing multiplayer
Others : playing singleplayer
You can drive on our roads. You're one of us now.
Hero is not a Chinese manufacturer bro. It is an Indian motorcycle company and the largest two wheeler manufacturer in the world. At least by no of bike sales.
I would like you to try a low Displacement bike here. Something 100-200cc.
Yammie bro now you know my pain
Love the way he is laughing bonkers in disbelief seeing all the cows and dogs in live traffic 😂😂😂😂 indiyeahhh
He finally understands
It depends on where you are in India, Maharashtra, Goa Kerela have some of the best roads there are
It felt strange to see the "bad" roads you mentioned are actually considered the better roads in most places.
bro yo shouldve ridden in the interstate highways, the roads are like a 1000 times better and bigger
You should try going on a road trip to Ladakh , India all the way up north to the mountains. It is majestic and the roads are a real challenge
Hero is not Chinese .. hero was Honda oem partner and co developed bikes until they parted ways. Bajaj was kawasakis oem partner until they parted ways… and btw bajaj is owner of ktm if you didn’t know that. There are no Chinese brands in india except in the ev 2 wheeler market.
Try Philippines next. EDSA during weekdays.
In India 🇮🇳 there's a strategy if you're going through slow traffic in your lanes...Its Create your own lane😁
For good view of Nature and good mountain road especially for bikers. Come and ride here in my city guwahati to cherapunji (shillong) also called the Scotland of the east.
6:38.
Yes, but no.
Spend some days in Delhi, or even Dehradun.
You'll get a better idea.
In Italy, two wheel transportation is an acceptable form of transportation, whether it is with a motorcycle, scooter or bicycle. Not uncommon to see grandma going to the grocery store on a bicycle.
The only time you can chill on a cruiser in India is when it's on the dealership floor