Presenting, The Bike Nomads!
“A mad idea that worked… a sense of achievement… a dream that became reality, ” says Vibhu Rishi , fondly recollecting his memories of BikeNomads, his Yahoo! Group. As a teen, he was not allowed a two-wheeler. Today he owns not one, but two motorbikes.
Chasing his passion for travel and biking, he started looking out for bike travel groups where people share their experiences. Upon not finding one to his liking, he created, in 2002, a group of his own – BikeNomads. Today, the group boasts of 764 members and high levels of energy. The first annual meet was held in Goa in 2006, followed by Hampi in 2007 and Dandeli earlier this year. More than forty bikers, some with their spouses, had gathered before the ruins of the magnificent temples of Hampi, celebrating yet another year of great biking.
Vibhu and his fellow moderators are putting every bit into moderating this dream group. The members are taking the group to the next level by introducing trip-organization process. Volunteers start off by planning trips to interesting and adventurous destinations. They then coordinate with other members and bring them together to ensure successful bike trips.
To know more about biking and travelling, join BikeNomads. If you want to share an interesting story of your Yahoo! Group, please send it to us at groups@yahoo-inc.com . Stay tuned for our next coverage.
Thanks!
Diti
Yahoo! Groups India
sportyboy said,
November 3, 2008 @ 2:58 pm
hi plz send me your stunt’s vidio…..
Prasanna said,
November 3, 2008 @ 4:44 pm
Hey Diti
Nice to see BN intro’d on the Groups Blog! Thanks for the write-up.
(And really nice to see Y groups this sorta unique showcasing of different groups!)
cheers
Prasanna
Mod – BN
Deadman Inc said,
November 3, 2008 @ 4:53 pm
Well, we aren’t stunting group, we are purely touring group. People who like to go far off places on their bikes to fullfil their wanderlust.
Rocky said,
November 4, 2008 @ 5:01 am
Yes Indeed – we have come a long way. Glad to read bout BN here
Ashish Chandra said,
November 4, 2008 @ 5:23 am
Thx Diti/Yahoo for showcasing BN here. Lots of effort has been put in for reaching so far. More destination has to be achieved.
naval said,
November 4, 2008 @ 6:46 am
roadies rock the world
hoshang said,
November 4, 2008 @ 7:05 am
do u all people ride in mumbai???? or just go long ways??? i have a pulsar 200, even i love riding together, i have my small gang of 6 people including me, v can ride 100-150 one side, but our parents wont allow me to go long, so if u ride in mumbai, can v join u all guyz???
i think it will great fun for us……
mod-
please reply
vinay said,
November 4, 2008 @ 9:47 am
thanks Diti and Y! for the article and for the medium which was an important enabler in the growth of this fantastic group.
@hoshang, yes there are lots of riders form Mumbai and Pune; there is a MUM-PUN meetup happening sometime soon. Id suggest you get onto the yahoo group and look at the group’s message archive for more details. You could always mail in with your ride plan, and see if there are other members who share your interest.
Pushkar said,
November 4, 2008 @ 11:59 am
Really felt nice to read about BN here.
Hey Hoshang,
you can join BN on yahoogroups. You will come to know about the rides happening in and around Mumbai.
Harshad said,
November 5, 2008 @ 9:13 am
Great to see BN being featured here
Rock on guys!
Mohan said,
November 6, 2008 @ 5:53 am
Myself and my friends have so many times tried to become members of bikenomads. The moderators do not reply or add us at all.
We are from pune.
Vilas Pawar said,
November 6, 2008 @ 7:20 am
@mohan
You can contact Mr. Vibhu Rishi/ Nalin Bakshi.
They are running the BN group. They will surely allow you access. They have no issues with what bike you ride but yah if you have an RX100 they may not allow you to ride with them because
Vibhu: Its not safe for highways etc
Nalin: It slows me down.
PV said,
November 6, 2008 @ 9:17 am
I think BN has lot of good riders,like hormuz,Prithvi Raval,Ashish Chandra,vaas,Nalin etc.
jolu_warrior said,
November 12, 2008 @ 11:19 am
whoa!!!
nice to see this write-up on BikeNomads…thanks a ton Diti…it just gets better and better
BN rocks
diti said,
November 13, 2008 @ 7:08 am
Rock on, guys!
seerthy jayaraman said,
November 14, 2008 @ 6:18 am
hi buddy how are you
dhivya said,
December 3, 2008 @ 5:59 am
hi how r u keep rocking
surinder said,
December 6, 2008 @ 5:59 am
not everyone can follow their passion but u did cheers to u and ur group
vibhu said,
December 15, 2008 @ 6:51 am
@Vilas Pawar
Hi, I do not know you. Are you on BN ? Or have you just made up those comments ?
If you do know anything about BN, you would know that any bike is allowed. Take a look at the pic http://www.flickr.com/photos/vibhurishi/2243623553/ . This is from the Guaghar ride. 2nd from left is Nehal who was on a Rx100.
@Mohan,
Because of a few anti-social elements around, who profess themselves to be bikers, but are more interested in creating unrest in groups , I have had to make joining more stringent. If you look at the signup page on yahoo groups, we mention that you need to be very clear in answering a few questions , otherwise we do not look at your application. Sorry, but that is the way it is. If you applied and never sent a mail about your details, you would have been auto-rejected. Please send again with the relevant details.
dave oday said,
March 15, 2009 @ 8:11 am
you are awsome and yes you rock. hello from the usa.
sohan roy said,
April 1, 2009 @ 1:39 pm
is a senior citizen interested in biking welcome to join ? Do you have more senior citizens in your group ? kindly mail back.
sukhbir verma said,
April 2, 2009 @ 3:15 am
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