Dozens of bike enthusiasts participated in the Harley Davidson Motorcycles rally for Mussoorie Winterline Carnival, organised by Taurus Hospitality and Clubs, Dehradun, on Friday.
The rally started from Old Survey Road and passed through various routes- Dilaram Chowk, Rajpur Road, Mussoorie Diversion, Dhanaulti - and concluded in Mussoorie. The rally was flagged off by State Advocate General UK Uniyal in the presence of DM Chandresh Kumar and IG Deepak Jyoti Ghildiyal. Bikes priced from Rs five lakh to Rs 50 lakh have participated in the event, it is learnt.
The bike rally was hosted by way of promoting Mussoorie Winterline Carnival. The department of Tourism, Uttarakhand is organising Mussoorie Winterline Carnival -2014 at Mussoorie between December 25 and December 30. Kriti Sharma, director, Taurus Hospitality and Clubs, said that this was the fourth such rally organised by clubs in Dehradun for promoting tourism of Uttarakhand. Dehradun- based bike enthusiasts and Harley Owners Group members from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, UP, Uttarakhand, participated in the rally.
Bike enthusiasts Manish Sehgal and his wife Sheetal Sehgal who came all the way from Singapore to participate in the rally said, “We are excited to be a part of this rally. It is great fun for us. It enabled us to meet bikers from across India.” Another participant said that riding bike is a passion for her and she had participated in several bike rallies held across the country. However, normally, I seldom ride bikes, she said.
“Aside from the sheer pleasure of being a part of the rally, I treasure my interaction with other participants and particularly those for whom life is meaningless while being shorn of the adventure of motorcycling,” another participant from Dehradun said.