Girl Power !!!

13.45 hrs

22nd March 2009

Somewhere in Necklace Road, Hyderabad

I was on my way to Prasads, Masakali was riding pillion. Masakali is da lady love more on her later. We had quite a few arguments on how bad female drivers are and how Masakali cannot ride a bike. Suddenly out of nowhere I challenged her, girl can you ride my bike? that shall prove my point. I thought she would let go of the topic, but to my utter surprise, she said yes I will. She had driven her dad’s scooter quite a few times, but a 150 kg bike (pulsar 150) !!! Now there was no way I could back down, I had to let her try.

I brought the bike to a halt, necklace road was empty with a heavy heart handed over my dear bike to Masakali. After a few instructions on gear shifts and some “pulsar” basics, she was ready to go. I was thinking if we both fall down on the road, what an embarrassment it would be. She puts the first gear and as a pro she slowly releases the clutch, the pulsar responds beautifully and the bike starts rolling. Wow was my first reaction. She slowly scaled gears and the drive was smooth, except for a single instance where she screamed, where are the BRAKES Overall it was 9.5/10. 

The best part of the story is the awe factor, while she was driving and I was riding pillion, everyone on necklace road was staring at us. That was something cool and happened with me the very first time. 

Moral of the story: Never underestimate girl power, and it’s amazing to ride pillion when your girlfriend is driving the bike