OZ SUPERCHARGED ONCE MORE!

A trip down under to rekindle old flames and explore the best that the Land of the Long Weekend has to offer

- SUNDEEP GAJJAR

THERE is this very interesting thing in psychology called Stockholm Syndrome. Many may be familiar with it but for those who aren’t, I’ll try to explain it. Say one is kidnapped or taken hostage but they start to feel affection or sympathy towards their captors; this psychological response is referred to as Stockholm Syndrome. In simpler terms, you miss your kidnapper. Sounds strange? It does to me too. But not so much if your captor is supercharged and dons the legendary River Mark insignia on its forehead.

#PowerTrip360

Our Ninja H2 from #PowerTrip360 went under the knife, so to speak, to make it slightly easier to tour on. We had ErgoFit handlebars, a tank bag, a tail bag and panniers to make the Ninja H2 more touringfriendly. More importantly, in order to keep the engine safe and the performance intact over 20,000 km (with more than 1,000 km covered in a single day sometimes), we had Castrol POWER1 holding the fort.

Why all this psycho-babble? Well, I got a Ninja H2. Did a fair bit with it. Sold it off. But then, I started missing it. And succumbing to this ‘psychological response’, I bought one again. But before all that, a little background. The allure of Ninja H2 has been omnipresent ever since its launch. A lot of popular motorcycles are still polarizing to some extent but the Ninja H2 enjoyed what I’d call universal acclaim. It has been 8 years since it was first launched it is still just as captivating. There isn’t anything quite like it.