My WB38A0582 has rolled on roads far and wide between 1991 and 2022

My LML Vespa 150 NV on 2 wheels only. 

Registered in July 1991 from Asansol (WB). 

My faithful vahan must have rolled 2.25+ lakh kms between July 1991 upto this day, viz. 2022-11-22. 

Fuel economy: 31 - 33 kmpl (within Kolkata city even after 31 years. 

Engine overhauling: Yes (a couple of times). 

Cluth plate replacement: Yes (a couple of times). 

Tyre replacement: Each of the tyres of the three wheels (including stepney) must have been changed 5 - 6 times. Most of the times (not always), MRF has been the tyre of my choice. 

Starting from Kolkata, my faithful has been to Bardhaman, Durgapur, Asansol, Barakar (WB), Chittaranian, Purulia, Bankura, Bishnupur, Bolpur, Suri, Rampurhat, Baharampore, Chakdaha, Ranaghat, Krishnanagar, Farakka, Malda, Arambagh, Kharagpur, Baripada (OD), Balasore, Baripada, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Brahmapur (OD), Srikakulam, Vizianagram, Vizag (AP), Dhenkanal, Angul, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Bolangir (OD), Deogarh, Keonjhar, Saraipalli, Raipur (then MP, now CG), Dhanbad, Jharia, Bokaro Steel City, Dumka (then BR, now JH). I might have missed out mentioning a host of more locations. These trips on my LML Vespa were invariably solo rides undertaken mostly  between 1991 and 1996. 

All these towns are in the same place where it used to be 35 - 40 years ago. I was taught where these places are when I was in school and came to know about a lot more when I roamed around India during my years with Castrol India more than 30 years ago. 

Now you know why I don't need to stare at some moving dot or an arrow on a dumb online navigation map while driving or riding. I do stare at it if I need to move from Patparganj to Mahipalpur in Delhi or Churchgate to Oberoi Mall in Mumbai. 

Photos clicked at Madurdaha in East Kolkata on Tuesday, 2022-11-22 at around 12.30 pm.  

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PUC of my LML Vespa on 2022-10-12

My 31 yrs young LML Vespa 150 NV (mid 1991 model) has surely clocked over 2,00,000 kms (might be even 2.5 lakh kms, too). 

On Wednesday 2022-10-12, I got the PUC done at my regular PUC outlet attached with Auto Super Service, a HPCL filling station near my house in Kolkata. Prior to inserting the stick in the silencer, the PUC boy was apprehensive if my workhorse would pass the test. Once his system was switched on he was stunned to see how phenomenally my baby performed. 

And still there's so much of hoopla in India about scaringly expensive electric vehicles (EV) and scrapping of automobiles above 10 yrs (for diesel)/ 15 yrs (for petrol). 

Dumping the enemies within India behind bars is a far better idea than trashing old vehicles. True Indians will be able to breathe better and live longer! 

* My WB38A0582, 

* PUC, 

* Enemies Within India Are More Harmful Than Vehicular Pollution

New Year memorablias from Castrol between 1985 and 1992

Every December and January were the months to look forward to between 1985 and 1992 during my golden years in Indrol Lubricants and Specialities Ltd, which again was rechristened to Castrol India Ltd during the penultimate years of my stint with the company. 

My stint in Castrol India was from 1985-08-12 to 1992-01-22. 

It used to rain truly innovative New Year goodies for institutional buyers, dealers and executives. 

I was there in our house in Behala, Kolkata on Tuesday, 2021-07-13 for lunch with Ma. Since I had ample free time, I was rummaging through my old drawers and tables and guess what I found. 

I was delighted to find a few of those memorablias almost intact even after 29 years. Photos of more such giveaways 🎁✨will be brought to you'll once I find them. 
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