NEW DELHI: India's leading motorcycle maker Royal Enfield has announced the dates for Himalayan Odyssey , where bikers will traverse a distance of 2210 km from Delhi to Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.The road journey will be held from July 6 to July 23. This is the 14th edition of the Himalayan Odyssey where motorcycle enthusiasts get to ride at Khardung-La pass - the highest motorable road in the world at 18,300 feet above sea level. "Every year, scores of Royal Enfield riders ride their way up to the Himalayas , a terrain that we consider as our spiritual home. The participants will realise that the Himalayan Odyssey is not a just a bucket list ride that they have completed but it's just the beginning of the explorer inside them," said Rudratej Singh , President, Royal Enfield.This year, the company is taking 50 male and 20 female bikers under a separate Himalayan Odyssey - Women. Both the rides will be flagged off on July 8 from India Gate in New Delhi; they will ride on different routes before finally converging at Leh.

Source: Times of India June 13, 2017 14:39 UTC