India · Indonesia — October 2026

Three dudes.
Three bikes.
Three weeks of freedom.

Three friends trade desks for saddles: the Golden Triangle of India — Delhi, Agra, Jaipur — then 1,430 km across Java on Yamaha NMax 155s, from Jakarta to Banyuwangi, two volcanoes on the way, and a ferry to Bali at the finish.

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Wheels roll 1 — 21 October 2026

2

Countries

2,208

km overall

1,430

km across Java

2

Volcanoes

3

Riders

— The route

Two islands of a single trip

India first, on four wheels and trains. Then the long ride: Java end to end, west to east, one town at a time.

I.

The Golden Triangle

3 — 6 Oct

Delhiarrival · Old Delhi
AgraTaj Mahal
Jaipurthe Pink City
Delhinight flight east

✈ DEL → CGK · overnight to Jakarta

II.

Across Java

7 — 20 Oct

Jakartapick up the bikes
Cirebon
Pekalonganthe batik coast
Semarang
YogyakartaPrambanan
Solo
Madiun
Malang
Cemoro LawangMount Bromo · sunrise
BanyuwangiKawah Ijen · blue fire

⚓ Ferry to Bali · the finish line

— The crew

Three dudes

Bunty Agarwal — portrait

Bunty Agarwal

Rider · I

Adam Omar Shanti — portrait

Adam Omar Shanti

Rider · II

Den Grodetskiy — portrait

Den Grodetskiy

Rider · III

— The machine

One scooter, chosen for the long haul

Yamaha NMax 155 scooter

Yamaha NMax 155

Engine155 cc
TransmissionCVT automatic
Fleet3 × rented in Jakarta
MissionJava, end to end

— The places

What we ride for

The Taj Mahal reflected in its garden pool at Agra

The pink honeycomb facade of the Hawa Mahal in Jaipur

The spires of the Prambanan Hindu temple complex near Yogyakarta

Sunrise over the smoking caldera of Mount Bromo, East Java

The electric-blue sulphur flames of the Kawah Ijen crater at night

The sea temple of Pura Tanah Lot on its rock off the Bali coast

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA) — see attributions. Our own shots replace these during the ride.