First Couple from Pakistan with ages 62 & 54 make record with their motorcycle tour

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My name is Ali Imran. Me and my wife are an aged biker couple, I am 62 and she is 54. We feel proud to be members of Pakistan’s first community of motorcyclists i.e., Pakistan Biker Club – Since 2007 (f). We have explored many tourist destinations of amazing Pakistan. Our biggest wish was to go for an international tour on the motorcycle. We have been planning for last two years on project “UMRAH ON THE BIKE”. It was very difficult task, but it was not impossible, so we started thinking for this dream.

If you want to achieve any goal or success in life then you have to put extra efforts, need to have strong courage and top level commitments. Because in life some traveling is done for Allah (S.W.T.) and nothing reaches it’s completion without Allah’s help. A child is born in this world without any name but never die without name. “One should try to spend life like Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and die like Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA)”.

We completed all visa documentations and relevant documentation for the motorcycle for the subject journey. The details of these documentation tasks will be shared with public later at social media. 

19th October 2024 was the day as we three companions hit the road together from Lahore to Saudi Arabia by the grace of Almighty Allah (S.W.T.). For this journey our itinerary was (Lahore – Quetta – Iran – UAE – Saudi Arab). From Iran to UAE no road route is available, so we can reach UAE only by sea (ferry traveling). We drove the bike from Pakistan to holly city of Madina Ahamdulliah and covered 6,290 kilometers one way (including UAE cities traveling for some meet up and events).

We reached Iran after 4 nights as our visiting cities were “Zahedan, Bam, Jiroft, Kanouj and Bandar Abbas”. We were impressed by the kind hospitality of Iranian people (many times). We got our bike refueling of petrol from three different Irani cities and every time we got the full tank of our bike totally free of cost. Because the great Irani people insisted every time and refused to accept money at any cost. We faced severe sandstorm / crosswind on the way from Zahedan to Bam while we were crossing small town named “Nusratabad”. The storm was too harsh, as it resulted in felling down of motorcycle twice at standing position beside the road. Because wind was too strong and powerful enough to do it. This also resulted in our bike’s air-filter blocked, moreover the carburetor was not working properly. So we had to get bike’s treatment done in the Bam city. We are thankful to a carry van driver who helped and dropped us with our bike to a good mechanic in Bam city. He did not accept any money and that was again another example of hospitality.

I would also like to mention hospitality of UAE specially PRG (Pakistani Riders Group) team lead by Mr. Mirza Khud. They organized many activities to make our visit memorable. We received a shield in one of the event (Auto Show) in Fujairah, UAE which was presented by high officials. We also met famous traveler / business man Mr. Munir Karim in (Sharjah UAE). He is very kind and amazing person.

There are a lot of people who supported us and appreciated us. A lot of people met us on road and shared their respect for us and our project. We thank everyone in the world who was there around us, whether it was a highway or a place.

This exclusive article has been published in Automark’s February-2025 printed and digital edition, written by Ali Imran.