FILM
Leaving Motorcycle Behind.. (25 Hours Flight to India Mumbai)
EDITORIAL SUMMARY
This episode marks a change of pace in Pedro Mota’s motorcycle journey: the ride leaves the Netherlands while the motorcycle stays behind. After a final mechanics session, the story follows a 24-hour flight across three planes to Mumbai, where a new India and Asia chapter is set to begin.
About this film
Rather than documenting a stretch of road, this film centres on the transition between stages of an ongoing motorcycle journey. Mota leaves the Netherlands and Europe, entrusting the motorcycle, Atlas, to Papa Bob before travelling to the airport the following day. The departure comes after one last session of mechanical work. The flight takes around 24 hours and involves three separate flights, ending with Mota’s arrival at Mumbai airport. The description frames this as a change in the journey, not its conclusion: the motorcycle is being left behind for now, while an India and Asia chapter lies ahead.
The journey
The episode’s route is described in two parts. On the European side, Mota leaves from the Netherlands, where Atlas is dropped off with Papa Bob. The catalogue places the film within the “Europe – Netherlands to Baltics” series, though the description does not specify a riding route or say where the motorcycle is left in relation to the series’ wider progress. The next leg is by air: from the Netherlands to Mumbai, via three flights over approximately 24 hours. There are no details about riding conditions, stops on the road, or encounters along the way. The story instead tracks the practical interruption to motorcycle travel and the arrival that sets up a new geographical chapter.
People, places and moments
The key figures and places named in the description are Mota, Papa Bob, the Netherlands and Mumbai. Papa Bob is the person with whom the motorcycle is left; the description does not give further details about their relationship or the handover. The final mechanics session and next-day airport drop-off give the departure a clear sequence, while the long journey by air makes the shift from Europe to India central to the episode. Mumbai is presented as the point of arrival and the beginning of what Mota describes as an India and Asia chapter. Viewers looking for continuous riding footage should note that the account provided focuses on leaving the motorcycle and travelling by plane, rather than on a ride through India.
What to expect
- A transition episode in an ongoing motorcycle journey
- Atlas left with Papa Bob after a final mechanics session
- A 24-hour, three-flight journey from Europe to Mumbai
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