<img width="8688" height="5792" src="https://superdesk-pro-c.s3.amazonaws.com/sd-nepalitimes/20221110161152/636d1e5a9c7e80680e0af405jpeg.jpg" alt=""/>Syakar Trading has announced seven lucky winners of its “Dashain-Tihar Yojana 7 with Honda” scheme. Rabina Chaudhary, Ram Prakash Yadav, Anina Manandhar, Jamuna Mudbhari, Vin Prasad Kafle and Tara Thapa won Rs100,000 each while the bumper prize winner Sabitra Shrestha received Rs1.5 million. All Honda customers also got a 7% discount on spare parts for seven years and nine bonus service coupons for up to seven years.

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<figure><img src="https://superdesk-pro-c.s3.amazonaws.com/sd-nepalitimes/20221110111156/636cd9339c7e80680e092e88jpeg.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="1000"/><figcaption>Photos: MONIKA DEUPALA</figcaption></figure>Saurabh Jyoti has had a lifelong infatuation with motorcycles, and a hobby collecting superhero figures. At age 47 he has decided to combine these two interests in Nepal’s first motorcycle museum with a caped crusader theme.Scion of a family that has been the authorised distributor for Honda motorcycles in Nepal, he grew up with bikes as much as he did with his siblings.This bond is reflected in his latest venture, a personal passion project: a first-of-its-kind motorcycle gallery in Kathmandu called <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sj.moto/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SJ Moto</a> that pays tribute to the transportation of choice of most Nepalis.<figure><img src="https://superdesk-pro-c.s3.amazonaws.com/sd-nepalitimes/20221110111156/636cd9369c7e80680e092e89jpeg.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="1025"><figcaption> </figcaption></figure>At age 16, Saurabh Jyoti was so fascniated by a Honda NX250 Dominator in the Syakar showroom that he could not take his eyes off the blue Japanese dual-purpose bike.“I had my nose stuck to the showroom window for a week. My parents refused to buy it but my grandfather gifted it to me,” he recalls. This kick-started Jyoti’s obsession with motorcycle, and he has not look back since (not even in the rear-view mirror).https://youtu.be/onKW91g5Fa8After coming back to Nepal from Bangalore, he used to visit garages for old rundown machines and restore them. Over the years, he had a sizeable collection of vintage as well as superbikes, which were all sitting in a warehouse until he decided to put them all in a museum.SJ Moto is divided into a blue retail corner which has reconditioned as well as some of the latest superbikes from Ducati to Hayabusa that are for sale and can cost up to Rs6 million. The display-only red corner has classic bikes that Jyoti collected over the last 25 years.<figure><img src="https://superdesk-pro-c.s3.amazonaws.com/sd-nepalitimes/20221110111156/636cd93a9c7e80680e092e8ajpeg.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="1000"><figcaption> </figcaption></figure>A 1969 Honda Dac 70cc holds a special place in Jyoti’s heart and at the gallery. “My Dad used to ride this to Padma Kanya to see my mother,” he recalls. “But while I was in college, he sold it to one of the engineers. I bought the bike back and restored it.”His other nostalgic favourite is an Indian Rajdoot, a two-stroke Yamaha motorcycle that he rode during his time in Bangalore. “This is my pride and joy, I regretted selling it before coming back to Nepal. Since then I always wanted to buy it but couldn’t find it anywhere,” he recounts.<figure><img src="https://superdesk-pro-c.s3.amazonaws.com/sd-nepalitimes/20221110111156/636cd93d9c7e80680e092e8bjpeg.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="1000"><figcaption> </figcaption></figure>After a lot of inquiries, Jyoti located a Rajdoot in a garage in Pokhara and immediately flew to cargo it back to Kathmandu. He order spare parts from Ludhiana, and restored the bike to perfect running condition.The Honda CBR1100 is Jyoti’s pet superbike, but the more expensive two-wheelers are not popular in Nepal, selling only a dozen a year.“Because we do not have a proper mass transit system in the country, motorcycles serve as the main mode of transport, and they are better suited for the poor road conditions,” Jyoti says.Read also: <a href="https://www.nepalitimes.com/banner/designed-and-made-in-nepal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Designed and made in Nepal</a>, Shusma Barali<figure><img src="https://superdesk-pro-c.s3.amazonaws.com/sd-nepalitimes/20221110111156/636cd9409c7e80680e092e8cjpeg.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="1000"><figcaption> </figcaption></figure>The gallery’s motorcycle displays are interspersed with superhero themes from Jyoti’s collection: Black Panther helmets, a bike painted in Spiderman web, even a life-size Deadpool figure, Transformer autobots and characters, Ironman’s heart and Batmobiles.The gallery’s cafe is also comic character-inspired: Wonder chocolate and Superman muffins. There are also Newa delicacies like lakha mari and hawa mari, and the coffee is an exquisite blend of Nepali beans.<figure><img src="https://superdesk-pro-c.s3.amazonaws.com/sd-nepalitimes/20221110111156/636cd9449c7e80680e092e8djpeg.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="1000"><figcaption> </figcaption></figure>“SJ Moto is a free gallery where I share my enjoyment of bikes, a happy place to inspire people to dream big while maintaining the inner child. The only thing mandatory here is a mask and a smile,” says Jyoti with a wide smile.Read also: <a href="https://www.nepalitimes.com/here-now/motorcycle-grandma/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Motorcycle grandma</a>, Gopal Gartoula<figure><img src="https://superdesk-pro-c.s3.amazonaws.com/sd-nepalitimes/20221110111156/636cd9479c7e80680e092e8ejpeg.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="1001"><figcaption> </figcaption></figure>Next in line for SJ Moto is to be an authorised Marvel and DC merchandise and collectables distributor. SJ Moto will change its displays every month and include unique bikes from other enthusiasts, like a soon-to-be-added vintage German NSU Fox.Meanwhile, Jyoti is on his mission to complete bike rides to Nepal’s remotest areas with his wife. Some of them can be quite hairy, like a near vertical section on <a href="https://archive.nepalitimes.com/article/Nepali-Times-Buzz/Manang-will-prosper-from-its-new-road,2749" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the Manang trail</a>. Next on his bucket list are Lo Manthang and Rara.

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Syakar Trading Company the authorized distributor of Honda bikes and scooter in Nepal has launched new packs of Honda Genuine Engine Oil manufactured by Idemitsu Lube India for Nepal. The new packs ensure better lubricity, wear protection, longer engine life and clutch performance for bikes and scooters.<img src="https://superdesk-pro-c.s3.amazonaws.com/sd-nepalitimes/2022110710110/6368c92d9c7e80680e02f299jpeg.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="960"/>The new engine oil is categorised into two types: for scooter and motorcycle. Honda 4-stroke engine oil SAE 10W-30 JASO MB is used in scooter while, the Honda 4-stroke engine oil SAE 10W-30 JASO MA is used in motorcycle.The Japanese 4-stroke engine oil is superior in quality and environment friendly.

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