No don't put ideas like touring India on a bike in mind - that would be a nice leisurely one out there.
My experience of the roads of India means I'm not even sure if I'd want to drive a car there, let alone ride a motorcycle. The strong belief in predestination seems to lead to a recklessness that is quite alarming to a westerner (for example a lorry or a camel pulling a cart coming at you the wrong way down the fast lane of a dual carriageway is an everyday occurrence). A good local driver and a strong car is the way forward.
Mind you, having said that, when a diplomat friend of mine was at the High Commission in Delhi, a newly arrived colleague asked his driver (in exasperation at his inability to stay in lane) what he thought the white lines were there for got the reply "I don't know Sahib. Is something you British have left".
