When Subhash Inamdar will begin (on May 19) his 120-day solo motorbike expedition across 24 states of the USA, his son will look after his electronics goods shops in Vasai. His wife will continue the daily commute to the municipal corporation office in Kandivali and his daughter will pursue freelance assignments as art director for Marathi films.

At home, his 87-year-old mother will attend to the door bell and other commitments. The Inamdars will go about their routine, just as they have been doing for many decades whenever their family head has decided to hit the road. Inamdar’s bike travel through the US will be the second expedition abroad; but the family has sort of lost count of his biking tours within India.