Upcoming Biking and camping trip - preview

Finally got my bullet first service done and its time to ride the ghats section of western ghats. Now I can think of opening her a little on the highway and tune her for even more upcoming rider mania ride.

Ady my long time biker buddy and shobhit another biker buddy are coming for the trip along with me. So what is unique about this trip for me, here are few things to begin with
1:We are not gonna to stay in hotel, but pitch our tents and camp in the wild, though we will have guest house .
2:I think this will be India's first classic 500(two of them, mine and Ady's) long trip ride
3:For the first time, I will be traveling with so many gears, riding + camping
4:I also plan to keep in touch with my running habit so planning to get some hill training.

Also ady has done lot of solo trips to pondy, kudremukh and it will be good occasion to catch up with all the gossip and confirm the rumours.

Equipments I am planning to carry
1: 7'*5' ultra portable tent
2: Sleeping bag
3: Dynamo Torch
3: Running gear - 2 pair of shorts, running shoes, 2 t-shirts
4: Biking Gear - saddle bags, bungee chords (4) & tank bag, jackets, one pair of gloves & balaclava(3)


Now finally coming to the ride plan.

25th December
6 am Mekhri Circle


DAY 1 360 km approx
tumkur road - nelamangala - left turn kunigal (BREAKFAST)
- yadiyur - hirisave - hassan.
GO ON MANGALORE ROAD - NOT BELUR/HALIBED (no point photographing in high sun) BUT GO TO SANKLESHPUR RIGHT TURN TO GONIBEDU - MUDIGERE, RIDE TO KOTIGEHAR
GO TO BELUR HAND POST (read it right ... not the BELLUR of hassan) GO STRAIGHT - THATS GOING TO MAGUNDI
Thats our ghat bang which in biking terminology means ghat section with hair pin bends and curve will start.
MAGUNDI - KALASA - KUDREMUKH

camp in Kudremukh

DAY2:
LAKYA DAM tour - PROBABLY THE MINES
LEAVE TO SRINGERI THRU THE SCENIC SK Border

SRINGERI -KOPPA - NARASIMHARAJA PURA - KEMMENGUNDI (WE LOOK FOR FIELDS AND PARK)

camp somewhere

DAY 3

EARLY MORNING RUSH TO MULLAINGIRI JUST TO FREEZE - CHICKMAGALUR
BELUR - HALIBED AND THEN TO HASSAN
LUNCH AT HASSAN - SOUTHERN STAR
AND WE ARE AT BANGALORE

Total distance approx - 1300 kms.




Now coming to route

My travel plans for next two months starting 19th dec 2009

So these days I am making a fool of myself by running in my leg and running in my bike..too much of running.. well for the newbies, I am preparing for mumbai full marathon so need to run and week after that I am riding to vikramgad(120 km north of mumbai) from bangalore to participate in ridermania 2010(www.rmx.co.in)

I recently picked up my bike and I need to wear the engine slowly for first 3000 kms which also marks the second service of the bike. Before second service driving bike at high speeds for long duration will reduce the life span of the engine.

With that this is what my next two months looks like

19th, 20th dec: going to Coorg for running.

25th, 26th and 27th dec: doing bike riding trip of 1300 kms in 3 days... biking trip at kudremukh, chikmagalur region..best part is that we will camping for 2 night at 2 different places..total wilderness, this will be my first camping trip. http://www.motowhere.com/maps/route/13842

31st Dec, 1st and 2nd Jan: New years at hampi by train

16th & 17th : Mumbai marathon, running full marathon, flying both ways

21st jan to 25th Jan: riding to rider mania from bangalore to 120 north of mumbai and back. will be visiting ajanta ellora.

13th and 14th feb: pondicherry auroville, running half marathon.


Cost of this trip should be around inclusive of everything should be approx
2500 for coorg
4000 for kudremukh + 4000 for buying camping gears which include tent and sleeping bag
5000 for hampi
7000 for mumbai marathon includes flight tickets
9000 for rider mania including registration
2000 for pondycherry trip

Total 30500

Cheers,

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Bullet Classic 500 - First day 4th december, 2009

The history behind buying this bike is simple. I am a biker and will always remain biker even though life is catching up with me, I thought one last attempt to own a masterpiece should be given a honest attempt.

It was other day only when I disclosed to my parents that I want to buy one more bullet. They thought either I have lost it and its a good joke to freak them out a little. But after sometime they realized its not a joke and I am serious about it. They accepted the decision 'coz thats the way my image is built around my parents by none other but by me only.


In the hindsight during last 5 years I have owned machismo 350, machismo LB 500, Standard 350. Every time promising them that this is the last bike and then next thing in my life will be Car.

Anyways looks like this time it will be last bike which should last forever as I myself see the value of having a car when you are ready to get married and have a family.

Finance - Price INR 1.43 lacs. I just know from my past experience how much EMI sucks just like the mosquito suck the blood and life out of you slowly. So I was hell bent on paying 1.43 lacs without any finance and i was finding it little tough 'coz I just came out of one year break from regular high paying job and still recovering from the one year of break financially. But still it was manageable given I cut down on my expenses for 2 months.


Finally I went on 4th of november with my girlfriend to showroom for booking the bike. I always have thing was black color but this turquoise color was catching my attention in the photos. So when we went to see the bike in showroom within seconds it was decided that we both like turquoise color.

And after one month of waiting I got the delivery y'day and ever since I lost my sleep thinking of himalaya, rajasthan and highways, rain, tea, camping in the wild and what not