Thread: Saddlesore attempt in the 3rd week of august.

Originally Posted by saipranav

1.Is the google map accurate in measuring distance? Can i rely on it completely?

Inaccurate Don't rely completely. But use it to obtain first hand quick information.

Originally Posted by saipranav

2.Is it a good idea to buy a gps navig. sys.... will it be easy to use?

Never waste money on it. I know quite a few instances where ppl following GPS who've lost their way & the ones trusting the localites find their way home much easier.

Originally Posted by saipranav

3.If i take national highway7 and go to salem via bangalore, i guess ill have to deal with a lot of traffic in bangalore, so im thinking of 2 other routes to avoid bangalore

You don't get into BLR; Just get into NICE road or ORR & then keep moving. Also, its not necessary that you need to be in BLR during peak hour traffic right ?

@saipranav: Yesterday i did one trip from my hometown(Hosur) to Coimbatore and done it many times so i am very familiar with this highway(NH7).
From my experience NH7 is as usual awesome,During SS u can ride from Bangalore to salem without any problem.
I think the NICE road will reach Electronic City,Bangalore, then the route and distance is
Electronic city-Hosur=20 kms
Hosur-Krishnagiri=50 Kms
krishnagiri-Salem=102 Kms
So if u make U-turn in salem then total distance covered after Electronic city will be 344 kms.
you have to apply brakes only for the tollbooth speedbreaker in this route...

Well i'm noob about all the roads being discussed here.. this may be a pointless heads up But For SS, the association does not appove U Turns/repeated runs to calculate the 1000 miles. Just in case you are trying a makeshift adjustment....do consider the rule.

@zmatic: sorry for that..yes i am not aware of rules in SS..

Originally Posted by satheez_7

@zmatic: sorry for that..yes i am not aware of rules in SS..

Its good to have more info beforehand...

you may want to gulp on this...

for starters

Originally Posted by ZMAtic

Well i'm noob about all the roads being discussed here.. this may be a pointless heads up But For SS, the association does not appove U Turns/repeated runs to calculate the 1000 miles. Just in case you are trying a makeshift adjustment....do consider the rule.

Most of SS completions are with U-turns. 'U' is acceptable and not 'O' . Here is the extract from the iron butt site:

"If you choose a route where you ride 750 kilometers and then turn around and come back, you must get a dated receipt at the turn around point. For example, if you were to start in Denver, Colorado and ride to Omaha, Nebraska and back to Denver, we would expect a receipt from Omaha (in addition to the Guidelines that follow).

We strongly discourage, and in some cases may reject, routes that are repetitive in nature. For example, we would not accept a claim that you rode five round-trips between Daytona Beach, Florida and Jacksonville, a distance of only 150 kilometers..."

Originally Posted by srisetty

Most of SS completions are with U-turns. 'U' is acceptable and not 'O' .

Okay you caught me

Was just a bit confused reading the below post of some 20/50/100 short distance sprints mentioed therein....

Originally Posted by satheez_7

I think the NICE road will reach Electronic City,Bangalore, then the route and distance is
Electronic city-Hosur=20 kms
Hosur-Krishnagiri=50 Kms
krishnagiri-Salem=102 Kms
So if u make U-turn in salem then total distance covered after Electronic city will be 344 kms.

If you ask me for this attempt then my answer will be NO.

No matter how good the rider is skilled to ride in rain, there is always a risk of crash on this kind of high speed runs.
One small mistake & you are off from the road.

Recently two guys from pune completed their SS ride successfully. But, i dont think it was their wise decision to attempt it in this rainy season.
( nothings personal guys ).

I would say wait for monsoon to get over & after that go for it.

Doing such kinda rides nowadays has became a fame game for people. There will be time when people will say, you had not done SS??? Shya...

i had hyd-bang trip few months back..roads are awesome and perfect for a saddle sore...as i havent travelled ban -salem i cant comment on the condition of roads and do remember that rains can be spoil sport.AFAIK getting the saddle sore certified by the IBA is tough one so make sure that you where can u get computerised bills for the fuel before the ride so that you wont waste time for searching for computerised bills..and you need to have an idea of the petrol bunks based on your tank capacity..my advise is to try a 1000k ride before saddlesore

Originally Posted by harsha645

i had hyd-bang trip few months back..roads are awesome and perfect for a saddle sore...as i havent travelled ban -salem i cant comment on the condition of roads and do remember that rains can be spoil sport.AFAIK getting the saddle sore certified by the IBA is tough one so make sure that you where can u get computerised bills for the fuel before the ride so that you wont waste time for searching for computerised bills..and you need to have an idea of the petrol bunks based on your tank capacity..my advise is to try a 1000k ride before saddlesore

yes, im doing that 1k ride

Originally Posted by ttusharz

If you ask me for this attempt then my answer will be NO.

No matter how good the rider is skilled to ride in rain, there is always a risk of crash on this kind of high speed runs.
One small mistake & you are off from the road.

Recently two guys from pune completed their SS ride successfully. But, i dont think it was their wise decision to attempt it in this rainy season.
( nothings personal guys ).

I would say wait for monsoon to get over & after that go for it.

Doing such kinda rides nowadays has became a fame game for people. There will be time when people will say, you had not done SS??? Shya...

I take your advice seriously(about not riding in the rainy season)... didnt i mention that im still planning?
I dont care if its a fame game for people or not... i just wanna do it and ill do it, i wont really bother if some random guy wants to say im doing it for attention... you dont know me(here you doesnt mean you,its just in general)