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Road trips are well, meant for ‘The Road’, the urge to ride just for ‘The Road’ is something I can’t reason for and in spite of the numerous road trips I still haven’t figured it out nor has the urge diminished.

There was only one agenda for this ride - Roads

Riders : Sharath (hifisharu) and yours truly

Steeds: CBR250 and R1

Route: Bangalore - Hassan - Belur - Hassan - Madikeri (via Gorur) - Bangalore

Road Conditions:

1) NH48: Bangalore(Nelamangala) to Belur Cross - Excellent (4- way delight )
2) NH 48: Hassan - Chanarayanapatna (CR patna) - OK (Single lane with lots of diversions, Nightmare to ride at Night)
3) CR Patna to Hassan - OK (Single Lane with better heads-up for diversions )
4) Hassan to Belur - Excellent (is an understatement, one of the best in India)
5) Hassan to Madikeri (via Gorur) - Pathetic ( not at recommended, took me 4 hrs to cover 115kms)
6) SH 88: Madikeri - Mysore - Excellent (is an understatement, one of the best in India)
7) Mysore to Bangalore - Good ( Worst road sense traffic coupled with surprises(road humps)

Here is an ode to some of the best and scenic roads in Karnataka:

Trust me the photos don’t do the justice, you gotta hit these roads hard to feel what I am saying.

Go ahead, start tripping !!!!

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aargee

Needless to say that NH4 passing through KA is one of the good roads.
Do you guys have the rear of both the bikes taken together ?

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strider

Aargee - The only section of NH4 involved was from Blore to Nelamangala (hardly 25kms)..

This was mostly NH48 and SH88 and SH17

@Srikeerthi - Thanks for approval

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Ananth

Super Pictures Ajay! Needless to say, these roads are a must do for any one riding in South India And so good to see an R1 leading us all as an example. Kudos! Happy Riding and Carry on your impressive work~!

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phanikar

Was waiting for the Log nice clicks there Ajay. And yeah these are one of the best roads in KAR, hands down. Wishing the man and the machine many more munching miles.

Also its good to see the Honda Sibling joining in From where did sharath Accompany you ?

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Naughty VaIsH

the photos could be little more bigger , have you visited the chola temple at belur and you didnt go to helibedu ? it is a pretty good place .. have been to there while i was in college at mangalore

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strider

Thanks Ananth, glad to hear these from a great tourer
How about a ride together sometime, maybe a place which neither of us have seen in South India

Thanks Phani Totally agree on the roads
Sharath joined me at the outskirts of Hassan, he rode from Mysore to Hassan via KR nagar...

I couldnt upload the high res pics, sorry about that
As I had mentioned that the ride agenda was to 'Ride just for the Roads',but yes I would love to visit the temples at Belur and Halebied(which needs about 2 days)

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satyenpoojary

Nice! If only more and more people start updating about road conditions!

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phanikar

OT: Its Hoysala Temples in Belur and Halebidu

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