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M@n()J · 05-07-2009, 07:30 PM

In the midst of the big rides happening around here is one short ride that I did.

27|04|09

This ride was planned by Vignesh and it was overdue for a log time. There were 5 riders for this ride initially but later we two ( Vignesh and myself) were the ones who were in for the ride. So it was a monday and we were just a week away from our final semester exams of our engineering. We planned to start as early as possible to avoid the heat and so did we . Started at 4:30 am and started riding towards the Golden Quadrilateral towards Kanchipuram. The plan was to go to Tiruvannamalai through Kanchipuram and return via Thindivanam after visiting the Gingee fort. The route that we took.

We were enjoying the early morning start in the GQ. We were doing speeds of 80-90kmph. It was a surprise that we didn't come across any cars in that road. The trucks and few buses were our companions. Overtaking the biggies were an easy task and I appreciate the truck drivers for respecting our puny little bikes and giving us way. I have to thank my bikes headlamps for that

. There was one truck which was doing speeds equal to us. I could see the fella in my rear view mirror and he was asking for way. We obliged to the mighty guy and let him go past us. When he overtook us , my speedo read 90kmph. Man that truck was fast!!! Soon we crossed Sriperambathur and in a few minutes the diversion towards Kanchipuram came. Kanchipuram was some 5kms off the diversion. From GQ now it was the single lane State Highways. Reached Kanchipuram and spotted a tea stall for our first break. We have done the 65 odd kms in under one hour. It was 5:20 when we stopped here. Had tea and took these pics.

Vignesh

Me

From here the route was through state highways SH1 till a place called Dusi and after Dusi had to take right on Sh5. The state highways were not in their best form. Roads were bumpy and potholes were plenty. But the beauty of scenic villages on the side made us comfortable inspite of bad roads. Stopped at this place for some pics.

Then started riding towards Dusi. This road was infested with trucks that carry sand. And here is the reason for that!

The long queue of trucks!

The X that had gone bad

Don't know if it was legal or not but look at the number of trucks that are waiting to collect sand from the riverbed. Now we knew where was that truck (which overtook us) was rushing to!

And few kms from here we again stopped for these sun rise pics!

Vignesh scrapping his knee on a bullock cart

After crossing Dusi we were looking for the right to take Sh5, and found it soon. The roads were not improving much. But it offered us a scenic route.

More pics!!!

We were riding towards a place called Arani. Soon we were stunned to this beautiful spot. This patch of land had these trees that were an awesome sight. Did some off roading to bring our bikes here for pics.

Me

Vignesh behind the woods

After a while we reached Arani. And here we have to take Sh1 towards Tiruvannamalai. And man we were surprised to see awesome roads ! They were butter smooth and newly laid roads. They were similar to GQ except that they were single laned. Was a bliss to ride on these roads after facing the bad roads for a while.

The super smooth SH1

It was 8:00am when we took these pics and decided to stop at the next town for breakfast. The next town was Polur. Found a decent hotel and had breakfast. Searched around for ATM and took some cash. Tiruvannamalai was some 30 kms away. Soon reached Tiruvannamalai and we were welcomed with the morning traffic. It was bearable, asked the way to the temple and soon reached the Arunachala Temple. Found parking space, parked the bikes, deposited our bag and helmets at a cloak room and went to the temple. I just love the architecture of this temple. Have been to this temple once in my P180. Took few snaps inside the temple.

Vignesh at Tiruvannamalai temple

Vignesh getting blessings from the temple elephant

Lord Ganesh

The temple

After offering our prayers at the temple we were out by around 11:00 am. Rest of the log and pics of the Gingee fort coming up soon!

MG · 05-07-2009, 08:48 PM

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Ananth · 05-07-2009, 08:54 PM

Hey! Nice lil ride there!

April 27?? I thought you were preparing for your exams that time

The rides along the woods - Nice pics there...

inder.cool · 05-07-2009, 08:56 PM

Warning..!!

Big photo feature posted..!!

Nice pics Manoj..esp. those in the woods..!!

MR ACE · 05-07-2009, 08:56 PM

@Manoj: That's Beautiful Dude,Did you guys enjoyed the sh1 road ?

insanebiker · 05-07-2009, 09:03 PM

Manoj, Superb pic machan. Before Arani, in the woods.

M@n()J · 05-07-2009, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ananth

Hey! Nice lil ride there!

April 27?? I thought you were preparing for your exams that time

The rides along the woods - Nice pics there...

Thanks Ananth! Hehe yeah am supposed to prepare for my exams

Quote:

Originally Posted by inder.cool

Warning..!!

Big photo feature posted..!!

Nice pics Manoj..esp. those in the woods..!!

Haha! ,Thanks Inder bhai! Still have few pics left...Will write the log and post them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ACE_HUNTER

@Manoj: That's Beautiful Dude,Did you guys enjoyed the sh1 road ?

Of course! we did...

steveburnside2001 · 05-08-2009, 01:15 PM

nice pics machi...especially the knee scraping one and the apache with the sunrise.

M@n()J · 05-08-2009, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by insanebiker

Manoj, Superb pic machan. Before Arani, in the woods.

Thanks dude!

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveburnside2001

nice pics machi...especially the knee scraping one and the apache with the sunrise.

Thanks man! Where have you been?? Long time since you posted here......

MG · 05-09-2009, 07:30 AM

Good to see your bike back in action after the crash in xBhp trackday

.Nice ride there but I expected from you in terms of pictures.

Quote:

Originally Posted by M@n()J

This one is simply superb.

Btw if I get a chance then I will definitely love to ride along with you guys.

05-07-2009, 07:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
M@n()J Responsible Rider Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 534	Tiruvannamalai, Gingee - A days getaway! In the midst of the big rides happening around here is one short ride that I did. 27\|04\|09 This ride was planned by Vignesh and it was overdue for a log time. There were 5 riders for this ride initially but later we two ( Vignesh and myself) were the ones who were in for the ride. So it was a monday and we were just a week away from our final semester exams of our engineering. We planned to start as early as possible to avoid the heat and so did we . Started at 4:30 am and started riding towards the Golden Quadrilateral towards Kanchipuram. The plan was to go to Tiruvannamalai through Kanchipuram and return via Thindivanam after visiting the Gingee fort. The route that we took. We were enjoying the early morning start in the GQ. We were doing speeds of 80-90kmph. It was a surprise that we didn't come across any cars in that road. The trucks and few buses were our companions. Overtaking the biggies were an easy task and I appreciate the truck drivers for respecting our puny little bikes and giving us way. I have to thank my bikes headlamps for that . There was one truck which was doing speeds equal to us. I could see the fella in my rear view mirror and he was asking for way. We obliged to the mighty guy and let him go past us. When he overtook us , my speedo read 90kmph. Man that truck was fast!!! Soon we crossed Sriperambathur and in a few minutes the diversion towards Kanchipuram came. Kanchipuram was some 5kms off the diversion. From GQ now it was the single lane State Highways. Reached Kanchipuram and spotted a tea stall for our first break. We have done the 65 odd kms in under one hour. It was 5:20 when we stopped here. Had tea and took these pics. Vignesh Me From here the route was through state highways SH1 till a place called Dusi and after Dusi had to take right on Sh5. The state highways were not in their best form. Roads were bumpy and potholes were plenty. But the beauty of scenic villages on the side made us comfortable inspite of bad roads. Stopped at this place for some pics. Then started riding towards Dusi. This road was infested with trucks that carry sand. And here is the reason for that! The long queue of trucks! The X that had gone bad Don't know if it was legal or not but look at the number of trucks that are waiting to collect sand from the riverbed. Now we knew where was that truck (which overtook us) was rushing to! And few kms from here we again stopped for these sun rise pics! Vignesh scrapping his knee on a bullock cart After crossing Dusi we were looking for the right to take Sh5, and found it soon. The roads were not improving much. But it offered us a scenic route. More pics!!! We were riding towards a place called Arani. Soon we were stunned to this beautiful spot. This patch of land had these trees that were an awesome sight. Did some off roading to bring our bikes here for pics. Me Vignesh behind the woods After a while we reached Arani. And here we have to take Sh1 towards Tiruvannamalai. And man we were surprised to see awesome roads ! They were butter smooth and newly laid roads. They were similar to GQ except that they were single laned. Was a bliss to ride on these roads after facing the bad roads for a while. The super smooth SH1 It was 8:00am when we took these pics and decided to stop at the next town for breakfast. The next town was Polur. Found a decent hotel and had breakfast. Searched around for ATM and took some cash. Tiruvannamalai was some 30 kms away. Soon reached Tiruvannamalai and we were welcomed with the morning traffic. It was bearable, asked the way to the temple and soon reached the Arunachala Temple. Found parking space, parked the bikes, deposited our bag and helmets at a cloak room and went to the temple. I just love the architecture of this temple. Have been to this temple once in my P180. Took few snaps inside the temple. Vignesh at Tiruvannamalai temple Vignesh getting blessings from the temple elephant Lord Ganesh The temple After offering our prayers at the temple we were out by around 11:00 am. Rest of the log and pics of the Gingee fort coming up soon! __________________ My life called biking! Coastal TamilNadu 1800 kms Pune- Chennai Solo Run 1300kms Maharashtra 1000kms Karnataka 1500kms TamilNadu & Kerala 1600kms Karnataka,Kerala & TamilNadu www.racingdept.com

05-07-2009, 08:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
MG Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maharashtra,India Posts: 5,901	Topic Approved Last edited by MG; 05-07-2009 at 09:02 PM.

05-07-2009, 08:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ananth Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,804	Hey! Nice lil ride there! April 27?? I thought you were preparing for your exams that time The rides along the woods - Nice pics there... __________________ Please Wear a HELMET Regardless of what ever Bike you Ride. ATGATT! My Travelogues: The Maha RoadTrip \| SaddleSore Leh - Ladakh \| Idukki \| Coorg - Wayanad - Mudhumalai \| Point Calimere \| Thekkady - Munnar - Valparai Solo to Ooty \|South Western Karnataka \|In Search Of "The God" - In God's Own Country!

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inder.cool Senior xBhpian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 5,838	Warning..!! Big photo feature posted..!! Nice pics Manoj..esp. those in the woods..!! __________________ Facebook \| Duke Pics

05-07-2009, 08:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
MR ACE STILL a Learner Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chennai_Raajiv Gandhi Salai-aka-OMR Posts: 901	@Manoj: That's Beautiful Dude,Did you guys enjoyed the sh1 road ? __________________ Failure should never go to heart & success should never go to head,both makes a person to fall in life-Winston Churchill

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insanebiker Petrol Head Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: India Posts: 1,236	Manoj, Superb pic machan. Before Arani, in the woods. __________________ When everything comes ur way, u r in the wrong way ;)

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