Trip Log : Viveksh and his Karizma : 1800Kms - xBhp.com : The Global Indian Biking Community

Sunny · 11-22-2003, 01:23 AM

Started From Delhi at 12:00 am on 1st October night.Reached Shimla 5:30 am. Moved to Narkanda..
After Shimla I took old Hindustan Tibet highway. Took left for karcham to turn towards Kaza and left Hindustan Tibet highway.
had light snacks at hotel hatu at 9:30. Reached Rampur ~12 pm.-> Recong-Peo where inner line permit is checked at 3:30.
..had planned (in delhi) to stay in Puh but did not stop there.. thought will stop at Tabo only... was already 4:30.Some local people advised me of stopping there as riding and driving on these road after 4:30pm is very dangerous as vehicles at stopped at Recong peo only ( in case any vehicle is there.).In case of any mishap or accident no help can reach as no one is there to spot you and one can freeze at those temperatures(-4 degree).Did not listen to them , continued. After 4:45, climate changed and cold winds started piercing both the jackets I was wearing and leather gloves. That was the first and only time I thought I was trying to be over- adventurous. On this entire highway, I remember , I saw following vehicles- 3 gypsies(Military), 1 truck, 2 Mahindra commander. Small vehicles(except trucks) move in convoys here. I was bit tensed, so did not even think of stopping and taking photographs.

Thought of staying sumdo. Could not reach there as malling nullah is closed. The road was closed due to land slide for past >1year. Himachal bhawan does not have any info about it, since buses from kaza to shimla are plying regularly. Buses from both the directions start, swap passengers and turn back. I stopped in yang-thang at 5:30 pm, a very high altitude village. nothing to eat for me (I am a vegetarian). I had foreseen these situations, so was carrying dry fruits with me. Thankfully yang thang has a PWD guest house, no one comes there anymore because road is no more functional.

Even approach road to the spain is not motorable,

YANK THANG MALLING

Next day persuaded people operating privately operated spain to cross my bike. Land slide is nearly for 1.5 km. No road at all. Paid Rs550 (500 for bike, 50 for myself) to cross the bike.

BIKE CROSSING AT MALLING - yes thats a KARIZMA hanging in mid air!

And terrain , views after them are excellent to look at. Could start my journey only at 2:00 pm. Entire bike was to be hooked to the iron ropes. One person to hook it up me and one more guy to lift entire bike(full of mud) over our heads... somehow managed to cross the bike.After crossing bike,I was the only one, could run the bike as if the road (if you can call it a road) was cleared of traffic for me. Absolutely no vehicle on the road.

KAZA ROAD

TABO KAZA

CHANGO TABO

Reached Kaza. small town. Introduction to kaza- Pics not taken by me-

KAZA HORSE RACE

Saw the only telephone in entire 200km of range, that too was dead. stayed at Kaza at night. Next day started for manali at 9:30, this was the most challanging terrain.NO reads for ~120 km. I was afraid of getting a flat tyre more than breaking suspension on the rocky road. Reached Kunzum pass 4551m high. have a look at the terrain and road. I saw only one jeep on this entire highway.

At certain places I was happy I was on my bike not in a jeep

KAZA

Reached Rohtang at 4:00 pm, Manali 4:45 pm. Got the bike washed. Called up home mother was very happy, I reached Manali. She sounded as if I had reached home. Next day(5th october) started from manali at 9:00 pm, reached Delhi(home) 5:30. Stopped once had a lassi. no other stops.

Pls note-
No close calls. Out of hassles of city life. That was bike and me. Tarmac roads looked like luxury. I don't complain about bad roads and pot holes any more.Starting from recong -peo till manali, there was deafing silence. The only sound I heard was of bike's engine being subsided by sound of freezing winds blowing at high speeds, which result in land slides also here. This region is rain shadow area.

Total Distance- ~1800 km.

Distance chart chd to Kaza

Stations Distance
(kms)
Chandigarh ---
Parwanoo 28
Dharampur 25
Barog 09
Solan 08
Kandaghat 16
Shimla 32
Kufri 16
Fagu 06
Theog 10
Matiana 15
Narkanda 17
Kumarsain 16
Kingal 10
Nirath 25
Nogli 08
Rampur 12
Jhakri 12
Jeori 11
Chora 11
Bhawa 19
Wangtu 09
Tapri 10
Karchham 09
Powari 13
Ribba 18
Akpa 03
Jangi 09
Spelo 06
Puh 24
Khab 11
Kah 10
Yangthang 14
Chango 11
Sumdo 18
Hoorling 09
Lari 19
Tabo 05
Attargo 25
Lingti 09
Kaza 13

Distance chart Manali to Kaza

Stations Distance
(kms)
Manali 19
Rohtang Pass 51
Gramphoo 13
Chhatru 17
Chhota Dhara 14
Batal 18
Kunzum Pass 12
Losar 18
Hanse 20
Rangrik 30
Kaza 08

SameerDBA · 11-22-2003, 06:58 AM

WOW
Viveksh you rock man.
Love those roads my the stream.
I hope i can do such road trip into such mountains sooner than later.

How was the handling of Karizma on such dusty roads? No close calls means must be pretty good. what kind of tyres you have on your bike?

How u guys managed to hang ur bike with help of iron ropes?

viveksh · 11-22-2003, 07:24 AM

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quote:Originally posted by SameerDBA

WOW
Viveksh you rock man.
Love those roads my the stream.
I hope i can do such road trip into such mountains sooner than later.

How was the handling of Karizma on such dusty roads? No close calls means must be pretty good. what kind of tyres you have on your bike?

How u guys managed to hang ur bike with help of iron ropes?

Zma is very stable on rocky and muddy roads. After consulting about types at xbhp, I concluded, that tubeless tyres are difficult to repair. I have stock front tyre, and cbz tyre at rear. Stock MRF Zapper is excellent for P180, but not for zma. YOu are right, trip was pretty good. I hope to do it again with more number of days in hand.

Sunny, thanks sunny for posting log.

rajnish · 11-22-2003, 07:26 AM

simply suparb m8,this is wht biking is all about.

SameerDBA · 11-22-2003, 07:42 AM

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by viveksh

I hope to do it again with more number of days in hand.

I hope i can join you. Keep us posted with your plans. I'll come all the way from Pune to ride in Himalaya's, so can't do without expirenced guy like you.

Till then Chill !

viveksh · 11-22-2003, 08:18 AM

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by SameerDBA

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by viveksh

I hope to do it again with more number of days in hand.

I hope i can join you. Keep us posted with your plans. I'll come all the way from Pune to ride in Himalaya's, so can't do without expirenced guy like you.

Till then Chill !

I am planning for Chamba on 25,26,27,28 in Dec 2003. You can come along if you want.

Technocrat · 11-22-2003, 08:27 AM

I Envy U [}

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but gr8 goin man[8D] i liked the distance chart may prove handy sumday.. keep it goin & keep us posted & jealous [

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rash_rp · 11-22-2003, 08:48 AM

I envy u north-indian guys...man u ppl have so many great locations to wander on your bikes...
Keep roaming !!!

amar · 11-22-2003, 09:13 AM

Thanx 4 the distance chart.
I can imagine how much u have enjoyed this trip.
Good going man?

Seeing new place is really exciting.
I love to visit these type of place.
And see that Kaza road[:0] on the edge of that big mountain. Awesome.
These r moments[:X] brother u will never forget in ur whole life.

Good Job Done.
Life is short ...Break some rules

samit · 11-22-2003, 09:49 AM

rash_rp: I envy u north-indian guys...man u ppl have so many great locations to wander on your bikes...

hey!! cant take that from a Pune ite!! [:0]

1. Ganpatipule andOr Goa - NH17 touted by many bikers as the best bikeable road.. (read it on inddiethumpers i think)
2. Pune neighboring - Sinhagad, Panshet and one rocky place nr Panshet, forgot
3. Bombay :-)
4. Mahabaleshwar etc. etc.
5. Avasari ghat - RajguruNagar towards Kalyan Nasik rd (on the rd to Malshej Or Bhimashankar.. my memory fails me!)

2 - 5 are all i cud do in the one year of biking there !

then of course there are the longer tours for the so willing, BLR to begin with !!

viveksh is one enviable chap

the fotos plus the desc sound so impossibly beautiful! [:0]

11-22-2003, 01:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sunny SlowMotionInfinity Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Delhi Posts: 6,824	Trip Log : Viveksh and his Karizma : 1800Kms Started From Delhi at 12:00 am on 1st October night.Reached Shimla 5:30 am. Moved to Narkanda.. After Shimla I took old Hindustan Tibet highway. Took left for karcham to turn towards Kaza and left Hindustan Tibet highway. had light snacks at hotel hatu at 9:30. Reached Rampur ~12 pm.-> Recong-Peo where inner line permit is checked at 3:30. ..had planned (in delhi) to stay in Puh but did not stop there.. thought will stop at Tabo only... was already 4:30.Some local people advised me of stopping there as riding and driving on these road after 4:30pm is very dangerous as vehicles at stopped at Recong peo only ( in case any vehicle is there.).In case of any mishap or accident no help can reach as no one is there to spot you and one can freeze at those temperatures(-4 degree).Did not listen to them , continued. After 4:45, climate changed and cold winds started piercing both the jackets I was wearing and leather gloves. That was the first and only time I thought I was trying to be over- adventurous. On this entire highway, I remember , I saw following vehicles- 3 gypsies(Military), 1 truck, 2 Mahindra commander. Small vehicles(except trucks) move in convoys here. I was bit tensed, so did not even think of stopping and taking photographs. Thought of staying sumdo. Could not reach there as malling nullah is closed. The road was closed due to land slide for past >1year. Himachal bhawan does not have any info about it, since buses from kaza to shimla are plying regularly. Buses from both the directions start, swap passengers and turn back. I stopped in yang-thang at 5:30 pm, a very high altitude village. nothing to eat for me (I am a vegetarian). I had foreseen these situations, so was carrying dry fruits with me. Thankfully yang thang has a PWD guest house, no one comes there anymore because road is no more functional. Even approach road to the spain is not motorable, YANK THANG MALLING Next day persuaded people operating privately operated spain to cross my bike. Land slide is nearly for 1.5 km. No road at all. Paid Rs550 (500 for bike, 50 for myself) to cross the bike. BIKE CROSSING AT MALLING - yes thats a KARIZMA hanging in mid air! And terrain , views after them are excellent to look at. Could start my journey only at 2:00 pm. Entire bike was to be hooked to the iron ropes. One person to hook it up me and one more guy to lift entire bike(full of mud) over our heads... somehow managed to cross the bike.After crossing bike,I was the only one, could run the bike as if the road (if you can call it a road) was cleared of traffic for me. Absolutely no vehicle on the road. KAZA ROAD TABO KAZA CHANGO TABO Reached Kaza. small town. Introduction to kaza- Pics not taken by me- KAZA HORSE RACE Saw the only telephone in entire 200km of range, that too was dead. stayed at Kaza at night. Next day started for manali at 9:30, this was the most challanging terrain.NO reads for ~120 km. I was afraid of getting a flat tyre more than breaking suspension on the rocky road. Reached Kunzum pass 4551m high. have a look at the terrain and road. I saw only one jeep on this entire highway. At certain places I was happy I was on my bike not in a jeep KAZA Reached Rohtang at 4:00 pm, Manali 4:45 pm. Got the bike washed. Called up home mother was very happy, I reached Manali. She sounded as if I had reached home. Next day(5th october) started from manali at 9:00 pm, reached Delhi(home) 5:30. Stopped once had a lassi. no other stops. Pls note- No close calls. Out of hassles of city life. That was bike and me. Tarmac roads looked like luxury. I don't complain about bad roads and pot holes any more.Starting from recong -peo till manali, there was deafing silence. The only sound I heard was of bike's engine being subsided by sound of freezing winds blowing at high speeds, which result in land slides also here. This region is rain shadow area. Total Distance- ~1800 km. Distance chart chd to Kaza Stations Distance (kms) Chandigarh --- Parwanoo 28 Dharampur 25 Barog 09 Solan 08 Kandaghat 16 Shimla 32 Kufri 16 Fagu 06 Theog 10 Matiana 15 Narkanda 17 Kumarsain 16 Kingal 10 Nirath 25 Nogli 08 Rampur 12 Jhakri 12 Jeori 11 Chora 11 Bhawa 19 Wangtu 09 Tapri 10 Karchham 09 Powari 13 Ribba 18 Akpa 03 Jangi 09 Spelo 06 Puh 24 Khab 11 Kah 10 Yangthang 14 Chango 11 Sumdo 18 Hoorling 09 Lari 19 Tabo 05 Attargo 25 Lingti 09 Kaza 13 Distance chart Manali to Kaza Stations Distance (kms) Manali 19 Rohtang Pass 51 Gramphoo 13 Chhatru 17 Chhota Dhara 14 Batal 18 Kunzum Pass 12 Losar 18 Hanse 20 Rangrik 30 Kaza 08 __________________ Join xBhp On

11-22-2003, 06:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
SameerDBA Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India. Posts: 14	WOW Viveksh you rock man. Love those roads my the stream. I hope i can do such road trip into such mountains sooner than later. How was the handling of Karizma on such dusty roads? No close calls means must be pretty good. what kind of tyres you have on your bike? How u guys managed to hang ur bike with help of iron ropes? __________________ <b><font color=\"blue\">Bajaj Pulsar 180 DTS-I</font id=\"blue\"></b> (<i>Nov 2003 till current heartbeat</i>) <b><font color=\"blue\">Yamaha RXG(135)</font id=\"blue\"></b> (<i>Jan 1997 to Nov 2003</i>) <b><font color=\"blue\">Bajaj M-80</font id=\"blue\"></b> (<i>Since i started riding till Jan 1997</i>) (<i>Won some under 80 cc MX in pune</i>) <b><font color=\"blue\">BSA Falcon(50 cc)</font id=\"blue\"></b> (<i>Since i started riding till Jan 1997</i>) (<i>Anyone remember this machine?</i>)

11-22-2003, 07:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
rajnish Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Delhi, , India. Posts: 355	simply suparb m8,this is wht biking is all about. __________________ \'87 High Torque RD 350B in first gear,6000 rpm,whack the throttle.

11-22-2003, 08:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
Technocrat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New York Posts: 884	I Envy U [}] but gr8 goin man[8D] i liked the distance chart may prove handy sumday.. keep it goin & keep us posted & jealous [] __________________ Racing Throttle Response

11-22-2003, 08:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
rash_rp Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India. Posts: 353	I envy u north-indian guys...man u ppl have so many great locations to wander on your bikes... Keep roaming !!! __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/rash_rp/sig.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/18649556@N00/

11-22-2003, 09:13 AM	#9 (permalink)
amar Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: chandigarh, punjab, India. Posts: 216	Thanx 4 the distance chart. I can imagine how much u have enjoyed this trip. Good going man? Seeing new place is really exciting. I love to visit these type of place. And see that Kaza road[:0] on the edge of that big mountain. Awesome. These r moments[:X] brother u will never forget in ur whole life. Good Job Done. Life is short ...Break some rules __________________ "Learn the rules so that you know how to break them properly"

11-22-2003, 09:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
samit Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Kolkata, , India. Posts: 2	rash_rp: I envy u north-indian guys...man u ppl have so many great locations to wander on your bikes... hey!! cant take that from a Pune ite!! [:0] 1. Ganpatipule andOr Goa - NH17 touted by many bikers as the best bikeable road.. (read it on inddiethumpers i think) 2. Pune neighboring - Sinhagad, Panshet and one rocky place nr Panshet, forgot 3. Bombay :-) 4. Mahabaleshwar etc. etc. 5. Avasari ghat - RajguruNagar towards Kalyan Nasik rd (on the rd to Malshej Or Bhimashankar.. my memory fails me!) 2 - 5 are all i cud do in the one year of biking there ! then of course there are the longer tours for the so willing, BLR to begin with !! viveksh is one enviable chap the fotos plus the desc sound so impossibly beautiful! [:0]

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