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**Aryan** · 01-28-2010, 10:36 PM

Query Moved and Approved.

It would really be good if you could edit your post and format the plan that you have put up, properly. It is almost illegible at the current format.

**aargee** · 01-28-2010, 11:11 PM

Originally posted by JAKRAP View Post

DayDateDayJobDistanceTimeDay 119-FebFridayLeave early from office. Reach Aurangabad by night fall240 kmsDay 220-FebSaturdayAurangabad to Raipur757 kmsDay 321-FebSundayRaipur to Kharagpur708 kmsDay 422-FebMondayKharagpur to Siliguri657 kmsDay 523-FebTuesdaySiliguri to Phuentsholing171 kmsDay 624-FebWednesdayPhuentsholing to Thimphu200 kmsDay 725-FebThursdayThimphu sightseeing +Permits workDay 826-FebFridayThimpu to Bumthang270 kms10 hrsDay 927-FebSaturdayBumthang to Mongar200 kms8 hrsDay 1028-FebSundayMongar to Samdrup Jongkhar271 kms11 hrsDay 1101-MarMondayBuffer dayDay 1202-MarTuesdayTrain from GuwahatiDay 1303-MarWednesdayIn trainDay1404-MarThursdayRch Mumbai

Decoding the above into the attached .JPG for better readability

**JAKRAP** · 02-02-2010, 03:59 PM

Originally posted by aargee View Post

Decoding the above into the attached .JPG for better readability

Thanks Aargee

... Well there was a change to the plan so have updated the edited version.

**Jonak** · 02-03-2010, 12:14 AM

Good one there. Ride safe. I will only tell you about the places that I have covered.

Day 4 20-Feb Sambalpur to Kharagpur 438
Sambalpur - Balam - Rajnagar - Jashipur - Baharagora - Kharagpur

Doable. Start early. You will face bad roads in certain places close to Baharogora. So, maintain decent pace when you get very good road.

Day 5 21-Feb Kharagpur to Siliguri 657
Kharagpur - Bardhaman - Bhabta - Jangipur - Malda - Siliguri

This is little difficult. Start as early as possible. Recently I have done Kolkata to Siliguri in 11 hours. after dark it's very difficult to ride in this road. If you can't reach Siliguri, stay at Dalkhola.

Day6 22-Feb Siliguri to Phuentsholing 146
Siliguri - Belacoba - Jalpaiguri - Dhupguri - Goyerkata - Birpara - Hasimara - Jaigaon - PHTG

The road in this part is in very very bad condition. So, be prepared. You do not have to enter Jalpaiguri. Take the bypass.

**JAKRAP** · 02-12-2010, 01:37 PM

Originally posted by Jonak View Post

Good one there. Ride safe. I will only tell you about the places that I have covered.

Day 4 20-Feb Sambalpur to Kharagpur 438
Sambalpur - Balam - Rajnagar - Jashipur - Baharagora - Kharagpur

Doable. Start early. You will face bad roads in certain places close to Baharogora. So, maintain decent pace when you get very good road.

Day 5 21-Feb Kharagpur to Siliguri 657
Kharagpur - Bardhaman - Bhabta - Jangipur - Malda - Siliguri

This is little difficult. Start as early as possible. Recently I have done Kolkata to Siliguri in 11 hours. after dark it's very difficult to ride in this road. If you can't reach Siliguri, stay at Dalkhola.

Day6 22-Feb Siliguri to Phuentsholing 146
Siliguri - Belacoba - Jalpaiguri - Dhupguri - Goyerkata - Birpara - Hasimara - Jaigaon - PHTG

The road in this part is in very very bad condition. So, be prepared. You do not have to enter Jalpaiguri. Take the bypass.

Thanks Jonak

. Well the plan has been delayed by onw week now due to official commitments. So we leave on Feb 24th!!

**spiderweb** · 02-12-2010, 01:51 PM

@JAKRAP: Never seen you at any g2g!
Anyways, whats the estimated cost of this ride?

Suggestion: dont ride from pune, its damn boring + risky. Highways will be damn hot till kolkata. You'll get bored n exausted too. ride till mumbai, put your bike on train n ride together till NJP/kolkata.

**JAKRAP** · 02-13-2010, 12:05 AM

Kind of Madmax

Originally posted by spiderweb View Post

@JAKRAP: Never seen you at any g2g!
Anyways, whats the estimated cost of this ride?

Suggestion: dont ride from pune, its damn boring + risky. Highways will be damn hot till kolkata. You'll get bored n exausted too. ride till mumbai, put your bike on train n ride together till NJP/kolkata.

@ Spiderweb Thx for the suggestion! I know its hot...but i kinda like the heat

Long rides at high speeds is my cup of tea

. Did a 3200km round trip to kerala..that too alone

. So u now know the madmax

.

Never been to any G2G's bcos i have been too busy riding

. If I dont ride 500 kms a weekend(not all b ut atleast alternate)..i guess there is something missing in my life

.

No cost estimation. We just ride from here and incur the costs

. But am roughly estimating in the range of 20 grand. (Assuming I would need around 140 litres of petrol that makes it a minimum of 7K + 1 way train ticket is 1.5K bucks + Accomodation 8K + Food + Drinks 4K = 20.5K Approx)!!

**spiderweb** · 02-13-2010, 07:15 PM

Thats kool mate. Still Heat causes dehydration, ofcourse you must be knowing that, so drink loads n loads of water while riding.
RIDE SAFE

**Ananth** · 02-13-2010, 08:38 PM

Day 2 18-Feb Aurangabad to Nagpu 472
Aurangabad - Jalna - Mehkar - Malegaon - Karanja - Nagpur

Day 3 19-Feb Nagpur to Sambalpur 559
Nagpur - Bhandara - Sondad - Nandgaon - Bhilai - Raipur - Jhalap - Godabhaga - Sambalpur

Day 4 20-Feb Sambalpur to Kharagpur 438
Sambalpur - Balam - Rajnagar - Jashipur - Baharagora - Kharagpur

Day 5 21-Feb Kharagpur to Siliguri 657
Kharagpur - Bardhaman - Bhabta - Jangipur - Malda - Siliguri

472+559+438+657 = 2126 Kilometers in 4 days? I'm not saying its not possible, But you can still take it lightly as its a BIG Trip and you & your ride should not take a beating in the first few days itself.

**JAKRAP** · 02-14-2010, 02:42 PM

Originally posted by Ananth View Post

472+559+438+657 = 2126 Kilometers in 4 days? I'm not saying its not possible, But you can still take it lightly as its a BIG Trip and you & your ride should not take a beating in the first few days itself.

@ Ananth, THx am not taking it lightly in any sense. Hoping the machine to last, afterall its a BULL

.
Well the initial plan was to do the same in 3 days

but we thot we should take it light and hence the 4 days

**viny** · 02-14-2010, 04:56 PM

Even I would suggest, taking train upto kolkata or NJP and then start your ride. Because ridinging over 2.5k and 4 days to start for destined location is uncessary burn out, remember you will not be doing this on mumbai pune kind of road and public areas, a bigger part of your ride goes through sections that are not wellknown for riding alone, forget about road conditions etc. One has to be lucky to get pass the section after nagpur to west bengal without any major concern.

ITs your drive, its your plan, do what you feel the best, but do ponder on suggestions given by others, who knows this might be the life saving call.

**spiderweb** · 02-14-2010, 08:27 PM

Originally posted by viny View Post

Even I would suggest, taking train upto kolkata or NJP and then start your ride. Because ridinging over 2.5k and 4 days to start for destined location is uncessary burn out, remember you will not be doing this on mumbai pune kind of road and public areas, a bigger part of your ride goes through sections that are not wellknown for riding alone, forget about road conditions etc. One has to be lucky to get pass the section after nagpur to west bengal without any major concern.

ITs your drive, its your plan, do what you feel the best, but do ponder on suggestions given by others, who knows this might be the life saving call.

I feel the Same man, roads beyond Nagpur are a disaster + they come in NAXAL-RULED areas. Damn dangerous. trust me am a Nagpur localite.

**Jonak** · 02-14-2010, 10:06 PM

Originally posted by JAKRAP View Post

@ Ananth, THx am not taking it lightly in any sense. Hoping the machine to last, afterall its a BULL

.
Well the initial plan was to do the same in 3 days

but we thot we should take it light and hence the 4 days

As I have already shared my two cents, it's not easy. But if everything goes right, it's possible. North Bengal and Bhutan is wonderful. I will look forward to your triplog and pics.

**JAKRAP** · 02-15-2010, 11:21 PM

Originally posted by viny View Post

Even I would suggest, taking train upto kolkata or NJP and then start your ride. Because ridinging over 2.5k and 4 days to start for destined location is uncessary burn out, remember you will not be doing this on mumbai pune kind of road and public areas, a bigger part of your ride goes through sections that are not wellknown for riding alone, forget about road conditions etc. One has to be lucky to get pass the section after nagpur to west bengal without any major concern.

ITs your drive, its your plan, do what you feel the best, but do ponder on suggestions given by others, who knows this might be the life saving call.

Well Viny, this time am not riding alone

. Have managed to find some company

, some fellow bikers are there to assist if something goes wrong. I understand that the area which you mentioned has security concerns. We absolutely are not doing any night riding in these places. We plan to hangout at the nearest place when dusk sets in.

Originally posted by spiderweb View Post

I feel the Same man, roads beyond Nagpur are a disaster + they come in NAXAL-RULED areas. Damn dangerous. trust me am a Nagpur localite.

Well thx for the advice, am in touch with people who already have done this route before and their suggestions are to ride only in daylight and they havent faced any problems henceforth (Not that am saying we wont, but we are taking all precautions by not venturing out at risky times)

Originally posted by Jonak View Post

As I have already shared my two cents, it's not easy. But if everything goes right, it's possible. North Bengal and Bhutan is wonderful. I will look forward to your triplog and pics.

Well thats an optimistic response

Thx for your 2 cents. Some day it would turn out as a dollar for you

. Shall update the logs when I get back

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