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The post is called "Destination Unknown.... " you can search for it.. He went from Bangalore to Leh, Leh to Kanyakumari.. and back to Bangalore in 175 days covering more than 25000 kms..






Trip Stats

KMs
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No of KMs = 25508.
No of days = 175.
Avg KMs per day = 145 KMs.

No of Riding days = 110.
No of Non Riding days = 65.
Avg KMs per Riding day = 232 KMs

Max Kms traveled in a day = 672 kms Day 1, Bangalore to Vijaywada.
Min Kms traveled in a day = 50 kms Day 173, Trichy to Tanjavur.

Pictures
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Total pictures Clicked = 11248
Avg pix clicked per day = 64

Trip cost
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Total cost of the trip including initial preparation = 2,50,000 + Rs

The Breakup:
Preparation cost before trip = 30000 Rs (Approx)
Phone chareges including Internet for laptop = 20000 Rs (Approx)
Major Incidental Expences = 12000 Rs (Approx)
Miscellaneous expances = 10000 Rs (Approx)
Fuel cost = 45000 Rs (Approx : See below)
Hotel Stay cost = 57210 Rs (See below)
Bike Maintenance cost = 19650 Rs (See below)
Food cost = 55000 Rs (Approx)

The Avgs:

Avg cost of the trip per day = 1428 Rs
Cost During the trip = 220000 Rs
Avg Cost During the trip per day = 1257 Rs.
Avg Phone cost per day = 114 Rs
Avg Miscellaneous expenses per day = 57 Rs.
Avg food cost per day = 314 Rs.

Major Incidental Expences = 12000 Rs (Approx)
(Flights between kathmandu & Lukla 5000 Rs, Hospital charges for the kid 7000 Rs)

Fuel
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Total Fuel = 1000 Ltrs Approx (Assuming 25 kmpl)
Avg fuel consumption per day = 5.7 Ltrs
Avg fuel consumption per riding day = 9 Ltrs

Total Fuel cost = 45000 Approx
Avg fuel cost per day = 257 Rs
Avg fuel cost per riding day = 409 Rs.


Bike Spares
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Rear tire 2 changes = 5800 Rs
Front tire 2 changes = 2550 Rs

Chain Sprocket sets 3 changes = 2400 Rs
Front disk pads 4 changes = 900 Rs

Bike Maintenance
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Engine oil changes, Service and Breakdown with spares = 8000 Approx

Bike Maintenance including the above bike spares = 19650 Rs

Avg cost of Bike Maintenance per day = 112 Rs
Avg cost of Bike Maintenance per riding day = 179 Rs

Food
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Most expensive meal = 625 Rs Kathmandu
Least expensive meal = 5 Rs Tripura

Hotel Stay
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No of Hotels Stayed = 80
No of Days stayed in Hotel = 134
No of Days stayed with Friends and Relatives = 40

Total cost of hotel stay = 57210 Rs
Avg cost of hotel stay per day = 427 Rs
Avg cost of hotel stay for the whole trip = 327 Rs
Most expensive stay = 2200 Rs at Auli Clifftop Hotel
Least expensive stay = 50 Rs at Budha Lodge Gorekshep

Following is the list of Hotel Stays and the room Rent. Its Amazing how i can remember the rent paid and almost all the hotel names. Did lookup for the names and rent for very few of them from the logs. Did forget hotel names at places.

The table of Hotel Stay is not displaying properly here. But it is getting displayed on the following blog link:
My Big Escapade - Destination Unknown...: Trip Stats

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Seems like either he has lots of time and money or he had been saving money for this trip But kudos to him

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Thanks man
Sorry for the late reply. I managed to them fixed with stock clamps, to the bolts holding the fairing beside the fork. Works well now, almost to loud :P

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Yesterday I had a weird experience with me.. I was riding my karizma in the city, the bike and the electrical were running ok.... As I had to fill petrol, I stopped at a petrol pump to fill petrol, after filling the petrol when i turned the ignition on, I was shocked.. nothing was coming up on the speedometer.. no horn, no self-start, no back-light.. just nothing was working.. I thought of trying to kick start the bike and luckily it started after 2 kicks.. I was wondering what went wrong, I thought that the battery might be low as I recently installed HID lights and a powerful horn. Anywayz, next day I took the bike to a local mechanic and asked him to check the battery and the wires. After checking the battery with a piece of wire, he told me that battery was ok and then he started checking the fuses.. one was for the relay of HID, and there were 3 more under the seat. The one for the HID was ok, he then started taking one by one fuse out from the fuse box under the seat and checking the connection with the wire. Of the 3 fuses, one was not working because of which the whole electrical system and the speedometer/RPM meter went off.. Here is the fuse which was not working..


It was written 7.5 on the fuse, the mechanic got one of 3.0 which worked thou. After getting the bike working, I went to few shops to find the fuse with 7.5 written on it, but didnt manage to find one.

So is it ok to run on 3.0 fuse which was earlier running on 7.5? or should I change it to 7.5?

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Not ok. You can find a 7.5a fuse at the ASC or a Hero spare parts shop easily.
Always keep a stock of 7.5a, 15a and 20a fuses for the Karizma, you never know when you might need them.
It might have been some wire earthing that caused the fuse to blow, so check the horns etc to see if any loose contact is there.

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One more question, There were different colors of fuses? what does the color indicates?

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I am going to get karizma r.It is safe to go for it since hero will be using honda technology just upto 2014.Will they keep producing karizma past 2014?
How about availiability of spare parts are they easily available now a days.?

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Purely on its merits you can definitely pick the ZMA about the future and the corporate strategy one can only guess. The new bikes are likely to be at a higher price bracket than the ZMA so they may both coexist.

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Let me google that for you

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Thanks bro..

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Sure bro... its one of the most favorite bike of Xbhp tourers... and its one of the finest bike from years.... you can definitely go for Karizma R

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Can someone help me on how to check the air leakage from the AFR screw.
And some solution about it !!!

nowadays my bike gives sudden jerk (as if going to reserve) while accelerating from a steady ride above 70km/hr ...

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If your bike 'gives sudden jerks' within the 3K RPM range, we can assume that it's something to do with the AFR. At 70KPH, it could be a number of issues, carb cleaning, main jet clogged, slide sticking etc etc.
You will need to devote some time reading this entire thread from page 500 onwards at least. Note down your conclusions and see if the solution is there.
Mostly, you'll find answers, if not, people will help you trace what's wrong, or at least point you in the right direction.

(BTW, a simple way to check for an air leak there is to start the engine, set the idle to about 2000 RPM and place your thumb tightly against the AFR screw. If you can feel 'air sucking', it means there is a leak. If not, the issue is something else).

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Apply some grease on the AFR screw. If its leaking the grease would be sucked in and the leak will be sealed, if any.

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Footpeg vibrations usually come from unevenly worn out tires. Had some odd vibes when I upsized my tires, but after running them in, never faced that issue again. The vibes are prominent only while slowing down.

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Thanks guys for your suggestion to go for zma.

But the fact is I reside from Nepal and vehicles are very expensive here in comparison to yours.karizma r costs 156350 indian ruprees.So I am thinking of going for used one and do total engine and gearbox rebuilt.This way I can save some money for sagety gears.
Cost of engine rebuilt must not be that different because tax for bike parts are not that high as compared to the bike.
I have got 1st generation karizma for 34375 Indian rupees.Here is the pic:

The owner has changed fiber parts but engine needs work.
Do you think this is good idea.Can I bring this engine close to the new asfs engine.I will change every parts required.

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