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Woww, that was a brilliant log Josh..! I still can feel the rain drops & my shoulders aching where i went flew over the speed breaker...!
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Guys, your narration is superb, I can feel the frustration and excitement of the events you experienced when reading the log.... Please keep it coming...
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LOG 2: In continuation to Ram's log...
am adding a few bits which would havve skipped Ram's mind.. actually the logs are written by both me & ram so kindly bear any repetations.
well here goes the story...
Subbu & Sakthi left Bangalore on the 1st Oct and reached Tiruppur by 8:00 PM. Ram and Mahesh were supposed to reach only on 2nd Oct by noon. And me-Josh, as always, present in the right place
The first witness form was signed by Karthik (xbhp member from tiruppur) at the Bharat Petrol Pump where we tanked up and our first receipt was collected as proof of our departure.
THE RACE AGAINST TIME started at 18:41 hrs
NO MATTER WHAT.
INCIDENT: 1
The start of the ride was pretty smooth and we were riding at a constant speed of 60-70 kmph crossing the city limits with traffic being minimal due to holiday. We reached the NH4 highway connection at Chengapally junction and started going at 90-100 kmph, munching miles with every passing second. When 25 mins into the ride nearing Vijayamangalam, we noticed our Sweep rider MAHESH was Missing!!
expectations again!!!!
fixing mahesh bikes 1st puncture.
INCIDENT: 2
We had to ride about 4 kms into the city, traffic slowed us down and put us all in doubts about the ride... but with a lot of hope and thorough search, we finally managed to find a tyre shop which was just about to close, but we somehow requested the shopkeeper to help us. He did not have the tubeless tyre size or make to suit the R15 so we decided to buy a tube instead and got it fitted on his bike.
CHANGED THE BREAK POINTS, WORKED OUT A NEW TIME CHART AND WERE READY TO RIDE AND COMPLETE THE SS1000.
INCIDENT: 3
a lightning thunderous warning from the Rain Gods made the best meet the worst.
Within seconds there were tiny little rain drops on our helmet visors which were getting heavier and heavier by each passing second. We kept riding with our hearts full of hope that the rains would stop and we would easily pass through a drizzle, but we were to be proven wrong. In a matter of minutes it started raining Cats & Dogs and with zero visibility we had no other option but to take shelter in an empty bus stop.
A quick consultation among the riders and with everybody thoroughly prepared to face anything, we decided to ride through the storm with Subbu in the lead with his HID lights, we started our journey to Bangalore against the rain.
Daring spirits riding at an average speed of 60 kmph with open helmet visor and tasting all kinds of highway bugs as post-dinner desert, finally reached Dharmapuri. The time was 22:15 hrs, totally drenched to our socks and with our eyes on the verge of bleeding due to riding with open visors, we decided to take a halt at a tea stall and freshen up.
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Without wasting any further time, we quickly got on our bikes with a new spirit and perfect staggered formation, started our ride with constant 3 digit speeds of 120+ kmph reaching Bangalore right as per our schedule time of 12:00 hrs, overcoming all the hazards and reaching our first fuelling up point on time. This gave us a new ray of hope and a new wave of energy, which was desperately required.
Our friend Sunil from Bangalore was eagerly waiting more than an hour to meet us. We had a break for 15 mins and headed towards NICE road. Sunil was more interested to ride with us. He joined us till NICE road.
with SUNIL near electronic city elevated highway toll gate, Bangalore.
where there is a will there is a way
Time lost travelling 8 kms & asking for directions - 16 mins.
1st fuel checkpoint kanakapura road near NICE road, Bangalore.
INCIDENT: 4
INCIDENT 5
TO COMPLETE SS1000 SUCCESSFULLY AT ANY COST.
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Wow!! Josh, Sakhti, Subbu, Mahesh and Ram Congrats guys!! Good to see lots of Saddlesores happening these days in India.
You guys must have been in perfect sync with each other. Group rides are normally accompanied with delays and risks. Helmets off to you all for pulling it off!! Eager to read the rest of the log..Leave a comment:
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thnx ram... the remaining pics and logs are on the way.. stay tuned.
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tnx for the wishes bro.. and btw the log has been moved : )Originally posted by satyenpoojary View PostCongrats folks, Can I request one of the logs (preferably Joshs first log) to be moved on the first page!
thnx mate. so hv u moved to chennai or just temp ?? do let us know wen ur in coimbatore.. we can meet up & as for the failed attempt @ SS.. well u sure can always try again. Its a wonderful experience.Originally posted by rameshmadhavan View PostLeave a comment:
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Thats AWESOME guys.....wonderful writeup too....Good to see Group SS happening. Coimbatore is known for bikers n bikes and am proud to be one from Coimbatore but currently at Chennai.
Cheers to u guys, I tried doing a SS some time back, but failed....
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Congrats folks, Can I request one of the logs (preferably Joshs first log) to be moved on the first page!
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Raaaam!!!!!!!! Waatte surprise!!!!
Heard u was working with your tower
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engayo poiteenga!!!!
nice to see you back in action...
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Thanks Josh..! Would love to see the log with sum pictures! Waiting for sakthi to send the same.!Originally posted by JOSH5898 View Post
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FINALLYYYYYYYYYYYYYY... ram is back with a bang... way to go brother... your log has been worth the wait... great going.. keep posting.
LUV
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Log 01
LOG 01
I was anxiously like immediately he was like . I was like Josh, .
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@ pads & lijok.. Thank you for ur wishes and support guys.. The logs are on the way.. Will sure be worth the wait
@ sakthi.. Dude after reading ur post about the bunburner am just wondering how it would feel to do successfully complete it in a group of 10 riders
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