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  • #16
    Originally posted by bluevolt View Post
    The general thumb rule is to avoid riding at night on deserted roads
    Strongly agree; this is the first thing to adhere to

    Originally posted by Zaphod View Post
    If someone suspicious asks me about my ride, I always tell a lie that I am waiting for my group to catch up.
    Excellent point & very well agreed to this.

    Originally posted by Zaphod View Post
    Maybe I am paranoid, but I always carry this little swiss army knife in my pocket.
    Not paranoid, but remember that, the same knife could be used by them against you too; now that includes the old timing chain or any weapon for that matter. Best thing is to...AVOID.

    Originally posted by Zaphod View Post
    I am really curious to know about unsafe roads (if any) in South India. I am of an impression that South Indian roads are relatively safer (maybe because towns aren't that far apart).
    Quite true; most NH's are safer.

    Adding my 2 cents...
    If you intent to have dinner & stay at some place, never tell them before hand that you're staying. Pretend as though you're there for food & have a long way to go. Finish off the dinner & then stay there overnight. Also, leave the place as early as possible to have breakfast at somewhere else. Oh!!! and again, this point applies to places that are damn cheap at smaller town/villages or may even look suspicious.
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    Awareness + Skill is what keeps you out of harm's way
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    • #17
      best thing to do if you plan to ride alone... go to the nearest health and glow shop and buy yourself a pepper spray for 500 bucks.

      Keep it in your jacket.. its way better than trying to challenge them physically... pepper spray lasts 30 minutes so plenty of time to escape
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      • #18
        Originally posted by Zaphod View Post
        Maybe I am paranoid, but I always carry this little swiss army knife in my pocket. Thankfully, I didn't have to try out its effectiveness on anyone yet.
        No offense.....but Id really like to see someone try it out effectively when they're facing down a goon and fumbling with it to pull out the knife and instead, out comes a nail file

        Even I had the same brilliant idea for a while but all its good for, in my perhaps limited view, is cutting apples and looking cool. Also, makes for a cool keychain.


        Not paranoid, but remember that, the same knife could be used by them against you too; now that includes the old timing chain or any weapon for that matter. Best thing is to...AVOID.
        I have no experience in armed fighting except some chur chand...dodgeball. But, I feel thats a very generalised statement.....depends on the situation. Someone faced with a situation could try to scare the opposition with a weapon. But that ofcourse, depends on the opposition and the hero's 'persuasiveness'. Anyway, all that seems stupid compared to pepper spray.
        Last edited by 2strokerama; 01-19-2011, 12:04 AM.

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        • #19
          Originally posted by 2strokerama View Post
          No offense.....but Id really like to see someone try it out effectively when they're facing down a goon and fumbling with it to pull out the knife and instead, out comes a nail file
          Thankfully I have never had a chance to test this out :P.
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          • #20
            hope it stays that way till you upgrade to a pocket knife. (and afterwards too)

            another idea....how about carrying around a loud buzzer\horn? that could stun, confuse and scare the villains as well as give out an alert to other people around check out whats happening.

            Local newspaper carried an article recently about a mobile phone controlled antitheft kit....you fit it on the vehicle, feed it your phone number and if it gets stolen, manhandled or something, it tracks the movement of the vehicle by gps and sends its location by sms to your phone....you can also activate its alarm from the phone.
            Last edited by 2strokerama; 01-19-2011, 12:37 AM.

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            • #21
              Originally posted by 2strokerama View Post
              I have no experience in...all that seems stupid compared to pepper spray.
              Err...what're you trying to say
              Skill is what keeps you on a Motorcycle
              Awareness + Skill is what keeps you out of harm's way
              ATGATT + Awareness + Skill means you might Live To Ride another day

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              • #22
                In retrospect... I feel pepper spray should be our weapon of choice against these robbers. Thats the only thing amongst everything discussed that will effectively counter the threat and also help us not get on the wrong side of the law.
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                • #23
                  Originally posted by antz.bin View Post
                  Most importantly.. if ever stopped by anyone(Even a girl) in the middle of the night. Never dismount / turn off the engine.
                  I will say if you were ever stopped by a girl in the middle of night in some deserted place then don't stop.
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                  • #24
                    Simplest method: Ask the long distance trucks. They always take the safe routes

                    Case in point is the NH2 from Del-Kanpur. So many well meaning friends said the area is not safe & is deserted post Agra etc etc - tell you what? I've done it some 8 times now in car, driving overnight & sleeping at toll plazas/petrol pumps/punjabi dhabas.
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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by hitanshu View Post
                      Simplest method: Ask the long distance trucks. They always take the safe routes
                      Couldn't help posting - ^^^ is an EXCELLENT point.
                      Skill is what keeps you on a Motorcycle
                      Awareness + Skill is what keeps you out of harm's way
                      ATGATT + Awareness + Skill means you might Live To Ride another day

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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by aargee View Post
                        Couldn't help posting - ^^^ is an EXCELLENT point.
                        @argee and all-how safe is the strech of nh 5 from chennai to vishakhapattanam .i was thinking to do a chennai to kolkatta in 2 days.thinking to start from 12 in the night from chennai to next day evening to bhubaneswar.any thoughts.?and yes alone.
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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by drvmtm View Post
                          @argee and all-how safe is the strech of nh 5 from chennai to vishakhapattanam .i was thinking to do a chennai to kolkatta in 2 days.thinking to start from 12 in the night from chennai to next day evening to bhubaneswar.any thoughts.?and yes alone.
                          Chennai to AP is generally safe. Expect some bad roads after AP border towards Orissa & almost all parts of Orissa. Road after Orissa towards Kolkatta is fine.

                          BTW, are you saying 12 AM of day1 & reach Bhubaneshwar by evening of Day 1? IMO, that will be a very stressful ride like doing 1200+ odd Kms on a single day with some bad roads in between.

                          I'd suggest Chennai to Vizag - Day1 & Vizag to Kolkatta - Day 2, choice is yours
                          Skill is what keeps you on a Motorcycle
                          Awareness + Skill is what keeps you out of harm's way
                          ATGATT + Awareness + Skill means you might Live To Ride another day

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                          • #28
                            Guys i would like to share my experience:
                            During my last ride,i was returning from shimoga to bangalore.
                            By the time i reached tumkur it was 1.00am.
                            I had another 80kms to cover.I was riding with my friend as a pillion.
                            After the tumkur,instead of continuing in NH-206.we saw signboards,took a byepass towards bangalore. It was about 10-15kms to reach the NH-4.
                            After about 5kms at midnight we spotted an autorikshaw and man waving his hand trying to stop us.Luckily i had some presence of mind and downshifted the gear and ripped past him only to find that they were a gang of muggers who were hiding behind him.From there no turning back. Reached home safely.
                            so i advice you guys not to take that road at night.
                            Even better if we don't ride at night.I have decided not to,unless it is unavoidable.
                            The road marked in RED is the byepass.

                            Last edited by manubhat; 01-23-2011, 12:18 PM.
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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by manubhat View Post
                              Guys i would like to share my experience:
                              During my last ride,i was returning from shimoga to bangalore.
                              By the time i reached tumkur it was 1.00am.
                              I had another 80kms to cover.I was riding with my friend as a pillion.
                              After the tumkur,instead of continuing in NH-206.we saw signboards,took a byepass towards bangalore. It was about 10-15kms to reach the NH-4.
                              After about 5kms at midnight we spotted an autorikshaw and man waving his hand trying to stop us.Luckily i had some presence of mind and downshifted the gear and ripped past him only to find that they were a gang of muggers who were hiding behind him.From there no turning back. Reached home safely.
                              so i advice you guys not to take that road at night.
                              Even better if we don't ride at night.I have decided not to,unless it is unavoidable.
                              The road marked in RED is the byepass.

                              Will take care about it in future. Well in any case the highways are the safest roads we have.
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