This is the mail i received from Vicky rent a bike in Chennai.
what do you think? about the price?



aargee incredible work for you
thank you guys

Rs 750 X 15 days works to Rs 11250...hmm...
And Rs 5 per Km after 100 Km is really a worry; your trip will involve around 2000 Kms & you'll be doing over 500 Kms in excess the quota. So the net will be...
Rs 5 X 500 = Rs 2500 + Rs 11250 = Rs 13750, give or take approximately 14K!!!

One question - Does this Rs 5 includes or excludes the fuel cost? Reason being that RE yields a FE of about, say, 35 Kmpl; the average fuel cost around here is about Rs 70, so ideally it only costs Rs 2 per Km (assuming Rs 3 is for maintenance). If you've to pay for fuel in addition, then the overall cost works to Rs 7 per Km.

For comparison, lets look at the rates of cab services prevailing in India...
If you bargain little harder, you get a non A/C cab (Tata Indica) for Rs 800 a day for 100 Kms or 10 hours (whichever is earlier) & will be charged Rs 50 for additional 1 hour (not per Km). Now if your drive involves outside the city, say for long distance, then they charge Rs 7-8 per Km & if it involves more than 200-300 Kms, the prices are around Rs 6-7 per Km.

Which means, for a trip of 2000 Km you can hire a cab for Rs 14000 (2000 X Rs 7). Now this is a chauffer driven service for cab and if you share the cab with your friend, you'll only spend about Rs 7000 from your side

Point - Negotiate, negotiate & negotiate; bargain hard. This is your 1st lesson to learn when you come to India

@Strider - Tks; it means a lot coming from you

Edit - I called up these guys & they seem to be genuine; however, here're few tips for you...
1. If you hire RE for 2 weeks, you can bring down the cost to Rs 650 a day
2. The additional Rs 5 is exclusive of fuel cost
3. If you're looking at economic alternatives, you may want to try Bajaj Avenger or other models such as Pulsar, or Hero Honda Karizma. The rental for Avenger is Rs 400-450 per week. But the additional Km & Rs 5 holds good for Avenger too.

Hi guys.
thii is the message i received from a rent-a-bike in Bengaluru.

what do you think? 4000 Rs for delivery? 700 Rs/day?

Sure, man. Let us know if we can be of any help here at Pondy!

Doesn't it sound little expensive?

Rental rates of motorcycles in Pondy pls?

It ranges from Rs. 200 to rs. 300/350 for 24hrs/per day depending on the models one chooses. Needless to say that, one has to spend for petrol.
I 'll get back to this thread with more detailed information once I go to city(I stay in the University!).

Excellent!!! This is exactly what I was expecting - Cheaper rentals from Pondicherry & Goa!!!

Please...that would be of immense help not only for cortomaltese, but for all of us. TIA.

Models range from Honda Activa to Pulsar(No surprise!) to Apache/FZ , and to Avenger/Bullet if one gets lucky!

Bullet 'd be great since 15 days isn't a joke. I 'll see what I can do.

This is the last mail from Bengaluru's rent

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Hi Daniele,

Rs.700 per day is my final offer for Bullet 350. Also, I cannot reduce the delivery charges below Rs.4000 as petrol prices are very high now.

I can offer you a 220 cc bike for Rs.400 per day and a 150 cc bike for Rs.300 per day. The delivery charges would however remain the same.

So, please intimate me your choice of bike as soon as possible. Hope to see you in India soon

Cheers!
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Positive: delivery where i need it ( Chennai) and take off where i need ( in Bengaluru)
negative: the price. For me in italy is not expensive but i hope he don't take advantage on me! Do you know the prices of this cycle in another rent?
I have to make the choice as soon as possible so..

Thank you very much for your time guys!

Sometime back, my friends had taken Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme(150cc) at Rs. 250 and Bajaj Avenger(220cc) at Rs. 350 per day. Both were in very good condition. There was no caution deposit too. However, it was just for 2 days. You 're supposed to give the rental fellow a copy of some document(Passport/Driving License/PAN card) as proof.

interesting !but a email adress of a rent in Pondy??

Their working style is pretty simple. These guys can be contacted only by meeting them in person. Or probably, one might contact over phone. That's all.
If you can give the details of the requirements, Pondy xBhpians can strike a deal. These bikes 're basically for the local use. So, we need to do some talking.

Welcome to India Cortomaltese. Pray you have a safe stay here.

@Aargee: Very detailed itinerary I must say. Have been through a couple of the routes you mentioned and I really do wish had I known you earlier I'd have been much better off in those trips.

ok guys this is the tour:
start 27 december in Chennai with a Bulett 350cc

Chennai - Mamallapuram - Pondicherry 160 km
Pondicherry - Chidambaram - Tanjore 181 km
Tanjore - Rameshwaram 239 km
Rameshwaram - Kanyakumari 294 km
Kanyakumari - Varkala 138 km
Varkala - Allepei (Alappuzha) 118 km
Allepei (Alappuzha) - Kochi 54 km
Kochi - Coimbatore 200 km
Coimbatore - Gunduplet 151 km
Gundlupet - Mysore 60 km
Mysore - Bangalore 142 km

Here the map

Finish in Bengaluru 12 or 13 of January
For the Bike i choose http://dvkbiking.hpage.in/home_page_7138350.html.
I have speak with Vijay by mail and he said me that the bullett is in good condition. He can bring me the bike in Chennai. I'm in his hands.
ok now i have to wait. if you want meet me during the trip send me a messagge
thank you for all
P.S.: this is my italian blog iensempringir

It is advisable to stay at ooty( 95-100kms from Coimbatore) than at Gundlupet. You cant find decent enough Accommodation around Gundlupet , but in Ooty there is plenty to suit your budget and needs buddy.