Travelogue approved.

Awesome pics...

waiting for the complete trip log

interesting events
waiting for the log

Nice start, now bring on the log man!!

Wah Wah !!...It seems you guys had lots of fun
Bring on the rest of T-log.

Cheers
Biru

@beruoist, yes we had lotsa fun !!

@all, thanks I have submitted the t-log to rony bhai(for final approval ), he would be adding the pics and most probably will add/edit some stuff, may be "list" format the log

@Sid-Nice Intro,awaiting the rest of the log.......How long did it take you to reach 100?ROFLMAO...........

I'd like to read how the Dio performed. But do not stop with the teaser & blame office work, keep the flowing going before we loose the heat to read!!!

Thanks Vishwas, my dio reaches 85kmph at a decent pace, 85 to 90 is slow and 90 to 100 is really really slow . Didn't know exactly how long but the road was clear of any traffic and it was a clean long stretch. I rolled off the throttle as soon as I hit 100. But it was completely stable, no fishtailing what so ever. Didn't expect that.

Lol, ofcourse not buddy. Rony bhai sab kuch detail mein karte hai. Banda perfectionist hai, so I would suggest you wait just a bit.

The dio performed pretty well, didn't want to slow down the group by riding at 60-65 which is the cruising speed for my automatic and hence it was almost full throttle all the way. Even on the state highway and through the twisties, often touched 80-85, ofcourse slowed down for really sharp corners. The only thing I was worried about is extra fuel that i was carrying - a 2 litre can full of petrol in the boot of my dio. Am happy nothing happened, else my arse would be on fire .

There are some great pics there! Looks like all of you had a lot of fun!

Thanks Sunny, yup the ride was awesome .

Part 1

Before I start, I would like to thank all the riders who participated in this ride for making it a success and once again proving the point that group riding is FUN even with all the safety measures put in place !

List of Riders and their Rides

1. Rony - Rohit Jain - XCD 135
2. crazySID - Manas Tare - Dio
3. mithun19 - Mithun - P220
4. joelkraju - Joel K Raju - P220
5. Praneetr1 - Praneet Rao - P220
6. sagarraikar - Sagar Raikar - P220
7. Abhaybagul - Abhay Bagul - P220
8. piratesam - Swapnil Mhatre - P220
9. PRANAV D - Pranav Deshpande - P220
10. qwerty_rm - Rahul Matiwadekar - P220
11. Sachinnair - Sachin Nair - ZMR
12. xstunter - Deepan Devraj - ZMA
13. viraj_s85 - Viraj Sawant - R15
14. aman619lalendi - Aman Babu Lalendi - R15
15. gautam_k - Gautam Kamat - RTR 160 - with Pillion Sarita Gurung
16. yogeshjsy - Yogesh Sawant - Royal Enfield Bullet Electra Twinspark (Only till Breakfast at Manor)

I would like to thank crazySID (Manas Tare) for taking initiative and coming up with this travelogue. I am adding some extra information along with pictures wherever applicable !

So lets get on with the log now .... he writes ...

Prelude
I was very keen to be a part of this ride which was planned(in detail !!) by our very own rony boy as quoted below :-

Saw the list of confirmed riders the day before and immediately got the complex. Why? - All I could see in the list were p220's, r15's ,etc. Thought to myself - What the hell, as long as these guys don't cruise at triple digit speeds I should be fine !!

So the night before the ride I got my tank topped up and also carried an extra 2 liter fuel can, as a backup(since the Dio has just 6ltr tank). I was carrying the fuel can in my boot, hence I had placed it on top of freezed water bottles to ensure that the fuel stayed within safe temperature range. Packed > 2litres of water, extra visor and what not (all thanks to my spacious Dio's boot !!) Didn't know meeting points properly hence had told Rony that I would directly come to his place around 4.15 and that we would leave together.


Meeting the riders
So on the day of the ride I woke up at around 3am, after getting cleaned up I put on my gears and left my place(in Mahim) around 4. I reached Rony's place in around 15mins. After that we left and reached the first meeting point 1 (Bisleri junction, Andheri) where we teamed up with Aman (r15). Then Pranav (p220) joined us near WEH-JVLR junction and we all proceeded towards Dahisar check naka where we met Yogesh (Bullet), Praneet (p220), Abhay (p220) and Rahul (p220).

From there all eight of us moved towards the last meeting point (WEH - Ghodbunder road junction) where we had to wait for the remaining 8 riders Deepan (ZMA), Viraj (R15), Sachin (ZMR), Joel (p220F), Swapnil (p220), Mithun (p220), Sagar (p220) and Gautam (RTR160) with Pillion Sarita. They were riding from central suburbs and navi mumbai and due to heavy traffic on Airoli Bridge and Ghodbunder Road, the riders arrived 45 minutes behind schedule at around 6pm. This was the first major delay in our ride.

After everyone had come, Rony briefed us about the ride. He asked riders to ride in formation and formed two groups - one for the rippers (with Sachin as leader & Viraj as sweeper) and the other for the cruisers (Rony as leader & Gautam as sweeper).

Ride commences
As the ride started at around 6:15am, it was still dark (early morning) also a bit of fog. Riding in formation was slightly off since we encountered traffic (heavy vehicles) and to add to it, kamkazi private vehicles and the moist road surface. But everyone (both experienced riders as well as newbies) stuck to the riding protocol, occasionally slowing down on not seeing the other riders in the RVM. Hence the two groups were never that far off and maintained a good pace.

We kept cruising at around 75-85kmph. Although I was almost riding my Dio at its top speed, I never felt uncomfortable since whenever I slowed down, other riders reciprocated by doing the same. This was by far the biggest group ride that I have been a part off. I know the touring limits(top speed, range, etc) of my Dio very well and have devised various workarounds to deal with the same, but this is for the times I ride solo. Riding in a big group was new for me since it requires a different sort of discipline. But I immediately felt at home and had no issues what-so-ever.

The first halt was for a photo session, a few kilometers before Kamat's hotel on NH8. Here we all stopped and quickly took some snaps avoiding the oncoming traffic.

Dudhani seems to be pretty nice PLACE to ride. Didnt knew there would be such a great place in Silvassa.

@ Rony, keep the log coming.

Part 2

Breakfast Time
After the photo session we resumed towards kamats for our breakfast. At kamat's we all reintroduced ourselves, chatted and had breakfast. Praneet was the only one who bought the unlimited buffet, and proceeded to share the same with everyone !! At some point the hotel management appointed two waiters just to keep an eye on praneet's sharing tactics. Praneet just ignored them and continued sharing the food !! Others had the usual tea/coffee - wada sambhar, etc. Again after a quick photo session we resumed the ride.