amazing log and pics .. keep touring

btw how is your back after the trip

thanx bandhav

@ atul_the_rider
Bike returned a millage of 41.75km/l with an average speed of 80km/hr and at times 3 digit speeds for several minutes on expressway...

@ archistar
thanx for commenting

@ animeher
nice comment

@ turbo>>>>
well i dont think this as a drawback of R15.. it's just a matter of getting used to the sitting position... that's it...
as per me R15 is ONE of the BEST touring machines available in India if not THE BEST machine.. Reason behind is you get enjoy both parts while touring.. the comfortable cruising speed and when the roads are inviting you can literally treat it like race tracks...

To tell you guys the effect of this bike, the friend with whom i had gone for the ride, had booked FZ16 before the ride at malad showroom.. but after the ride and specially riding this bike on Nagar road full of twists and turns that friend got so much impressed that we today went to malad showroom and transfered the papers and 10000 booking amount for R15. Paid the rest of the amount and now he's getting the bike on 21st of this month..

@ sam92
hey thanx for commenting...

Well frankly speaking i didnt experience any back aech at all... even after riding in conjested kalyan road after entire day's riding.. The only painfull parts were wrists(that too only the right wrist-a lill bit) and ankles that's it..nothing else...

regards-
Ketan Nikharge.

Our next small ride will be on one of the coming weekends... plans r like Leaving Mumbai early evening on one of the Saturdays and head towards Tony da dhaba on Mumbai pune road, which is quite famous for it's food..atleast i've heard so... dunno for sure...

Reach there by dinner time..

Have dinner...

Spend the night at the very place chit chatting under open skies...

Leave from there by 3.00-3.30 am and head towards Ambey valley..

Reach there before the sun rise..

Find a vantage point on one of the cliffs and wait for the sun to rise...

Enjoy the sun rise.. take snaps...

Have tea there.. and leave for Mumbai..

Reach Mumbai by afternoon....

Take rest for the rest of the day and get back to office on monday..

do let me know the dates .I ll confirm accordingly

Hey why not.. sure... my friend is getting his R15 on this friday the 21st... so it's just a matter of his bike to come... the ride'll b on this weekend or the next.. i'll let u know in advance....

Cheerzz...
Ride safe..

@Ketan-Nice ride there.The flower field photograph was too good.

Btw did you guys took Mumbai-Pune Expressway(You mentioned rejoining old highway after Lonavla) for reaching Pune.As far as I know no two-wheelers are allowed in that stretch.

P.S:Please make sure that you post pictures in resolution 640*480 or less.

looking forward to your next ride as your plan seems interesting...

Hi Ketan,

Good run....i dont know how i missed a ride there...Shivneri never struck me....beautiful place aint it...had been there long back...but not on a motorbike....would love to get this done..

To do list before Retirement (Dec 2008)
Hampi Badami
Agra (Tajmahal)
Shivneri

@ MG_Biker1806

Nope.. not the entire pune expressway..U r right, 2 wheelers r not allowed on the expressway. But there's a certain patch between khandala and lonavala which is compulsory, there's no other route. So 2 wheelers r allowed for that patch only. One has to entire the expressway from khandala entrance and MUST exit at the lonavala exit, if one goes beyond then god save him..

bout the pics..yeah sure.. actually this was the first time i posted a triplogue here and that too with pics embedded in the write up only. In other posts i used to attach pics. So didnt hav much idea. Will make sure next time though.


@ archistar

Thanx bro...

@ Anup Abraham
yeah..it's beautiful...even better in august-sept. just after the rains... there's lush greenery everywhere.. it's totally a different world there...

Thanx all u guys..

Ketan, good trip... nice log and good photos too... Thanks for sharing with us

BTW, which camera did you use? Was the air dusty or the day pretty hot? I believe many photos should have had a better colour depth!

Please also consider a full face helmet and a pair of gloves for you... for an R15 a good pair of gloves make your hands feel more comfortable, apart from the safety they offer.

@ HydBiker
thanx for commenting buddy..
well i use Canon SX100 IS.

Yeah.. i m planning to go for a full face helmet..
and bout gloves, i m all set to buy the R15 gloves which company is selling. But here in Mumbai at Malad factory outlet they r out of stock..so just waiting for it...

Nice trip ketan. Even I am feeling like going for such long ride.

Seems like you have leaned a lot after seeing the tires.
Bikes are not allowed on express highway. How did you go there?
DSG is quite difficult to find for the First time. I had searched it for nearly an hour. The Address is 6,MG Road and on 6, MG Road you can see a Restaurant but no sign of DSG.

@ DriftKingNT

Thanx for commenting bro...

"Seems like you have leaned a lot after seeing the tires."
I didnt get what u meant to say bro..?

Well bikes r allowed on the expressway in a certain patch... where there's no other way to go to Pune.. One enters at khandala entrance and exits at lonavala exit...this patch is mandatory.. no other road option..

Yeah..true... Planet DSG is very difficult to find out.. It's not the restro..it's actually a bakery.. Planet DSG is exactly behind that bakery..And on top of it the name of the shop's not planet DSG..so locals dont know it by that name.. the name's dream bikes... or something..

Dream Sporting Gear = DSG ??? is that the shop name?