Stop the teaser and bring on the rest Phanikar. Drooling over the twisties.

Thanks buddy


100% agree what you say


Glad that you guys liked the pics , will get the log up as soon as i have the rest of the pics

Thanks haroon the hardware belongs to my co rider(Gautham). He is a wildlife photographer. when you stop for a but break, the CANON(literally) is out capturing any fauna around

Ram uncle waiting for the pics from Gautham

HA!! Phani !! Saw your road condition report and knew a lovely log was on the way. Waiting for the rest !

Ride Safe

Stunning Teasers, Bring on the rest!!

What I'd call Orgasmic!

The minute I saw that twisty pic " Mother of Holy God!"

That is some ridiculously beautiful photography.
Please do not keep us waiting.

Shutter bag accessories :


Awesum collection. Wish to own all kinda lens for my DSLR someday

Expecting lotttttssss of tempting pics. Glued here

Another photo-feature trip for our eyes n heart only!

Can't wait to read the whole log!

Thanks for your ever-encouraging words Sir

Thank you guys Glad that you liked it. the log will be up soon.

Alright here we go .........


Day 1:

It was probably the latest start I have had till date. Initial plan being to start at 4AM was shelved after Gautham told that he would join in if I can leave by afternoon. Without a second thought, told him to join in as early as he can and we could leave together. By the time we exit Bangalore we were half baked. Stopping at Maddur was the only relief from the scorching heat(this was only the trailers, the actual movie was yet to be screened).

Did anybody feel short of food at Maddur Mcd :b: An ametuer attempt at ride videography (all thanks to Bharath)Few of our Avian friends who gave us company though the day

Red vented Bul bul


Magpie Robin


Snack time for the common Rosefinch (female)


By the time we reached above, efforts were in full swing and the fire was extinguished. Finding a decent enough room outside Ooty we halt for the night. Not soon after having dinner at a nearby restaurant we hit the beds promising to start early.

to further yoda's legacy, proud is yoda, of your efforts.

Nice pictures! Any more pics of teh wildfire? Birdwatching will be the new touring trend from this thread forth.

Thanks buddy The pics from the wild fire have too much noise and clarity issues , will search for few more and post if possible.

Day 2:

When the whole of Ooty was slowly starting to rise, we plan to ride through Love Dale(the railway station of which has been shot in many movies) enroute Upper Bhavani reservoir. The chill in the air, good roads and less traffic was a good start to the ride.



Breakfast time






First stop was at a tea factory hoping to find a cup of garma garaym cup of chai, instead the only thing on offer was ICED TEA since there was power cut minutes before we arrived. So imagine how much luck we carried with us. Gautham got busy with the CANON (Barrel) of his which disturbed the avain romance around the area.



At this point we saw some school kids curiously watching what we were upto, few of them with a frown on their face, as if asking “How come they have holiday when we have to go to school” . The strange part is the kids wearing the same uniform were seen walking for the next 5-6 Kms. Was just wondering if it was their daily business. The roads started to get deserted with every mile passing. Super smooth ghats made it a perfect morning. Spotted some civilization post Kundha dam. After crossing some 12-13 hair pin bends the next board made us smile ear to ear, 34 hair pins more apart from the 43 going down. At a junction at Manjoor, we were not allowed to take the Upper Bhavani road as it required a special permission and more over there was inspection going on. SO did not bother to convince the cop who had a moustache which resembled two Table tennis rackets attached together. After crossing some 60+ hair pins(everything included) stopped at Geddai for breakfast. Geddai is a very small village which has hardly 20-25 houses apart from the Electricity board quarters and a small school. The teachers slowly started coming on what looked like the only bus arriving to this place in the mornings. Have to truly appreciate the work done and the dedication shown by these teachers.




A happy school kid


Three dosas with astonishingly low viscous, 0w0 graded chutney( My standard beakfast if in TN) and a cup of masala tea just made the perfect ingredient for the first meal of the day. Meanwhile one old man walks up to me and asks where was I coming from after referring to the “KA” number plate. He introduces himself to be from Mandya district(KAR), who had been with the Electricity board for two plus decades. He expressed joy in meeting someone who is from a place closer to his native, since he had not been to his native for years. He starts off asking how the town is now, whether there were any developmental works going on etc etc …..These are the kind of people who make a difference to your touring experience. Wishing the oldies good bye we set out for the next leg of the journey. One has to enter personal as well as vehicle details at Mulli Checkpost, and when I saw the register, we were the only two guys coming from the Ooty side apart from the bus which dropped the teachers.

The heat started to show its colors as we descended down the plains. Stopped at Dhayanur to hydrate ourselves, few seconds later two local buses stop there for break. One dude gets out from the bus, comes near and starts talking (in what he considers to be English, even Spanish/French would have been easier for me to understand). Later when we try to let him know that we can understand Tamil, he looked offended and left the scene. The villagers felt sorry for us to be burdened with so much clothing on a summer day. Reach Coimbatore by afternoon for lunch. Thankfully some of the “very bad” patches from Karamadai to Coimbatore had be done and only few “bad” patches existed

Later in the evening leave for Siva’s new Hyosung showroom. By the time we reached there the poor chap was about to roll down the shutter. Both of us had met after close to half a year. He showed me the damage his wheel had suffered during the ride together during September and that he had still got it fixed. After small chat session, he asked which one would I like to take out for a spin, didn’t waste even a single second to have my hands on the GT rather than the ST.

Few pics from Shiva's place







Yours truly


The Doc


Was really impressed with the red fellow and also promised to come back when the nakeds arrive. Wishing him luck we leave the place for a good peaceful night.

Awesome pics...and nice trip log...

Some more pics of the GT650

drooling over the pics,keep the log coming,loved the idea of videography.