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Very nice, especially since you guys use so called commuters for touring!

Cheers

remember reading your other logs..you always remind its the rider not the bike that matters

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Thank you sir..


Haha, I am a tourer and thats why I use whatever resources I have..
This platina 125 pushed me to believe "rider matters not the ride" , though there are very less people like it ..
Thank you very much sir ...

Hope some day we will meet on Highway ..

Another fine ride there ! Nice to see another ride and log from you

Take Care & Ride Safe

another one from you... nice....

Re: Vellore to Valparai, Learners ride...

Thank you sir.

Here I'm starting the log..


Before journey:
It was just another dream journey for me, but it was 1st long ride for my friend Saket and even his bike was brand new and just completed run-in..


Before the ride sujoy,sid & saket bought their riding gloves (I was already having), lots of other stuffs like biscuits, bread, jam pouch, extra food also packed with our luggage..


Ropes packed for emergency, tool kit is always with my bike in its side box..
So everything was set..


Actually I planned to hit Valparai on 1st day itself but new rides were with me, so that was not possible..
So our 1st destination was Kolli hills,though I already have visited kolli hills once before ..


Day 1:
early morning ;
we wake up at 4am and got ready, came down to tie our luggage on our bikes.
For my bike it was just 2mins, as its usual for me..
But binding luggage in Passion Xpro, was slight tough..took 20 mins of time .. 5am we were ready to hit the road ..


Petrol filled and started riding on GQ, but let me show you the smog and fog on NH that morning








So our usual speed was too low, though after some time fogs started disappearing ,..



morning high way
















just before krishnagiri..



thats me & my bike



close up



on sweet NH





We reached krishnagiri in more than 3 hours means too much late from usual timings.



Our 1st pit stop, tea stop, butt break..Chk my bike , extra wires on tank bag, thats because of temporary mobile charge station..
Our heavily loaded punny bikes .



and the posers..



sid, trying for new FB profile pic :P


Then we smoothly started cruising towards salem means another 130kms

road side click





what more we need.









morning clouds were there



me & sujoy on my bike ..



same



Xpro just clocked 1000kms ..



thats Sid & saket on Xpro



some amature photography on road..






Here we reached salem, but ??watt sun light started showing its effect..



sid & saket one more time



after corssing salem, we followed our GPS .......


Not much photo clicked before kolli hills..



after started climbing kolli hills



here we stated climbing



engine cooling break :P + Photo break



From left Sujoy, me , Saket



My life on road



altitude was increasing ..



And we reached Kolli hills at 1.30pm..
Trip meter was showing 370+kms ,quite slow riding


We took our room in Arrow mansion lodge, 1000 per night..
Freshend up ,went for luch and saket crashed on bed ..
After 1hour we started exploring kolli hills..


To be continued ..

Re: Vellore to Valparai, Learners ride...

Nice to see this.

Re: Vellore to Valparai, Learners ride...

This is what I call putting available resources to best use Great job.
I have seen many crying over saying 'don't have a good bike for touring','what can I do with a 100 cc or 125 cc bike'.
My friend you are the answer to all of them.

Re: Vellore to Valparai, Learners ride...

Superb Buddy once again U did it this time i guess you were not having any exams to worry about :P

Re: Vellore to Valparai, Learners ride...

Proves that it's about the rider spirit .. not always the bike

Re: Vellore to Valparai, Learners ride...

That's awesome dude. I have read your previous logs too, you are proving that Commuters also capable for serious touring. Keep Riding, Keep Rocking

Re: Vellore to Valparai, Learners ride...

Great ride and nice pics. Great to see commuter touring. How did the XPro performed? How much FE it delivered?

Re: Vellore to Valparai, Learners ride...

super read of a great trip!
very nice photos too - especially the one that shows the twisty black-top running between those tea-plantations - looks surreal!
keep riding safe mayte & c u on the highway someday! :-)

Re: Vellore to Valparai, Learners ride...

Thank you sirjee..
CC matters , but not that much, I have seen riders doing Ladakh on 100cc so why to worry, but some special care should be taken . Thats all..
Thank you sir..


Ohh no, this time was just free holidays ..enjoyed ..
Thank you very much for checking my other logs also..

I agree, Thank you sir..


Thank you bro..

Thank you ravi anna, Xpro performed good enough for a longer larger trip, its handling was too much good,feel like cloned from elder sisters .. Though it had slight less
torque,actually a/f mix was lean for that bike.. top was touching 87kmph.. But it handling rocks on that hilly road, I will post a pic of our cornering fun..
Mileage was 55-60kmpl superb , compared to my platina 125 which gives me constant 43-47kmpl
but except cornering Platina 125 scored a way ahead .. more topend , lottttssss of torque,softer suspension , and my 30k kms confidence on her :P


Thank you bro..
Surely , see you on highway..