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  • Ride to Implausible Silvassa..

    To start with, a small introduction of the place visited and participants.

    Destination:
    1. Kauncha (Silvassa)
    2. Dabhosa Waterfall, Jawhar, Maharashtra.

    Start : Surat, Gujarat.

    Distance: Surat-Kauncha = 180kms
    Kauncha-Dabhosa = 50 kms
    Dabhosa-Surat = 255kms

    No of Bikes : 3(Royal Enfield classic, Yamaha FZ16, TVS Apache 160)
    No of ppl : 4 [Chinmay, Ankur, Rishav, Anubhav(pillion partner)]
    Date: 12.10.2013 and 13.10.2013


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    Planned route

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    The accomplice


    After much deliberation, the destination finally agreed upon was directionally perpendicular to what was planned a week ago. The excitement was at the peak as it was quite a long time (a month or so) we went on a bike trip.
    The day was Saturday (12.10.2013) and I was in the office till late afternoon, courtesy my job in shifts; when all my pals where getting ready for the ride. It was the day when for the first time I was waiting at the punching machine for an 'Out punch' five minutes before the shift end time.

    We left for Kauncha at 5PM from Surat and took to NH8 via Navsari. A mistake it was, which we realized when a cup of tea went down the throat and worked as stimulus at our first stop. The traffic in Navsari was heavy (actually it was much more than that, but I am not getting word to describe it) as it was the time when working people leave for home. The first stop was at the Jai Hind Dhaba, Chikhli, which is our stop for every trip. Just love the paranthas and tea at this place.

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    The room..may not look that big in pic, but believe me, it was huge.
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    another angle

    Some pis will describe the place better.

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    morning view from our room

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    The guest house

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    The SHIKARA as my friend fondly calls it.



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    The Canteen

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    Master Chef cum waiter.

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    The next day morning we left at 09:00 but there was a twist in the tale. A part of our journey was through water. We had our bikes transported to the other end of the lake(Dudhani) in boat. Boat service is run by the government free of cost. This reduced our distance to one third or half may be.

    The ride then was heaven...Maska roads, small ghats, twists n turns, greenery all around, repeated 'hool' given by the hens while riding through hamlets....untill we entered Maharashtra.No hard feelings, but we have had too many experiences of worst roads the point we enter Mah from Guj.

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    We reached Dabhosa at around 12noon and were wondering if theres any place to do the buffalo thing. (sit/immerse in water pool for an hour or so) as is our main agenda of every trip.


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  • #2
    Re: Ride to Implausible Silvassa..

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    • #3
      Re: Ride to Implausible Silvassa..

      Nice pics and good write up, please share details on the performance of the machines during the ride.
      Its crime to ride a car alone, so I ride bike :).

      0 to 100 in 9.63 secs - Machine Name : Usain Bolt :)

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      • #4
        Re: Ride to Implausible Silvassa..

        nice trip......
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        • #5
          Re: Ride to Implausible Silvassa..

          Originally posted by The Monk View Post
          Triplog Approved
          Thanks for the approval..

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          Originally posted by joeantony View Post
          Nice pics and good write up, please share details on the performance of the machines during the ride.
          There were more pics which would have described the place better...but the site did not allow to upload additional pics...may be size constraints.
          As far as the performance of the bikes is concerned, rankings can be
          A. Comfort : 1. RE, 2. FZ, 3. RTR, (RTR is tiring for long rides as compared to FZ.)
          B. Ride : 1. most comfy on RE 2. FZ 3. RTR(vibrations at speeds above 85kmph)
          C. Milege : RTR(55+ on every ride), 2, 3. RE and FZ both giving return of 41kmpl.

          of course RE is a clear winner, which is obvious owing to 350cc engine.

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          Originally posted by princesirohi View Post
          nice trip......
          Thank you..

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          • #6
            Re: Ride to Implausible Silvassa..

            Originally posted by chinmay2287 View Post
            C. Milege : RTR(55+ on every ride), 2, 3. RE and FZ both giving return of 41kmpl.

            of course RE is a clear winner, which is obvious owing to 350cc engine.
            hmm ... RE and FZ returning same mileage.. that is interesting. Sad, RTR could never be a practical tourer.
            Its crime to ride a car alone, so I ride bike :).

            0 to 100 in 9.63 secs - Machine Name : Usain Bolt :)

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            • #7
              Re: Ride to Implausible Silvassa..

              Nice ones, bro! I can sense and feel the sereneness from the pictures.
              BENEATH THE REMAINS.........
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              • #8
                Re: Ride to Implausible Silvassa..

                Originally posted by chaosaddict View Post
                Nice ones, bro! I can sense and feel the sereneness from the pictures.
                thanks @chaosaddict the place is indeed worth visiting again..

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                Originally posted by joeantony View Post
                hmm ... RE and FZ returning same mileage.. that is interesting. Sad, RTR could never be a practical tourer.
                @joeantony yeah but some people may strongly disagree with the RTR comment..

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                • #9
                  Re: Ride to Implausible Silvassa..

                  Verry Good.. for both write up and pictures..
                  2012 till Now - Pulsar 200 NS
                  Coming Soon - Royal Enfield Bullet Electra

                  And so onnnn.......
                  Last but not the least - Hellcat X132

                  bIkINg iS mY pAsSiOn aNd iT iS iN mY sOuL

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                  • #10
                    Re: Ride to Implausible Silvassa..

                    Originally posted by teotia001 View Post
                    Verry Good.. for both write up and pictures..
                    Thanks mate

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                    • #11
                      Re: Ride to Implausible Silvassa..

                      If pics could have been more clear than it would have been more great !!

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                      • #12
                        Re: Ride to Implausible Silvassa..

                        Originally posted by somen1984 View Post
                        If pics could have been more clear than it would have been more great !!
                        yeah, will try to click better pics next time

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                        • #13
                          Re: Ride to Implausible Silvassa..

                          Nice triplog chinmay. What are the places near surat which are perfect for a one day trip?

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                          Last edited by skv; 11-12-2013, 10:12 PM.

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                            Re: Ride to Implausible Silvassa..

                            Originally posted by skv View Post
                            Nice triplog chinmay. What are the places near surat which are perfect for a one day trip?

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                            [MENTION=55915]skv[/MENTION] : there are many of them if 150odd kms are considered as 'NEAR SURAT'.
                            1. Saputara Hill station = 180kms from surat
                            2. Don hill station = 180kms
                            3. padamdungri eco campsite = 100kms
                            4. Ninai waterfall = 160 kms
                            5. Zarwani waterfall = 150 kms
                            6. Sardar Sarovar dam = 160 kms
                            7. Ukai dam = 100kms
                            8. Kakrapar dam = 70kms

                            There are many more mate..we can discuss..till then, keep riding

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