Re: 19 riders - Mission Ooty

Tour Report Approved.

Ramesh, you could have started posting with a much needed intro in "Who are you?" section as this is your first post... Bikers here need to know you better.

Anyways, there was really a large number of CBR 250R's indeed. Of course, its famous for touring, so no surprise here... And the ride discipline seems good from the pics.
And there's no doubt, Ooty is beautiful!

Please continue posting travelogue with the pics. @Ramesh_K

Re: 19 riders - Mission Ooty

That's an impressive lineup of Bikes and Bikers!
Nice going guys!

Ride Safe

Re: 19 riders - Mission Ooty

Thanks for the approval samarth.

There was a buzz around the brotherhood !! an excitement in the air!! It was all because of an event created ="Official End of the Year Ride- Mission Ooty". This was my first ride with the brotherhood. I was all excited to meet the riders and get to know their riding experiences. So there was an official meet created for discussing about the ride, to do list, group introductions, Check list of spare parts, Emergency contact numbers and so on and so forth and most importantly the possible routes to Ooty and the breaks which which we will be taking (don't ask how many we did actually take ).

Meet at Sigree Hotel OMR -

Beauties lined up



All the riders were filled with fun,energy and the love for adventure that was about to come.I know, just the excitement alone wont make a successful ride, it is always planning and organizing , which is where our senior riders played a vital role.
Nothing was left for a chance and the ride for Ooty was about to begin

Day1

Getting up @ 3 was never my cup of tea . But not this time, not this day . I had all my stuffs packed in trekking bag( most of the riders used saddle bags) and the only thing i had to do in morning was taking care of morning duties and load the bag on my 390 with bungee rope. The only thing that i should have done is after fastening the bungee i should have tested it by riding the bike on different speeds which i didn't do (which could have costed me dearly).
One of the 390's unique feature came to play in those early hours by waking up the flat residents ,meanwhile i was wearing my gears coolly and checking the tension of bungee ropes. Before i was surrounded by my angry flat mates i thought i better make a move .

Imagine 19 bikers lining up inside the city with full gears,saddle bags and cameras - asking for trouble. So for the very same reason, we decided to meet [MENTION=44530]chen[/MENTION]galpetu junction by dividing the groups based on the area they belong to. I was to meet 5 riders near radisson hotel @ 4.30 and i was the first person to arrive and soon two of them turned up and while the remaining joined us [MENTION=44530]chen[/MENTION]galpetu. When i reached the junction there were bikes already lined up and ready for a roll.

One of the good things i saw was, the riders mingled up quickly and there was fun and not attitude.


And of-course there were camera's all around


I wont say my 390 was the odd man out


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Thanks bro.

Re: 19 riders - Mission Ooty

Ramesh Bro,
Wonderful... Keep going

Re: 19 riders - Mission Ooty

The group was split into super fast and fast groups.Riders comfortable doing 110+ were in super fast and rest were in fast group. This made the group more manageable and easy to control.One of the things that was taught to us was, if i need to talk the lead(for any breaks/fueling), we have to come out of the formation and accelerate past the others and reach the lead.Well 390 is one hungry machine and i had to fuel it and wellll it was my chance to show 390 power band and so zoomed passed others (of-course showing off ) and signed my lead to stop at a fuel station .After my refuel, the ride continued without any event and i could see the lead taking a U turn before a toll.To be frank am not good with routes , so when i followed i saw the riders were entering a fuel station. It was weird , they could have filled where i did... Anyways i didn't enter the station since i just tanked up. So the pack went in and me staying behind and i saw the group sweeper standing next to me and he asked "are you ok? any problem?" i was like "no i just tanked and all and just then i saw , next to the fuel station was a2b ulunderpet, this is where we supposed to stop for breakfast .... i was like and went with the rest for fueling myself.

Beasts Lined Up






OHHH Yaeeee!!! DOSAAA


The food was good and please don't ask the cost . Many curious on-lookers started asking the same question which we heard till we returned back to Chennai - "Are you guys going for race?" ... Then off we started split into same groups. The road was smooth and the day was perfect and we were cruising steadily around 100-110 and i started becoming weary.... . At the very moment we made a stop since one of our riders had his knee guard dis positioned.



Well this was the time i was waiting for!!! I went and asked my lead that i go ahead of the pack and test my speed levels . So me and another friend started and we were cruising steadily 130 and i did a top speed of 165. Wow!!! i loved my machine more than ever.In good roads 390 is heaven.I did one mistake of wearing moto-cross helmet and which is not very good for highways. Once i crossed 150 i started feeling the wind pressure and my eyes filled up with tears. A point came where i couldn't see anything and then i thought its better slow down and not to try to clock over 165.
We reached at salem meeting point and waited for the rest of our group to reach.





We stopped briefly and some had tea and some had juice and some where having a smoke!! I was starting to feel a growl inside my stomach !! Well it was almost 2 and i need to do justice for my tummy . We were planning to have lunch in avinaishi which is near Metupalayam and by the time we found a nice hotel it became 3 and finding seats for all the riders became 3.30 . I even went to ATM and got some cash while waiting for our orders . There were some foreigners and they were looking at us like we were from another planet. Anyways, we were in no mood to be intimated . The food vanished in the speed it came. After lunch we took some snaps in parking.




Most of the riders prefer riding to hill stations for mainly one and only reason---curves-hairpin bends-- cornering. It is not so far now... Its almost there.
There was nothing to stop us now (of-course none was there before ). We reached the foot of the hills around 4.30



We started our way up!!! One thing i noticed is, the ride is very easy and comfy when your are in the pack and not the lead , especially when riding hills but if you are the lead, the story is altogether different . You will never know what lies ahead of the blind curve!!! We had a super senior rider who lead us like a charm!!

With all cornering happening and i noticed the flow in which the group went.. There was no friction.. all moved in one motion.. it was a treat to watch....
We reached a tea shop on the way up.... i know i know, lots of stops .. but hey its Ooty we need to enjoy the climate and tea right .


I remember riders complaining about the jackets and clothing that made them sweat and now they were not ready to part them even for a moment .
After a hot cup of Ooty Tea we made straight to our Cottage. The day was done with a BonFire and a warm bed


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Thank you Ji!!

Re: 19 riders - Mission Ooty

Good one bro!! Keep em coming!!!

Re: 19 riders - Mission Ooty

Awesome post bro, a way to go. I think this thread has not been updated for a while. We are eagerly waiting for it. Please continue your writing.

Re: 19 riders - Mission Ooty

One interesting thing happened was, in the nearby cottage we saw bajaj team with their test vehicles and laptops and we had a friendly chat with them. Of course they never revealed the details of the bike that was being tested , nevertheless pics where taken stealthy and may have been posted in web .

Place where we stayed...It was really a nice cottage, away from the main city and gave quite the view


We were supposed to start by 8, but when i got up at 7.30 i found all were having a sound sleep . So me and another friend went out for a walk.

The beauty of nature is always special...

So atlast everyone gathered around 9 and were ready to roll


... We had our breakfast in a nice hotel..

Hot Chocolate !!!

Well.. we occupied the whole lotta parking space


After breakfast.. we started visiting view points !!!

A sense of pride always dwell ed in me when i rode with the pack.. it was not because we had nice bikes ..... it was because we had nice bikes and also we had discipline...

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More pics...



Changing fuse--


The first visit was to some lake... well the lake was nice when i had a look from distance, but when i went near ... mannnn it stinked like hell .. pics say another story altogether



We then moved on to next view point. Riding on with sun rays caressing and chill wind trying to maintain the balance was heaven.

There was some shooting going on and i remember being there for 45 mins where in hardly not even one sequence they completed... Cinema is a hard business
We decided to move on and see next spots...

It was a falls(well thats what they said )... we had to walk around 2 kms to reach that spot.. was it worth the walk ?? well i dont think so

The so called falls


We went to another view point and had some pics taken..


We returned and spent dinner in cottage and the next day morning we started to Chennai... we reached Chennai around 6 and the journey came to an end...
Some random pics---



THATS US - CHENNAI BROTHERHOOD of RIDER's (CBR)


Photo credits goes to these guys...






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Thanks bro!
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thanks da!!

Re: 19 riders - Mission Ooty


Awesome ride.. beautiful pics and write-up.
The whole group looked in control.