I Shall remain indebited to you for such a help Man....u r a true rider.... I will choose to go by route 1 only... my 220 has done 21k Kms..... what all things to carry along ...... only tyre punture solution is one doubt in my mind...rest i will get the service done before leaving......anything else to check before leaving ?

Boss if returning home is your motto.. you can do the following,

Route 1 : Bangalore - Pune - Vadodadra - Udaipur - Delhi : 2,450 kms

Bangalore - Pune : 900 kms via NH4 / AH47
Pune - Vadodra : 550 kms via NH8
Vadodra - Udaipur : 350 kms via SH5 / NH8
Udaipur - Gurgaon : 650 kms via NH76 / NH8

They might seem hectic distances however they are doable in a day each easily. I know because I did the same segments

There is another route also through Central India which i have read is boring and cannot comment on the road conditions.

Route 2 : Bangalore - Hyderabad - Nagpur - Gwalior - Delhi : 2,131 kms

Bangalore - Hyderabad : 570 kms via NH7 / AH43
Hyderabad - Nagpur : 501 kms via NH7
Nagpur - Gwalior via Jhansi : 701 kms via AH43
Gwalior - Delhi : 359 kms via AH1 / SH22A

You may want to stop at Jhansi instead of Gwalior on Day 3 making a difference of -104 kms of Day 3 and adding it to the next day riding. Like I mentioned bro I cannot give you any updates on teh road conditions for the Route 1, although longer, is one hell of ride to remember for a lifetime. I would never miss out on Route 1 for 300 kms bro, my two cents worth.

I would also suggest other xBHPians to comment on this for improvements to this comment.

Bro, I will be returning home from bangalore.it is not leisure trip.... It will very kind of you to tell the stop points to take rest.....Thanks in advance gaurav bro.

Thanks mate. The bike is holding up pretty well. Every morning he purrs and then roars with the same passion as on the day before. It does not feel at all that the engine has had a 5K added to it over just 8 riding days.

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Yea.. even i could not believe myself when i saw them. The only place i faced issues were in Mumbai. Barring that, everything was pretty well marked and laid out.

Honestly, I can only give you an estimate as per my bike since I do not know the mileage your bike returns.

In totality, i spent about 9.5K (148 liters approx of fuel with a varied mileage of 36 - 49) on fuel plus another 7K on lodging plus a daily allowance of 1000 bucks for meals and smokes. 1000 bucks was a higher estimate i had taken however must not have used up more than about 600 - 700 per day.

If you are doing this as a leisure trip, i will work out a plan and let you know. How many riding days do you wanna space this out over ? how much do you wanna digress from the default route ?

Also when you post next update is it possible to mention TOP SPEED.Just curious and would help to understand if it's consistent in doing it

Excellent pics bro.how is the bike holding

I was taken aback to hear that sign boards are brillant on your way.......also pls tell what will be the cost involved for riding from bangalore to Noida.?

Great great job brother, 👍.

This is going to be one awesome log.

Thanks bud... I am working on the next bit of the travelogue hence the delay. Sorry about that.. been swamped with work after i got back.

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Thanks bro... and its great to know about your planned trip. Is it gonna be one way or return too ? The route you take depends on your purpose of visit. The 220 will definitely serve you well during the trip as its a way better tourer than the NS in terms of stability and highway handling. Will not comment on the power though [emoji14]

Honestly I did not carry any maps with me. Neither did I use GPS to find the way. The signage on the highway is, as a matter of fact, brilliant. If you know the places you are going to pass through its no issue at all. I did this >>> Went onto google maps and found out the places i wanted to travel and made a note of the places I would pass by on my route. This exercise was repeated at the end of each day to refresh my transit destination list for the next day. The only place I needed loads of local guidance was after hitting Mumbai on my way to Pune from Daman. But at the same time it caused havoc with my plans due to the unfortunate unhealthy guidance by locals on my way back.

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Boss as per me, Rider ka toh pataa nahin... I am dead sure I have one helluva machine. It just does not give up. Yup I am working on the next leg of the trip just a bit in the dumps due to work swamping me post my return.

Amazing.. You are one hell of rider.. Keep writing

How to find the correct directions and path for such long journey on indian highways with rare sign boards

Hi Mate,

Congrats Man, u did a really good job.

I am planning to travel from Bangalore to Noida by my pulsar 220.
How to locate the directions and find the correct path......Do we need some Map or Something?

I literally cursed myself for not reading this one on 31st itself, just now browsing the Facebook and read about this travelouge on xbhp page and immediately start reading it [emoji4]

Man you sure are a hell of a rider who got a hell of a machine [emoji106]

Now I am eagerly waiting for the next update about the ride and your health also [emoji106]

Day 1 - Delhi to Udaipur

Distance travelled: 702 kms
Route taken: Road conditions: Moderate to bad road conditions from Gurgaon to Jaipur Bypass with many diversions. Please do not check the NHAI website for road completion since it is all a lie mentioned on there. Jaipur Bypass to Kishangarh is a biker's heaven with butter smooth roads and keeping speeds in check is a tad hard. Bad stretches post hitting Kishangarh BP however the road smoothens out post that all the way to Udaipur. Beware of moving on NH76 since most of it is single laned with horrible traffic. Post Barada the roads are horrible, not with potholes but with undulations all over which can make you lose balance quite easily.
Departure time: 6:30 am
Arrival time: 8:30 pm
Time in saddle: 11 hrs.
Total breaks: 3 hrs.
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My stomach, by now, had again started growling from the hunger and I thought it better to stop and give it some food and my steed some rest at the same time. The skies had become overcast with clouds and rain was evident which it did. I pushed along searching for a decent dhaba to stop at the satiate my hunger. I found a Fauji Dhaba, and my oh my, it was the best bhindi masala and dal fry which I had for a really long time.

P.S. The Kishangarh bypass does not have any markings, to get on the bypass we need to take a left from the first fly-over perpendicular to the Ajmer expressway post the Kishangarh Toll Plaza.

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Since it was raining, and the view across the highway was just too tempting to move on I decided to extend the break and sit here sipping a cup of steaming hot tea, whilst enjoying the beauty of nature, a view which could never be seen in Gurgaon. For me it was like being in heaven !!!

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I took a few clicks and wished that I could take some clouds along with me, the clouds were so close.

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Once the rains stopped, I decided it was time to move on. I wore my rain suit and was looking like a scientist who had come to capture ET. I stopped to refuel twice more on the way, where I took leisurely breaks admiring the scenic beauty of the route and making note of fuel consumption.

Some pics of the Kishangarh - Bhilwara - Chittorgarh section of NH76

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