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DAY 1 | 19 Dec 2015 | Mumbai to Chittorgarh
DAY 1 | 19 Dec 2015 | Mumbai to Chittorgarh
Route: Mumbai - Dhule - Manpur - Ratlam - Neemuch - Chittorgarh
Distance: 850 Kms
Road Condition: Excellent 4 lane highway till Manpur followed by 2 lane highway till Chittorgarh. Annoying rumblers all the way till Manpur.
Stay: Hotel RnB, Chittorgarh
There's a saying that even the longest and the most difficult ventures have a starting point, for us it was Aamchi Mumbai. After some eager planning and discussions, the D Day arrived for us to embark on our maiden journey of Sikkim to discover the mystical land of mountains, monastries, lakes and much more The ride began at an early hour before the crack of dawn when the roads are silent and empty. Distance wise the first day’s ride till Chittorgarh was the longest ride in a day of the entire journey. Swapnil Shelar a fellow Ninja 650 rider gave us company till Igatpuri from where he returned back home. The ride was fast paced due to the presence of lovely 4 lane highway all the way till Manpur. With a couple of breaks for breakfast and lunch we cruised to Manpur by late noon with ease. The only aspect of the ride which I hated today was the presence of rumblers throughout NH3 till Manpur. It was extremely annoying and especially since I was riding with pillion. Infinite number of these rumblers definitely add a good hour or so of delay to an otherwise smooth ride. By the time we crossed Ratlam it was getting dark and we had another 150 odd kms to complete for the day. A good sprint in the night thanks to the well laid tarmac all the way to Chittorgarh helped us reach in good time. HV Sir had already booked rooms for us through CHD (Central Hotel Desk) - A service which is used by numerous travelers across India for hotel accommodation. We need to inform CHD team 3 hours in advance and they book the hotel and share the details with us. Impressive! Is n’t it?
After reaching the hotel, we made it a point to clean the chain & lube it with Motul lubricants as it’s best to do this process when the chain is hot so that the cleaner penetrates in the rubber seals to clean the dust and mud accumulated. A nice shower followed by good dine at Hotel RnB we crashed to the bed after riding 850 kms. A good start to a very long journey.
First photo of our Sikkim Ride
Nikunj posing with Fury aka Honda CBR650F
Manisha & Midori
Welcome to Madhya Pradesh
Beautiful lush green fields on the way to Chittorgarh
The ever sexy beauty from Kawasaki, Ninja 300
Vaibhav Jadhav posing alongside the Silver Honda CBR250R
There's a reason we call him John of the group 
The LOST in Sikkim Clan
DAY 1 | 19 Dec 2015 | Mumbai to Chittorgarh
Route: Mumbai - Dhule - Manpur - Ratlam - Neemuch - Chittorgarh
Distance: 850 Kms
Road Condition: Excellent 4 lane highway till Manpur followed by 2 lane highway till Chittorgarh. Annoying rumblers all the way till Manpur.
Stay: Hotel RnB, Chittorgarh
There's a saying that even the longest and the most difficult ventures have a starting point, for us it was Aamchi Mumbai. After some eager planning and discussions, the D Day arrived for us to embark on our maiden journey of Sikkim to discover the mystical land of mountains, monastries, lakes and much more The ride began at an early hour before the crack of dawn when the roads are silent and empty. Distance wise the first day’s ride till Chittorgarh was the longest ride in a day of the entire journey. Swapnil Shelar a fellow Ninja 650 rider gave us company till Igatpuri from where he returned back home. The ride was fast paced due to the presence of lovely 4 lane highway all the way till Manpur. With a couple of breaks for breakfast and lunch we cruised to Manpur by late noon with ease. The only aspect of the ride which I hated today was the presence of rumblers throughout NH3 till Manpur. It was extremely annoying and especially since I was riding with pillion. Infinite number of these rumblers definitely add a good hour or so of delay to an otherwise smooth ride. By the time we crossed Ratlam it was getting dark and we had another 150 odd kms to complete for the day. A good sprint in the night thanks to the well laid tarmac all the way to Chittorgarh helped us reach in good time. HV Sir had already booked rooms for us through CHD (Central Hotel Desk) - A service which is used by numerous travelers across India for hotel accommodation. We need to inform CHD team 3 hours in advance and they book the hotel and share the details with us. Impressive! Is n’t it?
After reaching the hotel, we made it a point to clean the chain & lube it with Motul lubricants as it’s best to do this process when the chain is hot so that the cleaner penetrates in the rubber seals to clean the dust and mud accumulated. A nice shower followed by good dine at Hotel RnB we crashed to the bed after riding 850 kms. A good start to a very long journey.
First photo of our Sikkim Ride
Nikunj posing with Fury aka Honda CBR650F
Manisha & Midori
Welcome to Madhya PradeshBeautiful lush green fields on the way to Chittorgarh
The ever sexy beauty from Kawasaki, Ninja 300
Vaibhav Jadhav posing alongside the Silver Honda CBR250R
There's a reason we call him John of the group The LOST in Sikkim Clan
. This thread is going on such a rapid pace. Not the usual Sachin Nair who started the Ladakh and Rajasthan travelogues which are yet to be completed.
, btw day 2 and day 3 prologue looks is the same might have to change it..
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