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**praveenkm** · 01-12-2010, 04:57 PM

HappyBiking: Sorry for the late reply. Glad you liked the logs and pix. As for my folks, its only Dad now and he was real paranoid during the whole trip. Must say i have been a bad boy and extending days

myg124: Thanks for all those words. Well at that point i wanted to avoid big cities as much as possible

**myg124** · 01-12-2010, 07:17 PM

Praveen: I could make out from your words.

Next time!

**yuv_biKING** · 01-12-2010, 08:18 PM

Inspiring ride

.. kudos to you man...

**myg124** · 01-15-2010, 03:52 PM

Praveen: one question about the bikes tuning bit in the high alts.. Did you used to fiddle with it or you managed all the while with the tuning which used to be done in the services done all the while?? esp in Leh where the temps fell below minus in the evenings.

**praveenkm** · 01-15-2010, 04:11 PM

Thanks Yuv_Biking

Myg124: You dont have to worry about tuning due to low temperatures. But i did fiddle with tuning at high altitude. Most of the distance the bike ran with regular tuning. When i gradually gained altitude, when the bike started struggling in second gear then i use to unscrew the airscrew by half a turn. Then bike would run in 3rd gear. Then again when the bike struggled in second i used to unscrew half a turn more. Did it thrice before scaling Marsimek La and at the end the max i could do was 20kmph in 1st gear near the top.

**vikram9x** · 01-26-2010, 11:31 PM

@praveenkm: Any Trip Plans for 2010...??

**praveenkm** · 01-28-2010, 03:18 PM

Vikram: I Dont generally plan rides in advance. Weekend trips if at all, happen on the fly

**vishnujyothi** · 01-28-2010, 06:32 PM

Hey Nice Dude...well am also belongs to ur category..like going for ride with no destination...No worries ...Just drive have fooodddd..and drive ....

Any plan for a return trip???? try around nagpur then...

**amitesh3d** · 02-07-2010, 12:33 AM

my best wishes are with u as u are back home safely and healthy.

hope u didn't get any long journey ailments like backache and neck problems (actually i have both

,so i was just wondering how much it affects after such long journies)

n praveen, as u are a man of knowledge and experience after such an escapade, u should write a compiled version. book or travelog or something..for bigger audience.

and can u start a topic on just " what to do n don't about long tours ".
i might find it somewhere else also, but having it on xbhp by you (who has crossed every terrain

) would be just awesome

**praveenkm** · 02-08-2010, 08:50 PM

vishnu: no man. i wont be doing such long trips any more

amitesh: Thanks for the wishes

As for ailments, a back muscle is still stiff and physio therapy relaxes it for some time. Well its not the same for every one and the muscle of mine was week ever before the trip.

Compiling a version is in thoughts but too lazy to act on it yet. hope i start before its too old...

I hardly suggest what i used to do on the trip. Some times used to skip meals and all. But one thing that helped was staying away from junk food as much as possible and no biscuits, snax etc between meals while traveling and having simple food helped.

**gautam** · 02-18-2010, 09:23 PM

Originally posted by praveenkm View Post

vishnu: no man. i wont be doing such long trips any more

amitesh: Thanks for the wishes

As for ailments, a back muscle is still stiff and physio therapy relaxes it for some time. Well its not the same for every one and the muscle of mine was week ever before the trip.

Compiling a version is in thoughts but too lazy to act on it yet. hope i start before its too old...

I hardly suggest what i used to do on the trip. Some times used to skip meals and all. But one thing that helped was staying away from junk food as much as possible and no biscuits, snax etc between meals while traveling and having simple food helped.

You already covered india - so therez nothing left for you here..

And what about not eating biscuits - i heard they provide energy during trips..

**praveenkm** · 02-19-2010, 10:41 AM

No guatam, there's much much more to india and i have hardly seen anything. missed the entire central india.

as for biscuits, they do mess up the tummy. But instead carry chocolates heavy ones like 5Start or Barone. They give instant energy when needed. 1 bar of it will keep you going for an hour!

**gautam** · 02-19-2010, 07:19 PM

Originally posted by praveenkm View Post

No guatam, there's much much more to india and i have hardly seen anything. missed the entire central india.

as for biscuits, they do mess up the tummy. But instead carry chocolates heavy ones like 5Start or Barone. They give instant energy when needed. 1 bar of it will keep you going for an hour!

Copy that.

So whats next on the list ?? one state at a time ??

**sarathm** · 03-08-2010, 12:38 AM

praveen bhaiiiii,,hw r uuuuu??its a long time,,hope so ur fine,,any plan for a new trip,,,!!!!!!!!!!!

**Neel08** · 03-08-2010, 02:51 PM

As I remember correctly, Just 1 year ago... Tomorrow (9/3/2009 at 8:00 A.M) the day of your Epic - Journey "Destination Unknown" began.

Congratulation bro....by remembering that moment. You are still the No. One tourer/ adventurer.

When-ever I read your stuff,one movie name came into my mind i,e "Into The Wild" which I watched long time back.

2010	The Southern Sojourn, ISG2G - Yercaud
2011	The Megha Maharashtra Monsoon ride
2012	Meghamalai, ISG2G -Chikmagalur

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