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Great! So, the thread is finally up. Waiting eagerly to see the photographs and ofcourse read the detailed trip log DCS.

yes was waiting for this ...finally...

Hmm! Finally. Though it has been pretty prompt. I have posted travelogues 3 months down the line!

hi

sir ji so u did it again.

Our Second Stop At Karnal Zhilmil Dhaba!

After filling up our bikes, we were on the NH to Chandigarh. My bike fitted with a wonderful Phillips Xtreme was showing me way through the dark highway past the Delhi Border. I have done this Delhi Punjab Highway so many times in the last 14 odd years that I find this Route to be comfortable but utmost boring.
Anyways, cruising at a comfortable speed of 80-90, we decided to pull over at Murthal’s famous Gulshan Dhaba for a quick bite. My idea of riding is a bit different. I generally take more stops, but not sacrificing on the expected time to reach the destination. Also, for the fact that we had Ladies as pillions so we were expecting this ride to be slower than usual.
So, after having our Morning Tea at Gulshan Dhabha, we started again. Our next stop was going to be Zhilmil Dhaba on the Karnal and I hoped that we will be able to reach Zhilmil in the next hour and a half. The ride past Samalkha was better as it was already day break and the lights from the oncoming traffic wasn’t hurting too much. As we reached the Panipat Toll Road, I decided to check the maximum speed that I could attain with a pillion and around 8 kgs of luggage. I could barely touch 125kmph with all the load and could fairly see the effect of wind resistance due to a Saddle Bag. Post the Panipat Toll Gate, we were again cruising at decent 90-100 kmph. I could see few Car walahs making faces at us, for the fact that all four of us were wearing a proper Riding jacket, all four of us had Studds Ninja. Anyhow, we reached Zhilmil Dhaba in the next hour and fifteen minutes. The weather was good, a bit on the colder side. We ordered some breakfast of Lovely paranthas and Tea and clicked some photos of the morning sun.

Nice to see your log up in tandem! Waiting for more..

@ all: Well, despite the fact that I have been traveling for more than a decade now, I haven't had the chance of doing anything remarkable, and to top it up, am not even half as good as Old Fox, Aryan, Sunny, Ken at penning down the words so, if my Mates are expecting an out of this world, too-good-to-be-true, simply marvelous thing; than Sorry Mates...you might well be disappointed.

cmon I know, you are unique in your own way.... yeah i cant forget those G2G laughter therapies from your side

so just post it bro and it would be great along with pics.... so let it come in

and yeah you looking jhakas in your ALPINE brother

A single stop for food generally takes us back by an hours’ ride, so in order to compensate for the lost time, we rode a bit fast from Karnal towards Chandigarh. After crossing the Kingfisher Resort at Ambala, we could hear the amazing sound of the Fighter planes …. We stopped past the resort to see if we can spot any one of them, but to the utter dismay, the only one …which we could spot was so far off in the sky that we could barely make if it was a fighter plane or some small black sparrow.
After crossing Ambala, I called up my dear Friend Prakhar ( xBhpian from Chandigarh, aka Blackfire_9) who agreed to meet us at Zirakpur-Kalka Road, Panchkula.
We met Prakhar at 0830hrs at the highway and shared the pleasantries. After that, we topped up our fuel tanks. As it was getting hotter and hotter and Prakhar had to leave for the office, we bid him Bye and promised to see him on our way back. From there onwards, we rode decently at speeds of 50-60, for there is a major road widening work going on till Pinjore.
We hit the hills at Kalka, and by that time, the sun was showing its full grace, making us sweat under the riding gear. I suggested that we should take a small brake again, for some Cool refreshing Himachali Fruit Juice at Jawli near Solan


Soft Drink Break At Jawli




Public Display of the NINJAS!!!




Some Empty Beer Bottles resting in the Trunk

Looks like you guys had a nice trip. Stopping where you wanted to stop, catching a cool drink, meeting up with acquaintances... instead of running and riding hard non stop and ending up with sore butts and locked wrists!

Yes Ken, as I said Earlier, I love to ride, but then it is with some difference. I am not here to set any kind of endurance record, though I appreciate people who can do so. I would take a break at the drop of the hat, would stop just to catch a glimpse of some wonderful looking Sweetie and what not...heheheheehh, am just a Rider!

Some more clicks, though nothing great about any of them.

That is a nice way of going about your ride. Enjoying life, looking around, taking a break, taking "it" in, soaking in the ambience of your surroundings, instead of setting records. I am sure you enjoy it.

nice bike reg. no. you got there - 007 ,