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Me and my group of friends have decided to have an adventure trip to Calcutta from Mumbai on our bikes. We have decided to go this December if all goes well or in the December of 2004. We have also planned a trip to Darjeeling from Calcutta and probably Nepal throught the border.
According to our initial plan we will be taking 4 days to reach Calcutta and will start the darjeeling trip after a suitable rest at Calcutta.
Regarding this trip I wanted valuable info from u guys on the following:
1)I am probably buying a brand new high end bike like the Thunderbird 350/500(launch in Aug) or an Aquila this September or October. My question is...WHICH ONE SHOULD I BUY, specially in respect to this trip. Which will be more reliable, efficient and effective in place like darjeeling where temperatures drop to 1degrees cel in Decmeber.
2)What should be my frequency of oil change during this journey, as the engine will be used to cover almost 500kms a dayi.e. 11 to 12 hrs a day.
3)I've heard that petrol freezes at low temperatures, and also that special antifreez petrol is sold in hill stations where the temperature is very low. IS THIS TRUE?? OR THE NORMAL PETROL IS JUST RIGHT FOR ANY TYPE OF CLIMATE?? What precautins should be taken to take care of this problem?
4)Will the bike give starting problems in low temperatures?
The trip spans for 39 days as per calc and roughly 6500-7500kms. Please help me out with this. Any extra suggestions from u guys will be most welcome.
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Me and my group of friends have decided to have an adventure trip to Calcutta from Mumbai on our bikes. We have decided to go this December if all goes well or in the December of 2004. We have also planned a trip to Darjeeling from Calcutta and probably Nepal throught the border.
According to our initial plan we will be taking 4 days to reach Calcutta and will start the darjeeling trip after a suitable rest at Calcutta.
Regarding this trip I wanted valuable info from u guys on the following:
1)I am probably buying a brand new high end bike like the Thunderbird 350/500(launch in Aug) or an Aquila this September or October. My question is...WHICH ONE SHOULD I BUY, specially in respect to this trip. Which will be more reliable, efficient and effective in place like darjeeling where temperatures drop to 1degrees cel in Decmeber.
2)What should be my frequency of oil change during this journey, as the engine will be used to cover almost 500kms a dayi.e. 11 to 12 hrs a day.
3)I've heard that petrol freezes at low temperatures, and also that special antifreez petrol is sold in hill stations where the temperature is very low. IS THIS TRUE?? OR THE NORMAL PETROL IS JUST RIGHT FOR ANY TYPE OF CLIMATE?? What precautins should be taken to take care of this problem?
4)Will the bike give starting problems in low temperatures?
The trip spans for 39 days as per calc and roughly 6500-7500kms. Please help me out with this. Any extra suggestions from u guys will be most welcome.
Pleeeez reply with lenghty posts
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