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  • #46
    Originally posted by Mibhin View Post
    An Awesome trip there buddy... what to say... i always wanted to do such a long trip...

    but its never been more than 4 days...... just waiting to get back to india and start touring........

    waiting for the rest of the log pictures
    And I am waiting eagerly to go Onsite to bring more funds for my touring


    Originally posted by outworldly maniac
    cool...
    nature is so beautiful
    Absolutely

    Originally posted by Nio
    amazing trip and beautiful log Kashif.. well written and sorry to hear about Sam's Crash... He should be very lucky to have escaped from such a crash..
    Expecting more pics
    Thanks Bro

    Originally posted by Samuel
    nice trip log kashif bhai just read the whole of it really enjoyed.. OH u missed the kumarakom side 1 amazing place and the baCkwaters r just too good there. Anywayz do visit it next time if u r going south. So where is the next trip planned to this winter.
    I hope to visit them asap
    Winter?I think Rajisthan.Lets see how it shapes up.

    Originally posted by SandycoreBiker
    Awesome tour buddy. Salute your touring spirit. Well done!! Hope to tour with you someday.
    Thanks bro.We'll plan something soooooon.
    more num of ooo in soon coz I am on a brk for next 3 months atleast to refill my vallet.
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    • #47
      Heard you mentioning this trip of yours in some post sometime back...Congrats on completing the mammoth trip

      Excellent log and equally gud pics!!!
      ...Back to HIBERNATE mode...
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      1200kms : Across Tamil nadu & pondicherryl

      To the end of land!!!

      Breakfast Ride!!! Mulshi Lake...

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      • #48
        One of the best snaps I have seen.....


        Awesome place, awesome ride....
        2002 - Pulsar 150 Classic (Still owned)
        2005 - Pulsar 150 Dtsi (Still owned)
        2006 - Eterno (sold)
        2008 - Dio (Owned)
        2009 - Pulsar 220 DTSi

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        • #49
          Venture into southern beauty - The other side of the story!

          Kashif! My post here has been LOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG overdue! Sorry about that!

          Originally posted by yatishankar View Post
          Didnt your freind on RTR get any back pain? i heard RTR gives a back pain if you ride for long....
          No dude... actually I didnt get ANY back pain at all! I myself was surprised with that! There could be 2 reasons for this:
          1. I was monitoring my posture very very carefully... and was taking a lot of care to keep good posture.
          2. I had my bag tied behind me on the rear seat. So sometimes, I could rest a little, using that as a back rest.

          Originally posted by tourer_kashif View Post
          Ya weather was good,and actually we were lucky that we escaped floods by just 1-2 days.it was rainy but still motorable.And rains did add gr8 beauty to the surrounding especially in munnar.
          Weather was "good"??!!
          But yes, it did add a different aspect to the journey, and to the sights and sounds.

          Originally posted by tourer_kashif View Post
          Tea gardens and waterfalls all over.It was toooooooo good.It was still raining.Roads were not good.
          Trust me people, I have seen tea gardens almost all my life. (I am from Assam). But none as beautiful as the ones in Munnar!! It looked straight out of a painting!

          Originally posted by tourer_kashif View Post
          After 60 kms of ride the roads got super smooth.it was still ghat section I had stopped to take photos.Sam was leading.
          After a turn I saw a very unfortunate view.Sam had an accident.
          A qualis standing at the middle of road and 4-5 guys helping out Sam getting out of the shock.
          My reaction was...sam is standing on his feet....thank god he is safe.
          Sam told that he had a head on collision with the jeep and then he collided with side railing behind which lied the deep valley.
          the moment was scary.All thanks to god otherwise anything could have happened.
          Actually he was ridng down hill and his tyre skid while braking.The jeep had almost stopped by the time he hit it.
          The body protectors saved him.deep scraches on the keep gards,elbow guards and the helmet.Gloves torn.
          Both handle bend,guard bend,front fairing broken.Accelarator struck.Shock abs leak...
          His DSLR also fell of but thanksfully no damage.
          I feel the guy was really really Lucky.







          View From Railing Where We had The Accident

          we released the accelator cable by hitting the handle with a stone.
          Next 20 kms was down hill we rode at speeds 20-30 till we found a TVS service centre.



          How lucky was I???!!!!!!

          I have written about it in my blog, how it was ABSO-F**KING-LUTELY the LUCKIEST DAY of my life!!



          Originally posted by tourer_kashif View Post
          The service guy made an estimate of 5000 and told to wait till 3 pm to get this done.



          Around the township,I forgot the name of this place.Madurai is 90 kms from here.


          First service of my bike : Getting the chain tightened.
          The place was called "Bodi". And honestly... I was only looking for a mechanic who could straighten out my handle bar or atleast free the accelerator a bit, so that I could get to Madurai. Imagine my shock when the locals (with whom we had a HUUUGE language gap!) directed us to a full blown TVS service centre!

          Moreover, those guys were really helpful and friendly. They repaired everything in double time, because they knew we had to get to Madurai. So what would have usually taken 10 hours, they did it only in 5!

          Originally posted by tourer_kashif View Post
          At 5:30 pm they got the bike ready.we headed slowly towards madurai and by 7 we were in Madurai.


          Bikes ready to Move again.


          A warm see-off from TVS guys

          Originally posted by tourer_kashif View Post
          I hope to visit them asap
          Winter?I think Rajisthan.Lets see how it shapes up.


          Thanks bro.We'll plan something soooooon.
          more num of ooo in soon coz I am on a brk for next 3 months atleast to refill my vallet.
          Lol.. Me too!

          Sorry about not posting anything about this earlier! I shall post more about the trip.

          Meanwhile, here is another pic by Kashif. ( i have done some editing and cropping.. hope you dont mind Kashif )


          And some others by me:

          After conquering the infamous 36 hair-pin bends of Ooty!


          Coming down from Ooty


          Another shot while coming down from Ooty.


          On the way to Munnar




          We had some serious differences in points of view!


          Poser! :P


          We ate the best food. Or whatever we could find!


          Heavenly Munnar! (Damn you rain-god! For not letting us take more pictures here! )


          Munnar again. (Can someone please tell me what trees are those? )


          Inside Meenakshi temple


          Inside Meenakshi temple, we were witness to ONE REALLLY different/ weird/ amazing/ mind-blowing custom! They took the goddess out in a palanquin, took her for a ride around the temple (all the while accompanied by LOUD shehnai music and drums). Then, after putting the palanquin on a stand, I THINK they washed her feet with milk or something like that... while all the devotees went round and round in circles around her. And THEN it got even weirder. The devotees bent down and touched their heads to the ground, where the milk drops had fallen!! (No offence to anybody... but MAN! INDIA IS ONE HELLUVA WEIRD PLACE!!!!!)
          ( I had a lot of fun looking at the faces of the ABSOLUTELY bewildered foreigners present there! The looks on their faces were HILARIOUS!! )


          Kashif - showing his best side! :P
          (Sorry Kashif! This one just HAD to be shared!! )


          And finally, ME!

          More pix are at the following links:
          The Great South Indian Biking trip - People and Places

          The Great South Indian Biking trip - Wildlife

          The Great South Indian Biking trip - Memories

          The Great South Indian biking trip - Milestones

          Although I have not written much on my blog about the trip, I have written about something that I learned from it. The most surprising change that happened, was in my opinion of the Indian govt. If you want to know why, read here.

          Looking forward to the next trip now!



          My website: www.samudraNB.com

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          • #50
            Amzing Road Trip. I enjoyed reading this Trip Report and the Photos

            Cheers
            -Ravi
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            • #51
              wow....mind blowing pics man..really really enjoyed ur trip log
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