Hats off to you Ketan I really dont have any words to express my feelings of appreciation of your awesome trip. Needs real courage and determination. Would be a pleasure to meet you in person someday. Sorry to hear about your granny. May her soul rest in peace.

Thanx bigbore.!
Yes we'll surely meet up one day in person. !

My belated congratulations

& now prepare your "buns" for the yet to be achieved destiny albeit with a coupla friends

My heartiest congratulations Ketan for completing the saddle sore ride...

Ohh man.. That'll be some thing if I manage to accompany you guys yaar and that too for an even bigger target. It'll be definitely fun! I don't mind taking my body to the extreme once again. Let's see

Thanx anyways dude!

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Thank you Inder!

Well done Ketan... congrats!

got a quick glimpse of the logs bfr heading out to office...will read frm der..amazing man...simply put u placed ur mind over ur body and the mind won!!! great going....

Thanks guys!

Am posting the very few pics that I could manage to click.

Pics updated on the First Page.

Hey Ketan,
You have done a marvellous task dude..!! A great applaud to you man.
You have not 'gained', but 'earned' a lifetime respect mate.. Hats off to you. The log was just incredible. Seriously touched my heart & you overcoming so many obstacles was an indeed tough thing. You set an example of how a human being can overcome hurdles, once he 'believes in himself' & strongly determined. It wasnt easy, but nothing is impossible-- You showed it..!! We usually tend to know what a bike can do, but this kind of endurance test is to showcase, what a 'biker' can do.
Respect u dude...

One general question : I read the tough roads around hubli. Why not riding towards North is considered to achieve this kind of records. The roads are superb for more than 1500kms.

You have really made me restless now.

They need it in 24. You did it in 22 hours! So you are more of a Bronze Butt!

Congratulations galore!

Congratulations Dude.
Just brilliant stuff, very inspiring. Kudos to you ~ RESPECT!

Thanks a lot Rachit! Getting such words from a person who has been through one of the toughest rides in the world - getting Leh'd - really means something to me.

You are absolutely correct. Even I felt some where that my choice of road was wrong. But the reason why I chose the same road was, because though the bad patch will slow me down considerably, I can attain max. MAX speed on the rest of the roads because we had used the road recently and it was vivid clear in my mind. Where as while riding on a totally new road would have meant being extra cautious from start to end. Sort of pressure on the mind.

But alas, God can crash your full proof plans in minutes I was made to ride on the familiar roads with ultra cautious mind because of the resurfacing. No matter how well you plan, it's the destiny that decided the end result.

Thanks friend. Well yes, that's because my initial aim was to achieve Saddle Sore 2000K which has remained incomplete. If I had some more time and had I not lost the time due to bleeding and other reasons I would have pushed harder to try and get saddle sore 2000K. Damn!

Thanks Brother!

Woah! Ketan... Awesome!! I liked your determination. Especially when blood came out of your eyes... I was SHIT scared!!!
Need to take some tips from you.

Congratulations dude!!! All RESPECTS to you!!!

hehe..!!
Right man.. Being aware of the roads you will be attempting this incredible ride, is seriously important. I was just speaking, as I havent seen roads beyond goa & seen lot of roads of North.. Hence
Wonderful man..!! It needs guts..! Not a job of any TDH..!!