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**Mik** · 05-25-2010, 06:49 AM

1800km highway run is amazing to say the least. I don't think that you will face any issues in the plains. However, i do have concerns about your mountain riding experience. Sometimes, while pushing the clock, people tend to make mistakes or take risks and this can backfire pretty hard there. I would suggest you do some extensive hill riding wherever you get the opportunity. And no, mountain riding is not about how good you do cornering

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Also, have you considered the weather in various parts of the country at that time ?

**sheelpriye** · 05-25-2010, 11:18 AM

Originally posted by MadMax46 View Post

I have done a few inter State rides. Longest being about 1800 odd km in a day. Most of mo trips have been in South India and allmost all of them have been inter state speed runs.

I hope you have heard of IBA US, you should have got yourself cerified
IBA - World's Toughest Motorcycle Riders

Can you name the Rider , please !!

The great Dr. Arnob Gupta
i just googled and found this--
Motoroids North South Blitzkrieg: June 2010 - Motoroids.com

I myself ride an R15 and can safely say that if i had to rush across Bombay-Bangalore, i wouldn't even give a thought to anyother motorcycle in the price range of ~1L even a distant thought, but a cross-country run on varied surfaces might need another motorcycle
*R15 is a track motorcycle after all and you can always take an off-roader on a track for fun and you shall have it in loads but a track bike on the most inhospitable of terrains, certainly not

**Ananz** · 05-25-2010, 11:26 AM

buddy all the best.... dude... pls do not give it a rethink.... these sort of things doesn't strike twice in your mind... so just do it

One sincere advice.... i think 2 of the days in your schedule falls on a weekend....

on my experience.... on the run-up to the weekend and the weekend, you'll see a lot of highway traffic.. with lot of people travelling to their homes and a lot of goods movement.....

pls try to do it over the week itself..... do think about it...

-Ananth

**kurtrules** · 05-25-2010, 01:02 PM

The army allows people to scale Khardungla in a stipulated time limit. I think it is between 8 am and 5 pm. So plan accordingly. Shared jeeps do Manali - leh in 18 hours. You can do khardungla - Manali in 16 hours, but for that you will have to scale baralacha la at night, so be careful.

**kirosh_03** · 05-25-2010, 01:45 PM

Be prepared to face a lot of 'icy' streams that become strong in the late-afternoon/evenings. And if you scale Baralacha la in the night, be prepared to face one just before the pass.

**MadMax46** · 05-25-2010, 10:44 PM

Originally posted by Mik View Post

1800km highway run is amazing to say the least. I don't think that you will face any issues in the plains. However, i do have concerns about your mountain riding experience. Sometimes, while pushing the clock, people tend to make mistakes or take risks and this can backfire pretty hard there. I would suggest you do some extensive hill riding wherever you get the opportunity. And no, mountain riding is not about how good you do cornering

. Also, have you considered the weather in various parts of the country at that time ?

I am worried about the same too. Unfortunately down here in Hyd, there are hardly any hills to gain any experience at all

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Originally posted by sheelpriye View Post

I hope you have heard of IBA US, you should have got yourself cerifiedIBA - World's Toughest Motorcycle Riders

The great Dr. Arnob Gupta
i just googled and found this--
Motoroids North South Blitzkrieg: June 2010 - Motoroids.com

I myself ride an R15 and can safely say that if i had to rush across Bombay-Bangalore, i wouldn't even give a thought to anyother motorcycle in the price range of ~1L even a distant thought, but a cross-country run on varied surfaces might need another motorcycle
*R15 is a track motorcycle after all and you can always take an off-roader on a track for fun and you shall have it in loads but a track bike on the most inhospitable of terrains, certainly not

I am aware of the IBA saddle sore. When I did the 1800 odd k, it was more outa of a necessity other than anything else. Had to make it for my Bro's bday and rush back fr office

Wow...Good Luck to Arnob and it should be pretty exciting.

However, the link from Motoroid claims that, ""

To my knowledge, it aint true. T

I have already E mailed Motoroids about the same and also had a word with Motoroids Hyd Moto rep - Prabhakar. Should be interesting to see, what;s the out come on the debate of who holds the current record

Originally posted by Ananz View Post

buddy all the best.... dude... pls do not give it a rethink.... these sort of things doesn't strike twice in your mind... so just do it

One sincere advice.... i think 2 of the days in your schedule falls on a weekend....on my experience.... on the run-up to the weekend and the weekend, you'll see a lot of highway traffic.. with lot of people travelling to their homes and a lot of goods movement.....pls try to do it over the week itself..... do think about it.. -Ananth

Brilliant point bud. Will definetly take that into consideration. Thank you.

Originally posted by kurtrules View Post

The army allows people to scale Khardungla in a stipulated time limit. I think it is between 8 am and 5 pm. So plan accordingly. Shared jeeps do Manali - leh in 18 hours. You can do khardungla - Manali in 16 hours, but for that you will have to scale baralacha la at night, so be careful.

yes buddy, I am aware of the Stipulated entry time into Khardungla. Thanks a lott.

Originally posted by kirosh_03 View Post

Be prepared to face a lot of 'icy' streams that become strong in the late-afternoon/evenings. And if you scale Baralacha la in the night, be prepared to face one just before the pass.

**niks_devil666** · 05-25-2010, 10:52 PM

Best of luck buddy !

BTW, I have been told that Doc is having another go at it very soon .

**MadMax46** · 05-26-2010, 02:18 AM

Got a reply from Motoroids about the existing record. this is the reply I got for my mail from the editor, Amit :-

From: amit chhangani [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 11:59 PM

To: Sv, Vinu (US - Hyderabad)
Subject: Re: K-K - Wrong info being publicized!

Hi Vinu,
Thanks for the information. I have corrected the information in the feature piece. I have heard that you are trying to better the record again, I wish you all the best for your attempt and hope that you repeat your feat once again. All the best!! Let me know if I could be of any help.
Best regards
Amit
====== Finally Shailendra's and Abhishek's feat is updated and reflecting on the page too

http://www.motoroids.com/first-drives/984-motoroids-north-south-blitzkrieg-june-2010.html

**deadman23** · 05-26-2010, 02:48 AM

There is a big mistake here. The current K2K record is held by Pankaj Trivedi and Karanbir Singh Bedi. Overdrive magazine did a record run last year and they did it in around 130 hours.

here is the link. Vroomarathon! - Kanyakumari to Khardung La - Motorcycle : Overdrive

**deadman23** · 05-26-2010, 02:50 AM

The key element here is the reliability of the R15. We did a 800kms non-stop run on the R15 and the front rim chipped a piece of the sidewall under stress and we had to use a tube for the rest of the way.

if this happens to you on the way between manali and leh, it might be a BIG BIG issue.

**MadMax46** · 05-26-2010, 07:06 AM

Originally posted by deadman23 View Post

There is a big mistake here. The current K2K record is held by Pankaj Trivedi and Karanbir Singh Bedi. Overdrive magazine did a record run last year and they did it in around 130 hours.

here is the link. Vroomarathon! - Kanyakumari to Khardung La - Motorcycle : Overdrive

Originally posted by deadman23 View Post

The key element here is the reliability of the R15. We did a 800kms non-stop run on the R15 and the front rim chipped a piece of the sidewall under stress and we had to use a tube for the rest of the way.

if this happens to you on the way between manali and leh, it might be a BIG BIG issue.

**deadman23** · 05-26-2010, 07:12 AM

Oh, im sorry i must have missed this. thanks for updating me.

**hitanshu** · 05-26-2010, 07:13 AM

Yes that is indeed correct - I have the 2010 edition and it says as much.

Doing it in 4 days flat - BIG challenge. Cutting down every single hour by each adventurer will take alot of skill!

**rahul9985** · 05-29-2010, 04:10 PM

Dude... Go for it.. Chuck the office..

I know that you can push yourself to crazy limits and are mad & crazier than me. You can do it trust me..!
Coming to R15 doing the off roading.. Yes it can do it.. But would be tiring & slower when compared to the other bikes with higher ground clearance, comfort oriented riding stance, harder and wider tires & blah blah...
I'll teach you all the repairs which you might have to do enroute.
R15 being fuel injected wont have much of a problem compared to its carbed counterparts. You can adjust the mixture to lean when in Delhi or Chandigarh.

PS- try for a sponsor for me aswell.. I'll also join you..

All the best!

**ajay_meda** · 06-01-2010, 10:10 AM

all the best madmax, have a safe ride

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