Hi. I joined xbhp couple of months before I bought my bike. For a (very) long time I've been a quite spectator and an avid fan of the Tourer section. I'm currently in Goa and I'm relocating to Chennai. I'm sending all my stuff by truck probably, except of course my bike.

I'm planning on a solo trip on my Apache 180 from Goa to Chennai somewhere around 23rd of this month (July). Now, I've done quite some trips before from Goa. Amboli, Dandeli, Pune all returning on the same day or the next. But I've never done anything of this scale. So, I'm gonna put down my travel plan and questions. Any input at all would be greatly appreciated.

So here's the rough route that I'm planning on. My current plan is a 3 day travel. (Major stops in capital)

PANAJI-Karwar-Yellapur-HUBLI-Adargunchi-Shiggaon-Bankapur-Haveri-Ranebennur-Davanagare-CHITRADURGA-Hiriyur-Sira-TUMKUR-Nelamangala-BANGALORE-Hosur-KRISHNAGIRI-Vaniyambadi-Ambur-VELORE-Arcot-Sriperumbudur-POONAMALLEE

Link to Google Maps



Day1-Goa to Hubli
Day2-Hubli to Bangalore (Might spend a couple of days In B'lore)
Day3-Bangalore to Chennai
Any suggestions on the destinations and road conditions?

According to my research on the road conditions,
Goa-Karwar: Good (travelled on this road a lot)
Karwar-Hubli: Good (according to couple of friends)
Hubli-Haveri: Not sure
Haveri-Chitradurga: Bad patches
Chitradurga-Bangalore- Very good
Bangalore-Chennai: Very good


Some questions.
1. IF, for some reason the vehicle becomes immobile, will I get a tow truck? or what other sort of assistance will be possible?
2. This is kind of off topic. How do you guys convince your parents about long bike trips like these? Any tips?

Thanks