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From where're you riding? Trivandrum or planning to transport bike to Pune & then continue?

Trivandrum to RJ, the longest & fastest route will be...
Trivandrum - Nagercoil - Tirunelveli - Madurai - Dindigul - Karur - Salem - Bangalore - Tumkur - Davangere - Hubli - Kholapur - Pune (like doing a saddlesore)

If you've a bike like Splendor, yes 5 AM is fine to reach target, otherwise you can target to reach Rishabdeo by evening, it will be economical & excellent target

Route - Pune - Mumbai (DON'T take the express highway) - Manor - Surat - Ankaleshwar - Vadodara - Halol - Godhra - Modasa - Shamlaji - Rishabdeo

IMHO, start by 3:30-4:00 AM, 2 hours to cross Mumbai (as its damn crowded during peak hours if you start by 5:00 AM)

I'd say Rishabdeo to Udaipur, can be done in 1.5 hours worst, saving a day

What general road condition? Pls be specific!!!

Define "GOOD"; for me its 120, YES, if that's what you mean

How many days?

Pls put out a plan first (atleast sounding REALISTIC & show you've done homework )& then ask the route for scenic & non scenic!!!

Go through these...

I will be riding from Trivandrum ...
I will be riding in this route only.

I will be riding a RE Classic 350.
Starting time depends on at what time I reach Pune from Trivandrum .. But your poin noted. Will try to start early and cross Mumbai

Is there any accomoadtion option (economy) available in Rishabdeo. I was thinking about riding till Vadodara and call it a day and next day to Udaipur.

But if the road condition is good , by which I mean, wide roads,with no mad rush, I can make it to Udaipur.
Why is it insane ... I have 20 days for this trip and would really like to ride on the NH-17 from Mumbai to Goa ...

And I didn't meant to ride from Jaisalmer to GOA in one go.. I will be halting at Surat and on the next day at Pali.. But not sure about the stay options available there. If some one have done the NH17 route from Mumbai to Goa, I would really like to hear from them about the best route to take and if it's wise to have a stay at Pali ...
I have a detailed plan for the entire trip, Including where to stay. I am visiting Udaipur,Ranakpur,Nathdwara,Chittorgarh,Jodhpur and Jaisalmer.And on return I want to spend some 3 days in Goa at Baga and Palolem.

I have got confirmed dates for the trip and my leaves are approved.

I was just concerned about the roads to take as there are express ways where bikes are not allowed.

Thanks Aargee... I have read your log on RJ and only after reading it a Trip to RJ shaped up in my mind.

Aneesh

R T D C Hotel Gavri; bang on the highway, no deviation; only issue (not for me) they serve 100% veg & Jain (on request); room tariff around Rs 1100 for A/C incl of B'Fast

If you're planning to tour RJ, then you can skip the other location faster, meaning, ride fast.

Trivandrum to Bangalore - Day 1
Bangalore to Mumbai - Day 2
Mumbai to Rishabdeo - Day 3

Misinterpreted the question; apologies

Good road; but don't opt to take NH17 till Kochi due to bad roads & ongoing construction; there're better routes

Pls...can you share for the global benefits?

We'll talk once you're closer to riding dates

I was thinking about Trivandrum-Hubli in day 1
Hubli-Vadodara in day 2
Vadodara-Udaipur in day 3

I have been on that road on last February when I went to GOA on my bike.
I didn't get what you meant. But Goa is one place i absolutely love. Have been there twice in the last 2 years. You can have both the extremes in Goa, booze,party,nightlife on one side, and peace,tranquil on another side. This is just my opinion.

I will definitely ping you before the ride to know more about the routes.


Also a detailed plan(it can change) is as below.
Day 1 :
Trivandrum - Hubli

Day 2 :
Hubli - Vadodara

Day 3 :
Vadodara - Udaipur. local sight seeing.

Day 4 :
Lake Pichhola & Lake Palace,Fatehsagar Lake,City Palace,Shilpgram and some other places after local inquiry in Udaipur. I will be spending 2 days in Udaipur.

Day 5 :
Ride to Chittorgarh from Udaipur and stay there.

Day 6 :
Chittorgarh to Jodhpur via Nathdwara and Ranakpur. Stay at Jodhpur.

Day 5 :
At Jodhpur . Local sight seeing

Day 7 :
Jodhpur - Jaisalmer. Local sight seeing

Day 8 :
Jaisalmer to Tanot(If I get permission) and then to Sam Dunes. Thinking about staying there so that I can have a camel ride early in the morning.

Day 9 :
Camel Safari at Sam Dunes and Ride to Surat

Day 10 :

Surat to Pali, Maharashtra

Day 11 :
Pali to Baga

Day 12:
Baga,Vagatore,Arpora

Day 13 :
Baga-Agonda

Day 14 :

Agonda / Palolem

Day 15 :

Return

2-3 reserve days.


Thanks
Aneesh

This looks like a good ride / Welcome to Rajasthan

This is not a Rajasthan ride plan

This can be called a Ride to Rajasthan plan

Roads are awesome out here & atleast am enjoying this place (except for the pathetic road sense with people out here)...Raj Guys pls dont mind

Huh!!!

Check the comments on the other RJ thread

You don't need permission to get till Tannot, you'll need only beyond

Err...

Sure? Jaisalmer to Surat in one day

Aneesh, sorry to say, you need to plan better; 20 days & RJ...I would've done miracles in 2 weeks (barring 6 days of ride)

+1

That's only at Jaipur; trust me, rest of RJ is far far far far better than Delhi, UP & AP!!!

Yes .. This is a ride to RJ plan ...

Jaisalmer to Surat is some 850km. That's why I thought its possible ...

Aargee ... Since GOA is also on the cards, Not much time can be spend in RJ.

3 Days Ride to GOA and another 3 Days in GOA ... So 6 days for GOA alone ... and another 5 days for the Journey from Trivandrum to RJ and GOA to Trivandrum ...

I got only 8-9 days in RJ including buffer day.

Since you have done RJ on bike and if you feel that the ride plan inside RJ is not realistic or if I need to cut some place and include some other, can you please help me with your suggestions on the ride plan.

I want to spend at least a day in the places I visit. Didn't want to just ride through there ...

Thanks
Aneesh

Did you consider the road conditions
We did Mumbai to Rishabdeo, close to 700 Kms, started at 10:40 AM, reached destination around 7:45 PM. Didn't have B'Fast or Lunch, survived with several (around 6-7 stops) Slice breaks. We did around 145 on the roads of GJ. Doing 1500 on day 1 is no big deal, but doing 600 Km on day 6, far away from home, solo ride is quite a task.

I'm not bragging or trying to put you down, but trying to help you understand some facts from my experience.

I'm with Ramesh on this one; if you're touring RJ, just do RJ

Let me relook your plan; 9 days, just make to 3-4 places & cut short all others

I wouldn't say realistic; I'd say don't regret later. RJ is far far far far better than Goa. You'll realize it only when you come back

Nope Do your homework & then we'll streamline it ; no offense, I don't think you've gone through those T'Logs. There were so many, so many pointers on them, especially the recent thread that Noob started.

Sorry to make a back to back post, here're some facts that I'd like to bring up...

Day 1 - 1100+ Kms that easily takes about 15 hours
Day 2 - 950+ Kms that easily takes about 15+ hours (considering the facts, after Kholapur you cannot keep the pace + crossing Mumbai is big headache during peak hours)
Day 3 - 300+ Kms; but again bound to take 5 hours atleast. By the time you reach, you'll be unable to go outside & can only make it earliest only by next day 9:00 AM

Remember in last 48 hours you might've had only 9 hours to sleep, have food, maintain bull, unpack things, shower, pack things, hotel check in, check out each day.

Point - Consider the riding distances, drop Goa for now, tour RJ thoroughly (or consider transporting motorcycle to Jaipur & start from there), you can ride back if you want.

PS - If you're having the will & passionate about riding, you can even report to me directly, I WILL remove this post as it makes no sense at all. No offense taken, like I said, I'm posting only out of my experience.

Road condition is one thing I have no idea about. As I said, I know the roads till Hubli, but after that I am blank. One reason to start this thread is to know more about the road conditions and see if I have to change the ride plans.

Also I am not riding solo ... Another biker is also there ...

Skipping GOA will give us 3-4 days extra in RJ ... But as of now GOA is in.

If you can, Please relook at the plan .. I am all ears for your suggestions.
okay ...

This will be the longest ride of my life if it's done. The previous one was to GOA and back which was roughly 2600km ... lets see how things turn out ...

Aneesh

Aargee ... this is a bikers forum and I started this thread expecting some suggestions,advice and opinions. I value your suggestions as you have done a ride like this and you are in a better position to give suggestions. So no need to take off this post ...

Riding is something I enjoy, though nothing like this magnitude has ever been done ... As I aid the longest for me is 2600kms and that went quiet good.

That dropping of GOA part, i will surely think about it ...

Thanks
Aneesh

They're not bad, but remember, you cannot expect Tumkur-Chitradurga-Davangere-Hubli stretches everywhere

Excellent; then you guys have to double consider riding for 15 odd hours!!!

Ok...but...remember to make several nerve breaking rides; for instance, before starting RJ trip, I tried Chennai-Trichy-Chennai (measuring accurate time & distance), ensured that I've juice to do 700+ Kms a day & only then I started; after riding Chennai to Pune, that instilled more confidence; doing Jaipur-Mumbai gave inspired me to do Mumbai to Chennai. All these rides gave me confidence to do 3 days & 1700+ Kms & that inturn inspired me to do GQ. Point is that, test your patience & tiredness through several short & manageable rides before you actually test the waters.

Like what? 4-5 days? Then its good

Tks for taking it in positive spirit Like I said, do some planning, there're quite few places...

Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Ajmer (if you like), Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Karni Mata Temple, Ranthambore, Mt Abu, Jodhpur, Ranakpur (if you want), Bhangarh. When you've 20 days, I'd say, use as much as possible so that you'll not regret like me to visit RJ for one more time. Next time someone says, "Hey you've been there in RJ?", you can confidently say, "yea, nice place" instead of finding lame excuses like me

When're you riding dates? Try to book the hotels through online (or transfer the money, I can book it here at RTDC); and remember to stay ONLY at RTDC & only RTDC. You'll love the food + accommodation. I personally felt there's no other place where the bikes can be parked so secure. Being off season, you can CHOOSE to leave the bookings for now & avail 10% discount on tariff

I'd encourage you make a detailed plan (whether you think it possible or not is immaterial) starting from Udaipur, either clockwise or anti clockwise (like Udaipur-Jodhpur-Jaisalmer-Jaipur-Ajmer-Chittorgarh-Udaipur or the other way round) MOST IMPORTANTLY AFTER going through the previous T'Logs & suggestion incorporated there. Put up the plan & then we'll discuss about the timing as when & how to cross the places (like crossing Mumbai, bypassing Pune-Mumbai & Vadodara-Ahmedabad expressway etc). Ramesh, Deejay & other friends from RJ will certainly help us. If you include Barmer or enroute to Jaisalmer, catch up AppuGodhra another xBhpian. When you're going so far, try to take some time out to meet fellow xBhpians & include that in your plan as well