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  • 1st timer vijaywada-kolkota route help

    about me and the goal
    -5.6 ft ht,64 kg,hairy male
    -solo ride with around 5kg personal luggage
    -from Vijayawada to kolkata approx 1200 km
    -starting on 1 July

    required help-
    -choice of bike-Suzuki gs150r or hero impulse for this journey?
    -suitable time for starting from Vijayawada,wish to cover it under 24 hrs but not necessarily a priority
    -road conditions
    -list of spares/gears to carry(if any particular for the mentioned stretch and this July weather)
    -other tips after reading the p.s

    p.s-original journey starting from Hubli upto gauhati,plan to do Hubli-vijaywada-kolkota-siliguri-gauhati.OT,i shall be graduating and sadly its during monsoons

    thanks in advance
    Agar aap Jaag Rahe hai to So Jaiye kyonki raat ke sannate ko chirti aa rahi hai SANSANI...star news par har raat aath baje

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    Re: 1st timer vijaywada-kolkota route help

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    • #3
      Re: 1st timer vijaywada-kolkota route help

      Originally posted by hage bhai View Post
      -road conditions
      Excellent 4-laned NH 5 all the way to Kolkata except a small stretch in Odisha near Rambha/Balugaon where works were still in progress resulting in diversions through the town in last October. Border-crossing from AP to Odisha and from Odisha to WB was tiresome due to armies of trucks parked on the entire carriageway. Roads were rough while entering Kolkata.
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      • #4
        Re: 1st timer vijaywada-kolkota route help

        Follow GQ route, nothing big deal doing the 4 laned highway; since you're on motorcycle, no issues on traffic either. Watch out for non uniformly smooth finished bridges in OR that appears after Badhrak for over 100+ Km towards Kharagpur interchange. Other than that, 2 diversions which are not difficult to understand in OR (not sure at which place they appear, probably before Rambha, I guess)
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        • #5
          Re: 1st timer vijaywada-kolkota route help

          thank you all,but should i take the impulse or gs150r?i find impulse fun but have doubts over its long touring capacities over highway
          Agar aap Jaag Rahe hai to So Jaiye kyonki raat ke sannate ko chirti aa rahi hai SANSANI...star news par har raat aath baje

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          • #6
            Re: 1st timer vijaywada-kolkota route help

            Originally posted by hage bhai View Post
            thank you all,but should i take the impulse or gs150r?i find impulse fun but have doubts over its long touring capacities over highway
            You can even ride a bicycle, because the rider matters more than the ride!
            Skill is what keeps you on a Motorcycle
            Awareness + Skill is what keeps you out of harm's way
            ATGATT + Awareness + Skill means you might Live To Ride another day

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            • #7
              Re: 1st timer vijaywada-kolkota route help

              Originally posted by hage bhai View Post
              thank you all,but should i take the impulse or gs150r?i find impulse fun but have doubts over its long touring capacities over highway
              Of the two, GS150R would be best choice for comfortable cruising. Its heavy and stable, has good shocks, comfortable riding position, and extra six gear for better cruising.
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              • #8
                Re: 1st timer vijaywada-kolkota route help

                thanks aargee,j.ravi and [email protected] guess it should see me through
                Agar aap Jaag Rahe hai to So Jaiye kyonki raat ke sannate ko chirti aa rahi hai SANSANI...star news par har raat aath baje

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