Its urgent please help!! bike touring pros.
My friend and i are planning a bike trip to leh. What is the best time to leave for leh? Is mid july too late to leave?
Thanks in advance.



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Its urgent please help!! bike touring pros.
My friend and i are planning a bike trip to leh. What is the best time to leave for leh? Is mid july too late to leave?
Thanks in advance.
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Please read through this thread to get all the details, there is plenty of information from the professionals.

As for your dates - looks good, bit you need more planning. Look at some existing itinerary options, plan your route and your gear/equipment. Once you have that, post it here and you will have plenty of input from the pros. Good luck and godspeed!

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News has come in that the NGT has restricted access to Rohtang Pass. Could someone who has been through there recently give others an update. Thanks!

http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/news/323...tang-pass.html

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Guys,
I am starting Leh Ladakh expedition from Jammu on 15 June 2015. We are 2 Guys starting from Bangalore.
Bikes - 150CC Suzuki GS 150 and Honda Unicorn. Need suggestions and advice

Anybody doing the circuit we would like to tag along. Please let us know
Are these bikes good enough for the ride.
Are all the passes starting from Srinagar to Leh open for bikers.
Do we need tubeless tires as we are only 2 guys and one bike has tubeless tyres
Is luggage carrier a must ? Do we need to do the cage fitting and stuff
Where are the places to halt and distances to ride per day?
Please let us know any local contacts?
DO LET US KNOW WHATEVER COMES ON MIND AND IS IMPORTANT


This our plan
Day 1 - Jammu - Local ride to determine bike condition
Day 2 - Jammu to Srinagar - Local ride @ Srinagar if time permits
Day 3 - Srinagar to Kargil - via Jozila pass - Let us know about things to do en route?
Day 4 - Kargil to Leh - Let us know about things to do en route?
Day 5 - Acclimatization at Leh - Rafting and local sight seeing. Suggestions here also. Day 6 - Leh to Nubra valley- DO we stay @ Nubra
Day 7 - Nubra to Pangong Tso
Day 8 - Halt at Pangong tso and roam around
Day 9 - Pangong Tso to Tso Moriri - Suggestions please
Day 10- Tso Moriri - roam around and start to Manali
Day 12 - Manali -local roaming
Day 13 - Manali to Rishikesh
Day 15 - Rishikesh
Day 16 - Rishikesh to Delhi


Let us know if this is possible in 18 Days


Thanks in Advance

News has come in that the NGT has restricted access to Rohtang Pass. Could someone who has been through there recently give others an update. Thanks!

http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/news/323...tang-pass.html

Hello, can someone please tell me if I will need a permit while returning to Manali from Leh, via the Rohtang Pass on a two-wheeler??
The news thread - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/NGT-refuses-to-relax-ban-orders-computerized-permits-in-Rohtang-Pass/articleshow/48106685.cms does not really specify anything.

No.
Yu dont need a permit to cross Rohatng from Leh side.Dont worry.
Permit is applicable only from Manali side.

Thank you for the clarification Sir.
One other general question - by how much does mileage drop while riding in the mountains??

I need some route info from the more experienced Kashmir riders here; How many roads go from Kargil to out of India, into China??

No road.
You need to do a very extensive R&D regarding India and its neighbour countries.
All the international border in JK with Pak and China are sealed for last few decades.
No road from Kargil goes into China.Kargil is near to Pak border and there is a wrest while road exists that goes into Gilgit-Baltistan area of POK,which is a prohibited region and closed for last many decades.