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**ABHY@19** · 04-06-2015, 01:27 AM

Re: Leh 2015 Planner

Hey guys this JUNE i would be riding for Leh.I live in Mumbai and such expedition are very rare in life.As coming JUNE i will fulfill my dream ride.I will be riding right from my hometown.As any avid biker riding,critise the ideology of transporting bike by train till DELHI/CHANDIGARH.Recently bought duke 390 and it would my ride for this voyage.please let me know if anyone from MUMBAI/THANE would join me.I will be leaving as soon as i am done with semester exams even planning and other reasearch work is going right now itself.Anybody willing to join would be very nice.My watsapp contact 7738342808.
My better half

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**ashok2865** · 04-06-2015, 02:12 AM

Re: Leh Ladakh 2015 Planner

Yeah, I am interested for same, just need this month to decide on my New ride, I used to ride fzs earlier

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**Divya Sharan** · 04-06-2015, 09:51 AM

Re: Leh Ladakh 2015 Planner

Originally posted by reyaz.haider View Post

Hi,
I am planning to start my journey on 22 may from ludhiana as 2nd june is a full moon day. Want to c lake on a full moon night. I am planning with my ZMR.
Have some issues with my tyres and planning to go with 120/90- 18 . Is it a nice move as i dnt use a chain cover in my bike??

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Better go for chain cover and stock config tires. There are many tires available in 100/90-18 form. Anyways, 120mm fits well in ZMA but ZMR has lots of issues with the disc's presence.

**Mik** · 04-13-2015, 11:12 AM

Re: Leh Ladakh 2015 Planner

Originally posted by reyaz.haider View Post

Hi,
I am planning to start my journey on 22 may from ludhiana as 2nd june is a full moon day. Want to c lake on a full moon night. I am planning with my ZMR.
Have some issues with my tyres and planning to go with 120/90- 18 . Is it a nice move as i dnt use a chain cover in my bike??

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Reyaz, do review your start date. This time the passes might open up late (specially the leh-manali route) If they remain closed you will miss the most fun part of the ride, the Leh-Manali highway. Maybe push the trip back by at-least a week and start from Srinagar side.

**Sid85** · 04-14-2015, 08:49 AM

Re: Leh Ladakh 2015 Planner

Hey Guys, I am planning to cover the leh circuit this year. Haven't finalised yet but it would be either 14-27 June or 01-14 July. Will start from Delhi. Anyone else from Delhi who doing it around the same time??

Will share my plans later today.

$id
ride hard, ride safe

MG · 04-14-2015, 10:53 AM

Re: Ride Planning to Leh 2015

Replies in bold

Originally posted by zawarester1 View Post

[TD]11th June[/TD]
[TD]Thursday[/TD]
[TD]kaza[/TD]
[TD]Rampur[/TD]
[TD]375[/TD]

Doable. Back in 2010 we did it in 8 hours

[TD]12th June[/TD]
[TD]Friday[/TD]
[TD]Rampur[/TD]
[TD]Pathankot[/TD]
[TD]400[/TD]

This is a more difficult day as you will be crossing Jalori in between. Will require 10 to 11 riding hours

[TR]
[TD]18th June[/TD]
[TD]Thursday[/TD]
[TD]Pangong Lake[/TD]
[TD]Hanle[/TD]
[TD]250[/TD]
Very difficult to cross the Chushul check post. You have to come back all the way to Debring and try again for Hanle

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**KIRTIMANNAN** · 04-14-2015, 10:55 AM

Re: Leh Ladakh 2015 Planner

Hello Team,

My plan for the Leh trip this year is below. Can someone help me and let me know if this can be done. Anyone willing to join in are always welcome as well. We are 2 riders as of now riding CBR 250.

Day

Date

From

To

Distance

Hotel

Comments

1

11-Jul-2015

Bangalore

Nagpur

1100

Sprint run.

2

12-Jul-2015

Nagpur

Agra

850

Fort and taj mahal

3

13-Jul-2015

Agra

Amritsar

670

wagah border/Golden temple

4

14-Jul-2015

Amritsar

Katra

270

Vaishno devi temple

5

15-Jul-2015

Katra

Srinagar

270

Note: Aru valley

6

16-Jul-2015

Rest

Tal lake/buffer day

7

17-Jul-2015

Srinagar

Drass

160

8

18-Jul-2015

Drass

Leh

280

Get permits

9

19-Jul-2015

Leh

Relax, get permits and service bike

10

20-Jul-2015

Leh

Pangong Tso

225

11

21-Jul-2015

Pangong Tso

Leh

225

12

22-Jul-2015

Leh

Khadung la/Dixit

125

13

23-Jul-2015

Khadung la/Dixit

Leh

125

14

24-Jul-2015

Buffer

Buffer day

15

25-Jul-2015

Leh

Sarchu

250

16

26-Jul-2015

Sarchu

Manali/Kullu

225

17

27-Jul-2015

Manali/Kullu

Ambala

340

Can send bike back from here via train as well

18

28-Jul-2015

Ambala

Gwalior

560

Fort

19

29-Jul-2015

Gwalior

Hyderabad

1200

Mostly will stop in between

20

30-Jul-2015

Hyderabad

BLR

675

21

31-Jul-2015

Buffer

22

1-Aug-2015

Buffer

23

2-Aug-2015

Buffer

**phanikar** · 04-14-2015, 02:56 PM

Re: Leh Ladakh 2015 Planner

Originally posted by KIRTIMANNAN View Post

Day

Date

From

To

Distance

Hotel

Comments

1

11-Jul-2015

Bangalore

Nagpur

1100

Sprint run.(Very Tiring, roads are bad from Adilabad to Nagpur, Slows you Down considerably)

2

12-Jul-2015

Nagpur

Agra

850

Fort and taj mahal(Again very claustrophobic by the time you reach there, you would not be able either of them. Even if you are doing it the next day morning, it will take up a good chunk of time )

3

13-Jul-2015

Agra

Amritsar

670

wagah border/Golden temple

4

14-Jul-2015

Amritsar

Katra

270

Vaishno devi temple

5

15-Jul-2015

Katra

Srinagar

270

Note: Aru valley

6

16-Jul-2015

Rest

Tal lake/buffer day

7

17-Jul-2015

Srinagar

Drass

160

8

18-Jul-2015

Drass

Leh

280

Get permits

9

19-Jul-2015

Leh

Relax, get permits and service bike

10

20-Jul-2015

Leh

Pangong Tso

225

Distance is 160kms(Appx) unless you want to continue till Merak or beyond that.

11

21-Jul-2015

Pangong Tso

Leh

225

12

22-Jul-2015

Leh

Khadung la/Dixit

125

Can Cover Hunder, Sumur and Panamik too. Going just to Diskit is not worth. You would have sufficient amount of time to cover all of it.

13

23-Jul-2015

Khadung la/Dixit

Leh

125

14

24-Jul-2015

Buffer

Buffer day

15

25-Jul-2015

Leh

Sarchu

250

A 3 day ride(Leh-Manali) would be recommended, unless you want to rush back.

16

26-Jul-2015

Sarchu

Manali/Kullu

225

17

27-Jul-2015

Manali/Kullu

Ambala

340

Can send bike back from here via train as well

18

28-Jul-2015

Ambala

Gwalior

560

Fort

19

29-Jul-2015

Gwalior

Hyderabad

1200

Mostly will stop in between

20

30-Jul-2015

Hyderabad

BLR

675

21

31-Jul-2015

Buffer

22

1-Aug-2015

Buffer

23

2-Aug-2015

Buffer

Reply in Bold. If you riding to and fro you can Consider Jaipur-AHD-MUM-BLR or Ahmednagar-Indore routes too. BLR-HYD-NGR-DEL is waay too boring than the routes mentioned.

**KIRTIMANNAN** · 04-14-2015, 09:52 PM

Re: Leh Ladakh 2015 Planner

Originally posted by phanikar View Post

Reply in Bold. If you riding to and fro you can Consider Jaipur-AHD-MUM-BLR or Ahmednagar-Indore routes too. BLR-HYD-NGR-DEL is waay too boring than the routes mentioned.

@phanikar thanks for the reply. Plan is that on the nagpur run we start Blore at 0400. Will reach HYD by 1000.( I have done this stretch twice on bike with same timings). From here to adilabad I assume will be 3-4 more hours. So from Adilabad to Nagpur which is 160 KM will take another 3 hours, Should still reach nagpur by 1800.

Next day start again by 0400 and try to get to Agra by 1500. But yes will have to see our conditions for this.

For the other bits I can consider that. 3 days back to Manali sounds good. Mostly will do that.

Cheers for the response. Any more advice or places to see, please let me know.

**dichkaun** · 04-14-2015, 10:03 PM

Re: Leh Ladakh 2015 Planner

Originally posted by KIRTIMANNAN View Post

My plan for the Leh trip this year is below. Can someone help me and let me know if this can be done. Anyone willing to join in are always welcome as well. We are 2 riders as of now riding CBR 250.

* Probably rains would have started. Plan accordingly for that.
* Permits are not required this year.

**KIRTIMANNAN** · 04-15-2015, 08:10 AM

Re: Leh Ladakh 2015 Planner

Originally posted by dichkaun View Post

* Probably rains would have started. Plan accordingly for that.
* Permits are not required this year.

Agree on the rain part. Am a bit worried about that too. But since we are riding only in day time, we should battle it out.
Permit are not required? Are we sure about this? Yes I read about this. There is a circular that says its not required. Just a valid DL, Passport or Adhaar Card should serve as ILP.

**dichkaun** · 04-15-2015, 11:22 AM

Re: Leh Ladakh 2015 Planner

Originally posted by KIRTIMANNAN View Post

Agree on the rain part. Am a bit worried about that too. But since we are riding only in day time, we should battle it out.

It'll just slow you down so plan to buffer for time lost.

Originally posted by KIRTIMANNAN View Post

Permit are not required? Are we sure about this? Yes I read about this. There is a circular that says its not required. Just a valid DL, Passport or Adhaar Card should serve as ILP.

See this: Ladakh Inner Line Permit | India Travel Forum, BCMTouring
You still need the permit for Chulshul and Hanle.

**ArunKR_** · 04-16-2015, 09:22 AM

Trip to Leh

Hi Fellow xbhpians,

Me and some of my friends are finally planning for a trip to leh(not like the last 7 years:P), this time we are really going.

..So lemme just jump directly to the point.

The above pic shows the proposed route covering all the major places. If anyone who has been through that road before or has any info regarding this, which may be helpful or useful to us, Please post and share your tips,things to take care of, advices, etc... Thanking everyone in advance.

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**gannesh** · 04-16-2015, 01:54 PM

Looking for Ladakh Carrier for upcoming ladakh trip in june

Hi,

I am planning to visit leh-ladakh this year in June, so I am looking for ladakh carrier for my thunderbird 350.

**Serene George Thomas** · 04-22-2015, 07:51 AM

Re: Leh Ladakh 2015 Planner

Hi aquatic, my plans together with the group on hold as i am expecting a kid around the same time. I hadnt checked the forum in a bit, tbh. Sorry about the delay in response.