Re: Advice Needed for Delhi - Bangalore - Goa - Delhi : August 2015

Query approved!

Re: Advice Needed for Delhi - Bangalore - Goa - Delhi : August 2015


Do no xBHPians want to help me out ?

Re: Advice Needed for Delhi - Bangalore - Goa - Delhi : August 2015

Wow 108 views but no suggestions or answers... guys cmon .. m sure quite a few folks would have travelled long distance out here and know the roads... plz help

Re: Advice Needed for Delhi - Bangalore - Goa - Delhi : August 2015

Hi Divya.. is it possible you could close this thread... Over 200 views and not a single suggestion or advice or anything.... guess i will have to approach other forums for this

Re: Advice Needed for Delhi - Bangalore - Goa - Delhi : August 2015

Well thats sad. I have sent you a PM on contacting HVK. Have a look.

Re: Advice Needed for Delhi - Bangalore - Goa - Delhi : August 2015

a lot of us probably missed this post. we can definitely suggest help for routes however as divya pointed out. join HVK forum on FB. they will be able to provide help with pin point accuracy and other details you looking for.

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Thanks much Ironhorse... i have done as Divya suggested. Also looking forward to hearing from the folks on here cause i agree with you when you say it might have gotten overlooked. happens to the best of us... cheers !

Re: Advice Needed for Delhi - Bangalore - Goa - Delhi : August 2015


i can help you with from nagpur- hyd - bangalore- goa. will tell you the best of roads and also where you can do it on 2 wheels.
once you are sorted out with the initial roads PM me will send you the detailed route.


HVK will for sure help you out however alone one person would not be able to assist with the whole length hence break the trip in section and people from relevant areas will be able to assist you with the same.

Re: Advice Needed for Delhi - Bangalore - Goa - Delhi : August 2015

Yo, didn't see your thread for whatever reason. Even now can barely see your plan, because the image is so small, i cannot read anything in it

So i will just stick to what you have typed out.

Delhi - Udaipur. An awesome route to ride, provided it isn't too hot, hopefully rains would have come in and cooled off the place by August. The Delhi-Jaipur stretch is a pain in the a*. Immediately after Kishangarh toll take a left onto a non-descript road which is actually the good highway to Udaipur. The other road will go via Ajmer, which is also decent from what i have heard. Though i have not been on it so can't say, but there is more traffic on that route. The advantage is you get a bit of the ghats before you hit Udaipur.

Udaipur to Ahmedabad is again great, but be careful if the temperatures are soaring, the road will be melting and thus very greasy, ride very carefully on this stretch.

Ahmedabad- Baroda. The expressway doesn't allow cars. You have to take the old highway, which is still under construction, but far better than what it was earlier. Once you cross Baroda it is all awesome till you hit Bombay. The traffic will make you want to jump in the ocean, only problem is you won't reach the ocean, because the traffic will have blocked your way Of course in the rains you will have rivers running along the road, or more like the road will be a river so carry a raft

Ask some more specific questions will help you out from there. And post your plan as text, so that i can actually read it!!

All the best for your ride. Regarding your bike, if it is so new, you have nothing much to worry about, just carry basic spares, carry rain gear and make sure all your luggage is ready to take on the monsoons, you should be sorted and not have too much of a problem. Since you will be sticking to NHs, there is not much to worry about.

Re: Advice Needed for Delhi - Bangalore - Goa - Delhi : August 2015

I reached Coimbatore from Indirapuram, Gzb via Jhansi, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Coimbatore.. I can help you out with this route if you have any plans to reach Bangalore via Jaipur

Re: Advice Needed for Delhi - Bangalore - Goa - Delhi : August 2015

I did a Bun Burner 2500K over the weekend which went by. Did Gurgaon-Jaipur-Pali-Abu Road-Ahmedabad-Vadodra-Bharuch-Vapi and return over 20-21 June and can share my experience here on certain stretches which you would be travelling.

Oh no.. not really.. actually both carriageways are great now. I frequent this route almost every month and with surface of return carriageway being laid in May, journey has become a lot faster on this route.

Yes, NE-1 doesn't allow two wheelers therefore, one is stuck with NH-8 which is a real pain in the B*TT. 100-odd km stretch which shouldn't have taken an hour, I ended up spending almost 3 hours each side. For 75% of the stretch, only one carriageway is functional for to-and-fro traffic. One has to keep hopping from one to the other side of carriageway on account of countless diversions! I did Ahamedabad to Vadodra was between 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, while return was between 1-3.30 a.m. on Sunday morning and trust me, timing of your ride has zilch impact on the time you would spend.

Beyond Vadodra, roads are pure joy to ride/drive, as has already been called out. Stick to NH-8 at Bharuch and you will be past Narmada in no time because of some smart traffic management - of filtering vehicles based on size - in place.

All the best for your ride!

Re: Advice Needed for Delhi - Bangalore - Goa - Delhi : August 2015



Hi buddy,
Here is what you need. There are two expressways in this. One is ahemdabad and other is mumbai-pune. Both are to be avoided. Next to mumbai expressway is the old highway, please follow the old highway which in the end will actually give you a feel of an expressway. Also on the ahemdabad expressway I have seen people taking bikes but seemed like they were the locals. I basically avoided that. In case if you want to take chances just enquire with the locals if its a no trouble zone. But the old ahemdabad route is miserable. Sad single lane patchy road with barrrn lands on either side because of farms. Also when you are in udaipur zone be careful, people dont like to follow rules in that part.
Resources like med kit should essentially have muscle relaxants as this is going to super tire you.carry a cello tape with you, just in case mishap occurs cover the wound with a cloth and tie the tape around to stop bleeding. I recently did bangalore to himachal and the journey was little tough due to scorching heat starting from humid mumbai.when you enter rajasthan I would advise to travel only during the day as there are long stretches of barren lands and you can expect completely empty roads and you riding alone for a long time. Carry body armor. You definitely need every single body part covered. Carry a knife and a torch too with extra batteries. Vadodara stretch is also accident prone zone basically because of a ton of junctions. Cheers ride safe

Re: Advice Needed for Delhi - Bangalore - Goa - Delhi : August 2015

Totally agree mate. It is a long route and hence one person would not be able to assist on the total route. i am also getting in touch with locals who are helping me out the road conditions just using my contacts to the optimum for this :P

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Totally agree mate. It is a long route and hence one person would not be able to assist on the total route. i am also getting in touch with locals who are helping me out the road conditions just using my contacts to the optimum for this :P

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Ok now that is a relief. Is there a land mark where I move onto the Kishangarh bypass like a signboard or something. Asking cause it is very possible for me to just fly through without even noticing unless I know what to look out for. Atleast that way I can sak the pillion to be on the lookout roundabout the Kishangarh area. I tend to get too lost in the whole experience of being free that I tend to miss these small cuts etc etc... :P

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Ahmedabad- Baroda. The expressway doesn't allow cars. You have to take the old highway, which is still under construction, but far better than what it was earlier. Once you cross Baroda it is all awesome till you hit Bombay. The traffic will make you want to jump in the ocean, only problem is you won't reach the ocean, because the traffic will have blocked your way Of course in the rains you will have rivers running along the road, or more like the road will be a river so carry a raft [/QUOTE]

Ha ha well its India .. thats normal ... Are your sure it doesnt allow cars ? how blissful would that be .. hehehe :P

QUOTE=The Monk;1158750]All the best for your ride. Regarding your bike, if it is so new, you have nothing much to worry about, just carry basic spares, carry rain gear and make sure all your luggage is ready to take on the monsoons, you should be sorted and not have too much of a problem. Since you will be sticking to NHs, there is not much to worry about.[/QUOTE]

Yups its pretty new and am carrying the basic spares although looking for a good toolkit .. the OEM Bajaj NS toolkit .. well to put in very sublimely is no good... although NS folks to know what all adjectives could be fit in here :P

QUOTE=The Monk;1158750]Yo, didn't see your thread for whatever reason. Even now can barely see your plan, because the image is so small, i cannot read anything in it
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Oooops my bad ... lemme just paste in simple text format as below :

Thats the detailed road map i have figured out ...

Apologies for the long post ...

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Wow.. bangalore to himachal sounds killer ... what route did you take mate ?

Re: Advice Needed for Delhi - Bangalore - Goa - Delhi : August 2015

Day 1 i have already answered your queries. Day 2 as much as possible, don't know about the last stretch to Nashik.

Day 3 Nashik to Pune is a stone's throw away, people go back and forth to have lunch, so wouldn't even bother helping you out for this!!!!

Day 4 Pune - Bangalore is a breeze. Lovely roads and you can make good time. In case you encounter heavy rain and are unable to make good time to Bangalore. Stay the night in Hubli.

But to be quite honest. This is my REAL opinion. Junk such minute planning. Just get on your bike and ride with the aim of reaching your destination for the day, in case you can't make it to your destination. Stop before it gets dark at any reasonable looking hotel/ lodge. Over-planning doesn't make for fun trips! The best segments of my rides have been when i have got lost and when i have made impromptu decisions.

Anyways if you still want more information, keep asking, we will keep answering to the best of our abilities