Re: Road trip to Spiti Valley

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Going July 1st week.
Probably will leave 1st july 02:30-3:00 from Noida

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If you end up preponing your trip and end up doing it from the 24th of June,do let me know!

Delhi to Spiti starting on 24th June 2017

Hi guys

I and a couple of friends are heading out to Spiti from Delhi starting on the 24th of June.The trip duration is 10 days.I'll be riding the 2017 KTM Duke 390.I've done a Pune-Bangalore-Pune ride on it recently.Any tips/advice for the route,important check points,info etc would be greatly welcome!

Thanks
lensesnwheels

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Merged with your own thread from 2 weeks back.

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Good to you see you guys going to such an amazing and calm place. Some tips I would like to give:

1. Watch out for the weather on the internet. I found 3-4 days prediction by popular websites are very accurate.
2. Do not go without basic toolkit and bike parts and puncture repair kit, Never.
3. Get some good offload tyres for the ride to stay safe in the valley.
4. Start early and reach early to avoid water crossings and you will have time to enjoy the valley.
5. Try to stay in gov owned guest houses like PWD rest house. Try to book some accommodation in Kaza to avoid hassle, not mandatory though.
6. Do not miss the Chandratal lake if planning to cover Kunzum either while starting or completing the trip.
7. It looks best to me to start from Shimla side and return from Rohtang/Manali if planning to do circuit.
8. Include Sangla and Chitkul if you guys have time. Its hardly matter of 50kms of detour.
9. Do not forget to carry rain covers for your luggage and for yourself. Getting wet in single digit temperature may put you in serious trouble.
10. Carry a BSNL SIM. The mobile signals will vanish in most of the Spiti valley and so maps. If you have any Nokia Lumia phone, download the offline maps and forget the network.

Let us know if you have any specific question.

Last but not the least, respect the mother nature and do not cross your limits on the hills. Keep the hills clean and beautiful.
Enjoy and ride safe
All the best.

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check my video, its full details on road condition from chandighar to spiti to leh and back to bangalore

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Hey man,thanks a lot for the info! About the offroad tyres,anything specific in mind?I was planning on getting the CEAT Vertigos installed but they are no longer in production,or so I've heard!A friend of mine suggested going for a pair of RALCOs.

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Thanks! Totally forgot about it!

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Will you please explain what is offroad tyre

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Off road basically refers to paths that can't really qualify as roads! No tarmac! So tyres that can take such beating are the off road ones.

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You can try this if Vertigo is not available. I myself used them thrice in Spiti and once in Ladakh and Sach pass. They do the job well.



Michelin Sirac Street 2.75-18 Tube Type Bike Tyre,Rear (Home Delivery): Amazon.in: Car & Motorbike

A kinda block pattern tyres to kinda hold the off road. Something like I pointed out above.

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Yup Vertigos have been discontinued.

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Anything that you find will be old stock.

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Thanks a lot for that information .... I feel unsafe on the tours without much information ... Information passed by like you guys makes me safe

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I read somewhere that the Siracs that are available now aren't of a good quality.Any other good options out there?