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**silver_falcon_46** · 08-20-2009, 01:57 AM

Originally posted by MavericK46 View Post

@Arjun: Brilliant log man. Thoroughly enjoyed reading it

The bandipur leg with the marauding elephants was quite scary. Would've been doubly/trebly scary if i was the one on a silver P200 trying to ride discreetly past a bunch of em pachyderms. Lets face it, the typical Pulsar exhaust note isn't exactly wildlife-friendly (Although awesome to us Homo Sapiens)

Hope more R2G's are on their way and that we can ride together as the two individuals who've made it out of Amritalcaltraz alive

Lol, for sure man. We will. We'll the pachyderms were doing their own thing at the time I passed by. Wouldn't have been the case if it was a single elephant in the middle of the road.

Originally posted by johnblr View Post

Fellow bikers

Last part(best part) of the trip detials from my side will b up soon. Mostly by tomo morning. Between I would like to get more write up from you ppl.

OT : It could have been much better if Arjun't posted the trip details in tourer section or anywhere with a new thread as Arjun's trip was entirely different than what we are discussing here.

I would like to get moderators view on this

Hey John, I dont know if I can move the whole thing to a different thread. Probably ask the mods to do it. I never expected to write so much, otherwise I would've posted it in the Touring section myself.

Originally posted by vas View Post

@silver falcon:
wow! man amazing ride there. and a very good log
seems like Iday was adventurous for all the fella Xbhpians

riding with the elephants. tat would have been awesome experience.

Yeah man. It was!

Originally posted by Scorcher View Post

@Arjun aka Silverfalcon,
Super trip log, felt so involved with your writing as i myself was riding with you. You have all indications of becoming a good author!!

Way to go dude.

Thanks man, I'll take that as a compliment although me and author!, I hope you have read the ride reports of people like Ken, GS. Those write up's really mean "re-living the moment".

**santoosh** · 08-20-2009, 02:00 AM

It would have been sensible to break the journey at mysore , get a hotel , leave in the morning at 4 and bk home in 2.5 hrs.

Cos 2-3 hrs of rest== better energy to push .

Anyways , nice ride there , U shouldn have wasted time on day 1 , try covering up as many kms in daylight nextime on.

Santa

**silver_falcon_46** · 08-20-2009, 02:23 AM

Originally posted by santoosh View Post

It would have been sensible to break the journey at mysore , get a hotel , leave in the morning at 4 and bk home in 2.5 hrs.

Cos 2-3 hrs of rest== better energy to push .

Anyways , nice ride there , U shouldn have wasted time on day 1 , try covering up as many kms in daylight nextime on.

Santa

Yeah, my idea was to break the journey at Calicut. Once that did not happen, I just thought,lets push it. The whole idea was, get to work on Monday comfortably

. When I had planned it as a 2 day trip, just did not feel like extending it to a 3 day. Anyways, I surely think it would've made a lot of sense to break the journey.

Day1 my destination was Guruvayoor. I had to stay there for the night no matter what. I did loose sometime on Day2. Some unnecessary loss of time, thats where the mistake was.

P.S. I like your new signature

**rossiter** · 08-20-2009, 02:10 PM

Originally posted by santoosh View Post

It would have been sensible to break the journey at mysore , get a hotel , leave in the morning at 4 and bk home in 2.5 hrs.

Cos 2-3 hrs of rest== better energy to push .

Anyways , nice ride there , U shouldn have wasted time on day 1 , try covering up as many kms in daylight nextime on.

Santa

+1

Agree with Santa there. Which is what Mithun and I did on our Kerala trip in December. We halted in Salem at around 9 pm or so en route to Bangalore. but noteworthy fact is, even after a hard day of riding, Mithun was raring to go all the way to Bangalore, and I was seeing stars.

If it wasn't for me, he'd have probably carried on.

Arjun, you didn't mention that I was supposed to accompany you.

Looking at your triplog, I am looking back at that weekend, and regretting the fact that I had to work. I'd have loved to be chased by elephants, single or committed

**pranay** · 08-20-2009, 02:12 PM

Awesome details there, Arjun. Kerala is definitely a delight. A beautiful ride such as this I guess needs its own thread in the tourer section.

**silver_falcon_46** · 08-20-2009, 03:56 PM

Originally posted by rossiter View Post

+1

Agree with Santa there. Which is what Mithun and I did on our Kerala trip in December. We halted in Salem at around 9 pm or so en route to Bangalore. but noteworthy fact is, even after a hard day of riding, Mithun was raring to go all the way to Bangalore, and I was seeing stars.

If it wasn't for me, he'd have probably carried on.

Arjun, you didn't mention that I was supposed to accompany you.

Looking at your triplog, I am looking back at that weekend, and regretting the fact that I had to work. I'd have loved to be chased by elephants, single or committed

Sorry Akhil, kinda slipped outta mind. Was trying to take all the credit to myself for riding alone

The truth is, you had a huge role to play in this, you are the one who made me ride alone.

Nevertheless, turned out to be one heaven of an experience!

About taking the stop, yeah, I think it would've been a very relaxed trip if I had taken that break. I'm glad I made it within the time limit though.

Dinner at McDonalds soon..

Originally posted by pranay View Post

Awesome details there, Arjun. Kerala is definitely a delight. A beautiful ride such as this I guess needs its own thread in the tourer section.

I have a complex now. With the number of Leh threads, I dont know if my own thread will be of any significance.

**pranay** · 08-20-2009, 05:27 PM

Originally posted by silver_falcon_46 View Post

I have a complex now. With the number of Leh threads, I dont know if my own thread will be of any significance.

Riding through those roads in those conditions, I am sure it is of significance.

BTW, I wonder when will they start actually working on that horrible horrible stretch of road between Gundulpet and Mysore. I agree with you, it is absolutely horrible with blind humps and craters all the way. Extremely dangerous for motorcyclists, and on top of the truckers with high beams on our lane, riding in that stretch of road at night is as dangerous as it gets.

**silver_falcon_46** · 08-20-2009, 05:38 PM

Originally posted by pranay View Post

Riding through those roads in those conditions, I am sure it is of significance.

BTW, I wonder when will they start actually working on that horrible horrible stretch of road between Gundulpet and Mysore. I agree with you, it is absolutely horrible with blind humps and craters all the way. Extremely dangerous for motorcyclists, and on top of the truckers with high beams on our lane, riding in that stretch of road at night is as dangerous as it gets.

During September will I be seeing one more Leh thread?

That stretch was terrible man. There were times when I would stop my bike cause I was blinded. Like literally stop in the middle of the road. If I did not, even if there was a drop , I wouldn't realize. Hopefully someday they would repair that stretch man.

OT: When the hell am I going to see your bike? I have seen umpteen number of pics of your bike but I don't feel that content. This week I am 'driving' down the same route again till Calicut and will be back Sunday afternoon. Will call you to find out if we could meet

**pranay** · 08-21-2009, 01:23 PM

Originally posted by silver_falcon_46 View Post

During September will I be seeing one more Leh thread?

Yes you will.

**ericin** · 08-23-2009, 03:15 AM

hi,guys.. i have a plan go to Goa from Bangalore on next September. 5-6 days. alone and i have a small problem.. which route i should go... my plan : Bangalore - Jog Falls - Goa ( NH 4- NH 206 -NH 17 ) .. can u help me some information about it ? or some route can better than it ?

**Praful** · 08-23-2009, 03:40 AM

Originally posted by ericin View Post

hi,guys.. i have a plan go to Goa from Bangalore on next September. 5-6 days. alone and i have a small problem.. which route i should go... my plan : Bangalore - Jog Falls - Goa ( NH 4- NH 206 -NH 17 ) .. can u help me some information about it ? or some route can better than it ?

There are basically 2 routes to Goa. You can either take a slower but more scenic route Via Shimoga/Sagar/Honavar/Karwar (Link!)

Or

The other option is a slightly faster but more boring route via Chitradurga/Hubli/Dharward (Link!)

Have fun!

**pinku.narendra** · 08-23-2009, 06:01 AM

Originally posted by ericin View Post

hi,guys.. i have a plan go to Goa from Bangalore on next September. 5-6 days. alone and i have a small problem.. which route i should go... my plan : Bangalore - Jog Falls - Goa ( NH 4- NH 206 -NH 17 ) .. can u help me some information about it ? or some route can better than it ?

Since you are doing it in month of Sep the jog fall rout is best...... The rout via Hubli is dry...

In sep you can expect best view of Jog falls. - The rout from Jog to Honnavar is at its best. heavy vehicle traffic is blocked in this rout and you can stretch your arms and ride......

**diffuser911** · 08-26-2009, 02:44 PM

Is it good enough to take only the front wheel tube with you when on a trip? I read somewhere that it serves the purpose for the rear tyre as well when in the wilderness and can safely get you back untill you can get the rear tube fixed/replaced at some place.

**rossiter** · 08-28-2009, 01:14 PM

^ Not quite sure I understand your question. If you can carry a spare tube, might as well carry the right tube for the rear.

**strider** · 09-07-2009, 11:42 AM

Has anyone traversed the Bangalore-Bellary road, need info on the road conditions and some decent hotels with safe parking ?

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