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LEG1 will be very easy as they are four lane highway till dindugal .
Not sure about the current ghat road condition to the top but 6 months back it was slightly under construction (they were laying cement blocks where they might be mild water streams in rains ).
And ghat road is very wide and unscarry .
Also choose the time of riding in trichy highway wisely or else you will end up battling with notorious high speed traffic .

Don't miss to turn into trichy to get into the Dindukal highway as its easy to miss

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Thanks mate ,so what time would you recommend to ride down the trichy highway to stay out of traffic .
Will keep the dindigul turn in mind.

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Sorry for the late reply .
Leave chennai after 2AM and you can comfortably reach Kodai before afternoon .
All south bound Rash buses and I have got a car &am fast guys leave to the southern districts from 4pm to 12am from chennai .
And return do the same leave early morning and reach chennai by afternoon .

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Shiradi Ghats have deteriorated especially from Gundya to Sakleshpur side. I will not take this route from now on.

Sakleshpur-Hassan is also bad especially few kilometres before and after Sakleshpur town which is horrible! Roads inside Sakleshpur itself is no good.

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This is for people commuting in chennai

Road from CAMP ROAD JN to AGARAM via Barath univ is being expand to 4 lane with little info on construction of small bridges and diversion.

3 or more people has lost their life in bikes in past two month and still with zero illumination and diversion warnings .

Chennai By-Pass from maduravayal to tambaram is in worst state ever so ride slow expect potholes and irregularities because of relaying in this toll road .

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Hi guys, pls help me to know about road condition of Edappally-Panvel highway (NH 17). Planning for a solo ride from Calicut to Goa (616kms) this month last or first week of november. I never rod on this stretch. Just been on car last year.

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Roads in and around palani are assumed to be totally damaged .



A massive landslip at Idivizhundhan
Odai near Saverikadu blocked Palani-
Kodaikanal highway, halting traffic
for several hours. Oddanchatram-
Pachalur road was closed as a tree
fell on it near Kadaisikadu.
Bodi-Munnar highway was closed
again owing to another major landslip
on Monday night.

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Bangalore->C.R Patna->Holenarasipur->Arakalagud->Shanivarasanthe->Somwarpete->Madikeri->Sullia->Puttur

Bangalore-C.R Patna: Excellent four lane National Highway.
C.R Patna->Holenarasipur->Two lane road for most part. Odd potholes here and there and about one kilometer of pure torture just before one enters Holenarsipur.
Holenarasipur-> Arakalagud->Two lane road. Odd potholes and undulations.
Arakalagud->Shanivarasanthe-Two lane road. Odd potholes and undulations.
Shanivarasanthe->Somwarapete->Madikeri-> Land of curves! For people with motion sickness Somwarpet-Madikeri stretch maybe difficult. Else smooth two lane roads.
Madikeri-Sullia->Average roads with some nasty undulations after Kallugundi. But nothing drastic, manageable.
Sullia-Puttur-> Till Jalsoor roads are average and after that it is good all the way till Puttur.

south indian super roads

Hi guys,
I ride a Duke 390, I have tried googling best motorcycle roads in india but the results i got were fit for riding an enfield not a sports bike.
Can u guys suggest roads in south india ( am from Kerala ) fit for riding a sports bike . Roads having lots of twisties low traffic and no interceptors.
Videos of guys doing canyon carving in us and europe are mouth watering .

Thanks in advance
Rahul

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Kari Motor Seedway, Coimbatore and Irungattukotai Race Track, Chennai

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Planning to go to Ooty via mysore. Need guidance on best route, current road condition and latest update regarding that route?

Thanks

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After Mysore, take NH 212 till Gundlupet and then NH 67 via Bandipur, madhumalai and masinagudi to Ooty - Short and scenic. Road condition is a mixed bag. Initially bad, then highway is smooth - Narrow till ooty with only one lane, bandipur has a few bad patches in between. Hairpins in ooty climb is also bad in few places. But the joy of seeing the scenic vistas will make up for all the hardships (which is very less).

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hi guys I want info about road conditions on two routes

1. from ooty to pykara lake
2. from pykara lake to mysore (shortest route but not through sh67....work is going on and some patches are really bad )


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Had a drive in car from Bangalore to Kunnamkulam(Kerala) on Nov 8th. Went via Salem route as I heard the Nilambur route the roads are not in good condition.
From Bangalore to Avinashi the roads are a bliss to ride. Can easily maintain 100+ through out.
From Avinashi to coimbatore some work is in progress & they have mentioned to go in 30km/hr speed (in some locations esp. nearby flyovers) and there are speed-breaker humps which pops every now & then.
From Coimbatore to Palakkad the roads are single lane and also the road conditions are very bad and it becomes worse as we reach palakkad.
From Palakkad dont take the thrissur route as the road conditions are very bad with fly over construction in every nook and corner.
The roads were full of dust & it was like riding in a foggy condition where visibility is less.
Go via Alathur route.
Route: Palakkad --> Alathur --> Chelekara -->Marathencode --> Kunnamkulam
The above road conditions are superb even though its bit narrow. But less traffic and scenery is cool.
Saved a lot of time by avoiding Thrissur route.
The other options are via Shornoor & pattambi. But takes more time than the Alathur route.
Map Link for reference:

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Any updates on the Bankapur Ankola stretch ?
Last I went there was on 18th August 2014, road up until Mundgod was in a mess. I would be going further up and take the Hubli-ankola stretch otherwise.