The Official Trivandrum Offline meet(G2G) thread

[VarunRTR]

I too suggest the MC Road route. Better roads, corners and cops.
Shall we fix this as the route?

Start from Kesavadasapuram, via Mc road to Ayur, from there to Punalur and Palaruvi. Return via Kulathupuzha, Madathara, Palode. Will be close to 200kms to and fro.
Trivandrum, Kerala, India to Trivandrum, Kerala, India - Google Maps


Need to decide on whether to take Ayur - Anchal - Punalur route or Ayur - Anchal - Kulathupuzha route.

last time , we went and came back through MC road and it came to 120kms one side. but through palode, its only around 90kms.
We can fix this as the route....take your cams and and if anybody has got pillion to ride with, we can get some good pics...

[rohitinside]

last time , we went and came back through MC road and it came to 120kms one side. but through palode, its only around 90kms.
We can fix this as the route....take your cams and and if anybody has got pillion to ride with, we can get some good pics...

I cant come for tomorrow's ride.My friends came up with a munnar trip (by car) and i have to join them.
I will be there for the next ride

Have a safe ride guys

[rossiter]

We normally take the route nedumangad, Palod, Madathara, Kulathupuzha, Thenmala, Palaruvi. Another route isto take SH to Ayur, right turn to Anchal - Kulathupuzha, Thenmala, Palaruvi..
Gmaps is slow now.. else I'd have created a map and posted the link...
EDIT:
Route 1: Palaruvi 1 - Google Maps
Route 2: Palaruvi2 - Google Maps

-lijo

I guess this will be the route without touching Punalur.
Trivandrum, Kerala, India to Palaruvi, Kerala, India - Google Maps

Am I right guys? Or are we opting for the longer MC road - Punalur route?

Thanks guys! Your input is much appreciated. Needed this info for my route planning

[frmneo999]

You are gonna ride down here from Bangalore?

[ssh]

not sure whethere this is the right thread to post but where can i buy a saddle bag and a tank bag in Trivandrum?

[lijok]

not sure whethere this is the right thread to post but where can i buy a saddle bag and a tank bag in Trivandrum?

As of now, we dont have any shops who deal with saddle/tank bags... but heard Amba (Thakaraparambu rd.) owner has plans of opening a new shop exclusively for helmets and riding accessories... As of now, we all rely on AutoQueen in Kaloor, Cochin.

BTW, can you please introduce yourself...

Thanks guys! Your input is much appreciated. Needed this info for my route planning

Please keep us in loop of your plans too.... at the least, we can join you on your ride... (you are riding right? )

[ssh]

oh well i am Saurabh.
I have been living in Trivandrum since Sept 09. I work at VSSC and i am staying near Vellayambalam.

I bought a Dazzler last month and i have planned a Chandigarh-Manali-LEh-Srinagar-Jammu trip planned starting 17th of this month. Tank bag is supposed to be for that..but since i cant go to Kochi now i think i may have to look somewhere else.

[VarunRTR]

Thanks guys! Your input is much appreciated. Needed this info for my route planning

great man...when are you planning to come down...? please let us know in advance. BTW another guy, soumen is also planning a kerala ride next month

oh well i am Saurabh.
I have been living in Trivandrum since Sept 09. I work at VSSC and i am staying near Vellayambalam.

I bought a Dazzler last month and i have planned a Chandigarh-Manali-LEh-Srinagar-Jammu trip planned starting 17th of this month. Tank bag is supposed to be for that..but since i cant go to Kochi now i think i may have to look somewhere else.

Welcome to the club man, and so happy to hear that another dude is planning to get Leh'd...Best of luck for the endaevour.


The ride was just awesome, just came back and had a bath.....We thought that the road through MC road was the best one but now after coming back through the palode route, i came to a conclusion that the MC road is just for 'drivers' who like to sleep in the car......Just loved the twisties and scraped the footpegs umpteen number of times. Eve n though its 2 laned, beautifully tarred and banked. Never expected this to be so good. This was my first ride with srijith and sreenath and it was wonderful and memorable.
The surprise came at nedumangad, All those who said they cant come and backed out were riding to ponmudi... BACK, we also joined them for the second ride of he day.... But hell, phone calls started coming from home and the rains in the hills made riding further impossible. So me and sreenath chettan rode back and reached home from ponmudi base in flat 1:20 hrs.. Trip meter reading:291kms.
"Ponmudi mayor" Srijith succesfully completed 2 rides and will be giving a full report ahortly :P....

[frmneo999]

Just reached home! Went to shanghumugham straight after ponmudi And it was hell there with football fans! :-| Will upload pics after dinner! I am starving

[a.jayamohan]

It was an awesome ride even though heavy rain fall through out the Ponmudi hills. finally we reached the top of the hill and met huge fog around us It was nice ambience and all were shivering with cold due to wet jackets Anyway a memorable ride...hope somebody will post the pictures....sreejith, Arun and Remy where are the snaps?.Please post the pictures.

Lijo & Varun: Do you have the xBhp stickers in stock? I have given your cel nos to a xBhp member(Vishnu PS, Alleppy based). Hope he will call you for the query. Please talk to him.

[frmneo999]

Photos from the Palaruvi-Thenmala-Ponmudi ride
Picasa Web Albums - nEo - xBhp: Palaruv...

[The Celebrity]

Hey All,

I'm new here. My name is Jayan. I am from Vanchiyoor. Nice to meet you all here. Hope you are all doing well.

[nottyboy]

hey there jayan! welcome to the trivandrum xbhp gang!! if i read right...u own a ninja currently?? is that right? awesome! but...i haven't had the chance to see any near vanchiyoor...cause i stay near there..near pattoor ...hoping to meet you at the next g2g...and yeah...do post more info about yourself...like what you do and stuff...ride safe!

[nottyboy]

herez my set of pics guys...very less this time and nuthing gr8 came out either...just some randoms..
Picasa Web Albums - Remy - ponmudi @ 12/...

[VarunRTR]

Our new model boy for tvm xbhp .....


Finally uploaded the pics to picassa....

here is it..:
Picasa Web Albums - varun.... - thenmala

just not upto srijith's pics.....