The Official Pune Offline Meet(G2G) Thread

[satyenpoojary]

Ok! So am 99.99% in for the Goa Ride! (Though I want to hit the tracks too.... But I guess will do that sometime else)

Am note sure of why some of you are recommending stop and continue the next day route!
My Goa rides so far has always been a one day ride! The plans usually NOT from NH4 but on the very scenic NH17 rather.

Its usually
Day 0: Leave home @ 5-6 (remember I stay @Vasai!!!)
Break 1 @ Panvel McD, which is the mecca for me :P (breakfast=muffins)
Break 2 @ somewhere around Chiplun for lunch
Break 3 @ somewhere around Sawantwadi...
Break 4 @ Break and splash in to swimming pull for 30 minutes and eat and doze off!
This usually happens @ 5-6 PM.. With normal "sane" riding....!!

So we have Day 1-2 and Day 3-4 which we can spilt for North and South Goa ...
Btw just curious to know, How many sea food lovers in Pune :P

[spiderweb]

@Spidey: Thanks for chippin in man. We are avoiding night riding as it is risky and we do have some relatively new tourers in the pack.

Its OK man I can understand. After hearing so many bad news in recent past, we should play safe.

Am note sure of why some of you are recommending stop and continue the next day route!
My Goa rides so far has always been a one day ride! The plans usually NOT from NH4 but on the very scenic NH17 rather.

Its usually
Day 0: Leave home @ 5-6 (remember I stay @Vasai!!!)
Break 1 @ Panvel McD, which is the mecca for me :P (breakfast=muffins)
Break 2 @ somewhere around Chiplun for lunch
Break 3 @ somewhere around Sawantwadi...
Break 4 @ Break and splash in to swimming pull for 30 minutes and eat and doze off!
This usually happens @ 5-6 PM.. With normal "sane" riding....!!

So we have Day 1-2 and Day 3-4 which we can spilt for North and South Goa ...
Btw just curious to know, How many sea food lovers in Pune*** :P

Same here man, Goa is just around 650 kms from Mumbai n even lesser from Pune. Its is "at one-go ride"
***I hope the god likes sea-food
(madagaskar 2)

[shrinathrao]

Am IN...

My PLAN :

24th: Start by 10 PM & reach Goa by 8 AM, 25th Dec (night riding is fun, risky though)

25th afternoon: Chill out @ Baga & rest(sleep for 2-3 hrs.)...

25th night: Start partying @ 8 PM till you guys can stand...

26th: explore goa. Night, go to some big BASH like Bacardi or something.

27th: explore goa

28th: ride back


Not advisable route. been through the same route 2 months back, the road that connects Amboli Ghats to Panjim is in most f****d-up condition & very dangerous during Night time. Its a total off-roading of around 60+kms.
So even if we night stay before Amboli ghats & start riding on 25th morning, it'll be very tiring n will chew-up most of our time to reach Panjim, say around 4-5 hrs. if we dont stop for a Motography n thats impossible with Me around

Instead of riding at night you can ride in the morning and then once you reach kolhapur you can take kolhapur--Gaganbavda---vaibhavvadi--kankavli--kudal---sawantwadi--pernem- mapusa route.

Secondly i agree nippani and ajra road is bad but you are saving here on kms as it will cut down by almostly 80 kms.

[spiderweb]

Instead of riding at night you can ride in the morning and then once you reach kolhapur you can take kolhapur--Gaganbavda---vaibhavvadi--kankavli--kudal---sawantwadi--pernem- mapusa route.

Secondly i agree nippani and ajra road is bad but you are saving here on kms as it will cut down by almostly 80 kms.

But it adds up rougly 1 1/2 hrs.- 2 hrs. to the ride & that too, off-roading. Better to take a normal way n ripp so atleast an hour can be saved.

[rohitlc]

we can wait till saturday n begin bookings n all later..but be present tomorrow..

[HydroXidE]

Go through Nippani - Ajra - Amboli ..

don't go through Gaganbawda .. for this you'll have to ride through kolhapur city (no bypass) ..lot of traffic..45 min down the drain.. if you are a large group, you'll need to regroup often. The road between kolhapur and gaganbawda is a popular bus route and has plenty of traffic including ST buses which don't brake on corners..

[SAGARR_46]

I am in for today's ride. Am planning to meet MG at Roopali by 8pm. Others are welcome to join us early.

[MG]

inder if you start early morning like 6 am it will be good so you can reach kolhapur by 12pm as those dates the highways are full

Pune to Kolhapur in 6hours?I have done 4-5 times it never takes more than 3 hours.With a group and multiple break it will take a maximum of 4.5hours.

Go through Nippani - Ajra - Amboli ..

don't go through Gaganbawda .. for this you'll have to ride through kolhapur city (no bypass) ..lot of traffic..45 min down the drain.. if you are a large group, you'll need to regroup often. The road between kolhapur and gaganbawda is a popular bus route and has plenty of traffic including ST buses which don't brake on corners..

+1

[HydroXidE]

I have done 4-5 times it never takes more than 3 hours.

+1 .. kolhapur = 3 hrs at open throttle with few short breaks.

Pune-Goa / Goa-Pune done fast through ajra-amboli is 6.5 hrs .. we've atleast done this on our big(ger) bikes.. a fast guy on t-bhp has done this time on a unicorn..

hopefully after a few trips Goa will feel much closer

[shrinathrao]

I will be reaching roopali by 8.30 pm today, inder please be there as till date i have not met any of the xbhpians in pune, so its gonna first time meet and i only have your phone number.

[inder.cool]

@ All: Anyone willing to attend the autocar show in mumbai this saturday or sunday. Pls. confirm.

Details here: http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/news/104...-nov-09-a.html

I will be reaching roopali by 8.30 pm today, inder please be there as till date i have not met any of the xbhpians in pune, so its gonna first time meet and i only have your phone number.

Sure thing, i would be there.

[shrinathrao]

@ All: Anyone willing to attend the autocar show in mumbai this saturday or sunday. Pls. confirm.

Details here: http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/news/104...-nov-09-a.html



Sure thing, i would be there.

Ok boss see you there

[surojit]

hey ppl.. sorry i could not joi u fro the meetin... kinda bust wid work...

[phoenixflight]

Are you guys doing a ride to Lavasa tomorrow morning?

[MG]

Inder and I were chatting yesterday and he proposed a Mumbai-Pune group ride next Sunday. I'm waiting for Inder to post a new thread so that I can take over from there.

@Inder - Do it fast.Place and all can be discussed on the thread.