The Official Pune Offline Meet(G2G) Thread

[icemang]

The following route is what I'll suggest.
Pune folks take Tamhini route and team up with Mumbai folks at Mangaon on NH17.
Ride till Khed, have lunch & turn back.
At Mahad turn towards Bhor via Varandha ghat.

nav,

I didn't quite understand the route; is the Khed you have mentioned the same as Rajgurunagar on the Pune - Nasik highway or is it a different Khed? The route given by you seems to be a bit ulta-pulta if the Khed as per you is indeed Rajgurunagar.

Do clarify if you don't mind.

Thanks.

[niks_devil666]

I guess he meant khed shivapur

[savneet]

Hi..

Hi Guys I am new to xbhp. The only reason to join this site is that i am planing to go leh ladakh & I am looking for a group for leh ladakh 2012. I am from delhi & own 180 cc pulsar. It will be great pleasure for me if can join you for leh ladakh trip.

I also had visited keylong once but through buses sitting on bus door step as there was not seats in bus from manali to keylong.

I also have Biking experience of delhi - MCleod ganj - delhi around 1400km driving in two days in the month of dec. Like to share some photos.


Sorry for my bad english..

[Rony]

Hi Guys I am new to xbhp. The only reason to join this site is that i am planing to go leh ladakh & I am looking for a group for leh ladakh 2012. I am from delhi & own 180 cc pulsar. It will be great pleasure for me if can join you for leh ladakh trip.

I also had visited keylong once but through buses sitting on bus door step as there was not seats in bus from manali to keylong.

I also have Biking experience of delhi - MCleod ganj - delhi around 1400km driving in two days in the month of dec. Like to share some photos.


Sorry for my bad english..

Hi savneet ... Welcome to xBhp ... I think The Leh 2012 Planner would be a helpful thread for you ... Good luck with your endeavor !

[nav75]

nav,

I didn't quite understand the route; is the Khed you have mentioned the same as Rajgurunagar on the Pune - Nasik highway or is it a different Khed? The route given by you seems to be a bit ulta-pulta if the Khed as per you is indeed Rajgurunagar.

Do clarify if you don't mind.

Thanks.

See the following map.
Chandani Chowk, Pune, Maharashtra, India to Chandani Chowk, Pune, Maharashtra, India - Google Maps

This Khed is on NH17, before Chiplun (when going towards Goa from Mumbai). Total distance is around 360km's, so if you guys start at 5am and plan to be home by 8pm. It should be possible even for Mumbai folks (who would be riding more than Pune guys).

But finally it all will depend on the pace of the group. So, this ride can also give you an idea about the safe speed that the group can ride at, to help you plan your day wise trip destinations.
Ideally it should be around 3hrs for Chandani Chowk - Tamhini - Mangaon (103kms), Panvel - Mangaon is ~98km's should take around 2.5hrs in early morning for Mumbai riders.
Around 2hrs for Mangaon - Khed (~87kms). Around 4hrs for Khed - Bhor (~117kms). Around an hr from Bhor - Chandani Chowk (~53kms). Total = 10hrs of riding time + 2hrs for Mumbai guys to reach Panvel from Chandani Chowk.
(The times are rough estimates, actual will depend on the riding speed).

[icemang]

See the following map.
Chandani Chowk, Pune, Maharashtra, India to Chandani Chowk, Pune, Maharashtra, India - Google Maps

This Khed is on NH17, before Chiplun (when going towards Goa from Mumbai). Total distance is around 360km's, so if you guys start at 5am and plan to be home by 8pm. It should be possible even for Mumbai folks (who would be riding more than Pune guys).

But finally it all will depend on the pace of the group. So, this ride can also give you an idea about the safe speed that the group can ride at, to help you plan your day wise trip destinations.
Ideally it should be around 3hrs for Chandani Chowk - Tamhini - Mangaon (103kms), Panvel - Mangaon is ~98km's should take around 2.5hrs in early morning for Mumbai riders.
Around 2hrs for Mangaon - Khed (~87kms). Around 4hrs for Khed - Bhor (~117kms). Around an hr from Bhor - Chandani Chowk (~53kms). Total = 10hrs of riding time + 2hrs for Mumbai guys to reach Panvel from Chandani Chowk.
(The times are rough estimates, actual will depend on the riding speed).

Dear nav,

Thanks for the clarification. We would be doing CC - Mangaon - Varandha - Bhor - Khed Shivapur - Bhor - Varanda - Mangaon and back to CC/Mumbai as per the two sub-groups.

[kartikpai]

Dear nav,

Thanks for the clarification. We would be doing CC - Mangaon - Varandha - Bhor - Khed Shivapur - Bhor - Varanda - Mangaon and back to CC/Mumbai as per the two sub-groups.

Manish ji only one thing to note here, if you are riding alone back towards pune , assuming that the mumbai guyz would go straight to panvel from mangaon. Tahmini ghat at night is not that safe as there have been many incidents of thefts in and around that . We have our own XBHPian rockerz experience it. So kindly reconsider it
This route was quite deserted at 8:00 pm , when I used it while returning from goa a few weeks back. Hardly any soul till you cross mulshi. 80kms of completly deserted road I can asertain.

[antz.bin]

Manish ji only one thing to note here, if you are riding alone back towards pune , assuming that the mumbai guyz would go straight to panvel from mangaon. Tahmini ghat at night is not that safe as there have been many incidents of thefts in and around that . We have our own XBHPian rockerz experience it. So kindly reconsider it
This route was quite deserted at 8:00 pm , when I used it while returning from goa a few weeks back. Hardly any soul till you cross mulshi. 80kms of completly deserted road I can asertain.

I came by Kolad-Tamhini-Mulshi-Paud-Pune route that night, not Rockerzzzz. And yes it was extremely lonely. But it was also past midnight.

Rockerzzzzz theft incident happened on Pali - Khopoli road. I don't consider any one of them particularly safe at night (not even Bhor). Your best bet should be via Poladpur - Mahabaleshwar - Pasarni - Shirwal - Pune.

[kartikpai]

I came by Kolad-Tamhini-Mulshi-Paud-Pune route that night, not Rockerzzzz. And yes it was extremely lonely. But it was also past midnight.

Rockerzzzzz theft incident happened on Pali - Khopoli road. I don't consider any one of them particularly safe at night (not even Bhor). Your best bet should be via Poladpur - Mahabaleshwar - Pasarni - Shirwal - Pune.

Opz my bad ! But still our driver in scorpio was scared to go via tahmini at 8:00 in the night saying its risky ! And yea it was totally deserted past velne MIDC area. Not even a single soul till we reached the base of Mulshi. My best bet would be to cross any of the ghats and reach NH4 before it gets too dark .

[Hyperion]

Dear nav,

Thanks for the clarification. We would be doing CC - Mangaon - Varandha - Bhor - Khed Shivapur - Bhor - Varanda - Mangaon and back to CC/Mumbai as per the two sub-groups.

Its not Khed Shivapur , just Khed. Khed Shivapur is on NH4 near Pune.
This route should be easily doable in a day. If you dont stop and tarry around for too long, you should be able to make it past Tamhini before dark. Of course its a given that you dont start too late in the day either.

[nav75]

Thanks for the clarification. We would be doing CC - Mangaon - Varandha - Bhor - Khed Shivapur - Bhor - Varanda - Mangaon and back to CC/Mumbai as per the two sub-groups.

and others, please have a look at the google map link I shared in the previous post. The route is:
For Pune guys: Chandani Chowk - Mulshi - Tamhini - Mangaon (IN MORNING).
For Mumabi guys: Panvel - Kolad - Mangaon (all on NH17).
After meeting up at Mangaon on NH17 you take: Mangaon - Mahad - Poladpur - Kashedi Ghat - Khed.
Then you turn off near Khed, on NH17, after a lunch break and do:
Khed - Kashedi - Poladpur - Mahad - Varandha Ghat - Bhor - join NH4 - Chandani Chowk.

At Chandani Chowk, Mumbai - Pune guys split and Mumbai guys head to Panvel via Lonavala - Khopoli on NH4.

If you guys start at 5am then you will be back to Pune by 3pm.

And yes as Hyperion mentioned, this is "Khed" and not "Khed Shivapur".

[hemank]

and others, please have a look at the google map link I shared in the previous post. The route is:
For Pune guys: Chandani Chowk - Mulshi - Tamhini - Mangaon (IN MORNING).
For Mumabi guys: Panvel - Kolad - Mangaon (all on NH17).
After meeting up at Mangaon on NH17 you take: Mangaon - Mahad - Poladpur - Kashedi Ghat - Khed.
Then you turn off near Khed, on NH17, after a lunch break and do:
Khed - Kashedi - Poladpur - Mahad - Varandha Ghat - Bhor - join NH4 - Chandani Chowk.

At Chandani Chowk, Mumbai - Pune guys split and Mumbai guys head to Panvel via Lonavala - Khopoli on NH4.

If you guys start at 5am then you will be back to Pune by 3pm.

And yes as Hyperion mentioned, this is "Khed" and not "Khed Shivapur".

Just one prob. Mumbai Guys have a lot more to ride than pune. Also may seem tiring.

[ROCKRZ]

Just one prob. Mumbai Guys have a lot more to ride than pune. Also may seem tiring.

actually, considering the distance to be covered during the leh trip, this is nothing

[nav75]

Just one prob. Mumbai Guys have a lot more to ride than pune. Also may seem tiring.

For Pune guys it will be only 360km's and for Mumbai guys, Panvel to Panvel will be around 470km's.

If this is too much/tiring, then forget about doing Manali - Delhi in a day, that would be a good 500+km's and that too towards the end of ride when rider and machine, both will be tired.

Also, doing close to 300km's in Ladakh in a day will be more tiring and time consuming than doing around 500km's over here.

[icemang]

Its not Khed Shivapur , just Khed. Khed Shivapur is on NH4 near Pune.
This route should be easily doable in a day. If you dont stop and tarry around for too long, you should be able to make it past Tamhini before dark. Of course its a given that you dont start too late in the day either.

Thanks, Hyperion. There are so many bloody Kheds in this general area that I G Mapped for Khed Shivapur and got it as the place to the south of Pune where we intend to lunch.