The Official Pune Offline Meet(G2G) Thread

[satyenpoojary]

Cool
Ironically, I also had an upset stomach
More ironically, without a Misal Pav..
@all

Can anybody help me with the place where I can get a puncture kit for tubeless tyres. And also educate me on how does it work...
My 220 is running a few miligrams heavy for quite sometime now coz of a cruel nail on the rear tyre...!

Add me to the irony list I was also down this week, due to which the Pune Mumbai shuttle was canned this week

1) Identify the nail
2) Pluck out the nail
3) Use the given tool to make a nice 'straight' round hole (yes you read it right)
4) Throw\mount the "patch" a gooey rubber peice on the tweezer
5) Pluck the Tweezer in with the patch in that 'puncture'
6) Hold the end of the tweezer and quickly pull it out ensuring the patch remains in

Hold it for some second, spray some water to check for bubbles.... fill air and get going!

hey
plannin chennai mumbai on my bike around the 28th-29th.needed some help with the route from pune to mumbai.
anyone willing to help ?

I would have happily helped riding alongside, but I will be in another part of India then!

The route is simple
Pune > *avoid expressway* Lonavala *avoid expressway* > Khandala > take expressway > take khopoli bypass > go straight on to Panvel road > Avoid Panvel City road, Take JNPT bypass > chit chat with cops > Take Left to Panvel > Straigh to Vashi > Decided where do you want to go in Mumbai.... cause you are already in Navi Mumbai now!

This might help.... Pune to Mumbai shuttle | Author [email protected] | free Mobile GPS Tracking Service

Pune to mumbai is 145 kms connected by NH4.

Its about 160KMs actuall

[anants_220]

I would have happily helped riding alongside, but I will be in another part of India then!

The route is simple
Pune > *avoid expressway* Lonavala *avoid expressway* > Khandala > take expressway > take khopoli bypass > go straight on to Panvel road > Avoid Panvel City road, Take JNPT bypass > chit chat with cops > Take Left to Panvel > Straigh to Vashi > Decided where do you want to go in Mumbai.... cause you are already in Navi Mumbai now!

Thanks a ton.noted it down.i aint tellin my folks untill i cross Blore.So need an email ready with all details.

assume i start for pune from blore by say 1300 hrs.I dont want to ride once its dark.So would you be able to suggest a hotel where i can stay or maybe a town or place which is nice and safe ?
Savin pocket money so i guess ill be more than happy with a 300-500 a night hotel.

[tourer_kashif]

assume i start for pune from blore by say 1300 hrs.I dont want to ride once its dark.So would you be able to suggest a hotel where i can stay or maybe a town or place which is nice and safe ?
Savin pocket money so i guess ill be more than happy with a 300-500 a night hotel.

Depending upon your start time from B'lore I think you would be able to cover around 300 kms from B'lore.Also 200 kms after b'lore starts the bad/under construction streatch for next 100 kms.
I would suggest you to stay at Haveri, Devengere.Just confirm about accomodation availiblity by Bangaloriens as they are regular on this route.

Don''t bother about the left 700 kms(approx) because the roads are just perfect for ripping.You can easily maintain very high speeds.

[TenHut]

Depending upon your start time from B'lore I think you would be able to cover around 300 kms from B'lore.Also 200 kms after b'lore starts the bad/under construction streatch for next 100 kms.
I would suggest you to stay at Haveri, Devengere.Just confirm about accomodation availiblity by Bangaloriens as they are regular on this route.

Don''t bother about the left 700 kms(approx) because the roads are just perfect for ripping.You can easily maintain very high speeds.

I dont know about u guys but when i see such heavy weight champion tourers letting out priceless advices, I feel thankful for their existence. I am planning to do this same trip just the other way round and I feel assured to have such advices coming in from those who arse themselves to explain the roads from their very own travel diaries.

though I had not asked the question, thank u tourer_kashif and thank u HydroXidE

[anants_220]

Depending upon your start time from B'lore I think you would be able to cover around 300 kms from B'lore.Also 200 kms after b'lore starts the bad/under construction streatch for next 100 kms.
I would suggest you to stay at Haveri, Devengere.Just confirm about accomodation availiblity by Bangaloriens as they are regular on this route.

Don''t bother about the left 700 kms(approx) because the roads are just perfect for ripping.You can easily maintain very high speeds.

blr-nelamangala(40kms) bad roads
nelamangala-tumkur 40 kms
tumkur-sira 50 kms
sira-c'durga 60 kms
c'durga-ranibennur-haveri
127 kms of incomplete 4 lane road.with dust and diversions. Can still do 110.

haveri-hubli 64 kms
reach hubli by 7pm
Was planning to spend the night at hubli.unless you suggest otherwise.

I dont know about u guys but when i see such heavy weight champion tourers letting out priceless advices, I feel thankful for their existence. I am planning to do this same trip just the other way round and I feel assured to have such advices coming in from those who arse themselves to explain the roads from their very own travel diaries.

though I had not asked the question, thank u tourer_kashif and thank u HydroXidE

Very true.This is my first long ride.So im excited+apprehensive.If it wasnt for the senior tourers,it would have taken me a year to prepare for the same.

[velociraptor13]

@Inder-belated birthday wishes

[MG]

Cool
Any secret confidential update on any BIG bike from ther stables...

And if that is a secret and confidential then why will they share it with us.

Stories of Misal Pav. That is one thing which I always have whenever I tour in Maharashtra but luckily I never experienced bad stomach till date.

@All-Any plans for coming Sunday?

[TenHut]

And if that is a secret and confidential then why will they share it with us.

cause secrets eventually do get shared and you are the best guys to share it with ?

[tourer_kashif]

blr-nelamangala(40kms) bad roads
sira-c'durga 60 kms
c'durga-ranibennur-haveri
127 kms of incomplete 4 lane road.with dust and diversions. Can still do 110.
Was planning to spend the night at hubli.unless you suggest otherwise.

sira-c'durga is 80 kms
Roads till nelamangala are bad,forgot to mention.
If you can make it to Hubli its very good.i was doing a pessimestic estimation.
Roads between c'durga and haveri are really unpredictable at times...smooth straight streach of 1-2 kms followed by sudden offroad of 100 mts.so be careful.
Post in touring queries section for any more input.

@ Tenhut and anants : There so many hard Core tourers in pune..to name a few...MG,Hydro...
maine to abhi dukaam kholi hi hai...

[rohitlc]

Wednesday meet

hi where r we meeting this wed.?ppl plz suggest new venues or preffered old ones.i think we should meet at sus Rd. n then ride to C.chowk or rupali like we did last time.

[happybiking]

Thanks a ton.noted it down.i aint tellin my folks untill i cross Blore.So need an email ready with all details.

assume i start for pune from blore by say 1300 hrs.I dont want to ride once its dark.So would you be able to suggest a hotel where i can stay or maybe a town or place which is nice and safe ?
Savin pocket money so i guess ill be more than happy with a 300-500 a night hotel.

Here I can surely help you out...I stayed at Ranibennur...its around 300(+/-)kms from bangalore...Its a nice li'l town...You will find some decent hotels on the highway itself...Cost me 300 bux for a Non-A/C room...Double-bed(all single beds were full),TV,Atatched Lat-Bath

Edit : If you start at 1300hrs from Bangalore you should hit this town by 18:30hrs max...1st 200kms is breeze...cover it in 3 hours max(I did on a RTR so guess you would be faster on the 220)...Next, 100kays consist of bad,very bad and no-roads...keep an eye for pot-holes and diversions...they are in plenty...so, should take you around 2-3 hours for this patch...And from here Pune is 560 kms and around 140kays more for mumbai...

[satyenpoojary]

Very true.This is my first long ride.So im excited+apprehensive.If it wasnt for the senior tourers,it would have taken me a year to prepare for the same.

If this is your first ride, I would really advice you talk to your parents first and convince them, at best tell them you could have done this without informing them as well, but you chose to tell them!

Edit: Tenhut, I rememeber our first conversation, you said who would laden a Ninja with Saddle bags.... looks like along with the missile pao bug, the touring bug has caught you as well!

[anants_220]

sira-c'durga is 80 kms
Roads till nelamangala are bad,forgot to mention.
If you can make it to Hubli its very good.i was doing a pessimestic estimation.
Roads between c'durga and haveri are really unpredictable at times...smooth straight streach of 1-2 kms followed by sudden offroad of 100 mts.so be careful.
Post in touring queries section for any more input.

@ Tenhut and anants : There so many hard Core tourers in pune..to name a few...MG,Hydro...
maine to abhi dukaam kholi hi hai...

I gotta reach hubli.Even if it means riding a bit in the dark.If you suggest,will leave blore by 11 30 am maybe.

Here I can surely help you out...I stayed at Ranibennur...its around 300(+/-)kms from bangalore...Its a nice li'l town...You will find some decent hotels on the highway itself...Cost me 300 bux for a Non-A/C room...Double-bed(all single beds were full),TV,Atatched Lat-Bath

Edit : If you start at 1300hrs from Bangalore you should hit this town by 18:30hrs max...1st 200kms is breeze...cover it in 3 hours max(I did on a RTR so guess you would be faster on the 220)...Next, 100kays consist of bad,very bad and no-roads...keep an eye for pot-holes and diversions...they are in plenty...so, should take you around 2-3 hours for this patch...And from here Pune is 560 kms and around 140kays more for mumbai...

How far is haveri from rannibennur ? and how much distance from blore to hubli ?

If this is your first ride, I would really advice you talk to your parents first and convince them, at best tell them you could have done this without informing them as well, but you chose to tell them!

Yes buddy.My parents will freak out completely.Dont worry,dad is cool.He'll understand.I do need to tell em or i wont have any money to ride back.

[TenHut]

Edit: Tenhut, I rememeber our first conversation, you said who would laden a Ninja with Saddle bags.... looks like along with the missile pao bug, the touring bug has caught you as well!

I said that ?
Touring bug hasnt caught me yet but i think theres a good chance that it will. Wanting to do Pune Banglore for the sheer joy of Kolhapur Nippani Road. Wont be carrying any luggage with me at all. I am doing this for top whacks.

[TenHut]

Yes buddy.My parents will freak out completely.Dont worry,dad is cool.He'll understand.I do need to tell em or i wont have any money to ride back.

I hate it when ppl give me unwanted advices. So you are prolly gonna hate mine too. But if you aint telling your parents about it do make sure that your close ones ( friends,girlfriends ) know about your whereabouts and your entire schedule. Carry a note with all the imp phone nos on it, shove that note in your wallet or pocket, and if you ask me do take the effort of titling it as : in case of accident please call the following :

It may all sound like overkill to you but ur stars will thank you for doing it.