The Official Pune Offline Meet(G2G) Thread

[utsavchs]

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Cheers
Biru

Nice Pics..

Please can someone enlighten me by guiding me to use a good watermarking software. Anything other than Picasa and Photoshop?

[JAKRAP]

Have done this route couple of times, but no surprises .. Atleast in summers... But yeah the rout post chandanpuri ghats is good till sinnar , then there would be hell a lot of trafil til nashik road right from sinnar.. Thats the latest updates I have.

Distance would be appoximately 180 kms and I have done it on my unicorn in 4 hrs liesurely taking breaks. But antz has done the same in 2.5 hrs (Not sure of exact number) Ther is an alternate route via nagar road which i have never tried

Drive safe,
Pai

P.S
Stuff to keep in mind:
1. Dont miss the tea at the hotel just below the chandanpuri ghats (Ask him to put some extra lemon grass)
2. This road is not safe for 3 digit run ups as compared to NH4 as you would find loads of interuptions like cattle gazing, jumping idiots etc !
3.Once in nashik do try out kantakkiii !

Thanks Kartik!! Would keep in mind to have tea and kantakkii!!. I would have throttle control sitting behind me so there is no question of triple digit speeds

I had rode via sangamner till delhi phata and the roads were quiet good. further i took my route to shirdi from the junction but overall roads were good and cross winds were mind blowing.

Great. Would keep in mind not to CROSS the winds

First of all, it is more like 210km. I did the road thrice last month (but in a Car). Anyways, The road till Rajgurunagar is 4-lane.. so no issues uptill there but this road is a perpetually high traffic route, with lots of villages and factories in between (villages = pedestrians = Jaywalkers, factories = trucks). Further, After crossing the depressingly bad (but thankfully short) stretch of road Bang inside Rajgurunagar, the road condition improves, but for the rest of the route, all you can expect is 2/2.5 lanes. There will be about a dozen short ghats en route to keep the journey interesting. Post Ale-phata, the traffic is sparse all the way till Sinner(Barring Sangamner town traffic) and aids in swift progress. The no. of potholes is actually very low. i.e. The road is much better than Kerala Roads.(As of now)

As I said earlier, the traffic is extremely high, so if you want to save some time, try to start from Pune around 5:45/6:00.

WARNING(Purposely in ALL CAPS): Be EXTREMELY CAREFUL After you pass the Post Sinnar ghat.(Nasik Road < 15km remaining) The traffic in this area is extremely high with a high probability that a careless pedestrian will jump onto you (happened to me on my 1st Pune-Nasik ride)

And, for the record, My best time on this stretch is 2hrs 40 minutes Non Stop. But I was in a Hurry that day. The usual time is 3:30/4hours.

The suggestion is to take a stop post Chandanapuri Ghat (13ish km before Sangamner as Karthik told above)

There is an alternate route which I took on the car.. But it was Via Thane and around 90km extra but took the same amount of time (Since I could use the E-Way).

P.S.: The crosswinds have never worried me much since the P220 is considerably stabler than (Shrinath's ) R15 in cross-winds. No idea about Ninja though..

Thanks for the extensive update! Thats real useful. Would keep in mind your points!!

Please dont make fun of shrinath's R-15! When he said about crosswinds, it was not related to stability. It was VAYUDEV trying to catch up with the "Rao-15" (pronounced as RaW-One-Five) on the chandanpuri ghats

[niranjanvaidya]

^^ HAHAHA..Stop bothering Srinath. He might just get that revenge at you some day.

Regarding the route, many call it a boring route but I dont think it is so. There are plenty of attractions on the way. Dont miss Chateau Indage on the way and also the excellent misal pav immediately after Narayangaon.

You could also stop by the tea stall as mentioned earlier and also hit triple digit speeds after Sangamner...just before Sinnar...be careful though.

The last stretch from Sinnar to Nashik is the most time consuming and you will need to be careful though.

[trustvishwas]

it was vayudev trying to catch up with the "rao-15" (pronounced as raw-one-five) on the chandanpuri ghats

roflmof :d

[inder.cool]

anyone going anywhere this weekend? apart from biru, siddharth and krishna.

[vkavadia]

anyone going anywhere this weekend? apart from biru, siddharth and krishna.

Nitin and a few other guys are going to ellora i think..

[trustvishwas]

anyone going anywhere this weekend? apart from biru, siddharth and krishna.

I will be going to roopali every morning

[inder.cool]

Nitin and a few other guys are going to ellora i think..

Dont want to visit that place..

I will be going to roopali every morning

god damn! why didn't i add roopali's condition .... somehow forgot about it..!!

[trustvishwas]

god damn! why didn't i add roopali's condition .... somehow forgot about it..!!

What happened to roopali's condition? I hope nothing critical

[inder.cool]

What happened to roopali's condition? I hope nothing critical

ya nothing critical...its out of danger now..! you can safely go there n do your regular activites..

["outlaw"]

Hello everyone

As I am new to this xbhp brothers group,
Had read out many conversation last night,and after going through many post, my search got finish for a perfect riders group.
as i was searching from last few months and now i am sure that
i can get a little place in your group to learn and get to know many
things from u all !
As i am crazy about bikes.
but now wants to go on a proper ride with u guys.
As i am having a pulsar180
With an experience of riding a bike from PUNE to JALGOAN i.e 420 km in 5hrs.
and PUNE to MAHABALESHWAR in 1hr 30 min.

I Hope your co. will give me a tremendous experience

So guys, can i join you from next ride ?


I hope i'll get a positive feedback from you guys,

[utsavchs]

xbhp brothers[/COLOR] group,
Had read out many conversation last night,and after going through many post, my search got finish for a perfect riders group.
as i was searching from last few months and now i am sure that
i can get a little place in your group to learn and get to know many
things from u all !
As i am crazy about bikes.
but now wants to go on a proper ride with u guys.
As i am having a pulsar180
With an experience of riding a bike from PUNE to JALGOAN i.e 420 km in 5hrs.
and PUNE to MAHABALESHWAR in 1hr 30 min.

I Hope your co. will give me a tremendous experience

So guys, can i join you from next ride ?


I hope i'll get a positive feedback from you guys,

Welcome to xBhp...

[vkavadia]

xbhp brothers[/COLOR] group,
Had read out many conversation last night,and after going through many post, my search got finish for a perfect riders group.
as i was searching from last few months and now i am sure that
i can get a little place in your group to learn and get to know many
things from u all !
As i am crazy about bikes.
but now wants to go on a proper ride with u guys.
As i am having a pulsar180
With an experience of riding a bike from PUNE to JALGOAN i.e 420 km in 5hrs.
and PUNE to MAHABALESHWAR in 1hr 30 min.

I Hope your co. will give me a tremendous experience

So guys, can i join you from next ride ?


I hope i'll get a positive feedback from you guys,

hahha.. this is like a CV

Anyone's welcome as long as they're sensible riders..

[kartikpai]

xbhp brothers[/COLOR] group,
Had read out many conversation last night,and after going through many post, my search got finish for a perfect riders group.
as i was searching from last few months and now i am sure that
i can get a little place in your group to learn and get to know many
things from u all !
As i am crazy about bikes.
but now wants to go on a proper ride with u guys.
As i am having a pulsar180
With an experience of riding a bike from PUNE to JALGOAN i.e 420 km in 5hrs.
and PUNE to MAHABALESHWAR in 1hr 30 min.

I Hope your co. will give me a tremendous experience

So guys, can i join you from next ride ?


I hope i'll get a positive feedback from you guys,

Welcome to XBHP . For joining the ride do read the terms and conditions of page one . And before jumping into a ride, try to get into G2G and familarize a little with folks. This will help you decide which category you fall in. By the way this seriously look like CV to me

Ride Safe and Ride Sensibly,
Cheers,
Pai

[trustvishwas]

xbhp brothers[/COLOR] group,
Had read out many conversation last night,and after going through many post, my search got finish for a perfect riders group.
as i was searching from last few months and now i am sure that
i can get a little place in your group to learn and get to know many
things from u all !
As i am crazy about bikes.
but now wants to go on a proper ride with u guys.
As i am having a pulsar180
With an experience of riding a bike from PUNE to JALGOAN i.e 420 km in 5hrs.
and PUNE to MAHABALESHWAR in 1hr 30 min.

I Hope your co. will give me a tremendous experience

So guys, can i join you from next ride ?


I hope i'll get a positive feedback from you guys,

Welcome outlaw to xBhp. I am sure that you will find some equally passionate riders in this group. We have an amazing mix of cornering junkies, serious tourers and extremely serious commuters (like me) in this group.

Please understand that we do NOT race/stunt and we do not have any entry criteria based on how fast you ride. Some riders here may be faster than you some may be slower. It does not matter as long as you are passionate about bikes.

However, if you insist, you can compete with one of our rocket riders who had covered Kolhapur to Pune distance in 43 minutes.

As already pointed out by others, please read the first post of this thread to understand basic requirements which you need to fulfill to join on rides. However, you are welcome to join out weekly meets anyways.