The Official Kolkata Offline Meet(G2G) Thread

[Raneet]

went there 5-6 times. All in vain.... will have to go again. Any idea what the price will be so tht i dont get fooled....

you can buy the Chinese projectors also... costs around 1500... those also come with a Halo ring...

[blackprince]

Happy Diwali Kolkata xbhpians...

Need some help with a ride I am planning. I would be grateful for a few comments and suggestions on my following queries-

1. How is the road from Varanasi to Kolkata. How many riding hours does it take? Can it be done in a day?
2. Is it possible to do Kolkata to Siliguri in a day? If yes, how many hours?
3. Planning to do Bhutan/ Sikkim in April 2012. Any suggestions would be real helpful.
4. Is there anyway in which I can avoid having to enter Kolkata, like turn off the GQ before Kolkata from Varanasi and move directly to Siliguri. Saving a few hundred kms and a lot of time?
5. Anything else that I should keep in mind while riding through West Bengal at this time of the year?

Thanks

1. Varanasi to Kolkata road condition is more or less in good condition... yes u can make it in a day
2 Kolkata to siliguri presently is in horrible stage just completed last month in a day and took almost 19hrs. NH-34 is in it's worst condition
3. Call me at 9831619800... I may help u
4. u can take nh-31 but road condition is very bad
5. many things... u can call me

Thanks

[The Monk]

1. Varanasi to Kolkata road condition is more or less in good condition... yes u can make it in a day
2 Kolkata to siliguri presently is in horrible stage just completed last month in a day and took almost 19hrs. NH-34 is in it's worst condition
3. Call me at 9831619800... I may help u
4. u can take nh-31 but road condition is very bad
5. many things... u can call me

Thanks

Thanks man. Took down your no. Will call you!

[sunny_]

Happy Diwali Kolkata xbhpians...

Need some help with a ride I am planning. I would be grateful for a few comments and suggestions on my following queries-

1. How is the road from Varanasi to Kolkata. How many riding hours does it take? Can it be done in a day?
2. Is it possible to do Kolkata to Siliguri in a day? If yes, how many hours?
3. Planning to do Bhutan/ Sikkim in April 2012. Any suggestions would be real helpful.
4. Is there anyway in which I can avoid having to enter Kolkata, like turn off the GQ before Kolkata from Varanasi and move directly to Siliguri. Saving a few hundred kms and a lot of time?
5. Anything else that I should keep in mind while riding through West Bengal at this time of the year?

Thanks

Question 1. You do not want to enter Kolkata then why do you want to come to Kolkata first and then head to Siliguri? You can take instead NH 19, 57, and then on NH 31 from Varanasi itself. It is 686 kms according to Google. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh to Siliguri, West Bengal - Google Maps
Rest points:
1. Road from Varansi to Kol is very good, with exceptional stretch between Dhanbad/Asansol to Kolkata (except Panagarah area, where the highway is 2 lanes only).
TIP: Take the wrong side lane after crossing Durgapur and just before entering Panagarh; you'll see a lot of cars/buses doing so. Doing that, you'll be saving a lot of time and you'll be headed direcctly on that pathetic 2 lanes both way road, just cross it and you're back to the great 4 lanes GQ in around 20 mins! Varansi-Kolkata can be done in 10-12 hours including few short breaks and a lunch break if you start early morning.
2. Yes. No idea about exact hours. I haven't done it, my plan is postponed to December.
3. Me too, in December only. Tell me if you get to know anything
4. You can take left from Bardhaman itself (NH 2B) or if you're coming to Kolkata then you can avoid entering Kolkata by heading till airport and taking left just before the airport flyover to the NH 34. (Avoid this as it is the highway in its worst case, the Bally-Airport stretch)
5. Till Kolkata, nothing serious as such. Its little chilly during early morning hours these days with fog also

[Rahulbarik]

you can buy the Chinese projectors also... costs around 1500... those also come with a Halo ring...

only the projector lens are 1500 na....? Oi its the complete set with the hid and projector?

[sunny_]

only the projector lens are 1500 na....? Oi its the complete set with the hid and projector?

I don't think only projectors would cost you that much!!
Besides, why are you worried for P220's projectors only?

[The Monk]

Question 1. You do not want to enter Kolkata then why do you want to come to Kolkata first and then head to Siliguri? You can take instead NH 19, 57, and then on NH 31 from Varanasi itself. It is 686 kms according to Google. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh to Siliguri, West Bengal - Google Maps
Rest points:
1. Road from Varansi to Kol is very good, with exceptional stretch between Dhanbad/Asansol to Kolkata (except Panagarah area, where the highway is 2 lanes only).
TIP: Take the wrong side lane after crossing Durgapur and just before entering Panagarh; you'll see a lot of cars/buses doing so. Doing that, you'll be saving a lot of time and you'll be headed direcctly on that pathetic 2 lanes both way road, just cross it and you're back to the great 4 lanes GQ in around 20 mins! Varansi-Kolkata can be done in 10-12 hours including few short breaks and a lunch break if you start early morning.
2. Yes. No idea about exact hours. I haven't done it, my plan is postponed to December.
3. Me too, in December only. Tell me if you get to know anything
4. You can take left from Bardhaman itself (NH 2B) or if you're coming to Kolkata then you can avoid entering Kolkata by heading till airport and taking left just before the airport flyover to the NH 34. (Avoid this as it is the highway in its worst case, the Bally-Airport stretch)
5. Till Kolkata, nothing serious as such. Its little chilly during early morning hours these days with fog also

Thanks bro. But the route you charted out is going right through Bihar. Something I do not want to do. That is why I am taking the big detour via Kolkata. But I was thinking if once I enter West Bengal if I can cut off at some point towards Siliguri instead of continuing towards Kolkata.
And a little chilly Kolkata wont affect me much, considering that I am heading out from a place where the minimum winter temps reaches -3degrees centigrade

[sunny_]

Thanks bro. But the route you charted out is going right through Bihar. Something I do not want to do. That is why I am taking the big detour via Kolkata. But I was thinking if once I enter West Bengal if I can cut off at some point towards Siliguri instead of continuing towards Kolkata.
And a little chilly Kolkata wont affect me much, considering that I am heading out from a place where the minimum winter temps reaches -3degrees centigrade

Then as said earlier, you can take the left turn from Bardhaman(almost 90kms before Kolkata) and in that case you won't be crossing Bihar. Bardhaman, West Bengal to Siliguri, West Bengal - Google Maps Varanasi-Bardhaman = 573 kms + Bardhaman-Siliguri = 507 kms = Total 1080 kms
By the way, Varanasi-Kolkata route also passes through some parts of Bihar, I don't know what makes you choose such a long route.
That chilly part was as compared to the regular weather in Calcutta.

[Rahulbarik]

I don't think only projectors would cost you that much!!
Besides, why are you worried for P220's projectors only?

because those 220 projectors have a good quality.... and me too think the same, if i have to buy only a projector lens for 1500 bucks, i'll surely have a heart attack....that too chinese ones

[sunny_]

because those 220 projectors have a good quality.... and me too think the same, if i have to buy only a projector lens for 1500 bucks, i'll surely have a heart attack....that too chinese ones

I don't know exactly from where to get them(what I'm going to tell you) but if you find these, do tell me about the location...
Go and ask for Skoda projectors

[Raneet]

only the projector lens are 1500 na....? Oi its the complete set with the hid and projector?

I don't think only projectors would cost you that much!!
Besides, why are you worried for P220's projectors only?

only projector bro... with HID without ballast costs around 2300... available in wellington and B.P.Roadies...

[Rahulbarik]

I don't know exactly from where to get them(what I'm going to tell you) but if you find these, do tell me about the location...
Go and ask for Skoda projectors

skoda projectors hm? Thts a nice suggestion..... i'll look for them and let you know if i get them....

[Rahulbarik]

only projector bro... with HID without ballast costs around 2300... available in wellington and B.P.Roadies...

whaaaat..??? only projector for 1500 bucks? (steel er bati bosiye debo then)

[sunny_]

skoda projectors hm? Thts a nice suggestion..... i'll look for them and let you know if i get them....

whaaaat..??? only projector for 1500 bucks? (steel er bati bosiye debo then)

dont worry and look for skoda projectors.. they come for 400-500 Rs as I've heard.

[blackprince]

dont worry and look for skoda projectors.. they come for 400-500 Rs as I've heard.

i don't think skoda projectors will be in such price...sunny