@John

Please move me to the Tentative list..I have a family gtg on the same day of the ride.
But I think I can join the group for the ride before the tri-state gtg.

I am game

I am interested in ride to yeracud, i am from bangaluru, i am riding my pulsar 180cc black,

Name updated. Please fill the form which is available on first post.

Lijo. Hope me coming with you all

What is the itenary btw?
Will we make it back by 9PM on Sunday?

The city reps are working out on the itinerary part. It will be posted soon.

The Bangalore team should be back to their city Sunday evening.

Try completing the run in so that you can get the first service done with before the trip. Might be difficult to complete the distance with the incoming monsoons but possible. It will be a memorable G2G for sure and you will get to meet a lot of senies and newbies as well !

@John - Thanks for the video. I've 2 questions for you
1. Intersections - The video states the left hand side rider to take the lead & this is when one rides on RHS of the road in countries such as USA. How about here? Does the RHS of the rider takes the lead?

2. Passing/Overtaking
a. How to let other vehicles overtake? Who decides this as the leader is riding in the front & the fast approaching vehicle is in the rear?
b. When the group overtakes a slow moving vehicle, I suppose the group should be single line staggered formation & each rider should overtake individually (like the case of passing the intersections). Correct me if I'm wrong here.

Thanks

Hey I just filled the form confirming my participation in the g2g.

But I wanted to know if having proper riding gear is compulsory
for participation....?

Cause I don't own any riding gear except my trusty helmet and shelling out for a riding jacket next month would be troublesome.

Hey John,

Thanks for putting up the link budd. A very informative one indeed.

Hope we try this formation riding in one of the G2G's that are about to happen prior to the D-day.

@Chennai XBhpians :- Can we implement this in the coming G2G's.?

The basic itinerary as of now looks like this :-

Leave Bangalore ~ 5AM
Breakfast @ A2B ~ 8AM
Meet Chennai xMen @ Vaniyambadi ~ 10AM
Lunch @ Salem ~ 2PM

Return Ride to Bangalore after Lunch @ Yercaud/Salem

I would personally be leaving early, maybe after breakfast I need to be back in town by 5-6PM as my folks are coming down to visit.

1. Here since we are driving/riding on the LHS, the lead Rider who is on the RHS of the formation will take the lead.

2. a. We don't stick to the overtaking lane if it is a 4 Lane median separated highway. That way which ever vehicles wants to overtake can do so in the overtaking lane.

2. b. Absolutely correct, whilst overtaking the riders will 'squeeze' into a single file and then once past the vehicle they will fall back into proper staggered formation.

@Praful - Ok, Thanks. I think I'm got it.
Basically, if one rides with patience, remain alert at all times, follow road rules & use common sense group riding should be easy.

The part in bold above. That is all that is required. If one has it in decent amounts group riding or solo riding all would be a breeze!

Although Praful has answered Aargee's queries, I am provinding my answers.

Praful has answered this for you. The lead will be on the right side.

We will NOT use the right-most lane (overtaking/fast lane). We leave that for the cars and other fast moving vehicles. The sweeper lets the fast approaching vehicle know by flashing the overtake indicator.

We will use that fast lane only to overtake slow moving vehicles that come in our way. After overtaking, we are back on our lane.

Praful has answered this. The lead will signal for a single file and the slow moving vehicle is overtaken one at a time. After overtaking the vehicle, if the road ahead is clear, the lead will signal for the staggered formation. If you do not see the staggered formation signal from the lead, you must continue in single file. Chances are that there is another slow moving vehicle ahead.

Proper riding gear is compulsory! This is for your safety. If you cannot afford for an armoured jacket, get yourself a denim jacket or any other thick jacket. Even a small insect that hits you (on the highway) will be like you've been hit by a small stone thrown by a person from a close range. I am not taking in to consideration a fall scenario.

Make it a point to invest in good riding gears, they are the life-savers for bikers.

Yes, provided we don't use the ECR.

The itinerary from Salem for the onward journey is not finalized yet. We need to take into consideration the Kerala team who will be riding all the way from Cochin.

Note all participants:
All riders must have both RVMs (rear view mirrors) installed on their bikes. This is a MUST!

I concur, all the Speedy Gonsalves's who've had them removed/broken get them fixed before this ride. If you find them uncomfortable, please remove them after the ride. But during this ride everyone is recommended/requested to have RVMS.