3 NH & 2 CITIES
BENGALURU - CHENNAI - BENGALURU
( NH 7 ; NH 46 ; NH 4 )
THE DREAM CAME TRUE. PLANNING AHEAD FOR THE TRIP NEVER WORKS. ITS ALL ABOUT LAST MINUTE. SOME CALL IT PROCASTINATION. I CALL IT BULLSHIT............
TIME TAKEN TO DECIDE - 5 MINUTES.............. AT 9 AM ON 5TH JULY 2015. TOOK OFF AT 1.15 PM ( THANKS TO PRA-BHA-KAR, THE PARTNER IN CRIME AND THE OWNER OF THE BEAST )
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| IT ALL STARTED AT 24078 |
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| FUEL-CHECK AIR PRESSURE -CHECK |
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| ON THE RUN WITHOUT FOOD??? NO WAY!!! |
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| EVEN AN ENFIELD NEEDS A BREAK |
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| THE COOL OFF PERIOD |
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| STRIPPED NAKED |
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| SAVIOR IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE I NEED TO GET HIS NAME THE NEXT TIME |
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| VELA'S LITERALLY!!!!!! |
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| M-SEAL CAN SAVE LIVES AND LEAKING TANKS |
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| ENDLESS JOY!! |
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| BREAK BEFORE THE LAST LEG OF THE JOURNEY |
ENDLESS ROADS, OCCASIONAL TRAFFIC, CROSS WINDS, CRUISING AT 100 KMPH ALL WITHIN THE SAFE ZONE MAKES FOR A GREAT RIDE.
WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU....MAKE YOU STRONGER.
BIKE : ROYAL ENFIELD 350 (BULLET ELECTRA )
DATES TRAVELLED : 5TH & 6TH OF JULY 2015
DISTANCE COVERED : 750 KMS
FUEL CONSUMED : 25 LTRS
MAXIMUM CRUISING SPEED TESTED : 120 KMPH
MINIMUM CRUISING SPEED MAINTAINED : 80 KMPH
TOTAL PIT STOPS ( 2 WAY ) : 6
TOLL GATES FOR PAYMENT : 1
( ELECTRONIC CITY - ELIVATED EXPRESS WAY, BENGALURU )
MAJOR CITIES : BENGALURU ; CHENNAI
SMALL TOWNS : ATTIBELE ; HOSUR ; KRISHNAGIRI ; VELLORE ; SRIPERUMBUDUR
PROS
- 6 LANE ROAD FOR 300 KMS AND 4 LANE ROAD FOR 50 KMS
- 5 TOLL GATES EACH WAY , BUT BIKERS CAN CRUISE PAST 'EM WITHOUT ANY PAYMENT AS WE ARE CONSIDERED AS THE TRUE TAX PAYERS AND EXEMPTED.....
- MINIMUM TRAFFIC IN THE MORNING.
- GOOD HOTELS AND DHABAS BOTH WAYS ( ADD ON : CAFE COFFEE DAY )
- SERVICE ROADS, ACCIDENT PRONE AREAS, SHARP BENDS ARE WELL MARKED
CONS
- CAN BE TOO TEMPTING TO TEST YOUR LIMITS ( REMEMBER, IT'S NOT A RACING TRACK)
- DONT UNDERESTIMATE THE CRUISING BENDS. YOU COULD SLIP TO ETERNITY IF YOU HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES IN EMERGENCY. SLOW DOWN IF NECESSARY.
- REMEMBER SERVICE ROADS FROM THE "PROS"? THEY COULD HAUNT YOU BECAUSE OF SOME IDIOTIC DRUNK CONFUSED MANIAC WHO THINKS THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS ARE GIVEN FREE ON DOWRY AND ENTERS INTO THE HIGHWAY LIKE HIS MOTHER-IN-LAWS HOUSE. WATCHOUT WHEN YOU ARE ON THE EXTREME LEFT AND EXTREME RIGHT LANE NEAR TO THE VILLAGES AND TOWNS.
- ITS NEVER A PLEASENT RIDE WITHOUT A BREAK....ATLEAST FOR 15 MINUTES EACH TIME. ( I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT YOU. PLEASE CONSIDER YOUR POOR BIKE'S HEALTH )
- WELL, ITS YOUR TURN NOW TO THINK ABOUT YOURSELF ( STOP-EAT-DRINK-GO...AND REPEAT AFTER EVERY 100 KMS OR WHEN YOU ARE ABOUT TO FAINT )
- YOU ARE NOT ARNOLD SHIVAJINAGAR FROM TERMINATOR. SO, WEAR WHAT IS COMFORTABLE FOR THE CLIMATE AND COVER UP WHEN IT IS HOT. YOU CAN SUN TAN ON A BEACH BUT NOT ON A HIGHWAY. YOU WILL BURN LIKE GHOST RIDER....!
TRY THIS ROAD!!!
