MotorBike Trip To Panchgani

Date 29th March - 30th March 2008

You know guys every time I do one ride I believe it that this will be a ride that will I never forget but then suddenly comes the next ride which turns out to be even better than the previous one.

This was also one such ride. Just two riders, a long circuit road to cover having all type of roads in it, ghats curves etc.

The ride was actually Dhaval’s plan and I was going to join in but he got off with work so I and Viral went ahead with the ride instead of cancelling it. Thats why I could not post anything about the ride. Sorry for that

We started off late in the evening on sat by 9.45 pm from vashi centre one mall after a quick bite at McD. Everthing was calm till we reached at the first toll on NH-4 and shock to see an accident which took place over there a while ago. Its a pity that control is still not in control.

We continued and as I started ascending lonavale ghat I got a call from Viral that something is wrong with his bike. I came down and saw that there was a problem in his accelerator cable. Luckly in off engine we came down the ghat to khopoli and our good luck that a garage was open near by. He fixed it within no time and said any problem anywhere just call him up. He has a network over NH-4. I said great and told him that if I call a simple way to recognize me is just remember a takala who was here at your garage at night 11.30pm

We took some tea at lonavale at off to Pune.
Stayed at a lodge on dehu road and it was morning in no time. But I got my sleep that is all I had wanted that time.

Ride to panchgani was fun as wind was with us. So no swing. We reached thapa point within no time. A little snap shots and we were off to Mapro. Also forgot to mention the great panchgani ghat. One of my favourites.

We took a big halt at Mapro for food and drinks.

By 2 pm we were off to mahabaleshwar.
We didn’t took any halt there as we had decided to reach JNPT before evening.

We took just one halt at end of the ghat and one at Kamat then it was no stop. And we comfortably reached JNPT by 6.15pm

One more great ride comes to an end, with a thought of learned something new and its now for next ride.
Best Road: NH-4, NH-17 (Poladpur-Kolad)
Best Ghat: Wai-Panchgani
Best Food: Not much we had
Drinks: Cold drinks, water, Juice, Lassi, Neera, Tea coffee, bourvita a lot was consumed.

Best Part of the ride: Descending Mahabaleshwar ghat

Total distance covered: 510km from Chembur.

My average: When I reached at Palm Beach HP Pump there was 2lt in my bike. It was on reserve. Now in front of Viral I bought petrol for Rs. 500 that is now 10lt here and there. My trip meter is now O from this point and next day at the end of ride in my garage trip meter reading was 489.8 now back to the reserve where it was before fueling means it has now 2lt of petrol left. Now you calculate the average.

10lt + 2lt = 12lt

2lt still left and 10lt used for 489.8km that mean my average is 490/10, dosen’t that comes to average of 49kmpl.

And all this at an average speed of 95kmph

It was FUN.

PHOTOGRAPHS of the Trip.