Team-BHP - The Three Musketeers conquering South India!

Good write up! Also, I guess doing an SS or a BB with some your closest mates is the best thing possible.

There seems to be a lot of blame on Bangalore's traffic, which I felt could have been toned down a bit. No offence, just that we deal with it everyday and I guess every big city faces such issues (read Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata).

That apart, brilliant feat you lot! We were also planning to do something on these lines although never given it a serious thought.

Could you give us pointers on how much of the ride is down to the bike? What is the level of fitness required and most importantly, how to convince your folks? :D

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Originally Posted by ranjithpd

Amazing feat... and what a write-up, thoroughly enjoyed it. Doing an SS/BB on the great Indian Highway is definitively a greater challenge always...and surely one must not forget your planning, which is winning half the battle.Kudos to the three musketeers :thumbs up

Thanks you. :-)

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Originally Posted by tejus.s

Thank you.

The problem with bangalore is that the traffic is not a moving traffic. Every single time I go to bangalore, I get stuck an traffic moves like a snail, and negotiating that kind of a traffic during peak hours while on an endurance run is a big task. Thats something we wanted to point out.

Talking about convincing your folks, thats something which is not easy at all in most of the cases. in my case it wasn't a bug deal at all. My family always supported me when I tell them that I'm going on a ride. All they said before the ride is to be fit, plan well in advance and go with the right company. God forbid even if something happens on the run, My friends were just a phone call away.

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Originally Posted by tejus.s (Post 2617853)

Thank you!

There's traffic in pretty much all the cities in India. Hyderabad has no traffic sense whatsoever whereas in Bangalore there is some order to it but where i found it extremely difficult is the fact that pretty much all of the city is under construction all the time lol: and very few directional signs to assist newbies.

The bike does play a major part, the 250cc's have certainly made it much easier for us because they're quite capable of doing 130kmph for hours on end as opposed to a 150cc bike which is more likely to get stressed (having said that, some have done these feats on a 150cc). Regarding fitness levels, one doesn't need to do any exercise routines prior to these rides except for the sleep synchronisation! It varies greatly between different individuals but if you think you're not physically fit enough then you should certainly improve the fitness but IMO mental fitness plays a much bigger part. Harsha and myself didnt need to convince as our families were kept in the dark but then again it depends entirely on how the parents MIGHT react.

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Originally Posted by highway_star (Post 2620947)

Congratulations! Excellent write up. Interesting way of narration. Your persistence in spite of problems during the ride is commendable. You deserved to succeed.

Thank you!

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Originally Posted by therealabs

Ya I agree with you on the construction chaos here! Even us localities find it hard at times.

Anyway, we don't have 250s at the moment. Got to make to do with my ZMA, R15 and a couple of 150s.

Thanks for your detailed replies. We'll come up with more queries once we start thinking more seriously about it :)

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Originally Posted by therealabs (Post 2599270)

First point of contact was the legendary biker from AP named Vinu S.V. aka MadMax (more on this great guy towards the end of the story). He is the benchmark for us. They had multiple talks with him about the SS1600.

Team,

Today is a sad day as Vinu SV has bid farewell to this world and now rests in peace. He was doing a Bun Burner, hit a Median near Sulurpet (Chennai Border, Near Pulicat) - he was hospitalised for the last few days. May his soul rest in peace.