approx Dist covered - 400kms
mapmyindia dist - 395kms
time taken - 7 hours..
route - Mumbai - NH4 - Kolhapur
its 5.20am.. i kick my bike to life.. butterflies in stomach.. havent had such a long run alone.. will i be able to do it.. will my bike have any issues.. i settle as i bid adieu to my mom and dad.. they wish me luck which i needed..
keep riding on the NH4 to reach lonavla at 7.00am.. distance covered till now was approx 92kms.. was planning a stop at R.K.. but doors not yet open.. so stop at the road side stall and have a half litre of Mazaa.. refreshed.. i move on..
NH4 at any time is a treat to ride on.. i reach Katraj Bypass in no time.. distance covered till now 167kms according to odo.. break for 10mins, some motography and move on..
The sun is rising but the temperature isnt..i ride on.. near satara now..
Stop for breakfast soon.. its 9.30am and i have covered 240kms.. coffee + idli and leave at around 10am..
Keep riding on the Satara - Kolhapur GQ patch.. its just awesome.. but at no point in time did i cross 90kmph on my speedo.. reach near Kolhapur and call up my friend.. am just 45kms off the Sugarcane city and there are only sugarcane fields on both sides..
click click..
Reach the spot where my friend asked me to stand and look at the odo.. it says 395kms and time 12.20am :)
Have lunch at a nice hotel and move on the friends room and have an hour and a half of sleep.. get up at 4 and start for Panhala.. its windy on the road to panhala with a lot of vehicles plying that road.. its the Kolhapur - Ratnagiri road.. NH204.. Reach Panhala some 20kms from the city.. pay Rs.4 as entry fee and proceed.. There is nothing left of the fort to be very frank. its just the old structure that can be seen and people people everywhere..
do some click click and move on to the Mahalakshmi temple.. (Family Goddess)..too much rush and in no mood to stand in line.. so have mukhdarshan (face darshan) and move on to the room..
its 7.30 by now and we move to a restaurant/bar for dinner.. its India Vs Rajasthan IPL.. watch the full match .. disappointed as mumbai suffer a last ball defeat ..reach home at abt 00.00 hours and sleep..
Which version of pulsar do you have?
ReplyDeletewhy did u started journey early morning?
your engined supports very well while riding such a long distance?
Which version of pulsar do you have?
ReplyDelete-- P180 dtsi
why did u started journey early morning?
-- coz i dont ride in the night.. and have to cover as much distance as possible before it gets too hot to ride..
your engined supports very well while riding such a long distance?
-- thats not an issue at all :)
Hi Vaibhav,
ReplyDeleteI am planning to goto Gandinglaj to my friend's home by my bike Discover 135. I just given search on google for mumbai-kolhapur by bike and your blog is first that I read.
It seems to me that you like ridding a bike lot on long distances.
You blog is very nice, I like it.
-Sachin
hey thanks sachin... are you also bitten by the riding bug.... do take care when you ride such long distances...
ReplyDeletemake sure you have a helmet and atleast a jacket and jeans when you ride...
have a safe ride.. enjoy !!