Hi
AdBiSo team was on a short motorbike tour and the route was Indore-Gwalior-Agra-Delhi....
On the return journey the route was Delhi-Jaipur-Kota-Indore....
The AdBiSo team was on a nonstop ride on both the routes...
The distance from Indore to Delhi was 860kms and the rider completed the ride on a nonstop basis in 21hrs (as the bike was of smaller engine)....
Following are some statistics of this tour:
Rider: Sanjay Bajaj
Back Support: Kapil Hariyani
Indore to Delhi
Via Agra
Distance- 860kms
Covered in 21hrs
One Puncture in Dholpur(front tyre)
Delhi to Indore
Via Jaipur
Distance- 840kms
Covered in 20hrs
Puncture in Tonk (rear tyre)
Punture in front tyre in Indore
One minor accident in the return journey, in MP.
Total Petrol: 40 liters
Motorcycle: Bajaj Discover 125cc, 2005 model Courtesy: Jaydeep Punglia
Riding Gear courtesy: Lokendra Kapoor
Camera and Ruck-Sack Courtesy: Kapil Hariyani
The pictures below tell the rest of the story
Preparations of the tour, one night before start
Picking up the bike and Seeing off to Kapil
Breakfast @ Indore on the way the famous Poha Jalebi
Sign Board near Indore
This is a Tempo which is still in use in some small towns of INDIA
(@Dewas)
Community meeting at one of the villages near Maxi
Mint @ Dewas
After having some water from a pyaoo in a Village
First time when Delhi appeared in the sign board
They both invited me to the Bhagawat Katha that was being held in their village nearby
RAFTAAR (SPEED)
Water harvesting technique applied on this hill
In a dhaba 400kms from Indore
Guru Sikh serving cold drinks to the people on the highway as a prasad
In Shivpuri, @ a tiger reserve
Shadow on a beautiful road
Refueling by Sugarcane Juice
First Puncture (Front tyre) in Dholpur, Rajasthan
Eagerly waiting for the TAJ
Reached Agra and having a special dish with a special thele wala
Couldn't see TAJ coz I was late (@ 0000hrs) but here is the beautiful Red Fort
Reached Delhi @ 0400hrs and Surbhit came to pick me up on his Royal Enfield (was really royal)
Surbhit explaining his Motorcycle to Sanjay
Which one will you like to have
Surbhit and Sanjay in the rich jungle in front of Surbhit's home
He is Mr. Khan, a very interesting personality
Surhit's Royal Enfield and Sanjay's Discover (no comparison between the two)
Riding in Delhi in search of some Maps, on The Royal Enfield
Surbhit's creative photography
In McDonald's during the return journey from Delhi to Indore via Jaipur, Surbhit and Khan came to see-off me....
Khan will have to suffer for the biryani he had alone in the lunch :) :) :)
Understanding the route
See-off
Toll Booth, so long, Jaipur Highway
Taking rest after riding 200kms
In Jaipur
Ummm.... Breakfast in Tonk, crispy Jalebies and tasty Samosas and Kachories....
Second puncture in tonk
The experts do their job (world class performance like a F1 team)
Beautiful Town in Rajasthan
In Kota
Fast Friends
Minor Accident
In Indore
Kapil came to pick me up
Finally at Home
Thanks to my Parents and Thank God
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