Ice Cold Weekend Long Ride; Hyderabad - Vijayawada
December 12th, 2005 by Vamsi
Firstly, before I talk about this, this is a very dangerous ride and is NOT a recommended one.
This is my second long night ride between Hyderabad(the city I stay) and Vijayawada(my home city).
Last time it was in August(not cold but little rainy).
This time it was ICE COLD, you have to do it to know what I mean by ice cold.
May be 10oC to 20oC and possibly the lowest in the whole year.
Your hands will surely get freezed to the kick-ass cool air.
But my bike did’nt let me take more than 1 pit stop but its better to take one every 100kms or 75kms.
By the way, my bike model is Bajaj Pulsar 180cc DTS-i.
It is perfect for a long ride like this. (you can see it here)
Some figures of this ice cold trip:
Hyderabad to Vijayawada : 285 Kms
Time taken: 5 hours (with one pit stop)
With an average speed of 70kms/hour
Total figure in this weekend trip: 662 Kms
About Vehicles On the NH9(see road map):
Most dangerous Idiots: Toyota Qualis & Mahindra Scorpio
(very dangerous, they can get killed and will get you killed too)
The brainless ones: Tata Indicabs(the taxi version cars of tata indica)
- they think they are too smart and move like rats in a locked room.
Very Friendly: Firstly Lorrys, second are R.T.C Busses & Third are Private Hitech Busses
The Untouchables: RTC Garuda Busses., The Volvo busses.
- at a speed of 100Kms/hour to 120kms/hour or more
King of the Road: may be yourself, if you are driving a Pulsar 180.
- only if your bike is in a perfect condition.
So, anyone planning for a long and risky trip like this on the National Highways ? here is the to-do list!
- make sure you carry water and some food and an mp3 player like my Zen Micro,
- DEFINETLY NO without a perfect full covering helmet, perfect jacket to protect you from the years strongest fog and a perfect pair of gloves.
- make sure you are aware of the Toyota Qualises & Mahindra Scorpios crossing you with 100kms/hour and more speeds,
- make sure you take a pit stop for every 100km or less or else there is a possibility that your bike’s engine will get freezed or your ass will get freezed to the bike’s seat.
(the New Reliance Fuel Bunks are perfect for pit stops, you get purified water and well cleaned toilets and some resting place too)
- make sure you check your bike’s headlight and the flicker is working.
(the bike’s flicker is the most useful thing in the night on National Highways)
- more importantly check your break lights and tyres conditions.
(do not take a ride like this on long used tyres, possibly you can ruin the whole experience for a long ride.)
- also, have the two mirrors, atleast 10 litres of fuel and very very very less luggage.
- never pickup anyone asking for a lift on the highways
- Keep your eyes open for the heavy vehicles which take pit stops without leaving any signal for the passing-by vechicles.
- carry a mobile and make sure your provider is covering the whole highway range.
(atleast you can call the highway patrol for help if you are in touble)
I repeat that this is a very dangerous ride and you will put your life to risk to satisfy your passion.
And my feeling about the whole ride; it was fantastic!
6 Responses to “Ice Cold Weekend Long Ride; Hyderabad - Vijayawada”
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Ajay D'Souza wrote on 12/13/05 at 1:49 pm :
You sure are nuts to ride such a long distance.
So how long was the journey in distance and time?
Don’t you wear gloves and stuff?
Vamsi wrote on 12/13/05 at 2:05 pm :
one way distance should be 320Kms if we consider inside city distance. took 5 hrs for this distance, with a 30 min stop.
The only thing missing was the gloves. I realized that the gloves were necessary for a cold ride like this. The ride was not planned one actually.
scottpecksez wrote on 01/10/06 at 2:45 pm :
hey vamsi,
gangavalli was the word that cot my attention
i was one of the 2 camera guys. well the personal cam guys of ur sister’s bride. guess that should suffice for a teaser of an intro.
the other one of the 2 already has a pulsar.
n i was looking up for one myself. was searching for reviews on that, when i hit the word “gangavalli”.
play it safe man… when u hit the roads.
catch ya
Vamsi wrote on 01/10/06 at 5:55 pm :
hey arun, I remember you man.
so, scottpecksez.blogspot is your blog?
you r looking to buy a pulsar? Buy 180cc if you are not riding long everyday. Satisfaction guaranteed!
Joshua wrote on 11/1/06 at 1:26 am :
Readed…
0 and 1. Now what could be so hard about that?
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Michael wrote on 11/1/06 at 11:22 pm :
Good news…
Loose bits sink chips.
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