Solo to Secunderabad - 12-14th March 2014

I had few more days left in my rejuvenation leave under my belt after completing the ride to Kanyakumari, so I decided to do a solo to Hyderabad/Secunderabad. It has been a few years since I have last rode to Hyderabad. Last time I rode to Hyderabad was on my unicorn along with Raghu. I could not take my CBR as it was not in great condition so I have to resort to TB.

I planned to leave on 12th march after taking a days rest from the previous ride & I planned to be back on 14th March as I wanted to spend time with KT @ home during week-end.

I was aware that the roads are great so I knew I can cover the 600+ Km in about 8-10hrs, however as it happens with most rides there was more surprises in store for me on this ride.

I got delayed & could start from home only by 7:45 am given I was alone, I was able to make up for the lost time by riding without taking many breaks, I took a short brunch break before Gooty at around 11:30 am. I was kind of happy that my plans are back on track but i guess it was too early. 

At around 1:45 pm about 150Km before Hyderabad the trouble started when all of a sudden by bike stopped & would not start. After 90 min & few calls to the friend in Hyderabad I analyzed that one of fuze is gone bad, so I was completely off the plan now & because of this the traffic has also increased as a result I reached Shamsabad by 6:30 & then it took 90 min to reach my friends home in the peak city traffic. I finally reached at about 8:00 pm. 

First thing I did next day was to give my bike for servicing to get the fuze problem sorted so that I do not suffer similar issues on my way back home to Bangalore.

The ride back home was a lot more comfortable & without any issues with the bike. I started at about 8:30 am & reached my home by 7:00 pm

Destination    : Secunderabad

Total distance:  1362 KM  
Motorcycle    : Thunderbird 500 CC
Riders            : Me
Things to remember: Do carry basic spares as it is a pretty long ride & things can go bad.
Road Condition: Very Good


To:Secunderabad
Total Distance: 632 Kms
Time: Just over 12 hrs.
Breaks:2 small breaks & a big long break to fix the bike

Route:IIM Bangalore --> Hebbal --> Kurnool --> Samshabad --> Trimulgherry(Secunderabad)
Road Condition:The roads are good all the way.

From: Secunderabad
Total Distance: 635 Kms
Time: Over 10 hr 30 min.
Break: Multiple short breaks

Route: Trimulgherry(Secunderabad) --> Samshabad --> Kurnool --> Hebbal --> Bangalore

Road Condition: The roads are good all the way.

Here are some of the pictures of the beautiful highway, the complete set could be found here Flickr from the ride.

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