It has been a while since I had my last ride, the last ride was in March and since then there I have not been able to take the bike out one of the reason being my change of job.
So when Avinash suggested that we can go for a short ride & stay overnight at coorg I was all for it. We decided to leave on 1st in the afternoon & reach the home stay in coorg by early evening. I have never been on a long ride with Avinash after he has bought his Ninja so I was not sure about his riding pattern.
Since it was just a overnight stay so, this time around I wanted to travel light so I did not carry my camera or much of luggage which made things a lot simpler as I did not have to worry about the baggage. This ride was more about the journey than the destination.
While going to coorg Avinash wanted to try out the route via Virajpet as he has was informed that it is shorter & a lot better. However the reality was very different & since it was raining it only made things worse, in-fact he has very close calls twice & was almost about to fall from the bike 2-3 times. Since it was a under construction road and with rains it the road was full of slush & this increased our travel time by about 2hrs. We reached the home stay in coorg only by 9:00 PM. Since it was late in the night we could not enjoy the twist & the turns as much as we wanted to.
Before we started our journey back to Bangalore on the next day we spent good time in cleaning up our bikes. On the way back we decided to take the normal route via Kushalnagar, this route was great & free of any potholes or slush. We had great time on our way back during the twist & turns of coorg or chasing each other once we hit the main Mysore-Bangalore highway & we were back home by about 6:50 PM.
Destination : Coorg
Total trip distance: 542 Kms
Motorcycle : CBR 250R & Ninja 300
Riders : Avinash & Me
Things to remember: Do not take Virajpet route especially if it has raining as the roods are not very great for 2 wheelers.
Road Condition: The route via Virajpet is not so great especially during monsoon season. The route via Kushalnagar is very nice.
To: Coorg
Total Distance: 270 Kms
Time: About 7 hrs
Breaks:Ended up taking lot of break as it was raining & the roads were not so great
From: Coorg
Total Distance: 271 Kms
Time: About 6 hrs
Break: 2 breaks
As I did not carry my camera I have not taken any pictures of this ride. This journey was purely & solely dedicated for riding & no other activity.
So when Avinash suggested that we can go for a short ride & stay overnight at coorg I was all for it. We decided to leave on 1st in the afternoon & reach the home stay in coorg by early evening. I have never been on a long ride with Avinash after he has bought his Ninja so I was not sure about his riding pattern.
Since it was just a overnight stay so, this time around I wanted to travel light so I did not carry my camera or much of luggage which made things a lot simpler as I did not have to worry about the baggage. This ride was more about the journey than the destination.
While going to coorg Avinash wanted to try out the route via Virajpet as he has was informed that it is shorter & a lot better. However the reality was very different & since it was raining it only made things worse, in-fact he has very close calls twice & was almost about to fall from the bike 2-3 times. Since it was a under construction road and with rains it the road was full of slush & this increased our travel time by about 2hrs. We reached the home stay in coorg only by 9:00 PM. Since it was late in the night we could not enjoy the twist & the turns as much as we wanted to.
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| Taking a short break @ a functional hall near Virajpet after Avinash had his first close call |
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| Blr - Mysore - Virajpet - Coorg - Kushalnagar - Mysore - blr |
Destination : Coorg
Total trip distance: 542 Kms
Motorcycle : CBR 250R & Ninja 300
Riders : Avinash & Me
Things to remember: Do not take Virajpet route especially if it has raining as the roods are not very great for 2 wheelers.
Road Condition: The route via Virajpet is not so great especially during monsoon season. The route via Kushalnagar is very nice.
To: Coorg
Total Distance: 270 Kms
Time: About 7 hrs
Breaks:Ended up taking lot of break as it was raining & the roads were not so great
Route: Bangalore --> Mysore bypass --> Hunsur --> Virajpet --> Coorg
Road Condition: The roads are good until you reach Virajpet after that it had umpteen number of potholes & slush all over the place.
Road Condition: The roads are good until you reach Virajpet after that it had umpteen number of potholes & slush all over the place.
From: Coorg
Total Distance: 271 Kms
Time: About 6 hrs
Break: 2 breaks
Route: Coorg --> Kushalnagar --> Hunsur --> Mysore bypass --> Bangalore
Road Condition: The roads are good throughout.As I did not carry my camera I have not taken any pictures of this ride. This journey was purely & solely dedicated for riding & no other activity.
