It was an late start for the year on the beast due to work
travel. Bhimavaram 1736km march 2015
Bike
First of all I would personally thank the Enfield service center in BTM layout Bangalore for not solving the battery issue under
warranty and giving false promise to
customer, cos they themselves didn't know what the problem was,( I am not being
sarcastic here) its the fact that I can enter into limca book of records for
the number times my bike has visited the service center in one year, for the same battery issue. I was even
promised that the issue would be solved and i would have peaceful ride during the
trip, but they never even bothered about taking this one seriously.
The Ride
On Friday morning by 6am my ride commenced pleasant weather
as usual in morning, roads were amazing, little
further surprised to see single lane road till Naidupet which slowed my speed
took my first break in Sri Khalahasthi around 11am had breakfast and continued
after crossing Naidupet little further stopped for fueling bike did another
full tank, it was time calculate the mileage as this was my first solo 800+km
one way ride, was surprised to know that bike gave me 35kmpl had never got this
mileage before in my rides, so happy to know about the mileage, it came to an
end soon as the bike started to give trouble it used to go off when it was
slowed down during speed breakers and an long time to start it, for my bad
wasn't carrying any spares which I regularly used to, somehow managed till
Adaanki 30km from Ongole in my grandma place.
Village Jatere (Ongole district)
As it was Holi the next day the district hosts an village
festival once in every year 10 nearby villages come together to celebrate
it I was lucky to witness it, the crowd
and the lighting was amazing the picture tells all, the horn speakers are most of the
houses didn't even have main doors, they were telling me there are no thefts
here it's just us we stay no outsiders come here, as it was night couldn't take
much pictures as my phone camera in night is bad.
Adaanki till Bhimavaram.
had to give around 15kicks to start the engine, ride started
at 7am in morning the birds chirping it was an very long time since I saw sparrows,
thick mist in morning made the ride a pleasant start with the same issue with
bike, nearing Guntur the views of small hills with fog half covering them was
an nice view, saw two dead monkeys on road due to hit and run, nearing
Vijayawada around 11am the traffic was heavy and all the speed was reduced and
kept the throttle high then letting the engine go off, turned on the gps near benz circle the narrow
rural roads surrounded by sea of greenery on either side was just amazing. As
was entering Bhimavaram Spotted an Enfield service center stopped the bike took
drop from the mechanic and left the bike for servicing ( 5days in service center), they actually did fix my battery issue and later informed that
accelerator cable was gone and replaced.
The return
Started by 2.45am took Tadepallegudem route, actually there
was no road for first 20km till Pipera, it took one hour for me to reach Tadepallegudem from there the NH 5 was superb till Naidupet, wonder how
drivers are blind saw another hit and run this time it was buffalo and calf,
calf was smashed on the spot and buffalo dragged for 50mts both on the spot
death. so sorry for those poor creatures for no mistake of theirs they ended
paying up their lives for hit and run. Met a group of bikers from Nellore
district they were having their weekend coffee ride, just took three stops one
for fueling and other two for photos and did 868km in one stretch, from KR Puram the traffic got heavy, was home at
4pm, second time the beast doing 850+ in single day.
Bike
Thunderbird 500
Rider
Santhosh Venkataram
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