Statistics!

Total distance tavelled	11377.1 Kms
Total number of days	53
Places planned but skipped	Dehradun & Mussoorie
Number of times bike puntured	1 (After reaching home J)
Issues with bike on road	Clutch plates burnt in Rohtang Pass
Total fuel consumed	286.96 Ltrs
Mileage throughout the trip	39.65 Kms/Ltr
Number of days when I didn’t ride bike	1 (Day-44 In Mumbai)
Maximum distance covered in a day	610 Kms (Day-1 Bangalore-Hyderabad)
Average distance travelled each day	214.66 Kms/Day
Cheapest Petrol bought	63.35/Ltr (Delhi)
Costliest Petrol bought	71.15/Ltr (Sirsi, Karnataka)
Total expenditure	97415 Rs
Amount spent on Petrol	19560 Rs
Amount spend on Stay	22455 Rs
Amount spent on Food	10622 Rs
Amount spent on Entry & Camera Fee	5245 Rs
Amount spent on Parking	207 Rs
Amount spent on Medicine	302 Rs
Amount spent on Mobile	3675 Rs
Amount spent on Internet	3965 Rs
Amount spent on Others	2759 Rs
Amount spent on Bike servicing	28625 Rs
Health issues	In Mumbai had acidity problem
Falls visited in the trip	Duhadhar Falls (Jabalpur), Raneh Falls (Khajuraho), Gokak Falls (Gokak), Godchinamalki Falls (Gokak), Magod Falls (Yellapur), Jog Falls (Jog)
Forts visited in the trip	Golkonda Fort (Hyderabad), Madan Mahal Fort (Jabalpur), Jhansi Fort (Jhansi), Gwalior Fort (Gwalior), Nahargarh Fort (Jaipur), Sajjangarh Fort (Satara),
Palaces visited in the trip	Jahangir Mahal (Orchha), Raja Mahal (Orchha), Man Singh Palace (Gwalior), Leh Palace (Leh)
National Parks visited in the trip	Bandhavgarh National Park (Madhya Pradesh)
Heritage places visited in the trip	Char Minar (Hyderabad), Buddhist Stupa’s (Sanchi), Udaigiri Caves (Sanchi), Chattri’s (Orchha), Taj Mahal (Agra), Fathepur Sikri, Humayun’s Tomb (Delhi),
Temples visited in the trip	Birla Temple (Hyderabad), Southern Group of Temples (Khajuraho), Western Group of Temples (Khajuraho), Saas-Bahu Temple (Gwalior), Akshardham Temple (Delhi), Shanti Stupa (Leh), Hemi’s Monastery (Karu), Diskit Monastery (Diskit), Siddi Vinayak Temple (Mumbai), Ganapati Temple (Wai), Harihareshwar Temple (Harihareshwar), Banavasi Temples (Banavasi), Ikkeri Temple (Sagar), Keladi Temple (Sagar)
Lakes visited in the trip	Dal Lake (Srinagar), Pangong-Tso (Ladakh), Tso-Moriri (Ladakh), Sukhna Lake (Chandigarh),
Beaches visited in the trip	Bandra Beach (Mumbai), Alibag Beach (Alibag), Kashid Beach (Kashid), Murud Beach (Murud), Harihareshwar Beach (Harihareshwar)
Total number of times fell down	3 (Only once I fell down along with bike)
Number of states travelled	12 (Karnataka, Andra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharastra)

Highlights of the trip!

·      Riding solo for 11377.1 Kms in 53 days on my RedBull.

·      Visiting the largest film studio complex in the world – Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad.

·      My first ever Jungle Safari & successfully spotting a Tiger in Bandhavgarh National Park (Tala Zone), Madhya Pradesh.

·      Riding in paradise on earth - Kashmir.

·      Staying in Army Camp in Digdaul & Guest house in Drass. Not to forget the royal treatment I experienced being with Indian Army.

·      Conquering the highest motorable road in the world in my bike.

·      Exploring the virgin nature of Ladakh crossing 8 passes (Zoji La, Namik La, Fotu La, Chang La, Khardung La, Taglang La, Lachung La and Nakee La).

·      Enjoying the self-cooked food offered by Vikram Travels.

·      Experiencing Double Hump Camel safari in Hunder, Ladakh.

·      First ever Shikara ride in Dal Lake, Srinagar.

·      Tasting the Israeli coffee offered by Israeli couple in Pangong-Tso, Ladakh.

·      Meeting Sunil & he gifting my portrait sketch to me.

·      Life time experience of my bike getting stuck in Rohtang Pass toring it to Manali next day.

·      Enjoying the ride in Konkan when it was at its best in Monsoon.

Vote of Thanks!

Ø FrontAvenue, the company which let me achieve my dream granting me 2 months leave without any hassles.

Ø My family whose well wish & care was travelling along with me for 53 days.

Ø My friends whose support & regular phone calls played an important role in my journey.

Ø BCMTouring.com, the forum from where I got tremendous piece of information required for my expedition.

Ø My sister & Kishore who helped me arrange my stay in Hyderabad & without whom it would have been painful to explore Hyderabad.

Ø Indore family who took me along with them for a boat ride in Bedha Ghat, Jabalpur.

Ø Subrat Seet (BCMTouring member) & Mukesh Burman (Naturalist in Bandhavgarh National Park) without whom my Jungle Safari wouldn’t have been easy.

Ø Vikram Travels guys who served me delicious self-cooked food during my stay in Delhi.

Ø S S Brar sir, the military officer whom I met on my way to Pahalgam who offered me to stay at their camp. Also all the officials there who made my stay comfortable.

Ø P T Jayaraj sir, the military officer whom I met in Sonmarg who made sure that I cross over Zoji La without any trouble.

Ø Sanjeev Singh sir, the military officer at Drass army guest house who made sure my stay at the guest house was comfortable.

Ø Abdul Rehman, a Shikara ride fellow who made me enjoy the ride in spite of high winds.

Ø Sunil, an extraordinary artist who made my portrait in 30 mins & gifted it to me.

Ø Prasad, my buddy who offered me his tiny netbook without which I wouldn’t have been able to update the blogs.

Ø Yogesh Sarkar & Shashank Aggarwal (BCMTouring members) who helped me getting a good bike mechanic to service my bike.

Ø Shekar Takhur, a tempo driver in Manali who put more efforts than me in toeing my bike from Rohtang Pass along with his friends.

Ø Vikas & Sandeep the fellow riders who accompanied me for the ride Leh-Pangong Tso-Leh.

Ø Vishrudh & Vijay the fellow riders from Bangalore who not only accompanied in riding with me from Moreh Plains to Chandigarh but also helped me numerous times while crossing deadly water crossing & when my bike was stuck in Rohtang Pass.

Ø Bipin, Praveen & John who offered me to stay in Mumbai along with him & also accompanied me for one day Mumbai outing in their Innova.

Ø Srini (BCMTouring member) who helped with few sightseeing places that I could visit in Yellapur-Sirsi region.

Ø Shrishail who helped me during my stay in Gokak.

Ø A foreign group who helped me on my way to Tso-Moriri holding my bike in steep turn & also motivating me to move ahead & not backJ.

Ø Koutilya, dude whom I met in Sanchi who offered me to use his Docomo data card but I could hardly use due to slow connection speed.

Ø Srinivas, a bullet mechanic in Bangalore who made sure my machine in perfect condition to hit the road before getting onto it.

Ø Paragon Traders, RE showroom in Nagpur who helped me to get rear break issue in no time on my way to Jabalpur.

Ø Dog which came in road making sure me & my bike will fall without which bike trip is not fun.