Team of 8 colleagues (Chaitanya, Kartheek, Kalyan, Myself, Rahul Pardikar, Rahul Kasana, Ripu Ranjan Dusre, Vamshi) murmuring, chanting at cubical about a bike ride from past 6 months. But it was never feasible travel. Certainly, last week (22-26 of July2013) someone started a talk about travel again to some place nearby Hyderabad (AP, India).
Our discussion started again, again & over again. Finally seven people agreed to ride bikes towards Nagarjuna sagar around 185KMS from Hyderabad on same weekend 27th July 13. Our Rahul Pardikar needs to take permission from high-command (his Wife) to join us. At last Pardikar joined us for a ride.
Except me travelling 185Kms on bikes is new for others. Eight people decided to take 4 bikes, one rider & one pillion. So everyone started there preparations. Our lead Ripu started a mail chain for our safety trip, his mail goes like this:-
Subject:- Project - Bhaag Bike Bhaag - Nagarjuna Sagar
Hi Bikers
Module Leader - Kalyan Somu
Project Expense In charge - Vamsi
Camera In charge - Manish , Ripu
Security and Safety In charge - God ( Jai Sri Ram )
1. All assemble at Oracle Campus by 6:30 AM ( Except Chaitanya and Vamsi )
2. We will meet Vamsi and Chaitanya near food world at around 7 AM, Petrol refilling will be done at highway for all bikes together.
3. Everybody get your own helmet, Jacket and Rain coat.
4. Please give Rs 1000 to Vamsi as a pool money for all expenses ( Including Petrol, all meals, Entertainment etc )
5. Keep Oracle ID card with you
6. Sleep well today night, do not drink and drive and keep chanting Hanuman chalisa.
Most Important Point : We need to drive carefully and have to come back safely
Lets fly with bikes ! regards
Ripu
Supporting replies started this way:-
Chaitanya:-
A Big WOW to Ripu bhai………………..Keep up the tempo & be ready to Bhaag……..
Kalyan:-
Boss its raining :(
Chaitanya:-
Hi Ripu…………………..Seems Like Its Raining…………SHALL WE ______ the TRIP ?????
Kartheek:-
Maatal lev !!! Maatladukovadal lev !!! ……………Unnaddalla Bike lu ….! Road le..!! Koodhthe chakram thirigi nagarjuna sagar kanabadthadi !!!!!
Ripu:-
Its a bright Sunny day like chennai in Kukatapally , no change in Plan, no confusion , until it rains heavily in night !
Keep checking emails till 12 at night !
There is no change in Plan!
regards
Ripu
Vamshi:-
Rain started again ..... :)
Our beloved Manager (Nikhil Kala) got bored of seeing this and sent out his reply:-
Riding in Rain is more fun guys … you r going for fun or for attending a client call ?
Ripu:-
Project is On, lets meet Tomorrow morning ! GN
Everyone decided to assembled at Toli chowki at 7:00AM on Saturday (27-07-13). I am the lazy guy in the world who doesn't woke up in time. Hence decided to sleep by 10:00PM to get early next morning to make sure I will reach on time. However I got a sleep around 1:45AM roughly.
Saturday 27-07-2013:-
When i woke up next morning, I saw 2 missed calls in my cell phone from Chaitanya, Oh god!!! my 1st doubt was am I really late? do people left without me? I realized its only 6:00AM, Still I have 1 hours of time to reach the gathering place.
I confirmed chaitanya that I will wokeup by 6:15AM, and I will reach place by 7:00AM. Second call started by 6:10 from Rahul Pardikar that He is accompanying Kasana & Kartheek will reach my home to keep kasanas bike at my apartment. I woke up & stood under shower, 3rd ring from Rahul rang on my cell.
I guide them to reach my home. Kartheek & Rahul Kasana left immediately to pick Chaitanya & Vamshi from Mehdipatnam. Rahul Pardikar is waiting for me in parking lot from me to pick. We started by 6:50AM from home, its 10.6Kms away from my apartment. We reached the starting point by 7:10AM, Damn It !!I was late. Ripu & Kalyan was ready for a ride on 350CC Royal Enfield Electra Bike. Rest of the fellow joined us by 7:20AM. 1 Apache, 1 Unicorn, 1 Bullet & 1 Honda CBR 250R are ready for our real ride.
Four Bikes Started from ToliChowki towards LB nagar & Nagarjuna Sagar road. We filled Petrol for 700RS at BP Gas station. Kasana found my CBR chain gasket was fallen down. Holy **** !!! However I pushed the gasket inside & started for ride.
Route:- Ibrahimpatnam ,Mall, Mallepally & NagarjunaSagar.
Route:- Ibrahimpatnam ,Mall, Mallepally & NagarjunaSagar.
After 500-600Mts, one car riding in the opposite lane was trying to over take vehicle is in front of him & started moving on us. Kartheek applied both disk brakes, Now the CBR stops & started moving left side towards the bridge end. I took over bike from him started towards our destiny. We took a breakfast in udupi hotel at ****************** . Food was really good.
We inquired about boating to travel nagarjunakona. It starts from 1:30PM. Everyone of us are famished, started looking for food source. After grabbing some food, people were ready for photo shoot.
we boarded the boat towards Ngarjunakonda. It's one hour journey, Its very long & boring journey.
We reached Nagarjunakonda by 2:30PM. we have 2 hours to see around & need to catch back boat by 4:30PM.
Once we reached Noagarjuna konda everyone is thirsty, we found some small shop where they sell cool drink, we buy couple of drinks, after sipping half we realized they are outdated. We got into museum, there were lot of Buddha's monuments. (Photography is not allowed). We walked around the mountain & people are tired by time, now we strated resting at the bay of Krishna river.
Our Ripu got enlightened after his meditation. He started teaching kungfu for us :P.
During meditation
After enlightenment
Ripu's Pupil
River Krishna's Bay
Ripu baba's kungfu technic on bay krishna
Its close to 4:15, people are damn tired in hotty hotty sun. We started moving back to board the boat.
We reached Nagarjunasagar by 5:45PM, started towards Hyderabad.
Bye bye Nagarjuna sagar......
One of our friend suggested to take new route- Nagarjunasagar, Nalgonda, Narketpally and Choutupalle, Vijayawada highway to Hyderabad, we took this route. Later we realized that this was the worst decision we made to ride. Roads were worst and pathetic, however we reached Hyderabad by 10:30PM.
Bhag..... bike Bhag ends here....................... :)
