Saoner-Nagpur-Pune

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Saoner(0 kms)—Kalmeshwar(18 kms)—Kondhali village(54 kms)—Amravati(164 kms)—Akola(257 kms)--Chikli(374 kms)—Deoalgaon Raja(410 kms)—Jalna(446 kms)—Aurangabad(513 kms)—Ahmednagar(623 kms)—Pune(743 kms)

1:00 pm: The leaves were over and it was time to leave back for the boring life back in Pune. The weather was real bad, it was a scorching heat outside and was really afraid to step out. Started the journey with mom and dad waving off at the gates, this time it was a new route to take on. Took the kalmeshwar road from Saoner and then from there followed the katol road. A left turn 3 kms before katol lead me to bazargaon which is on the Amravati highway. It was a beautiful 4 lane for the next 60 kms which I covered in exactly 26 kms with the bike ripping at 120-130 kms. The road then turned into a single lane but still butter smooth till Akola.

4:00 pm: Reached Akola and took a small drinks break, had a couple of glasses of nimbu paani. Covered 257 kms in 3 hours, it was an amazing run with hot air gushing in from below the helmet and fighting the likes of the whether.

7:55 pm: Reached Aurangabad after covering 256 kms from Akola with no breaks at all. As soon as I crossed the Aurangabad traffic it was time to take a much needed break. Had 3 packs of LMN (Parle product) and a litre of water and started on. It was a 230 kms run and need to make it in as much less time as possible.

10:35 pm: At last I was able to finish the 230 kms in 2:40 hours. The bike was roaring at 120 kms constant with almost the Pune-Aurangabad stretch being a 4 lane. By the time I parked the bike in the parking the engine was emitting smokes and was the same behavior shown by the silencer. Looks like the bike has taken a lot of beating on this day and needs a much needed rest itself. But it was one hell of a trip, enjoyed the most out of it.

Total time needed: 9 hours and 35 mins
Total petrol needed: 23 ltrs
Total distance: 743 kms
Avg speed: 79.9kms/hr
Gear used: Leather jacket, gloves (DSG), Knee guards (alpinestars), helmet (AVG), balaclava, Saddlebags (Cramster)

Pune-Nagpur-Saoner

Route
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Pune(0 km)--Ahmednagar(120 km)--Aurangabad(240 km)--Jalna(330 km)--sindkhed raja(360 km)--Sultanpur--Mekhar(buldana) (411.9)----Malegaon--Shelu Bajar--Karanja(525 km)--Yavatmal(605 km)--Wardha(682.5 km)--Nagpur(762 km)--Saoner(797)

8:30 pm: Bags were all packed, tank was full of petrol and all the riding gears were on. This was a much awaited ride as I was finally going to home (Nagpur) after more than a year. Left Pune after struggling with the traffic and was on the 4 lane highway ripping at 120 kms/hr. After crossing the first 60 kms finally felt like there is no road ahead, due to the 4 laning of the highway. Crossed ahmednagar at 10:30 after taking a drinks break.

11:00 pm: The Ahmednagar-Aurangabad patch is an awesome stretch with very few vehicles at this time. I was ripping at 110-120 kms when suddenly a Honda city was trying to cross the road. Tried hitting the breaks and finally hit the vehicle at 20 kms/hr speed. No bruises, thanks to the complete gear. But the right side front cowl and the foot rest were broken. Had a small argument with the driver who thinks that it was my fault travelling on a straight road when he is crossing the highway.

1:00 am: Finally crossed Aurangabad as that accident wasted 30-45 mins of the time. The bike was still good except for a broken foot rest which was hanging by a metal wire. Took the Jalna by pass at 1:30, to my bad luck there was not even a single petrol pump and the bike was having just enough fuel to travel another 60 odd kms.

2:20 am: Reached sindkhet raja at 2:20 when I saw a police chowkey, the team was amazed when I asked the directions for Nagpur. They felt like there is an alien sitting on the bike when they saw me with the gloves and knee guards. Also told me that there is a petrol pump which is just 2-3 kms ahead, it was a sight of relief for me. By the time I reached the petrol pump felt like its closed and there were some workers who were sleeping there. When I woke up one of them he turned out to the petrol pump attendant.
Filled up the tank and I was again on the road. Even after riding at above 100 the bike managed to cover 340 kms/11 ltrs of petrol.

5:00 am: Crossed karanja and travelled for around 30 odd kms when I felt like a much needed break. Stopped for a tea break as at this time I was in need of some sleep. Was in office the whole day and riding the whole night. Till now covered almost 590 kms. The road was real bad when I started from sindkhet raja, but then came the dream stretch which was a single road but butter smooth.

7:00 am: Crossed Nagpur and travelled around 35 kms to reach home sweet home. When I rang the door bell saw my dad opening the door. He was really happy to see me and called mom as well. It was a total of 797 kms in 10:30 hrs from Pune to Nagpur followed by Saoner.
Went to the Hero Honda service station and got the bike repaired which costed me a dear Rs. 3850. Spent the next 4 days just eating and sleeping, I just have to name the dish and mom used to prepare that for me.

Road conditions (Pune-Nagpur-Saoner): Pune to Jalna almost 4 lane with few bad patches of 1-2 kms here and there. Jalna to karanja, amazing road with 10 kms of bad patch after Sindkhet raja. It’s a no mans land and won’t see much of a traffic. Might find few tea stalls and puncture shops. Overall the roads a much better than the old times.

1. Total time needed: 10 hours and 30 mins
2. Total petrol needed: 23 ltrs
3. Total distance: 797 kms
4. Avg speed: 75.9kms/hr
5. Gear used: Leather jacket, gloves (DSG), Knee guards (alpinestars), helmet (AVG), balaclava, Saddlebags (Cramster)