Saoner-Nagpur-Pune

Route
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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)