Mock Ride GPS Tracks

On 4th of April, I and Silje left for mock ride to Sringeri. The first day we started from Bangalore at around 5:40PM. It took about two hours to reach Kunigal gate. My legs started to pain because I had to balance the weight of the bike, luggage as well as Silje (around 275kgs in all). We took a break in a dhaba and then we started towards CR Patna.

The night ride was tough - as usual - High beams blinding the riders, leading bikes off the road or into a pot hole. We reached CR Patna at around 10:30PM. We stayed with my friend’s uncle.

Next day we visited Sravanabelagola, Halebid and landed in Chickmagalur at around 7:30PM

On 6th we visited Mullayanagiri (the highest peak in Karnataka) and then left for Sringeri.

7th of April was the longest ride of all - 360km approx. We took about 6.5 hrs to cover it. The ride was from Sringeri to Bangalore with stops at Chickmagalur and CR patna.

The GPS tracks of the trip are as below -
K2KMock Ride - 07 April 2008
K2K Mock Ride - Sringeri - Bangalore at EveryTrail

K2KMock Ride - 06 April 2008
Mock Trip K2K - Chickmagalur, Mullayanagiri, Sringeri at EveryTrail

K2KMock Ride - 05 April 2008
K2K Mock Trip - CR Patna, Halebid, Chickmagalur at EveryTrail

K2KMock Ride - 04 April 2008
K2K Mock Ride - Bangalore to Channarayapatna at EveryTrail

Here are few lessons from the trip.
* Right Shoulder joint hurts because of long drive throttle issue
* Cramps in ankles - keep doing stretching exercises once in an hour or 90 min
* Carry extra plastic covers
* Carry extra Bungee Chords
* Cover yourself completely - no matter how hot or cold the whether is
* Buy a thermos flask so that u can have coffee/tea at a better place than a dhaba.
* Check for loose nuts - My foot pump for dysfunctional because it had a loose nut and it fell off. Fortunately there were no punctures.
* Don’t wear jeans - it starts irritating your skin after a while. Wear a cotton pant.