OneRideOneIndia-day-2

Day2nd started in a relaxed way had two cups of tea, started packing went down saw Himanshu Bansal a biker from agra with his new classic waiting for us he wanted to meet me and offer me the one of the best breakfast in agra.so we followed him and we came to this shop by name "DEVIRAM SWEETS" we had bedvi poori,aloo ki sabzi and amazing lassi,trust me guys it was enough for our stomach to not say a word till kanpur or beyond.i started on the way towards lucknow the place of nawabs,to tell you guys it was anywhere between 42 to 45 degrees on highways such a massive dry heat but i was concentrating on Lucknow and tunde kabas.one thing which actully went far far ahead from my expectation were roads, i thought road would be ok or may be no roads in some patches but to my surprise  got all the way amazing roads hats of to UP.i stoped after every 70 to 80 km for water as it was most imp. to keep us hyderated in this heat,i stoped some where near etawah for lunch had simple roti,dal fry and bhindi payaz,one thing i must say once you come to up,or by any chance central india never miss dal fry that the best you can get here.i started again towards lucknow the road was good other than few km nearing kanpur becouse they were constructiong a flyover i am sure next time i will be here will get throughout good  road . i reached Lucknow by 7:30 in the  evening mr.chuhan,deepraj,siddarth saxsena were waiting for me at the outskrits of lucknow.i met them then we head to mr.chuhan's residence a great personality very simple but very dedicated at age of 55 he bough a bullet as he told me he wanted to buy bullet ,he told me that he wanted  to do leh,ladhak by cycle but for his  age he said motorcycle will work fine.we had some refreshment at his beautiful house and then left for a small dhaba near the highway,we had few drinks and some chicken items they were good and chatted about their plans for further rides in future,after that we had straight to hotel park awadh a decent clean hotel on the main husainganj crossing.after a long ride and amazing time with fellow riders i crashed in bed taking dreams of Lucknow and its food.

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Its almost 12 at night and i am still confused about what to take not to take,a massive ride actually a life on bike so needing everything what is available but cannot take all so had a fag and started looking for few things which i felt will be needing the  most like tent,sleeping bag,few spares etc.came home by 1am and in another 6 hours to go for my life's biggest ride(till now),took bath had dinner and just organised things so that morning will not have to rush for packing.it was almost 2 when i hit the bed.
As usual alarm had no effect on me wanted to get up by  4 am actually got up at 5 am,then the rush factor what i am blessed with started,it was 7 and i am alreading getting calls from riders who all are coming to meet me at India Gate .Reached around 7:45 at India Gate and saw good nos of riders there was surprised to see the nos was expecting low attendance.we had chat and got few suggestions and directions from riders who have been to northeast part of India as our first main hit was towards northeastern part of India .we started approx by 8:45am and the day 1 of onerideoneindia started.
Till Northeast i was companies by ramit who will be taking train from guwhati for returning to delhi,our first day was not very easy as weather was not in happy mood,got the fuel filled at hp petrol pump at nizzamudin area and headed towards mathura where aman choudhary is waiting for us with jalebis and kachodis.our first stop was at palwal ordered aloo payaz ka parotha and curd,though was told to avoid curd and salad at road side dabhas but avoided the suggestions and ordered for curd as sometimes you should do what you want.we reached mathura waiting for aman at petrol pump near highway,he came and our first destination was nearest beer shop,sorry to involved driniking and riding but a beer in 40+ temp will not harm much.we are sitting at road side small beer shop and came to know that this is how beer sold on highways as there were very few as called beer bars you will find on highways.we hit the road again after a chilled beer each and trust me it was refreshing,i am not looking to go away for heat as i know the time i have sellected will give me chance to see all India but again will bless me with all weather also.our next stop was 10 km from the beer shop at some resort at dowaba(kindly correct me if place name is not correct),agian ordered beer and few snacks and started after an hour towards agra.evening spent at a lodge by name Balwant lodge good clean place with coolers i guess enough for travelers coming from 45 degrees hot weather.the day ended with few chilled beers beef kabas and mutton biryani from nai ki mandi.

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Just few more hours to go.....and got a shocker this evening from traffic people that it is not recommended to do ride that promote tourism in India.anyways leave that we be starting from India gate only not the place i planed but may be from parking of Children's park .Wanted to keep it as simple as it can get and now i am happy that its going my way.tomm. will be total caose as have to buy lot of stuff for myself atleast got the bike and planning ready on time.i am happy to see all riders i am in touch with supporting me and that is what i appriciate about biking brotherhood.now the first and formost important part is to make this ride successfull,enough of talks now lets ride and rock INDIA....here i come.....

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3 more days to go,now its like a hungry person waiting for food to be served.got my things short down but i guess still its long enough to eat my time but its worth.Was in karol bagh whole day working on the most important thing for ride....my bike....got new tyre as usual mrf 3.19-50...as suggested by many.few things i am worried about is permission for India Gate for start of ride though i got the noc from cpwd but main is traffic police's permission and sometimes it give me a chill through my spine when i think if they dont agree.i am not expecting much riders to come for start may be 50 may be more but for sure i will be there on time....suhail turn back because of some personal reasons ....may be it was destine for me lets see dont what to count my chicken before they hatch.today lot to be finished specially permits for arunachal ,tool kit to be made,etc etc...i guess still the time i start will keep on remembering something or other.lets see what is installed form here...atleast it rained today...hope Sunday will be pleasant day for riders