K2k important details

Since the motorcycling season to the northern parts of India is back, motorcyclists are gearing up for their dream destinations.I do often get questions about my k2k ride about the gears i used, the route i followed and so on.So, I am re-sharing the details.

Bike used: Bajaj Avenger 200CC Air Cooled

Helmet Used: MT, DOT Certified

Biking Gears: Cramster

Saddle bag, Tank Bag and Waist Bag: NH4 (Sponsored)

Total kms done: 5452 kms in 19days (14 riding days)

Kanyakumari -> Leh: 4100kms approx. 10days

Route taken: Kanyakumari -> Bangalore -> Hyderabad -> Nagpur -> Jhansi-> Gwalior -> Agra-> Delhi -> Manali -> Sarchu -> Leh

Max. Kms in a day: 750kms

Min. kms in a day: 150kms (Manali -> Jispa)

Max. Speed touched was: 110kmph (Bangalore -> Hyderabad)

Min. speed: 30kmph (Manali -> Leh)

The stretch I enjoyed riding most: Nizamabad -> Adilabad and Narsimhapur -> Jhansi

Best Road stretch: Kanyakumari -> Adilabad, Narsimhapur -> Jhansi, Agra -> Delhi (Yamuna expressway), Delhi -> Panipat

Bad road stretch: 100kms before Nagpur and till Gwalior so many diversions, road under construction one needs to be very careful. In fact till Agra an often bad patch keeps coming.

The stretch which scared me: Nagpur -> Seoni (I have mentioned the reason in Day 3 in my blog)

The most difficult stretch to ride: Manali -> Leh (One of the world’s dangerous route and terrain)

Camera used: Canon Point and shoot, 14mp, 18x optical zoom

Phone used: Moto X which has 10MP camera 4x zoom

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