Year 2016

Wayanad – Riding into God’s own country 01/10/1016

Place: Wayanad, Kerala Distance: 700 km round trip Type: Hill station, Waterfalls Ideal for: Friends and family Bikes: Avenger, Bullet, CBR, pulsar, Apache Crew: 7 BTC members While I was casually checking my Facebook feed, I noticed an event – Bike ride to Wayanad arranged…

Mahabaleshwar – Hidden gem of Western ghats | Day-1 04/09/2016

Places visited: Wilson Point, Plato point, Lingamala Waterfalls, Kates point, old Mahabaleshwar temple Distance: 1500 km round trip Type: Hill station, water falls, and Temple Ideal for: Friends and family Transportation: Train, bus, and cab Crew: Nabhi, Vijay, Chandu and me Remember the trips which…

Lepakshi and Avalabetta – A slice of History 28/08/2016

Place: Lepakshi Temple and Avalabetta Hilltop Distance: 300 km round trip Type: Hilltop, Temple Ideal for: Friends and family Bikes: BikeAvenger, Gixxer, Pulsar Crew: Vinay, Chandu, Pradeep, Jayraj, Bhimu, and me New bike and a new DSLR, do I need any better…

Basava Sagara (Narayanpur) Dam – 14/08/2016

Place: Basava Sagara Dam a.k.a Narayanpura dam, temple Distance: 110 round trip (from Ilkal) Type: Sightseeing, waterbody Ideal for: Friends and family Transportation: Bike Crew: Me and Vijay Off on a long vacation to my native (Ilkal) to screen away…

Madhugiri Fort – Asia’s second largest monolith 23/07/2016

Place: Madhugiri Fort / Madhugiri Betta, Karnataka Distance: 100 * 2 = 200 km Type: Trekking Trek Lenght: 4 hours ascend Trek difficulty: Moderate to difficult Ideal for: Friends Transportation: Mini bus Crew: Me and 25 other colleagues It’s been…

Bettadapura Hill and Golden Temple – Summer Ride 16/04/2016

Place: Bettadapura hill and Golden Temple Tibet colony, Bylakuppe, Karnataka Distance: 450 km round trip Route: Vijaynagar -> Mysore -> KR Nagar -> Bettadapura -> Golden temple Bikes: Bajaj Avenger Cruise and Suzuki Zixxer Crew:  Vinay, Umesh and Sagar (Myself) Type: Trekking Ideal for: Friends Budget: 1000/Head  …

Avalabetta Hilltop – Story of a wanderer 10/04/2016

Place: Avalabetta Hilltop, Chikballapura, Karnataka Distance:  93x 2 = 186  km Type: Hilltop Terrain: Hilltop with stairs Riding time: 2 hrs one way Ideal for: Weekend Getaways, Family Picnic Bike: Bajaj Avenger 220cc Crew: Solo ride Best of the beast:…

Hulukadi Betta Trek – The lesser known hill 14/02/2016

Place: Hulukaddi Betta, Doddaballapur, Karnataka. Distance:  60 x 2 = 120  km Type: Temple, Trekking Terrain: Solid rock with stairs Trek lenght: 1 hour Ideal for: Friends and Family Bikes: Discover 125, Suzuki zixxer Crew: Jayaraj, Vinay and myself Best of the beast: Hulukaddi betta Its…