My Story

How did I prepare for such a journey?

It took seven to eight days of full preparation, which included route plan, route confirmation, to convince my well-wishers (which was most important and difficult), biking gears and necessary equipment, to learn about bike in case it breaks down, to go for bike trial runs, to maintain my fitness level up to the mark and to make myself mentally prepared for upcoming challenges.

How long did it take me to finish it?

After the above mentioned preparation, I left for Amravati on October 28th, 2016 in the morning 5:30 AM. I was little nervous as I had a long way to go. But after covering 10 cities in 12 Hrs and having traveled 650 km, I finally reached my home Amravati. This is the route that I took:

Pune -> Ahmednagar -> Aurangabad -> Jalana -> Sindh Khed Raja-> Mehkar ->Malegaon ->Seluroad -> Karanja -> Amravati 

I would like to share an experience which I had during round way bike trip. The occasion was Diwali for the year 2016 and it was the month end of October. I was riding from Pune city to my home, which is in beautiful City Amravati.

I have learned that when you’re out on the road, every situation quickly becomes a metaphor that can be applied to your everyday life. And after logging 1,300 Kms on the road on the highway, narrow road, steep, slope I have gained bit of wisdom about life.

The best part of the journey was to ride all alone on such a long stretch which also included Aurangabad Jalana highway which allows to complete the distance of 54 Kms in just 55 mins. I had also a very tough time on Jalana to Sindh Khed Raja highway, though it is called as highway but you will not see a highway kind of road, you only see a big potholes in the middle of road all dirt etc. . This 33 kms distance took me 2 hours to cross because of the road condition.

I got a chance to ride on all kinds of terrain; as a result, this journey helped me to improve as a rider. Some stretches were too good to not ride at high speeds but it had nominal human presence, as a result, it tested my concentration and mental toughness; with no one around you, you need to stay alert all the time, because, if you crash or breakdown, you’ll be on your own. You have to be prepared for such scenarios.

I have had a company of my IPhone GPS which helped me to be on tack and my Samsung Level U Bluetooth headset which made my journey musical. And also the road scenic beauty made the experience everlasting joyful

Bike ride is the passion which I want to take to the next level and when I say to the next level I mean to explore more and more in everything I do.

I want to convey a message to everyone which I have leant being a small town boy, if I can dare to chase my dreams, why can’t you? When we talk about dreams, there are no big or small dreams. It’s a subjective feeling. I strongly believe that everyone in this world is there for a reason but very few realize that. Be one of them and make a history. Why to follow herd? I am sure anything big cannot be achieved overnight, many obstacles will come on your way but you have to overcome all of them and move forward.

There is saying by Nelson Mandela, "I learned that courage is not absence of fear, but triumph over it. The brave man is not he who doesn't feel afraid but he conquers it” 

I am proud of my bike who is sibling for me