Banglaore-Konark Ride

Statistics
Biking from Bangalore to Orissa (my longest so far) and back in train.

Bike 1- Suzuki Fiero (Prabul-BN)
Bike 2- Pulsar 180 (Adarsh-BN)
Route: Bangalore-Triupathi-Naidupetta-Nellore-Vijaywada-Vizag-Puri-Konark-Puri-Bhuvenshwar
Duration: 3 days (35 hrs)
Day 1 – 730 kms @14hrs
Day 2 – 830 kms @ 19hrs
Day 3 – 120 kms @ 2hrs
Saddle time: Appox 32 hrs > avg 51 Kmph
Total Kms covered: 1680
Top speed: 112kmph
Longest non-stop stretch: 110 kms @ 80mins > avg 82.5 kmph
Fastest non-stop stretch: 55 kms @ 35 mins > avg 94.5 kmph
Total fuel: 38 Lts > avg 44.7kmpl
Night stopover: Day 1- Elluru (near Vijaywada) Day 2- Puri
Road condition: (Scale of 1-5; 5 being fantastic)
Bangalore-Chittor- 2.5
Chittor bypass- 1.5
Chittor Tripathi- 4
Trupathi- Naidupetta- 3
Naidupetta-Inchapura(AP border)- 5 (I can easily give it 7.5)
Inchapura- Puri- 1.5
Puri-Konark – 3
Puri-Bhuvenshwar- 2.5
Food: Avg food along very limited dhabas as the road is new and dhabas are yet to start.
Some snaps at…
http://cards.webshots.com/invite/pickup/111383595NOxS/album/546916618WbdoEI

Overall feel:
Kinda boring to ride on 4 lane highway for around 800kms. Took a short cut from Khurda (orrisa) to Puri for 50kms. Very scary, mangrove forest, swamp area and in night….not a soul around. Transporting bike back in train was a nightmare because of our callousness (Did not get our RC book, compulsory for transportation) but eventually did it.
Snaps below