Last August I made the biggest switch in my professional life moving to Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. That was one important bend in my career grid. After a month of useless roaming I was allocated in a Bangalore project for which I was travelling to and fro between Chennai and Bangalore every month. Later I was asked to stay for couple of months in Bangalore instead of jumping from here and there every month. So I started to Bangalore from Chennai by November last week.
I initially went to Bangalore by bus as the company booked a ticket for the trip. After I reached Bangalore I was boxed between my office and my room. I was totally immobilized. Every time I want to go somewhere I have to check the bus routes, available buses, nearby landmarks etc to reach there correctly. And making it even more worse is – the ‘ugly’ Bangalore traffic. You’ll literally get exhausted. Seeing all these things I decided to bring my ‘All New Muscle’ Hunk. So I came back to Chennai on a weekend, convinced my parents for the bike trip, checked the bike conditions etc. and started my trip back to Bangalore in my beast.
It was my first long distance trip in a bike and so I was all prepared with my bike tools etc. to face any break downs. But it turned to be one memorable trip in my life. Since I was going to Electronic City which is right after Hosur I decided that I’ll take NH 4 – NH 46 route as that is the best route for me entering Bangalore from Hosur side. The roads are butter smooth and if you have a well conditioned bike it’ll be a feel-good drive. The entire route is covered with hills, beautiful lakes, green crops, coconut trees etc which makes the travel very pleasant.
I’ve clicked few photos when I returned back from Bangalore to Chennai today.
All along the road you’ll see hoardings with traffic safety quotes. You’ll get to see some quotes as good as
“Know safety. No injury.
No Safety. Know Injury.”
and as mokkai as
“Cinema poster pakkadhe.
Anjali poster aagadhe.”
(Don’t stare at movie posters. Don’t become an obituary poster.)
Finally few points to note -
- Never ever listen to songs. If you do, you’ll never get to hear the honks behind you.
- Try to travel at a constant speed instead of accelerating intermittently.
- Take regular breaks to relax yourself as well as your vehicle.
- Take enough water before hand if you dehydrate quickly (like me).
- Keep the bike tools with you. If your bike is not in a good condition try to avoid travelling in it. Or else mark all the service show rooms on your way using Google maps before your travel.
I always wanted to get loose and go for a long trip after I bought my bike. And, it finally happened. Better late than never. I’m very certain I’m going to go for many more trips in the near future. So if you have a bike and get a chance to go for a long trip don’t ever give it a second thought. You won’t regret it.
