Another 550 kms Conquered on Two Wheels, Mumbai-Trimbak-Shirdi

Saturday 12th September 2009.

It was time for another Biking tour this time a One-Dayer to Trimbak-Shirdi.

Route: Mumbai-Manor-Wada-Trimbak-Nashik-Shridi-Nashik-Kasara-Padghe-Kalyan-Mumbai

Distance on Meter: 550 Kms

Bikers: Myself (Unicorn Sporty) and Hemant Solanki (KZM)

Roads Strip : Unknown Road(To) and NH3 (Fro)

Day and Date: Saturday, 12th September 2009


A day before on Friday, my H.R. informed of Saturday being off this week and instantly flashed the thought of another Biking Tour. And before giving it a second thought I immediately decided on the Trimbak a.k.a. Trimbakeshwar as I knew this would be the best time to be there as less crowed was expected during these days of the year. I shared and discussed the idea with my other biking friends to invite them to join in but to the disappointment all of them were tied up with some prior commitments.
With a last hope I contacted one of my best friend - Hemant. With a condition to extent the tour to Shirdi, I manage to convince him for the tour. The memories of the falls during the GOA tour still fresh so I made sure that I have my protective gears ON this time.

My New Protective Gears :)

Now that the tour was extended, we had to start as early as 4.00am on Saturday morning. Hemant was there on time as we started our journey with a Coconut Breaking Ceremony. It was dark and we were all set and so were our Machines, to burn the fuel and set the roads on Fire. Being a senior rider that day, I shared some DO’s and Dont’s with Hemant. With a warm Hug and Whishing each other Good Luck we flagged off on NH8 towards Manor.

Fueling up at Bhayender we then continued with a good speed of 70. Riding another 60Kms we reached Manor by 5.15am and then took a right towards WADA.

@ Manor Junction

Just on the way from Manor to Wada it was dawn time as the sky started glowing.

The road was a narrow with No divider. Fog not so dense, we could see the greenery on both side of the road to some 15-20 Meters.

Morning moist made riding difficult for Hemant as he had to stop every now and then to clean his spectacles. But to the positive side, he was enjoying the morning dawn a lot as it was his first time on such biking tour. We rode 30kms on 60-70 to reach WADA.

Just as I said.....Hemant looked Excited!

The Beast....

Hows that for a Pose??!!

Now taking a left we took a very narrow road for Trimbak which was 80Kms from Wada. Just as we left Wada, the road ahead was something that I never seen in my entire Life Time! The next 80kms to Trimbak was the best I had experienced in all the 21000Kms that I rode in the last 2 years.

Meet our Machines....

The Black Dog - Hero Honda Karizma

My Dolly - Unicorn Sporty

For the next 30-40kms we rode through lush green meadow, Rocky Mountains, Curvy Ghats, Valleys and Bridges. The climate was such a beauty that could not resist stopping every 2-3 Kms with Mother Nature unfolding its exquisiteness.

Resting in Peace

Unfortunate Snake :(

Dolly .....Standing High

Black Dog .....Standing with Pride

The cloudy weather, curvy plain road, zero traffic and greenery all around: The Best a Biker could ask for! (Frankly, I am lost out of words)

Green as far seen.....

The risk of selecting a unknown route paid off. Hemant could not stop chanting the beauty of the surroundings. It was surely a wonderland! We went on and on to uncover the hidden beauty and unfolding it on the curvy road ahead.


We were losing on time but still we could not resist stopping at almost every km to enjoy the nature’s unmatched beauty. By the time we reached Trimbak it was already 11.00am.




We then visited the famous Kund thereafter going to the temple and there on had our lunch at a local lodge there. By the time we finished all this it was half past noon.
We knew if we had to go to Shirdi (120 kms more), we could not afford to waste time. I got my gears on and we were off again this time promising ourselves not to stop until Shirdi. By passing the crowed roads of Nasik we reached Shirdi by 4.00pm.


Wasting no more time we finished Sai Darshan and were back on our machines by 5.00pm. It was now time to begin the journey home. Asking a localite about the route, he suggested us to reach Nasik before dark as there were some recent incidents of Dacoits looting the trespasser in the route. With this thought in our minds, we made sure that the Speed O Meter stayed on 70-80 to cover 120 in just 1.45 hours.

By the time we reached Nasik, the red and yellow clouds splash across the sky as the sun dipped beneath the horizon. It was dark and the road was not friendly enough for a rider but we had to cover another 180 kms to reach back home safe. With a butt break of 10min, I gave some strict instructions to Hemant and asked him to go slow and steady as it was his first time. No visibility, sliding a bit...we were terrified, but manage to keep it together and get it down to 40 on the Speed-O-Meter. I was just holding on tight as I lead ahead with Hemant who followed watching my back light. Bringing in all the experience from my previous ride, we rode carefully for the next 30kms.

Unfortunately, there was nothing but more gravel ahead due to the ongoing construction projects resulting irritation and red eyes. More 100kms to cover it was really a challenged to our audacity as we rode with a minimum speed possible. Riding for almost 6 hours nonstop we finally entered Mumbai …..And our faces depict mixed emotions- The delight to complete the tour safe and sound and the tiredness of riding for 6 hours nonstop.

Reaching back home I was straight on to the bed (after a bath) relaxing My Eyes, Mind, Body Soul and the whom it was most deserved My Butts!!! ;)
Rising next morning from my bed, felt the gratification of completing yet another biking tour. I could not stop talking about the tour with my friends @ Welingkars the next day.

Promising to come back again sharing my experience in many such tours in the future. I thank you all for taking some time reading this blog.

Mumbai - Trimbak - Shirdi - Mumbai



‘4 Wheels Carry the Body...Two Wheels Carry the Soul’