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ADVENTURE & WILDLIFE
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The challenges he faced were too many, from braving
vagaries of nature with rains in Tezu to road expansion
at various locations. He found roads in Bihar the most
difficult to navigate and roads across UP and MP also
had some dangerous stretches.
Extreme temperatures were also something He had
to contend with and took short regular power naps
during the nights to have an early start the next morning.
Mohan only slept for 3 hours and 10 minutes during the
66 hour 37 minute journey and ate dry fruits and sipped
on ORS to keep his body hydrated, and keep him going.
Balaji Mohan has completed yet another feat and appeals
to those attempting such rides to prepare well, maintain
road regulations and pay attention to health and diet.
He states that such rides are all about discipline of mind,
body and machine and never about speed.
Highlights
Starting Point:
Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh 29th March, 3:58 AM
Ending Point:
Koteshwar, Gujarat 31st March, 10:35 PM
“I always say, preparation is the key for any trip, It’s Total Distance:
never about speed, it’s about being discipline in the road, 3743 kms + onwards and return journey to home
including a total of 8.5k kms in 12 days
health, diet and preparation.”
Total sleep:
Power nap of about 3 hours 10 min in this
Balaji Mohan has now created yet
66 hours 37 min
another national record by riding
Total time taken from East to West:
66 hours 37 min
from Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh to
Food during those 66 hours:
Koteshwar in Kutch, Gujarat in
Dry fruits and ORS
just 66 hours and 37 minutes. This
Check out the GPS Log for more information
is the fastest ride ever done on a
and statistics.
motorcycle from eastern India to
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/
the west.
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