This was the first weekend we had with us to spare with no work, since the time I had relocated to Bangalore. We wanted to go out somewhere which is close by and worth spending a day. I had already pulled out ‘285 Tourist places Bangalore’ from mustseeindia.com for our next two years. After a quick check, Nandi Hills was the first choice for us. We were 7 in all, so one car wasn’t sufficient. I decided to take my brand new Blue Avy 220 (Bajaj Avenger) for a ride. The plan was, we will start by 0330 morning and reach there by 0500 and then plan for the rest of the day, accordingly.
Nandi hills is 60 km from Majestic (75
An evening before that I had bought myself a pair of pro-biking gloves, a lovely ‘Studds’ helmet. My wife already had an old helmet without a visor. It was quite cold (20th Feb) so I geared-up myself with the riding gear and so did my wife. While I and wife were on the bike, others got into the car. Plan to start by 0330 actually turned out to be 0350, which means we may miss the most sought after sunrise from Nandi Hills. With one stop for gas, we directly headed for the destination. The route is fairly simple with lots of direction boards both on NH7 (Hyderabad express highway) and the by-lane to Nandi hills. Although the Nandi hills are through a dual lane road, however the quality of the road is good. While the car was zooming at 85-90 on NH7 I restricted myself to 45-50, the bike being a new one. The frustration is even some of the mopeds overtook me on the way, while I kept starring at them L. I must say Avenger is indeed a bike for cruising. Such a comfortable, stable, sturdy bike. My wife loves the stability it has and the smoothness. I never felt tired during the entire drive. Although, I guess the rear seat was not that comfortable for a long ride.
RATING: 3/5
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