Day 2 - Riding on their own...

0100 hrs, both Aseem and Ashish had left their family and friends behind and started their motorcycle expedition... This was it... no looking back ! For the rest of us from team BMC, just the media gathering, crowd, enthusiasm of both the riders, had us on high for the day and we headed back to our retreats. With drowsy eyes and high spirits, both the motorists hit the road (NH-7) towards Hyderabad (Hyd - first waypoint of their journey). It wasn't long before both of them realized they won't be able to make it Hyd, overnight !

About 100kms from BIA (and 350 kms from Hyd), the guys stop at a dhaaba on NH-7. A cup of chai and cigarette in their hands, both of them finally decide to take time off to rest for the night. Wise decision they had made ! Thankfully, the owner of the dhaaba agreed with them and asked them to sleep there till dawn and also promised to look after the duo's expedition bikes overnight. 0300 hrs - both the guys woke up and decided to hit the road again ! They still had a 300 km stretch to cover to reach Hyd...

Around about 80kms into their journey towards Hyd, they hit a bad patch of road torn apart from the recent rains that lashed the region. Both the guys decided to park their bike for a while on the road side and then - the first mishap happened ! Aashish's bike (parked on side stand) couldn't hold all the extra weight burdened upon it and it just slowly tipped over to the left. Result - front windshield broke and the head lights damaged ! Rains, bad roads, and now - no light on Aashish's bike... things couldn't get any worse for our riders !! But, this was just a small test for both of them and they knew that the REAL CHALLENGE was yet to come. Aseem decided to switch on all 6 lights on his bike and Aashish would trail em. So, they moved on...

Riding through the night and next day, both of them reached Hyd at around 2130 hrs on 6th-June-08. Aashish's cousin (Mr. Naresh Jain) was eargerly awaiting the duo at the outskirts of Hyd. They met up and Naresh took them to Aashish's uncle's place in SBI Colony. Once they reached, both the guys breathed a sigh of relief and freshened up themselves. It was a much needed break for them as they had ridden the whole day in bad weather ! It was way past dinner time and the duo were greeted by an ecstatic/exotic variety of traditional marati feast. Now i don't have to exaggerate on this anymore ! we all know how good it feels to be fed good food at the end of a tiring day :) Post dinner, the family was curious to hear from the guys about their experience of the journey from Bangalore to Hyd.

So, a quick chat session with the family to end the day...