Getting up early morning is not everyone's piece of cake, certainly not BAC members before they joined this movement. Our next ride saw us disciplining ourselves even if it meant doing a cross country ride from our homes just to reach our meeting point for the next BAC ride.
Our destination was Lonavala & the spirits were high. Every rider was anticipating this ride with sheer excitement. And surely it never failed us even for a second.
Our start was at Kalamboli McDonalds in Panvel. Just when we reached, we could see people getting attracted towards our rides. We waited for every rider to report in. The happiness doubled with every moment we saw new riders pouring in from time to time.Before we realized we were a soulful 21 riders & 4 pillions just before the briefing began. This is the very place where we started our club with the inaugural ride. We were a total of 10 bikes then. For details on our inaugural ride, visit here
We then proceeded to Amby Valley, Pawna dam & back. Loads to share & loads of memories are at helm of what we considered to be one of the most amazing rides in BAC.
So now sit back and enjoy the pics as they describe the pleasure that the winds of Lonavala gave us we rode our beasts onto its twists & turns.
Humble beginnings & surprises @ Kalamboli, Panvel
Our journey towards the Khandala ghat...
Life is never easy on the roads. We maintained our single line formations right through the ghats. The temperament of every rider was commendable.
We take our single line formations quite seriously...
Conquering the ghats :) Team victorious@ Khandala!
This part of the ride is always very special. It gives all of us a chance to come in one single frame & give our bikes a much needed rest. After chilling in the view of the Khandala valley, it was time for us to move on further towards Amby.
Reaching Amby Valley!
Reaching Amby Valley was as interesting as riding on the ghats. The quiet roads, scenic landscape & the company of 21 Avengers just made this experience phenomenal.
One more interesting thing that happened while riding was when lady members of a passing by Gujarati family decided to hop on to one of our female riders called Harshini & rode with us as pillions. Watching us got their kids excited too... They posed with us for pics. Im sure we have some future riders coming soon :)
Life at Amby Valley...
Yeah we clicked pics with visitors to the Amby valley. They were as thrilled as we were.
What made this moment even special was the presence of BAC - Bengaluru member, Raj Moin. He is not only a very experienced rider but also a very good team player. We got some very good insights interacting with him. Im sure we made it special for him too :)
The real thing!
It was time to bid adieu to Amby Valley. So we geared up for our next spot. Pawna Dam.
How can the day proceed without food? This got us to a place which served delicious chicken & Bhurji (egg preparation)
Alright folks.. time to move on...
Pawna.. here we come...
Oh yes.. we had visitors too...
Our time was up. We had to leave the fascinating Pavna dam for Mumbai.
The day doesn't end here as nature had planned another surprise for us while we were on our way back. We caught the eye of BAC - Pune who recognized us & were generous enough to give us their time. We bonded well with the amazing BAC Pune & also exchanged hopes of riding together.
This trip will be remembered for lots of reasons. Meeting our club rider Nikhil Gavit on our way to Lonavala, Gurpreet joining the BAC group half way down the ride. Having Raj from BAC Bengaluru, Having the first female rider with a killer instinct in Harshini who by the way also led the pack towards the end of the ride. Co-incidentally meeting BAC-Pune in Khandala, and the list will continue.
Saying good bye is never easy. It wasn't easy for us too. But we promised to be back for the next ride. With more vigor, more passion & more brotherhood.
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Cheers,
BAC - Mumbai
