delhi-manali-leh-srinagar-delhi oct 09-need advice

devlin swain · Sep 28th, 2009, 19:15

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hi all,

Me and my girlfriend are planning a trip in the beginning of oct. We will be catching and over night bus to manali and thats about it for our plans so far. We would love to do this trip by motor bike. We have done a few short trips in india by bike already, but i think the conditions in this area are a little more extreme.

1. I am not a novice bike rider, but im not the super experienced rider either. Is this trip for expert riders only?

2. We would like to hire the bike from manali and drop it off in srinagar or leh(dont know how far we want to go by bike). Is this possible?

3. Are we too late this year in terms of the weather. Will the roads be unrideable?

Appreciate any advice, thanks

anupmathur · Oct 3rd, 2009, 21:59

Manali to Leh is one of the toughest mobike circuits you can do.

If you must have a shot at it, I would suggest you hire mobikes and ask for a mechanic to accompany you on a separate mobike.
If you abort the trip midway it will prove expensive as you'll have to pay for the bikes to be brought back on a truck.

As for dropping off the bikes at Srinagar, well, everything has a price.
The roads are presently open. Usually they close down by the end of October.

rogerdodger · Oct 6th, 2009, 15:29

The motorcycle shops are closing down now in manali as its the end of season. The enfield club and Anu are open all year over the valley in Vashisht, non of them can rent a bike to drop off in Srinagar, unless you want to pay a big pick up charge. you can do this trip easy enough by yourself, but it does take some serious forward planning. You have left it a bit late in season though and there's every chance you could get snowed in for a day or two on the passes.

Mike Cork · Oct 7th, 2009, 02:13

Not realy the best time to do this trip. However I did this trip in June-July. Delhi - Manali - Leh - Srinagar - Jammu - Delhi, It took 15 days including rest days.

Rented bike in Delhi, rode over 2700Kms. Fantastic trip.

Sep 28th, 2009, 19:15	#1
devlin swain Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: sydney Posts: 4	delhi-manali-leh-srinagar-delhi oct 09-need advice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hi all, Me and my girlfriend are planning a trip in the beginning of oct. We will be catching and over night bus to manali and thats about it for our plans so far. We would love to do this trip by motor bike. We have done a few short trips in india by bike already, but i think the conditions in this area are a little more extreme. 1. I am not a novice bike rider, but im not the super experienced rider either. Is this trip for expert riders only? 2. We would like to hire the bike from manali and drop it off in srinagar or leh(dont know how far we want to go by bike). Is this possible? 3. Are we too late this year in terms of the weather. Will the roads be unrideable? Appreciate any advice, thanks

Oct 7th, 2009, 02:13	#4
Mike Cork Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Wales UK Posts: 401	Not realy the best time to do this trip. However I did this trip in June-July. Delhi - Manali - Leh - Srinagar - Jammu - Delhi, It took 15 days including rest days. Rented bike in Delhi, rode over 2700Kms. Fantastic trip. __________________ Only you can make it a good day...

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Oct 3rd, 2009, 21:59	#2
anupmathur Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 260	Manali to Leh is one of the toughest mobike circuits you can do. If you must have a shot at it, I would suggest you hire mobikes and ask for a mechanic to accompany you on a separate mobike. If you abort the trip midway it will prove expensive as you'll have to pay for the bikes to be brought back on a truck. As for dropping off the bikes at Srinagar, well, everything has a price. The roads are presently open. Usually they close down by the end of October.

Oct 6th, 2009, 15:29	#3
rogerdodger Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: no fixed abode Posts: 9	The motorcycle shops are closing down now in manali as its the end of season. The enfield club and Anu are open all year over the valley in Vashisht, non of them can rent a bike to drop off in Srinagar, unless you want to pay a big pick up charge. you can do this trip easy enough by yourself, but it does take some serious forward planning. You have left it a bit late in season though and there's every chance you could get snowed in for a day or two on the passes.