Dhananjay Venkatesh (DJ) - Bangalore Chapter - Chapter Runner - I don't know what I'm doing so I thought I'd see everyone.

[Dhananjay]

I have ridden over 20,000km across Western Europe, and realized that I haven't explored my own backyard.

So I decided that when October comes, I will ride to the North East first since I've somewhat done North and South and the West.

Then I thought,

why stop there. I work remote, I have a nice bike that I need to use, let me also do Wagah Border and Rann of Kutch.

Then I thought,

why stop there? everyone else is on the way somewhere.

Then I thought, at this point I don't know what I'm doing, so I might as well see everyone and do a chapter run.

So here's what I'm doing

1 Bangalore → Salem → Madurai → Rameswaram 620 Bangalore
2 Dhanushkodi → Palk Bay coast → Point Calimere → Tharangambadi → Puducherry → ECR → Chennai 650 Chennai
3 Chennai → Pulicat → Nellore → Ongole → Hyderabad → Vijayawada → Machilipatnam → Konaseema → Vizag → Chilika → Puri → Konark → Digha → Kolkata → Durgapur 2650 Hyderabad, Kolkata, Durgapur
4 Durgapur → Malda → Siliguri → Dooars → Guwahati → Tura 1320 Guwahati
5 Wangala at Asanang → Shillong → Cherrapunji → Dawki → Kaziranga → Kohima → Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival 1470 —
6 Guwahati → Siliguri → Patna → Varanasi → Lucknow → Nainital → Corbett → Dehradun → Amritsar (Attari–Wagah) 3430 Patna, Dehradun
7 Delhi NCR → Sariska → Jaipur → Pushkar → Bhilwara → Kumbhalgarh → Udaipur → Bhuj → White Rann → Road to Heaven → Dholavira → Ahmedabad 2020 Delhi NCR, Jaipur, Bhilwara, Udaipur, Ahmedabad
8 Ahmedabad → Statue of Unity → Indore → Mandu → Nashik → Mumbai → Tamhini Ghat → Pune → Vijayapura → Hampi → Bangalore 2720 Indore, Mumbai, Pune

8 legs of me not knowing what I'm doing, and if I can get a couch to crash on rather than spend money at a hostel/hotel, I can cook, clean and I've worked on a farm and at a mechanic when I was doing the same thing in Norway.

I leave on October 16 2026, and I have no idea when I'm back. I will be in the North East for roughly 3 weeks to a month, to catch Wangala, NERM, and the Cherry Blossom festival in Shillong. I might be there in Nagaland for Hornbill, but I don't know yet. However, I expect to be home by New Year hopefully hahahaha

Happy to have people along for the ride as well for certain legs!

Cheers
DJ

[anki_on2wheels]

Amazing plan brother see you in Mumbai

[Saket]

@dhananjay Best of luck for your adventure/run. See you in Jaipur. Cheers

[sajeesh]

Moved topic to Chapter Runner.

Fantastic plan @dhananjay ... Nonetheless to say, though you have full 2 years from 18th October onwards to complete the chapter run, i'm sure you will achieve it in few months.

Have you registered for NERM? I don't see your name in a dedicated NERM group for IBR participants. let me know so that I can add you.

[Dhananjay]

Thank you Sajeesh bhai. I haven't registered for it yet, I don't want to commit either since it's coinciding between the Cherry Blossom Festival I want to attend in Meghalaya. Given that it's also pretty far out and that I'm riding and no idea how predictable/unpredictable my days are, I'll register closer to the event if slots are available. Else we'll figure some jugaad if a jugaad's possible.

[satty]

Superb plan DJ.. That's the best way to explore our own beautiful country.. The experiences you'll have are surely gonna stay with you forever..

I hope you've planned for Bulletiapa during your chapter run, we all will be eager to hear about the stories of the beautiful NE..

Always there to help you plan, just a call away.. Cheers bud!

[Dhananjay]

Satty bhai, I have not planned for Bulletiappa yet because I can't commit what's going to happen on the road for me yet. I will probably drop by but not stay. Let's see, I'm playing it by ear My best rides are generally when I don't know what I'm doing the very next day hahahaha

[satty]

That's the best kind of rides where you don't know where you'll land up tomorrow..But but but, you can't skip Bulletiapa, that's our mecca and a 3 day chill session would definitely help you for your next leg of chapter run..

[Dhananjay]

If you can accommodate me showing up on the fly to say hi rather than staying the full 3 days, I'm game the rest I'll figure out somehow

[vkc]

All the Best DJ, a very amazing plan you have made it's like running from one corner of the country to the other and then other, stay strong... keep talking to me whenever, God Bless....there goes another one from Bangalore..... Chapter Runner