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