By grace of Allah Pak and special blessings, I toured major portion of North (Gilgit & Skardu) solo on bike. Started my trip on the very 1st day of Ramazan i.e 14 April till 24 April. I travelled almost 2656 kms in 11 days. My touring machine was Keeway Superlight with engine capacity of 200 cc. Before starting my tour, I was not very much satisfied with performance of the bike. But with unfolding my adventurous journey the machine kept on satisfying me with it’s performance. The machine consumed about 88 litres of Petrol and gave KMPL of 30.12.
Keeping in view the running of machine, the machine was maintained, cleaned and engine oil was changed 3 times. During the course of adventure, the machine went through rugged and stony tracks for hours, ascended & descended steep slopes with guaranteed performance. Not even once the machine showed signs of dissatisfaction or disappointment. After successful completion of my trip,now I am fully confident and prepared for any intentional trip.
Following are the details of journey and bike:
Start Point, Date & Time: Abbottabad – 14 April (5:30 PM).
Finish Point, Date & Time: Abbottabad – 24 April (8:30 PM).
Toughest Ride & Distance: Sildi – Askole & back (Shigar valley) 120 kms (stone & mud track).
Toughest Ride Time: 8-9 hours
Maximum height discovered:
a. 15000 ft (short of KhunjerabAskoWi
b. 13000 ft (Gayari Monument – glacier avalanche site).
weight on bike:
Self: 70
Load: 12 kgs
Maximum speed attained: 115 kms/hr on levelled roads.
Summary of bike running (Day wise):
Day 1: 130 kms
Day 2: 354 “
Day 3: 30 “
Day 4: 421 “
Day 5: 110 “
Day 6: 232 “
Day 7: 125 “
Day 8: 340 “
Day 9: 203 “
Day 10: 297 “
Day 11: 414 “
Cities, Valleys, sites visited
Day 1: Abbottabad – Mansehra – Thakot
Day 2: Thakot – Pattan – Kohistan – Dasu – Chillas – Jaglot – Gilgit.
Day 3: Partial Rest day, Ghizer valley.
Day 4: Gilgit – Hunza – Passu – Sost – Khunjerab Pass & back to hunza.
Day 5: Baltit Fort, Altit Fort, Eagle’s Nest, Nagar, & back to Gilgit.
Day 6: Gilgit – Jaglot – Skardu.
Day 7: Skardu – Khaplu – Surmo – Partook & back to Surmo.
Day 8: Surmo – Gyari Glacier & back to Surmo – Khaplu – Sarfaranga Desert – Shigar Valley – Askoi
Day 9: Askoli – Shigar Valley – Sarfaranga Desert – Kharmang – Mantokha waterfall – Hamzigond (Kargil).
Day 10: Hamzigond (Kargil) – Kharmang – Skardu – Shangrilla Lake – Jaglot.
Day 11: Jaglot – Chillas – Dasu – Kohistan – Pattan – Thakot – Mansehra – Abbottabad.
The real success, satisfaction and happiness of adventure is bringing back your bike intact and crash free
