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I am in. I was also thinking of driving to a serene, scenic place with all the green creds the scooter has.

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I would love to join, although I live on the other side of Bangalore from everyone else :-).

Have you guys visited Avani? This small town has some amazing ancient temples which are around a thousand years old. If we could find a place to charge at Kolar or Malur, it would be a great trip.
Another nearby place is Kurudumale near Mulbagal.

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nice to hear

also lucky to have couple of colleagues who can help us in Kolar

so, there is one more place to add on checklist

people raise ur hands
:raising_hand_man:

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Suggest we select such places which are 80-90 km to and fro from the nearest Ather grid and we can visit such places on Saturdays. Since I have commitments on Sunday mornings for churchā€¦

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+1 that

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hey buddy

shall we go to avani this week

we have help at kolar

also anyone interested

may be this Saturday or Sunday

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Up for anything on saturday. Sunday is a deadlock for me

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You can count me in. What time do you usually start ?

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early
like 5am

so that we have good time to charge in kolar

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Ok, Iā€™m in. I will meet you guys in Kolar as I can ride via Sarjapur-ChikkaTirupathi-Malur-Kolar route to reach there directly.

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ok

then this Saturday top Avani via kolar

interested can join

for now me, @hunt4dj and @Phani.S confirmed

waiting for more

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I do need to borrow a portable charger from someone. I wanted to get one but Ather doesnā€™t have it in stock right now.

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Hey guys, I stay at kalayanagar. I want to go to nandhi hills on my ather, I have seen videos on YouTube of people who went on ather, CAn you guys help me plan the charging stops?

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Hi there!!

You can easily go to Nandi Hills if you maintain a constant speed of 60kmph from HRBR Layout.

Once reached, you can charge your Ather at the mechanic shop( before or after the climb as you think is better). I prefer after the climb, give him some money 50ā‚¹, do grounding jugad, park the vehicle safely and head out for breakfast.

After a nice breakfast, sit and enjoy the rural view while it is charging.
Charge only till about 80% and move else it will take a very long time.

Note:
Start with 100%.
Keep atleast 30% battery for the climb (you donā€™t need any charge for coming backā€¦ gravity does the job).
Ensure there is no power outage while the vehicle is charging.
Take extension wire along with the travel charger, and donā€™t forget a copper wire for grounding).
Donā€™t forget that it is away from Atherā€™s serviceable areaā€¦ Any problems and you are in a big trouble.
Try to use as less charge as possible ( start slowly and use regen)

All the best dealing with the traffic in the weekend!!

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How do you use the copper wire for grounding?

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@Abhishek is the best person to answer this question!!

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@Abhishek Can you explain probably post a video on how to sort out the earthing when charging using portable charger from a point where earthing is not properā€¦

Will be helpful for many.

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yeah

i know

the procedure which i use is very raw

i want to keep it simple for every one - so working on solution

ill post it this weekend - at least pictures

few of them on forum like ayan, chetan know how i do it

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Yeah again the disclaimer would be please try at your own riskā€¦ :smiley:

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