Varandha on the Interceptor: Bhor at first light, down to Mahad, home by lunch

November is when I stop treating the 650 like a monsoon bike and start planning the day I actually bought it for. My pick this month is Varandha. Out of Pune on NH-48, cut at Nasrapur, roll through Bhor, then climb into that long basalt wall above Waghjai with the valley dropping away on your right. Breakfast down in Mahad, back up the same ghat before the afternoon haze.

Worth knowing the ghat has a history of monsoon orders. Pune Pulse covered a collector's order shutting roughly 10 km of it to heavy vehicles, with light vehicles also barred on red and orange alert days, so widening debris and patched edges are part of the deal even in a dry week.

Before you leave: tyre pressures cold, front pad thickness, chain slack, and headlight aim for the 6 am murk.

Keep the pace to the corner you can see.