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The journey took more than 450 days. The record holder, Venkata Karthik Tupili, traveled an average of 350 kilometers per day.

Indian set out for his brave prank Royal Enfield Himalayan – A motorcycle that is quite popular in its country and therefore has a well-developed service network. The traveler thought that this would be very useful for a long journey. Also, this vehicle is versatile and can carry a lot of luggage.

Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle / Photo: Venkat Karthik Tupili

Tupili says he comes from a modest family and is an engineering graduate. He never thought he would one day break the world record; the idea came to him by chance. The original plan was to cover 160,000 kilometersBut even a shorter route would have earned him a place in the record books.

Given that this was an official attempt to break a Guinness World Record, he had to follow a few rules to ensure his attempt was considered fair and honest. One of those rules was that he couldn’t go down the same path twice. The record holder says that after he filled out the application, Guinness World Records representatives sent him “about 40 pages of rules.”

The record holder took over 20,000 photos and 5,000 videos to provide solid evidence of his achievement, as well as providing 458 GPS files, 458 witness letters, bike maintenance invoices, media articles and other materials.

I used more than six terabytes to save the data,
– says Tupili.

Tupili during his long journey / Photo: Venkat Karthik Tupili

• When Tupili started his journey, his compatriot Gaurav Agarwal had a similar record; he had travelled 115,000 kilometres.
• However, during the journey, she received a letter from Guinness World Records officials claiming that American Dana D’Arcy had travelled approximately 132,900 kilometres.

Therefore, Tupili’s path had to be even longer. As a result, he overcame 140,094 kilometersIt requires a long preparation, not only moral, but also physical. Tupili says that for about a year he did a lot of yoga, boxing and martial arts, gradually doing exercises to increase his endurance.

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