Bike on Rent for Badrinath
Rishikesh to Badrinath: 295 km, 10–11 hours. Motorable all the way to the temple. The longest of the four dham routes and the easiest to complete, because you ride to the door.
The route: Rishikesh → Devprayag (70) → Srinagar (105) → Rudraprayag (140) → Karnaprayag (175) → Chamoli (215) → Joshimath (255) → Badrinath (295).
Realistic timing: three days minimum. Day 1 to Joshimath or Pipalkoti — 255 km of mountain road is a long day and pushing to Badrinath the same day is a mistake. Day 2 up to Badrinath, temple, and Mana village 3 km further — the last Indian village before Tibet, with Vyas Gufa, Bheem Pul and the Saraswati emerging from rock. Day 3 back.
Which bike: Himalayan 411 or 450. The Joshimath–Badrinath stretch climbs hard and the surface varies.
Road conditions: good to Chamoli, then steep and narrow. The Joshimath–Badrinath section runs on a one-way gate system in peak season — traffic is released in timed batches in each direction. Miss your gate and you wait. Ask locally about timings the evening before; they change.
Permits: yes — Chardham registration, mandatory and free, same portal as Kedarnath. QR e-pass checked en route.
Fuel and ATMs: last reliable pump is Joshimath. Fill there without fail. ATMs to Joshimath, then nothing.
Where to stay: Joshimath or Pipalkoti on the way up; Badrinath has plenty of accommodation but it fills in season.
Season: temple opens late April, closes early November. Nights near freezing even in June — this is 3,133 m.
The honest warning: the one-way gate system between Joshimath and Badrinath is the thing that ruins schedules. Build slack into your day, and don't plan to ride down the same afternoon you rode up.