Hello, I'm not sure if you mean motorbike or push bike but if you are short of time and have a push bike I would take a bus to Abbotabad or Manshera if possible and start from there. Up until Manshera the road from Islamabad is pretty awlful, though you can take the Murree detour which improves things greatly. From Manshera onwards the highway gets better and better all the way to the top. After Manshera you will get good scenery but if you want the really good mountainous stuff that starts a little further up. Before Gilgit but particularly Gilgit - Passu stretch and all around Passu area is amazing. Karimibad is a fantastic place to stay if you can make it there.
We went up and down the highway just a few weeks ago. It is truly spectacular but be warned there are giant roadworks occurring at the moment so it is nowhere near as fast a ride as it has been in previous years. Roadworks are due to last another year or so until the Chinese workers widen it and create a better surface.
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