The monsoon arrives on the west coast of India in May, but is not such a bad thing, most roads are paved and easily passable. You'll get wet, but it's not too big a problem.
Northern India will be very hot, but mid year is the best (and only) time of year to get up to Ladakh. I travelled from south India up the west coast a couple of years ago, from Mumbai to Delhi i put the bike on a train to avoid the heat/chaos and long days in the saddle through the northern plains.
Sean
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