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Name Richard Jeynes
Age 49
Start Date of Trip 7 July 2006
Duration of Trip 3 weeks
Total Miles Covered 1600
Total Cost of Trip £2800
Countries Visited Iceland
Bike Make & Model Hartford VR125H
Age of Bike n
Mileage at Start 120
Bike Modifications Standard tyres and inners replaced with heavy duty inner tubes and Michelin T63 tyres. Soft panniers and tank bags added plus GPS.
Bike Problems & Accidents No major problems - heat shield over exhaust vibrated loose causing a hole to to burnt into the pannier and brake lever bent during a fall. Pannier repaired, lever replaced.
Highs Reaching the most Northern tip of Iceland
Lows Poor weather - a lot of rain
The Single Most Important Lesson Learnt Set achievable distances for each day and stick to them.


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A challenging trip designed to show that a motorcycle adventure can be done using a simple motorcycle. Supplied by UK importer Eco Scooters the Taiwanese bikes performed really well in demanding conditions.

The trip took eighteen months to plan and prepare for and a significant amount of team training took place in the UK prior to departure.

Thanks to expedition sponsors - Hein Gericke, Smyril Lines, KTM and NCP.

Just over £2k was raised for charity (NSPCC)

 
 
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