boboneleg wrote: ↑Fri Jan 15, 2021 7:22 pm

johnnyboxer wrote: ↑Fri Jan 15, 2021 6:53 pm
How heavy is it !

I'll weigh tomorrow Johnny

I think you’ll find it’s around 4.5kg

That’s better!



Joking aside, that’s rather good!

Your never alone for long as a biker. I was even chopping wood on the drive yesterday as an older gentleman walked past and said Hello. He then noticed my bike wheels under the ajar garage door and asked what I rode. We then spent a present half hour chatting about our respective machines and travel...

Next was another German called Ralph on a Yamaha TT600. He been on the road for months and I remember looking at his seasoned travel bike, envious of its beefy forks. 0169140B-F62A-4947-910C-5A57F2F550BB.jpeg He was going in the opposite direction to us, so we had a good chat over a bottle of coke i...

Chris, did you come across many other m/cycle travellers as your trip progressed, and what sort of bikes were commonly (or indeed uncommonly) being used? We met a few other bikers but we were the only Brits. In fact on entering several East African countries, the boarder guards often assumed we wer...

There’s nothing on telly tonight so I’m happy to bore you with the background leading up to the trip... :lol: :lol: :lol: Loved the explanation, inspirational 8-) 8-) 8-) thanks for that. Fortunately a mate has a similar loose employment situation to mine and is ready for another bike so I'm going ...

Sat backwards on a Bike.

Scraping a BMW Evolution (Electric) scooter around a tight roundabout so my cameraman can film the Jersey Triathlon.

Thanks, Chris I wonder what bike you'd take for that trip if you could do it again now (notwithstanding virus issues, of course)? I’ve owned an Africa Twin RD07 (like yours) for fourteen years and always thought It would be a great travel bike when family commitments allow. However after putting 3k...

Thanks for the thread and the latest update Chris ..... much needed. Often I read ride reports of far off trips and immediately go to the practical questions about finance, time, work, family etc etc but your latest update gives the answer ....... making the most of an opportunity and worry about t...

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Not so Terra Firma.