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Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:31 am
by Graham
Had an interesting few months that i'll start posting tomorrow and i can asure that it'll make many more than a little jealous!!
Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:42 am
by viper_biker
This was made just for you
Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:22 am
by Martin
Hurray!!!! That means you're still alive after riding through Columbia. I'm sure a lot of the stories are unfounded but I was more than a little worried about your choice to go through there big fella.
Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:36 pm
by Jimi_Hendrix
Just read through this whole thread! CRAZY!
One of the reasons i wanted to get a motorbike was because i watched Ewan McGreggor and Charlie Boorman do their long way round and long way down trips and just loved it! This is boys own stuff! Road tripping from place to place with not a care on earth except petrol, food and shelter! ha ha! SOOOOOOOOOOOOO jelous man! But you are the cats PJ's without a doubt!
Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:57 pm
by Graham
I'm not trying to tease and be assured over night i'll get up to date so when you all reach work you can look but i'm a tad busy now. Basically my bike is a dual sport single cylinder and now its paid me back a bit for jumping it in utah, wheeling everywhere, taking it out on the ocean for a week and doing too much off road.!
If you want to imagine a picture then the hostel garden looks like a scrapyard. The bikes in bits, i've replaced the wheel bearings, replaced salt rotted cables from the boat trip, charged the battery, cleaned the chain, changed tires and now the engine is on a paving slab, the heads off and been welded where i made a hairline crack along the top of the rocker cover. Valves adjusted and everythings going back together with extra silicone to get a snug fit.
Part of the joy of bikes is working on them and i'm just glad i have the ability to try because this dog is one dependable tool. Is it possible to fall in love with a runt??? (i suppose if you look at david guest then the answers yes)
Martin, ignore the warnings, i fell in love with colombia, the scenery, people and plastic boobies were jaw dropping
Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:21 am
by Graham
Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:26 am
by Graham
Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:36 am
by Graham
Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:46 am
by Graham
I didnt have too long to explore panama because i'd stopped and explored central america and lost track of time!
I had a good time entering the city though and of course spent a day at the world famous canal. The sheer engineering feat is boggling, watching cargo boats going up and down like that is spectatcular!.
I'd also met back up with the two people i'd seen at various stages in central america, another graham and sean an aussie on the older bmw 80gs.
I needed to get to south america now! The choice is either freight the bike and fly to bogota in columbia or container ship it. These options were incredibly expenisve and i had researched this thoroughly and got a passage booked on a catamaren. If i could get the bike to him he'd happily take it for free. But he said the road was gravel and lots of rivers and canoes. Have a looksie...........
Re: Tripping Around The World, Envy Me But Wish Me Luck
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:55 am
by Graham