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Street Child
I have set myself two challenges for this trip. One is to raise money for Street Child who work in Africa to help kids who are for whatever reason left to fend for themselves. One of the outcomes from of the Ebola outbreak is that thousands of kids…
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Route Planning 2
A lot has changed since I put up my original route planning post so I thought it best to post again. The current plan is to leave the UK at the end of March/beginning of April 2015. The route will be: UK – France – Spain – Morocco…
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Innoculations
I have been to see the practice nurse at the local GP surgery and come away several hundreds of pounds lighter, an arm full of needle holes and an appointment to go back for more. My tetanus/diptheria/polio was boosted a few years ago and I did receive the…
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Radiator protector fitted
I have fitted a metal radiator protector obtained from Altech Designs who sell them on e-bay. It appears very good quality and looks good. Fitting was straight forward as it goes over the existing plastic coverand completed within 15 minutes. They give longer bolts which replace the stock…
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Photos of the Bike
I took the bike out for a ride today to test a camera mount I have added. I have a Nikon AW120 digital camera which is very robust and waterproof – I did a thorough test including dropping it from the bike at about 10Mph; not deliberately –…
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Preparation
Preparation for the trip has started in earnest now. Mainly this has involved spending large amounts of money. So far I have: BIKE Bought the bike, a 2012 Yamaha XT660Z Tenere with 9000 miles on the clock but in showroom condition. The bike came with Yamaha hard panniers…