This blog started when I owned and MZ Skorpion Traveller and a bike magazine dismissed it with the phrase 'you can't tour on a single'. The Skorpion's gone and I now have a Triumph Bonneville, but I can't be bothered changing the title of the blog!
Sunday, 1 July 2012
Wrong Way Round
I've always believed that you can tour on any bike as long as you realise your particular bike's strengths and weaknesses, and plan accordingly. However, there's always someone who'll 'push the envelope' a little further than most people would. I first came across the Extreme Trifle group when they did their Cheesy Rider trip to the Faro Rally in Portugal. One of their latest trips was to the Sahara Desert, entitled 'Wrong Way Round', showing that anything Ewan'n'Charley can do, they can do, er... differently.
Intro - including a contribution from Charley Boorman
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Epilogue
Just goes to show that you don't need a BMW R1200GS to go to the desert, and that a Yamaha T80 Townmate will do the job almost as well! You've really got to hand it to these guys for actually doing it.
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