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JustRollingOnTHE STORY SO FAR
The Story today….Introduction's
The humble beginning
Plans, aspirations and preparation
The exciting bit !◦ Australia….twice◦ South America, plan, what plan ?
Lessons and still learning
So what next ?
Q & A
Introduction From the beginning• A little about me• The hardest bit…..• Why, when, where and what for ?• Setting some objectives
Plans, aspirations and preparation
So where to start?◦ The bike◦ Lots and lots of kit !◦ The dreaded paperwork◦ Health, fitness and safety◦ Getting there
Stock KTM 690 Enduro R
Rally Raid Evo 2 KTM 690 Enduro R
The bike 2015 KTM 690 Enduro R
◦ Why this bike ?◦ Key modifications
◦ Rally Raid Evo 2 full kit◦ 4 fuel tanks, 27lt = 650km range◦ Suspension◦ Full Akrapovic◦ ‘Woody's Wheel Works’ custom build wheels◦ Evo Airbox◦ Fuel and air filtration◦ Luggage racks & soft luggage system◦ Scotts rotary steering damper◦ GPS mount◦ Renzco seat◦ Michelin UHD tubes◦ USB charger◦ Automatrics GPS/GSM tracker◦ ‘Hard’ parts protection◦ TM design works chain guide
My 5* accommodation
Plans, aspirations and preparation
So where to start?◦ The bike◦ Lots and lots of kit◦ The dreaded paperwork◦ Health, fitness and safety◦ Getting there
Australia…..twiceA shaky start
Bedding in on the east coast
Cross Australia…..the hard way
Rest, recuperation and the tourist route east
Sydney and planning for the crossing the pond
Perth
South America…..who needs a planCulture shock and Colombia
Getting into the flow in Ecuador
The highs and lows of Peru
Chile….its just goes on forever
Bolivia….14 days of adrenalin and desperation
Chile, again
Tierra del Fuego…special mention
Argentina at last
So what actually did we do for 6 months ?
“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colours. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”
― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky
So what actually did we do for 6 months ?
33,632 km's travelled
200 days on the roadCrossed the equator
6 times Hospitalisation once !
Via 10 border crossings, 4 deserts and the Andes top to
bottom
Travelled through 2 continents and 7
country's
5 long haul flights, 3 shipments for Katie, 4
ferries
Katie; 4 major services, 2 minor, 4 minor technical issues, 2 punctures, 7 sets of tyres used, 10 oil changes, averaged 23.8km's per
litre (that's over 1,413 litres !), and ZERO breakdowns
Round the World once !
Lodging v camping 60/40
Quality = incalculable
Difficulty = moderate to extreme
Effort = a lot !
Lessons and still learningHow did the bike and kit perform?
What was the biggest challenge?
What will I do different next time?
What was the best bit (and the worst !)
…..what’s next then ?Major bike rebuild & website updates
2017 planning
5 continents left & lots more challenges !Aisa – Russia, STANS, Mongolia, BAMAfricaNorth America – Alaska, Rockies, Utah, Baja
JustRollingOnJUST THE END OF THE BEGINNING
Q & A