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OT interesting motorcycle read

great read

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=269251

and a teaser

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Great read and the pictures tell even more than the words. I have tio admit it takes guts to do a trip like this. Thanks for sharing.
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pics,pics, and more pics is a place you can get lost in at adv. Talk about planting seeds . I want to take my 950 to Angola .
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I read that the other night... 32 pages at the time... Got to bed after 1:00am.. Great report on an adventurous ride. I would love to do a trip like that unfortunately I am too chicken....
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I'm waiting for the newest installment!
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I'm waiting for the newest installment!
+1!!!! thanks for the link, steve!
these blokes have the biggest balls of steel evah! my favorite line so far:

"It certainly chose the worst place to shaft me like this. A scenic spot officially known as F*ckiing Nowhere."
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I have a friend who years ago rode his 250 Ninja from Delaware to California and back in a week. I thought he was tough! These guys are insane! I almost had an anxiety attack just thinking about riding my bike in those dunes along the ocean! Hats off to them.
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...These guys are insane! I almost had an anxiety attack just thinking about riding my bike in those dunes along the ocean! Hats off to them.
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ya, 2nd quote (actually, mantra) comes to mind: "If you get stuck here, you get f*cked here"
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The ending is posted, very fantastic read. Quite envious.

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