Cyndy, you need to bit*h-slap him for using that crappy tire...at the very least.
Just think of this as a shakedown cruise for the round-the-worlder.
When I ran the shop at Alaska Fun Center in Fairbanks (Hi Gabrielle and Bill) I had a guy come in with a KLR650 with 47K on the clock. Needed new chain and sprockets.
He started in Norway, rode the P-D route, put it on a boat, did the outer rim in 'strailia and came to AK from Tierra Del Fuego.
that guy was tough
