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Title: Africa Adventure on Travel chan 42
Post by: timbo on November 15, 2015, 08:19:04 PM
Anyone watching this? I cannot recommend it enough :)  Much more Mondo Enduro than Long Way Down or Henry Cole.
Title: Re: Africa Adventure on Travel chan 42
Post by: steveD on November 15, 2015, 08:44:33 PM
..................................and excellent choice of bike!

Yes I have been watching. He's attended some of the XT660 meets :D Nice guy.
Title: Re: Africa Adventure on Travel chan 42
Post by: timbo on November 15, 2015, 09:02:09 PM
Just what I thought, great guy on a great bike  ;) Think he uses the same SATNAV as you though  :D
Title: Re: Africa Adventure on Travel chan 42
Post by: steveD on November 15, 2015, 09:35:01 PM
Just what I thought, great guy on a great bike  ;) Think he uses the same SATNAV as you though  :D

Ha Ha Ha :o

Mind you just shows how crashable the Ten is.

Shame it took him so long to get rid of those plastic / alloy coated pannier boxes. It wouldn't have been too difficult to get some canvas bags to throw over the seat instead of having all of the weight so high up. I think that might have contributed to soo many offs!

Certainly commendable to pick up a hiker but it would have made it more difficult to ride on those dirt roads.

.........and YES I do know 'cos I lived in Kenya for 4 years and had an XT500! ;D
Title: Re: Africa Adventure on Travel chan 42
Post by: timbo on November 15, 2015, 10:00:42 PM
Good stuff Steve. Missed the first twenty minute which pees me of,f as he went through Namibia, where I used to work over twenty five years ago. It was called SWA, South West Africa, when I arrived, and Namibia when I left  :-\
Title: Re: Africa Adventure on Travel chan 42
Post by: iansoady on November 16, 2015, 11:01:49 AM
Yes, just noticed it and recorded episodes 3&4 for future viewing.