The HUBB

Travel to Europe (Norway)

barny'sklr — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:32:06 GMT

I am new to this site. I am planning on going to Norway for my parents 50th wedding aniversery and would like to make a dream come true by traveling europe on my bike. Here is the problem I really would like to take my bike, my dog and myself all on one flight or ship. Is there a company that I can take the dog with me in the cabin as I really don't want to have him stached away in a storage bin. He is a 22 lb cocker spaniel.

Long Way Up - Well at least Claudio's doing it.

Alexlebrit — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:02:38 GMT

Looks like at least one of the team's getting their Pan-American adventure.

Links and stuff HERE

Could be something to watch out for on the road next year. Who knows they might even like a little help?

D Day To Berlin

BORN2BMILD — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:22:27 GMT

we are looking for bikers to join in a charity bike ride from d day landing beaches to berlin in 1 day for help for heroes it will take place on 6th june 2010 early stages at the moment it will be a pay your own exspenses as we want all the money you get sponsered to go to help for heroes more the merrier let me know if your intrested
cheers tim

Fuel prices in Vietnam at the moment...

FUTURE — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:19:01 GMT

Hi. Can anyone tell me how much fuel is per litre at the momeent in Vietnam?? :scooter:

TIA

Yamaha Tenere / XT500/600 etc series, BMW F650, R80/100GS, R11xxGS, Suzuki 650 single

gusonopa — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:41:57 GMT

Any of these Bikes would do !!!

i land in Santiago in May 2010!!!

i can come and collect the bike if is all good!! ;)!!!

scrmtt (at) hotmail (dot) com:scooter:

Riding buddy through centrel america

stacyanddan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:54:31 GMT

Hi Guys
I am a 31 year old Aussie riding a KLR. I previously road from the US down through Mexico over a four month period. I have stored my bike near the boarder for the last 5 months and returned to work for a while and now I am getting back on it. I plan on crossing the Mexican/Guatemalan border at Tapachula around the 26th of November heading south. I have no real time frame or itinerary, just take each day as it comes and go where ever looks good. If anyone is around that way and would like to hook up for a bit you would be more than welcome as it is so much more fun riding with someone. Drop me a line if anyone is interested. I have a bit of knowledge of Guatemala as I lived there for a few months about a year ago but nothing further.
Dan

Kathamandu

DuncanCarwright — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:52:56 GMT

Hi,

Currently in Kathmandu and will be shipping to Thailand soon Yn Shallah when I find a decent company to do it. Anyone about going the same way to share a crate and costs or just to meet up for a beer and share tales of the road?

Am staying at Tibet Peace Guesthouse - KTM 640 Adventure.

Duncan

Mobile internet - Europe. greece turkey middle east

Arow — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:34:26 GMT

What do you guys do aside from public wi-fi spots?

I just read this fascinating page on Turkey using sim
nomadic-one.com - Affordable Internet anywhere in Turkey through GPRS/EDGE

but it sounds complicated to me, I've not travelled with laptop before how do you use one in conjunction with a mobile phone?

getting to Vladivostok

mlpisula — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:56:48 GMT

Two questions:

1. Where is the best place to ship a motorcycle (via air) to begin a ferry ride over to Vladivostok? Korea or Japan.

2. Where to ship out of US from? LA, SanFran or Seattle?

Thanks

looking for company down morocco and mauri

regulator — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:19:19 GMT

Anyone wants a tag along for some of the way??? My friend pulled out 4days before departure after a year of planning. Going solo now, but won�t mind meeting other riders.
Planning to be in rabat 23/24 nov.

regulator

Rabat 23/24 nov 09

regulator — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:14:37 GMT

My friend pulled out 4days before depature, so now I am going solo, heading south.
Will be in Rabat 23/24.nov. Anybody want to team up??

Regulator

wanted r100 gs uk

jackass dave — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:49:04 GMT

wanted r100gs,cash waiting ,please no dogs ,or rough ones,im looking for a sweet running r100 gs ,i wont waste your time ,ihave cash waiting,anything as long as its not purple!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please ring 0208 502 5770,must be within a few hours of the m25

West Africa to Spain with ferry??

mlock — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:13:03 GMT

I would like to ask if anyone know how to ship with ferry from Banjul or Dakar port bike + 1 rider to South Spain. How long it takes ?

Thank you in advance!

Urgent Help Needed in Peru

JulieBuny — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:21:52 GMT

We are two up on 1150GS - rear crown bearing has failed.
We had parts flwon from the US last Saturday arrived Tuesday, to Lima Peru - and no further.

The games they are playing with paperwork and now passports that are invalid, after now 7 days we are no further on. Their system is so out of date and not updated that we do not register in their database. So FINAL scenario - they dont care. A US$100 package worth so little to them and we are spending US$100 a day waiting on a time limited trip to Ushuaia.

Can ANYONE help that is heading South thru Ecuador or North thru Chile with obtaining a crown bearing and seal for us (that we would obviously pay for) so we can actually leave this town Trujillo that we are in, in North Peru and this country.

Please get in touch if you can... emails juliebunny@xtra.co.nz

Cheers Julie & Oliver
:(:confused1:

Singing Praises: XL600V Transalp

Warthog — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:54:05 GMT

Well, after a BMW 1150GS, although a fine bike that met my every need, the little Honda XR I bought with the write-off money seemed a great find: light, relialbe, economical and good off-road, but horribly frequent oil changes and no pillion option were just the start: a habit of destroying my lower back after only 30 mins was the final straw...It had to go.

So what now? Well, I collected a Transalp XL600V from England, and I rode it back to Estonia, via the Rostock-Helsinki ferry last weekend.

Basically, I did 1000km on a single saturday on that bike and I must say that if anyone is looking for a comfortable, reliable, and pretty economical bike, on a budget, you could do a heck of a lot worse than a TA!!
:funmeteryes:
For overlanding, despite being water cooled (another potential system to go wrong), I feel these are sadly overlooked bikes.

Despite all the talk of off-road this and off-road that, most overlanders know that the lots if not the majority of miles are on tarmac. For this reason, I think this an excellent choice of bike. Nimble, quick enough, comfy and still able to negotiate a dirt track/pot-holed trail, should the need arise. At 183kg dry it is no where near as light as the XR, but once on the move, it feels as light as a feather.

So if you have less than �2000 to spend (or have more but prefer to spend it on petrol and memories): give these a serious thought!!:scooter::scooter::scooter: