Another Question, Different Newbie...
Hey Everyone, so, this is my first post, I'm gonna try to make it a good one. I've read a lot of posts here and it seems like a really great community. So why i am posting is because i need help and advice. I've seen some other posts by other newbies about the same topic but i feel that i need some specific help. I am a high school student who is graduating in two years and i basically want to do a RTW or at least half of the world trip in around 2 years. I figure by now you think I'm stupid, naive, maybe both, but i am determined to do it. Before i go on, i guess i should say why i want to do it, but from what i have read, all of you have the same feeling. For me, i have to discover, explore, be completely free, i've read much better descriptions of this feeling then my description, but i can't just go to college and live an ordinary life, i need adventure. So to sum up so far, i am definitely going, but i need advice on where to start. Anything and everything you guys could offer would be greatly appreciated.
To outline where i am so far, i am arranging motorcycle classes, i want to have experience before i go and i will have 2 full years to learn to ride. I also have a very experienced friend who will help me outside of the classes. I was looking into getting either a BMW 1200 GS of a F 650 GS, i am only leaning towards BMW because my family has used their cars for a while, so i am open to changes bike wise, but i want a bike that can do off-road well. Route wise, i can post my rough outline of where i want to go in two weeks when i get back home, but basically i want to start in europe, go from there through africa (roundtrip), through the middle east, then head east through india/nepal/bhutan to SE asia, finally i would head up the coast of china and fly from there to japan which would be the last stop before finishing.
So that's where i am now, i hate to keep repeating myself but right now information on preparation, and starting/fixing what little i have now is what i need. I don't know if this is way too vague or if im completely off track here so please point out if i am.
Thanks a ton,
Nathan
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