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I know many of us have enjoyed Ted's musings here and know that he's currently in South America living his dream. I hope he doesn't mind me posting it here, but you might want to read about his crash. He's OK, but the blog makes for a good read.

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I also hear that he´s devilsihly good looking
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You hearing 'the voices' again....?
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You hearing 'the voices' again....?
Again ?! They never stopped !!!
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voices got it wrong....

Hi there Ted,
the way they·ve spelt devilishly.... devil sihly + .... makes me wonder if You ought to trust these voices? :confused1:I mean who wants to look "devil sihlly"? Perhaps You should go back to wearing earplugs? Lol...

Thoroughly enjoying reading daily about your where and howabouts. Making me hear voices too, saying: get on out there and do some serious riding!
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Take it easy on the ripio!

Glad you're ok Ted. The exact same thing happened to us in the 1st 2 weeks when my g/f somersaulted her bike nr Gobernador Gregores. We both started the trip off very cocky and going way too fast on the ripio and I also remember hitting 70mph down in TDF. I think we ended up averaging about 30-40mph on the ripio later on in the trip once we found out how dangerous it could be.

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Silver surfer on ripio

I think Ted was trying to impress the ladys by surfing over the ripio.Faster then the wind!
hahahahahaha
Now he changed into Karoos.Lets see how he managed it now.
Asado again here in BA if he manage it in one piece.And of course his favorite "ice cold Quilmes" .
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I think Ted was trying to impress the ladys by surfing over the ripio.Faster then the wind!
hahahahahaha
Now he changed into Karoos.Lets see how he managed it now.
Asado again here in BA if he manage it in one piece.And of course his favorite "ice cold Quilmes" .
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I was riding so fast because I was trying to escape the packs of latino beauties who were chasing me for a kiss....

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Asado and quilmes sounds really good mate... One piece or not ill be there !
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Hi Ted,

what are you like!
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what are you like!
Smooth, handsome, sophisticated.... I can go on all day !!

Has our beloved dealership finally closed doors then ?? We should set up our own overland bike shop in its place..

Imagine !!!
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