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do you think the to bm boys were amateurs when they went the long way round ?
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No, just wingers. Had to change the channel the other day cause I couldn't handle the winging any more. The tough stuff should be fun and make you laugh. So long as you're dry and fed, what's the worst that can happen?
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very true rex .so would this site be here and so great if the two actors hadn't been on there thomas cook holiday ,just a question ?
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Yep, and it was before that.
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crossing Sahara in summertime
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TELL/SHOW ME MORE!!!!! Is there a route to follow through those dunes?
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TELL/SHOW ME MORE!!!!! Is there a route to follow through those dunes?
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The picture is not from my lonesome summer-crossing, I would guess it's from oct-nov and I was riding with a friend.
There is no route through the dunes. We had a waypoint at the other end of the dunes but the waypoint was totally wrong. Nowadays there are probably tracklogs available so it should be easier but sadly the area is closed for travelers now.
The route is in Algeria and goes from H Bel Guebbor to Illizi and is around 650kms. The area with the dunes is called Gara Kranfoussa and it's a beautiful place. There are some wells in the area but there is no guarantee of water and the wells can be extremely deep. We found water at 30-35 meters depth and it made our trip easier. This route is described in several books and it has been used in the Dakar-rally. I found the entire route fascinating with a lot of variations. There are several longer routes in the area and hopefully the area will reopen soon.
It's a pretty quiet area but we met this two guys at a well:
Crashing with boxes (to keep it on-topic):
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The picture is not from my lonesome summer-crossing, I would guess it's from oct-nov and I was riding with a friend.
There is no route through the dunes. We had a waypoint at the other end of the dunes but the waypoint was totally wrong. Nowadays there are probably tracklogs available so it should be easier but sadly the area is closed for travelers now.
The route is in Algeria and goes from H Bel Guebbor to Illizi and is around 650kms. The area with the dunes is called Gara Kranfoussa and it's a beautiful place. There are some wells in the area but there is no guarantee of water and the wells can be extremely deep. We found water at 30-35 meters depth and it made our trip easier. This route is described in several books and it has been used in the Dakar-rally. I found the entire route fascinating with a lot of variations. There are several longer routes in the area and hopefully the area will reopen soon.
It's a pretty quiet area but we met this two guys at a well:
Crashing with boxes (to keep it on-topic):
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love the pictures 
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Yep, that last one is pure gold. Probably wouldn't happen with a nice set of GL's.  Although you would have probably had to resort to drinking your own piss. Although, Dromedary bladders flung over the seat make a nice water carrying system.
I think this thread sadly has run it's course.
Conclusion:
A = Any luggage ruins the handling of a motorbike. If you don't understand that ring your old physics teacher and tell him that all his efforts to stop you from looking down the shirt of that hot chick a row over to try and teach you a thing or two was wasted on you.
B = Bring as little as possible. Leave the jeans and loafers and laptops at home.
C = All left over crap that you want to bring will require a bag. If you feel this bag is to heavy to carry, remove more crap. Moral.... less is more.
D = All this stuff NEEDS to go in some piece of bag. Soft is obviously better because you really wanted to bring those loafers and that laptop. But you went through all that trouble to reduce weight. Just look at what the easyrider boys did.
But than you look through the touratech catalogue and the stuff they flog is nice and shiny. They look like they know what they're doing, so this stuff has to be good. Yep, lets go with that. Now, what did I do to my loafers again? 
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re pix brill love the rifle on the first camel, never fun seeing someone fall off unless on TV & you see them get up but well hay ho at least this time it is on warm/hot soft sand
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There is a rifle in there? All I noticed is how that little fella is grabbing his own rifle.
With my riding mates falling is often a source of amusement. Mostly in mud patches. It's usually low speed anyway. With creek crossings it's a race to cross first so you have time to get the camera out.
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