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Originally Posted by WesleyDRZ400
I ride alone and it is all fun and games until you get the bike stuck and if you are miles from anywhere then it gets more interesting, I read your blog and when the bike was stuck for awhile must of been interesting, great report
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I was alone also for this stretch, as you met my wife in Osh... thanx again on her behalf btw for the Iphone cable!
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Originally Posted by WesleyDRZ400
I saw you on the *pamir (had a quick go on your bike) and a Dutch guy who rented a XT from Osh Was not far behind me but he turned up in Osh Aday later as he told me he took another pass in Kara-kul which was to the lake and very bad tracks so maybe you passed him also? He went from Holland to Bishkek in 6 days on his bike, real crazy guy
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Yeah I met him on the highway. I don't think he is crazy, I have another word for it but that's my opinion, which I clearly told him. There's no achievement in riding 1100km a day on a highway on a comfortable bike from EU to Kyrgyzstan. It's just boring and not interesting, other than to be able to brag that you did it. Ten years ago I also did stupid things like that. Did not see anything from a place except the highway and the highway fuel stations and the highway restaurants. What's the point...?! But that's my opinion.
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Originally Posted by WesleyDRZ400
Also around the same time you was in the Pamirs did you pass that guy who is on the Ducati 951, ever one I passed has met him, not sure how he will get on with his off road tyres there ?!?
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It was a Duc 996 and I saw the bike in Osh with the TKC's on it. (I have a pic of it btw as it was my first bike many years ago) As you know, you don't need them (offroad tyres) if you stay on the M41. I unfortunately did not meet the guy as I wanted to ask him if he went for Wakhan or other places than the M41, as that would have been interesting to know/see.
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