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Originally Posted by mika
Maybe try:
Angola - DRC - Republic of Congo - Gabon - Cameroon - Nigeria - Benin - Togo - Ghana - Burkina Faso - Mali - Senegal - Mauritania - Morocco - Spain - Portugal
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Oh My God, you have to be kidding!
The poor guy would be lucky to complete that route within a year, and would be extraordinarily lucky to complete it without getting robbed, screwed over by corrupt officials, eaten, caught in the middle of someone else's war (Mali), or stuck forever at a border crossing (Mauritania to Morocco comes to mind).
Chances are that it would cost him far, far more money to attempt this route overland than it would to just ship the moto by air freight (or sea freight). An even less expensive alternative would be to sell the moto to someone in Luanda and then buy a new moto in Portugal. It's questionable whether the owner would be able to register a moto originally destined for the African market in Europe due to non-compliance with European emissions regulations. Doesn't matter if the "exact same model" is sold in Europe, if it doesn't have an EC emissions compliance label on the bike, it can't be re-registered in Europe.
I lived & worked in Angola for many years, and from time to time I had to ferry aircraft from Luanda to Europe. Hell, it was enough trouble to pick a route to fly the aircraft along to get to Europe (the aircraft only needed 3 refuelling stops). I simply could not imagine trying to do such a route over the surface.
Michael
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