Adventure " DEATH", ESCAPING Angolan " HELLHOLE" - wow, using language like like to describe places the places that make motorcycle travel so magical seems rather like they miss the point and no doubt adds to, and perpetuates the misinformation and fear that stops people (Americans?) going on long-distance touring in the first place. Journalists and the media have a lot of answer for...
I used to wonder what all the fuss about the GS crowd was, and why people take the piss. Now I know a bit about the whole "ADR" thing, yes! - how silly people look pulling up at traffic lights on some huge, immaculate adventure bike, pristine KLIM jumpsuits on, fully outfitted in aluminum panniers - (presumably?) on their way to work, or to visit their mum etc.
The gadgets/accessories are a fun aspect of all this for me, but I guess as usual some get a bit carried away with it. But each to their own I suppose, and at least they fund the R&D departments of SHOEI, etc who research high-end stuff that eventually filters its way down to the unwashed.
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