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WHy?
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Originally Posted by stuxtttr
I think a great point about this thread was made, whatever bike and kit you have dress it down as much as you can, the less you stand out the better.
I took a nearly new bike to Africa but I got it good and muddy first and got chain lube all over the thing, I had gaffa tape on the tank and all sorts of shit to make it look less desirable.
Hey when you get home you can always tart it up again.
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Ok, so they're my italics there , but I'm wondering what the motivation is for not standing out? As has already been said, you'll stand out anyway because of the colour of your skin, or the fact you wear a helmet or the fact there's only one of you on a motorbike and not an enitre family and two goats or simply the language, unless you're on a bike tour of your own country, you'll stick out like a sore thumb.
So given the fact you're different, why are you trying to blend in? Is it that word up there - desirable. And if it is what are you saying about the people in the countries you ride through? That you can't trust them maybe? That they'll club you over the head and nick your gear?
I have the same quandary as the OP about GPS, I look at it and think it's hugely useful and it'll tell me where to go so Idon't have to stop and pull out maps and compass, or ask people, but then I remind myself just how recent an invention it is, and just how many thousand, millions of people have travelled huge distances without it.
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Last edited by Alexlebrit; 8 Oct 2008 at 12:41.
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