matt

for me i was backpacking in vietnam and frustrated by having no real freedom of movement other than joining organised tours and tourist buses. at a party i met this english guy id been diving with a few days earlier, he had one arm in a sling. as bikers do we was talking bikes and he mentioned that he been riding round on a cambodian bought bike, i asked if he had a gps, he didnt even have a map! he said, always ask directions at least 3 times, and you could tell he'd learnt that the hard way. I figured he'd had a crash and was waiting for his arm to heal and diving a little to pass the time. I was right he had crashed his bike, although 18years previous. so he was doing this with 1 arm effectivly, if he could do it so could i.

a year later id traded my fireblade in for a dakar (great decision) and set off, sadly as did with matt the iran visa issue stopped me any further than turkey, but now i got the bug and a round the world is being planned