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Originally Posted by Geoff van de Merwe
There was an article in one of the recent issues of 'Two Wheels Only' magazine, here in the UK, which dealt with the trend towards big trailies and speculating that they are going to be the next 'urban 4x4 must have'.
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I too guess I fit in with Squidbrains description of clueless people buying big trailies (I HAD NOT seen LWR when I got the bike though!) - but I don't get people buying them for riding round roads in the UK/Europe - I only got the bike for a RTW trip, and if I have the cash when I get back will try and get a nice fast Japanese sports bike.
Also killing chickens in the third world??? are there really overlanders out there that are this sort of yuppie scum? Everywhere I have been off the beaten track everyone has been ridiculously nice to me, free lunches and chai etc so there is hope for us yet - our international reputation is at least a bit intact. That said I was on a small ferry in S.America when two Americans on bikes decided to start their engines early and rev hell out of them - not a popular move.
Maybe the code of conduct would be a good idea, but this is getting close to having rules for our delightfully anarchic hobby......
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