Sibirsky Extreme 2012 - The Toughest Ride of Them All

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Originally Posted by ROD CURRIE

Anyone for an Iran trip??

The adventure trip of my dreams, Iran! The stories I´ve red tells me I have to go there.

And thank you everyone for writing this RR. Been reading it for weeks and you have all set a new standard for all future RR. Its better written than a lot of books. Makes me want to fulfill my dreams.


Stefan

[JediMaster]

Here's the welcome me and my buddy got from BMW Iran when we rode through there in 2006...



Great country, great people. I'd return in a heartbeat and all being well that'll be next spring.

As for the youtube video. WTF has a 30 year old poster of Noel Edmunds on their wall???

As for the photo of Rod at #10....Mr Glair ?

[InTheMuck]

Originally Posted by ROD CURRIE

Terry, This is brilliant!

Guys. Look at the Iran update! . It's a real eyeopener and shows how things as we say ad nauseam, are shown to us the way our politicians want us to see it-not how they actually are . People are just people, not the monsters they'd have us all believe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2LEgowbzSc

Anyone for an Iran trip??

Please disregard if this is too much of a hijack, but in this fellow's India post he talks about getting hassled by the locals when he stopped at the scene of an accident and reflects that "If you witness an accident in a country that isn't European or doesn't speak English......don't stop, just keep on riding, it's more trouble than it's worth."

Curious what all you other worldly travelers think about that...

[ROD CURRIE]

Originally Posted by JediMaster

Here's the welcome me and my buddy got from BMW Iran when we rode through there in 2006...

Great country, great people. I'd return in a heartbeat and all being well that'll be next spring.

As for the youtube video. WTF has a 30 year old poster of Noel Edmunds on their wall???

As for the photo of Rod at #10....Mr Glair ?

Blimey Adam. Just looked at your site and pics. I thought I'd travelled a little....looks like I have.

Lesson to self... must try harder.

The Noel Edmunds thing threw me too. WTF??

[sion]

Originally Posted by EtronX

And finally the rest of the crew arrived and we took the group photo

Walter's antennae are showing

[Teeds]

With all the tires that Walter and Terry are carrying who would ever need crash bars.

Stunning photography!

I've been meaning to post and say thanks to Rod, Bas and Linda for all they contributed to the middle third of the ride report. I'm sure there were and are emails and texts flying back and forth between the ride party to keep this on track and interesting.

From having posted a ride or three, I understand and respect the effort it took to document this ride in the first place between the photos and notes y'all ( that is southern for 'you' for the folks across the pond ) had to transcribe daily.

Walter and Terry: Y'all make one hell of a fine team and you clearly surrounded yourselves with a fabulous cast of characters.

This report does need to be elevated to another forum within the Ride Reports that only the epic achieve. It is so hard to dig back and find these after the fact I would like to see GB and the admins create that forum and only put the best of the best in it. The selection process will be hard, but it will give many that are new here food for thought about why ADV is so special.

in preparation for what I am sure will be a fabu Third Act. The opening scene is stunning!

[Gravel Seeker]

Originally Posted by ROD CURRIE

It's true...I'm a poof.

For a politician, you seem like an alright fella

[dashmoto]

I can guarantee you'd do a better job than the tw*t that actually lives there.

[ROD CURRIE]

Originally Posted by Gravel Seeker

For a politician, you seem like an alright fella

GS. I've kept quiet for all the mocking and abuse but Politician's an insult too far. How dare you, Sir! The very thought.

I'm a Programme Manager..my team had just installed an IT network into the Treasury and George (who lives next door and for the benefit of the Colonials amongst us is the national bean counter) couldn't connect-so we had to instal there too. There's a school of thought that it wouldn't have made any feckin' difference but who am I to comment...
We should maybe just given the pillock a multi coloured plastic kiddie-keyboard and told him it was connected up.

We needed to send one of my Project Manager team over with some techies to have a look and I thought.." If anyone's going to number 10 it's me"...after all, when will this small town Jock without a qualification to his name ever get through the door again.
As we approached the door there was a guy polishing it, and he saw us coming and slammed the door. "Charming" I thought, but then realised he'd done it as like every other drongo who enters, he knew I wanted a pic in front of That Door.

Politicians are always filmed walking towards the door with that "I'm on business of the Nation" walk so I thought feck it...I'll have some of that too!

Sorry its a bit grainy but my techie taking the pic was pissing himself as a copper with a submachine gun was giving me the daggers.
DC was out.

[JediMaster]

Originally Posted by ROD CURRIE

GS. I've kept quiet for all the mocking and abuse but Politician's an insult too far. How dare you, Sir! The very thought.

I'm a Programme Manager..my team had just installed an IT network into the Treasury and George (who lives next door and for the benefit of the Colonials amongst us is the national bean counter) couldn't connect-so we had to instal there too. There's a school of thought that it wouldn't have made any feckin' difference but who am I to comment...
We should maybe just given the pillock a multi coloured plastic kiddie-keyboard and told him it was connected up.

We needed to send one of my Project Manager team over with some techies to have a look and I thought.." If anyone's going to number 10 it's me"...after all, when will this small town Jock without a qualification to his name ever get through the door again.
As we approached the door there was a guy polishing it, and he saw us coming and slammed the door. "Charming" I thought, but then realised he'd done it as like every other drongo who enters, he knew I wanted a pic in front of That Door.

Politicians are always filmed walking towards the door with that "I'm on business of the Nation" walk so I thought feck it...I'll have some of that too!

Sorry its a bit grainy but my techie taking the pic was pissing himself as a copper with a submachine gun was giving me the daggers.
DC was out.

Oh! I thought you gone to answer to the PM for riding in the back of a Bongo truck

[norseV4force]

Originally Posted by ROD CURRIE

GS. I've kept quiet for all the mocking and abuse but Politician's an insult too far. How dare you, Sir! The very thought.

I'm a Programme Manager..my team had just installed an IT network into the Treasury

Ohhhhh so that's the reason. I'm actually quite dissapointed. I just thought the reason was because Westminster Council thought it prudent to give the Downing Street bin men really good uniforms.

[oothef]

I thought you were modeling for Man at C&A

[Franck B]

Originally Posted by tee bee

If you really want the best bike ever made for overland travel, google "c90adventures". you,ll be amazed..

Indeed, amazing, the IRAN especially, but also the inquisitive and challenging nature of the rider. I´ve done quite a few km offroad in Indonesia and Madagascar, and these little beasts are quite capable, they bring you anywhere... if you´re not too much in a hurry. Road cruising 80 km/h.
Many countries, not only Russia, give good lessons of life.

[igormortis]

Originally Posted by ROD CURRIE

Terry, This is brilliant!

Guys. Look at the Iran update! . It's a real eyeopener and shows how things as we say ad nauseam, are shown to us the way our politicians want us to see it-not how they actually are . People are just people, not the monsters they'd have us all believe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2LEgowbzSc

Anyone for an Iran trip??

And isn't this just precisely why we travel? Now seriously thinking about a route adjustment through Iran this year.

[jordiakof]

Originally Posted by ROD CURRIE

GS. I've kept quiet for all the mocking and abuse but Politician's an insult too far. How dare you, Sir! The very thought.

I'm a Programme Manager..my team had just installed an IT network into the Treasury and George (who lives next door and for the benefit of the Colonials amongst us is the national bean counter) couldn't connect-so we had to instal there too. There's a school of thought that it wouldn't have made any feckin' difference but who am I to comment...
We should maybe just given the pillock a multi coloured plastic kiddie-keyboard and told him it was connected up.

We needed to send one of my Project Manager team over with some techies to have a look and I thought.." If anyone's going to number 10 it's me"...after all, when will this small town Jock without a qualification to his name ever get through the door again.
As we approached the door there was a guy polishing it, and he saw us coming and slammed the door. "Charming" I thought, but then realised he'd done it as like every other drongo who enters, he knew I wanted a pic in front of That Door.

Politicians are always filmed walking towards the door with that "I'm on business of the Nation" walk so I thought feck it...I'll have some of that too!

Sorry its a bit grainy but my techie taking the pic was pissing himself as a copper with a submachine gun was giving me the daggers.
DC was out.

: Rofl: Rofl: D: D