{"id":441,"date":"2016-06-27T12:56:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T12:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.petesadventureride.com\/?page_id=441"},"modified":"2016-08-10T10:53:41","modified_gmt":"2016-08-10T10:53:41","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.petesadventureride.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"
Me<\/h5>\n

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Hi everybody!<\/p>\n

I’m not really into talking about myself so I shall just give you a a few basics.<\/p>\n

Just turned 70. Just got my pension card. Got a bike. Got a dream. So I’m off.<\/p>\n

For years I have though about flying to Germany, buying a BMW bike and riding it home. I never got to do that. Women, kids, work, bills all the usual things that keep us bashing away living everyone else’s life except our own.<\/p>\n

So a couple of years ago when I finally found myself with no wife, grown up kids, and some money I also found an immaculate 2009 BMW F650GS twin with all of 3000km on the clock. Just love it.<\/p>\n

It was therefore necessary to rejig the dream, so I reversed the idea and am going to try riding from Australia to Europe. I emphasise try cause I had the original dream before I was 25 and was of course indestructible.<\/p>\n

For some reason at 70, I don’t possess that same concept.<\/p>\n

I will get as far as I get and probably a lot slower than most. I tell you, some days…<\/p>\n

The bike has had about 50kg of protection added to the original mostly from Tourtech. Panniers from MTD. Garmin. Sena. All the normal expensive stuff.<\/p>\n

The first blog I read about this route to Europe was Nathan the Postman<\/a>, so I feel like a bit of a fraud, but I’m old I’ll handle it. I have since read many more blogs, manly thanks to links on Horizons Unlimited<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The more I read the more I wanted to do it and the more apprehensive I have became, but I just have to go for a ride and some of the fear fades. If it doesn’t kill you it doesn’t matter… right?<\/p>\n

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The Bike \u00a0“Cherry Red”<\/h5>\n

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Model:- 2009 BMW F650GS twin<\/p>\n

I purchased this bike back in 2014. It was 5years old and had all of 3000Kms on the clock. Needless to say it was in pristine condition.<\/p>\n

\"BMW650GS

BMW650GS twin<\/p><\/div>\n

Since then I have clocked up another 15000. It is the best bike I have ridden and I have owned a few.<\/p>\n

It came with a couple of options fitted. A high screen, bark busters and a center stand. I have since added a few in preparation for my current trip to Europe. These include:-<\/p>\n

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  • Set of panniers and rack from www.mtdtours.com<\/li>\n
  • From Tourtech, skid plate, bottom crash bars, handlebar risers, ABS sensor, front and rear brake protectors<\/li>\n
  • Orbito 40litre dry bag<\/li>\n
  • 30ltr dry bag from Aldi<\/li>\n
  • Garmin Zumo 660 navigator<\/li>\n
  • Spot tracker<\/li>\n
  • Upper crash bars from China to fit the lower crash bars<\/li>\n
  • Denali D4 Flood & Spot Hybrid LED Auxiliary Lighting Kit from Twisted Throttle<\/li>\n
  • Fuel bottles and racks from\u00a0coyotetrips.com<\/li>\n
  • Top box rack<\/li>\n
  • Seat customisation from custommotorcycleseats.com.au<\/li>\n
  • One black lamb’s wool hide that I cut down for a seat cover<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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