Well, that was interesting, to me anyway. Really surprised me that KTM pulled out sponsorship wise, seems a bit silly publicity wise I'd say? And, was it just me or was the Russian bird that was trying to put them off going through Kasakstan or wherever, the third Cheeky Girl? -- Donegal Paul Lambretta Li186 - crashed and bashed Vespa T5 Millenium - Wifey's (technically) www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk www.a4c.co.uk - What are YOU doing?
Me too, very watchable. Looks like there's some fun adventures in the coming weeks. I'm glad I made a point of not following the trip in the press. Maybe not as bad as the publicity if the bikes had kept breaking down.
Riding a KTM round the world is good publicity Failing to get round the world riding a KTM is bad publicity, whatever the reason. They sent in their expert, he thought their approach was flawed, so they pulled out. Not the best decision with hindsight, but such is life. At least the KTM hasn't gained a reputation for breaking its frame rails
I liked Mondo Enduro (on one of the Freeview cable channels) bunch of British chaps round the world on Yamahas. Varying degrees of pain, enjoyment, lack of money, alcohol, etc etc. I particularly liked the trans Siberia section - all those red and white UHF aerials. <happy sigh>
Wise move from KTM, the V twins would never have made it, even with several thousand pounds worth of snap on gear to support them.
Incidentally an acquaintance of mine left on a RTW trip a few weeks ago, & you can follow her travels on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cmmRTW/. It's worth going back to the start of the messages & reading all her postings (the ones from Cynthia Milton) if you've got time. She had to send the bike by train across most of Russia as she couldn't get a long enough visa. She is however doing the full trip up through S. America, N. America, Canada & Africa, unlike Ewan. One for Lozzo; she had a newish 1200GS & a 20+ year old 80/GS in her garage to choose from. Guess which one the BMW RTW experts told her to use...
Preston Kemp says... The 1980 GS, without a doubt. BMW have had a lot of problems with the 1200 range, I can't see them recommending she take one of those.
