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The trip we all dream about...

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toddhaven

Tuned and Synch'ed
Joined
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Messages
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Location
Houston, TX
Guy left Singapore with his wife to go on tour.
http://singaporedream-rtw.blogspot.com/ ... chive.html
From Singapore to Malaysia, Thailand, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Vatican, Slovenia, Austria, Czech republic, Germany, Swizeland, France. sailing 30days to Argentina via Morocco, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Brazil. Wheels on again at Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Columbia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and now we are in USA!

His motor blew up outside of Austin,
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he couldn't find anyone to work on it(non-US model).
He had a motor shipped in from Europe.
He did about 80% of the work, with some guidance from Mike.

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He sold a landscape company to finance his trip.
No chase truck, no film crews.
His battery crapped out in Pakistan.
Stayed with villagers till they managed to rig one out
computer back-up batteries.
He has signatures on the bike from all over the globe.
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I'm thinking an MPH sticker on that windshield....

his thread at ADV
http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.p ... ore+AUSTIN
 
Nice... thanks for the post TxTodd.

3 valve head... TransAlp or African Twin?
 
Africa Twin
He has to ship the old motor back to Singapore to get his bike back into the country.
Their titles are done by engine number.

He got up and running today.
They are heading to Alaska.
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He loved the sticker idea.
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toddhaven wrote:
Africa Twin
He loved the sticker idea.
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Man, what did he do to break it? Those are fairly tough motors.
Sticker = B)
 
GT-Rx wrote:
toddhaven wrote:
Africa Twin
He loved the sticker idea.
Click to expand...
Man, what did he do to break it? Those are fairly tough motors.
Click to expand...

It had been using a lot of oil.
A guy in Austin put rings and valves in it.
Whether a bolt was dropped in during reassembly, or
something not torqued, I don't know.
He made it 120 miles before it went bang in spectacular fashion.
 
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