JustRollingOnTHE STORY SO FAR

The Story today….Introduction's

The humble beginning

Plans, aspirations and preparation

The exciting bit !◦ Australia….twice◦ South America, plan, what plan ?

Lessons and still learning

So what next ?

Q & A

Introduction From the beginning• A little about me• The hardest bit…..• Why, when, where and what for ?• Setting some objectives

Plans, aspirations and preparation

So where to start?◦ The bike◦ Lots and lots of kit !◦ The dreaded paperwork◦ Health, fitness and safety◦ Getting there

Stock KTM 690 Enduro R

Rally Raid Evo 2 KTM 690 Enduro R

The bike 2015 KTM 690 Enduro R

◦ Why this bike ?◦ Key modifications

◦ Rally Raid Evo 2 full kit◦ 4 fuel tanks, 27lt = 650km range◦ Suspension◦ Full Akrapovic◦ ‘Woody's Wheel Works’ custom build wheels◦ Evo Airbox◦ Fuel and air filtration◦ Luggage racks & soft luggage system◦ Scotts rotary steering damper◦ GPS mount◦ Renzco seat◦ Michelin UHD tubes◦ USB charger◦ Automatrics GPS/GSM tracker◦ ‘Hard’ parts protection◦ TM design works chain guide

My 5* accommodation

Plans, aspirations and preparation

So where to start?◦ The bike◦ Lots and lots of kit◦ The dreaded paperwork◦ Health, fitness and safety◦ Getting there

Australia…..twiceA shaky start

Bedding in on the east coast

Cross Australia…..the hard way

Rest, recuperation and the tourist route east

Sydney and planning for the crossing the pond

Perth

South America…..who needs a planCulture shock and Colombia

Getting into the flow in Ecuador

The highs and lows of Peru

Chile….its just goes on forever

Bolivia….14 days of adrenalin and desperation

Chile, again

Tierra del Fuego…special mention

Argentina at last

So what actually did we do for 6 months ?

“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colours. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”

― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky

So what actually did we do for 6 months ?

33,632 km's travelled

200 days on the roadCrossed the equator

6 times Hospitalisation once !

Via 10 border crossings, 4 deserts and the Andes top to

bottom

Travelled through 2 continents and 7

country's

5 long haul flights, 3 shipments for Katie, 4

ferries

Katie; 4 major services, 2 minor, 4 minor technical issues, 2 punctures, 7 sets of tyres used, 10 oil changes, averaged 23.8km's per

litre (that's over 1,413 litres !), and ZERO breakdowns

Round the World once !

Lodging v camping 60/40

Quality = incalculable

Difficulty = moderate to extreme

Effort = a lot !

Lessons and still learningHow did the bike and kit perform?

What was the biggest challenge?

What will I do different next time?

What was the best bit (and the worst !)

…..what’s next then ?Major bike rebuild & website updates

2017 planning

5 continents left & lots more challenges !Aisa – Russia, STANS, Mongolia, BAMAfricaNorth America – Alaska, Rockies, Utah, Baja

JustRollingOnJUST THE END OF THE BEGINNING

Q & A