Double hard bastard

[Mr Skid]

Most people know that I take my cbr on gravel roads once and a while - I share Motu's view that a bike should be able to do a bit of everything.

Now I've come across a kindred spirit in the form of Sjaak Lucassen, a intrepid gent who is doing a world tour on a R1.





He has a website, although the majority of updates are in Dutch: http://www.r1goesextreme.com/

There's also a good video documenting his travels http://www.kcplazasportbikes.com/vid..._the_World.wmv (3.1MB)

If you're a sprotsbike rider who breaks out in a cold sweat when the tarseal ends, you now know there is nothing to worry about.

[bugjuice]

fuk, now there's optimism
The vid is well worth the download too, amazing. I'd love to do that, who's up for it?

[Coyote]

Awesome

Wonder if I could take the CBR up Karapoti

[justsomeguy]

Now that's just bloody sad what a waste of an R1........


And this joker he's ...... sort of like the poster boy for the Anti-Remuera Tractor Organisation..............

[bugjuice]

actually, this has got me inspired.
Who'd be up for riding around the coast of Oz or something? Nothing too huge, but a month off work or whatever, and ride for the fuk of it? A group of us would be fun

[justsomeguy]

actually, this has got me inspired.
Who'd be up for riding around the coast of Oz or something? Nothing too huge, but a month off work or whatever, and ride for the fuk of it? A group of us would be fun

That is quite a big ask. I'm pretty keen. How bout we start small and ride around the coast of NZ both Islands...... maybe this coming Summer????

Huh??

[MSTRS:Me]

I know it's *only* a Yamaha - but a bloke could be charged with abuse doing that

[XTC]

Best bet would be to come back in summer and dig the bugger out..... Can't see you doing that on your CBR Rhys

[justsomeguy]

no guys......download and watch the video, then you'll will realise why Rhy's calls him a double hard bastard...... probably a really resourceful chap too..

[Eddieb]

Always wanted to go round the outside of Aus anyway, on a bike would be great. It's all $dosh$ however.

[Mr Skid]

actually, this has got me inspired.
Who'd be up for riding around the coast of Oz or something? Nothing too huge, but a month off work or whatever, and ride for the fuk of it? A group of us would be fun

If you're keen to do some adventure riding the coromandel peninsula is well recommended.

You could hire a XT600/DR650/DL650 for the weekend and explore some of the more interesting roads, at speeds where you can afford to admire the scenery.

It would give you a good taste of whether you wanted to spend a month in Australia doing the same thing. I'd join ya in the coromandel if you wanted the company.

[Mr Skid]

Best bet would be to come back in summer and dig the bugger out..... Can't see you doing that on your CBR Rhys

Yeah.. If the CBR bogged down I'd probably just leave it there.

[bugjuice]

If you're keen to do some adventure riding the coromandel peninsula is well recommended.

You could hire a XT600/DR650/DL650 for the weekend and explore some of the more interesting roads, at speeds where you can afford to admire the scenery.

It would give you a good taste of whether you wanted to spend a month in Australia doing the same thing. I'd join ya in the coromandel if you wanted the company.

like Eddie said, it's all about the $$$, but I'd love to - just not on my bike!!
Was thinking about getting a group of KBer's together, hire/buy*/sponser some sort of deal for a few of those BMW Dakar type bikes (what ever you want to call them), then ride the coast. If you're going to do something like that, then you go all out. Always wanted to do the coast, but then always wanted to go thru the middle too (coast to coast).

I guess you could roughly base the cost on:
how many k's - cost of fuel
how long - accomodation (tents? backpackers?) & food
spares - tyres etc, who knows how much tho..??
spending money - gotta buy some gifts for peeps back home
arse reconstruction - ??

* some places do that guaranteed buy-back scheme, so you buy the bike, ride it then the shop buy it back off you at an agreed price. Might work out cheeper than rental.

If you saved a few grand, it's heaps to blow on a 'holiday' but would be one to remember. Could be a future plan, may be for the start/end of next summer, so it's not too hot in Oz. How long would it take to go round the coast? Would you want to stop along the way for a few days, or just go hard out? I'd love to spend a couple of days in the Gold Coast, and do snorkling etc and all that..

Anyone any ideas on the above?

[Ixion]

I was more impressed by the amount of luggage he had loaded on it. Not travelling light is he

[Mr Skid]

Now that's just bloody sad what a waste of an R1........

He would have been better off on a R1150GS for that sort of thing, but I don't think that was the point.

Apparently Yamaha gave him the R1 and Metzeler took care of him for tires. You'll notice that he's running road tires, rather than any sort of knobly tire. Metzeler Karoos only go up to 150/70-17 anyway..