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cheshirecat
29th March 2013, 08:23
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/General-news/2013/March/mar2013-the-quarter-million-mile-man

“I was stuck under the bike for two and a half hours in Ethiopia and three hours in Cape York,” he said. “That sorts the men out from the boys,"

and
“Oh yeah, about 14 year,” he said. “They were looking for me in Venezuela, in the mountains.”
Who was?
“The f****** world. Some people get on the internet every night, telling everyone what they’ve done. If they fart they email people about it. I don’t bother. I’m in the mountains where there’s no electric for two months. Same in Siberia. In the wilderness for two months. And people inform governments. They think I need rescuing. They need rescuing. They’re in a bloody city. I’m in the wilderness, where there’s nowt to go wrong.”

Akzle
29th March 2013, 09:21
that guy is my new idol.
shame about the honda.

Zedder
29th March 2013, 09:48
Hardcase. I can just imagine if he was "Just nippin' down to the local dear." 5 years later...

Jacko2
29th March 2013, 15:13
280548
Boxing Day Wanganui, about 2008

JimO
29th March 2013, 15:50
i hope our ACC didnt pay for his back operation

varminter
29th March 2013, 19:03
Bet they did, bloody Pom's coming over here soaking up our ACC.