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    What a legend!

    Dave Barr rode his 1972 Harley-Davidson around the world, across six continents and took a gruelling three and a half years (September 1990 - May 1994) and 83,000 ridden miles to complete. If this wasn't enough of a distinction, he's also the only disabled person to have accomplished such a feat. Dave is a double amputee, who lost both of his legs to a land mine explosion in Angola in 1981.
    Deciding he needed yet another challenge, Dave set out on another adventure in the winter of 1996-97. The journey started at the French coast of the Atlantic Ocean and carried him across Europe, Russia and Siberia all the way to the Pacific Ocean. If the trip wasn't enough of a challenging itself, this entire motorcycle adventure was done in the midst of winter. The total mileage of the journey was 13,000 ridden miles.
    http://www.davebarr.com/
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    At least he wouldn't have had to worry about cold feet eh?
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    now thats a cool story
    Then I could get a Kb Tshirt, move to Timaru and become a full time crossdressing faggot

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bend-it View Post
    At least he wouldn't have had to worry about cold feet eh?
    Jeez, you're a bad bastard!

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    How did he do it? Ipods weren't even invented then!

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    no frost bite toesies.
    what a feet?
    wow - a def leg! (as in legend ... oh the puns)

    respect

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    I'm not taking the piss when I say that guy is hard! Not only is he hard but what biker. Its his world we just live in it.
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    Wonder how many interweb bikers he managed to piss off by not waving?
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    Thumbs up wow - full respect

    thats amazing - good on him
    what's even more amazing is the fact he actually managed to do it on a Harley
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    Quote Originally Posted by smoky View Post
    thats amazing - good on him
    what's even more amazing is the fact he actually managed to do it on a Harley
    A harley, or several harlies
    forsale A100,awesome power.
    near ready for bucket raceing,or just a padock,beach hack.
    gotta be a good deal,surely

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