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by Gino
Sat Feb 13, 2016 2:46 pm
Forum: MEETS & RUNS
Topic: Elephant Rally/ Elefantentreffen 2016
Replies: 35
Views: 14156

Re: Elephant Rally/ Elefantentreffen 2016

Gino, good review with lots of decent pictures.

It's a horrible place when it's muddy because you start to feel as if there's no escape from the misery so you've got to go back when it's cold because it's a miles better experience :)

Cheers Andy, I enjoyed it anyway, just the outfit issues put ...
by Gino
Thu Feb 11, 2016 10:22 pm
Forum: MEETS & RUNS
Topic: Elephant Rally/ Elefantentreffen 2016
Replies: 35
Views: 14156

Re: Elephant Rally/ Elefantentreffen 2016

Hi Billy, yep pain in the butt going home in hire car! We carried all our camping gear cause we have a rally tomorrow and we're afraid it wouldn't get back. Looked like a couple of refugees!
by Gino
Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:53 pm
Forum: MEETS & RUNS
Topic: Elephant Rally/ Elefantentreffen 2016
Replies: 35
Views: 14156

Re: Elephant Rally/ Elefantentreffen 2016

Snow when we arrived Wednesday, after 5 minutes we had to get the outfit towed from the bottom of the hill, oh the embarrassment :unsure: Had 2 great days then nae effin clutch on Friday when we left, another tow. Home in a hire car, outfit arrived via Carole Nash tonight. No more BMW's!!!!!!
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by Gino
Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:41 pm
Forum: TRAVEL
Topic: Bike hire in Chile
Replies: 2
Views: 1013

Re: Bike hire in Chile

Motoadventura, they have a few outlets in Chile. They f$$$$$d up my wife's bike in Osorno but it seemed they were the rental people to go to Long shot, Scottoilers importer in Santiago speaks English, nice genuine guy, call him and ask, you'll find him on faceboak
by Gino
Mon Jun 15, 2015 9:52 pm
Forum: RIDE REPORTS
Topic: "Off to the land of the ice and snow aaaahaaahaaahaah"! - On a bit of a budget!
Replies: 60
Views: 14811

Re: "Off to the land of the ice and snow" aaaahaaahaaahaah! - On a bit of a budget!

So you might bump into my buddies Dan & Sara www.worldwideride.ca they should arrive this week, 2 800GS'ssay hello and offer them a cup of tea if you do B)
by Gino
Sun Mar 15, 2015 6:42 pm
Forum: WE LOVE PICS
Topic: Re: A photo you took, today
Replies: 6
Views: 1159

Re: A photo you took, today

Well not today but yesterday, just got it on the road after acquiring it at the end of last year, shakedown ride
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by Gino
Sun Mar 15, 2015 6:35 pm
Forum: WE LOVE PICS
Topic: A photo you took, today
Replies: 10967
Views: 3108020

Re: A photo you took, today

Well not today but yesterday, just got it on the road after acquiring it at the end of last year, shakedown ride
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by Gino
Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:46 am
Forum: BIKES
Topic: Is There A Reason No One Rides A BMW Sertao?
Replies: 47
Views: 15847

Re: Is There A Reason No One Rides A BMW Sertao?

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Here's a picture of it in the North of the Atacama desert
by Gino
Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:43 am
Forum: BIKES
Topic: Is There A Reason No One Rides A BMW Sertao?
Replies: 47
Views: 15847

Re: Is There A Reason No One Rides A BMW Sertao?

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My wife and I have G650's did an Argentina to Alaska then across to Boston and shipped home from Miami, 30,000 miles. Bought the two of them very low mileage (the original owners thought they were too slow and ...
by Gino
Mon Jul 14, 2014 7:01 pm
Forum: BIKES
Topic: The money pit known as a Commando
Replies: 13
Views: 4316

Re: The money pit known as a Commando

I've got six of the damned things, brilliant bikes but if you do miles they need constant care and money spent on them. A great long distance tourer though. My wife and I and one of my mates did a Romania trip a few years ago, two Commandos and my wife on an ER6 , actually wrote it up and it was in ...

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