Saturday, 28 March 2015

Less than one week to go, are we excited *%!K YEAH!

Only 6 days to go and we are off on our travels. What has become clear is the different levels of preparation.  In order of level of preparation.

Morris
Bike was packed in February, deciding this time to go for travelling light approach.


The observant among you may have noticed the titanium fairing screws fitted by Morris to save weight. What is probably not so obvious, until pointed out, is that Robs bike is now yellow (look closely).

Williams
 Williams is a little bit behind Morris in terms of preparation. Yesterday he started cleaning the bike (very important to have a clean bike if you are about to go on a 4000 mile adventure to Italy). He started by cleaning the screen then moved on to chain, then he got a bit carried away. The only issue might be putting it all back together. Good Job he has a bike in reserve. Roll out the Honda C90




Edwards
Edwards preparation is slightly behind that of Morris and Williams. Edwards has been struggling trying to get all those little luxuries loaded onto his not inconsiderable bike, you know the sort of things, foot stool, hot water bottles, hair curlers. Frustration getting the better of him he eventually decided to combine a business trip to China with some research into bike packing. As luck would have it he met up with the Sum Ting Wong Family who owned a K1200 BMW that was virtually identical to Edwards bumble bee with the exception of being the wrong colour. The Sum Ting Wong family kindly offered to demonstrate some packing techniques and then they all went for a quick spin to test the aerodynamics. If you look closely you will see Edwards snuggling in-between Mum Sum Ting Wong and Dad Sum King Wong. 

Swanny
No one is really sure if Swanny has actually remembered he is going to Italy on a bike in less than 7 days time. Last seen twilighting in a Bavarian motorcycle stunt team, we just hope he has remember to set the alarm on his watch.