I am sooo batman! SB.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Team update, 27 May
With just 5 weeks to go, where are we?
We're starting to realise just how little time is left before we head off! At this point we have everything set up online (except i haven't spent any time yet getting into twitter, which i have to do this week), and word of the cause is gradually spreading.
Kit and bike-wise, we're pretty much ready to go. My travel towel, spare fuel can and [deeply appetizing] rations have been ordered this week and I'll be doing a test run at the weekend with kit fully packed to see if i can fit everything on the bike and still ride it in a straight line! I can't get a top box to fit my bike so I've invested in a big tail pack and tank bag which hopefully i can squeeze everything into.
As far as bikes are concerned, we were really worried about Paul's Suzuki as it had a bunch of things wrong with it and didn't look fit for the trip. But as it turns out he's now on a Transalp which is the perfect bike for the journey, and much as I'd miss the power I'm actually quite envious! Chris will be fine on the BMW (albeit it's an old man's bike!), which leaves Jason and I on different flavours of Triumph, neither of which was designed with this kind of endurance in mind, but should be comfortable enough (we'll let you know from the road!)
Logistics aside, at the moment our main focus is calling in favours from near and far to raise cash, which is after all the whole point of doing this. Good progress so far but still a long way to go in just 5 weeks.
Feeling really optimistic about everything at the moment and all we have to do now for the journey is make sure we get all the bikes serviced, buy a few emergency supplies and then plan some of the finer details of the route such as where we'll be camping, with various "plan b" options in case we run ahead of (or behind) schedule.
So to wrap up it's all good so far - we're working on getting some more publicity for the cause and I'll update on that later this week. If you've read this and like what we're doing, send a link to people!! The more the merrier.
Simon B.
We're starting to realise just how little time is left before we head off! At this point we have everything set up online (except i haven't spent any time yet getting into twitter, which i have to do this week), and word of the cause is gradually spreading.
Kit and bike-wise, we're pretty much ready to go. My travel towel, spare fuel can and [deeply appetizing] rations have been ordered this week and I'll be doing a test run at the weekend with kit fully packed to see if i can fit everything on the bike and still ride it in a straight line! I can't get a top box to fit my bike so I've invested in a big tail pack and tank bag which hopefully i can squeeze everything into.
As far as bikes are concerned, we were really worried about Paul's Suzuki as it had a bunch of things wrong with it and didn't look fit for the trip. But as it turns out he's now on a Transalp which is the perfect bike for the journey, and much as I'd miss the power I'm actually quite envious! Chris will be fine on the BMW (albeit it's an old man's bike!), which leaves Jason and I on different flavours of Triumph, neither of which was designed with this kind of endurance in mind, but should be comfortable enough (we'll let you know from the road!)
Logistics aside, at the moment our main focus is calling in favours from near and far to raise cash, which is after all the whole point of doing this. Good progress so far but still a long way to go in just 5 weeks.
Feeling really optimistic about everything at the moment and all we have to do now for the journey is make sure we get all the bikes serviced, buy a few emergency supplies and then plan some of the finer details of the route such as where we'll be camping, with various "plan b" options in case we run ahead of (or behind) schedule.
So to wrap up it's all good so far - we're working on getting some more publicity for the cause and I'll update on that later this week. If you've read this and like what we're doing, send a link to people!! The more the merrier.
Simon B.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Fuel gauge roulette...
Ok, so i lost. And on my birthday as well! On the upside, at least i know how many miles i can do after the warning light comes on! Should come in handy. :-)
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Progress update on 18th May
We were chuffed to bits last week when 20:20 agreed to be our headline sponsor and get the fund-raising off to a flying start. Many thanks for James, Andrew and the team for stepping up.
There's loads going on this week already - our friends at Cellularline have done us a MASSIVE favour and provided some hi-tech Interphone radio gear which will enable us to keep in touch (and hopefully not get lost!) on the trip.
Tonight after a detailed planning session (at the pub...) we're off to the wilds of Dorset to look at another bike for the trip - mechanical troubles with the Suzuki mean that Paul needs an alternative set of wheels, so we'll be checking out a Honda Transalp, which sounds like just the ticket.
More pics and updates to follow soon! meantime please spread the word.
Thanks
Team Bumblebee.
There's loads going on this week already - our friends at Cellularline have done us a MASSIVE favour and provided some hi-tech Interphone radio gear which will enable us to keep in touch (and hopefully not get lost!) on the trip.
Tonight after a detailed planning session (at the pub...) we're off to the wilds of Dorset to look at another bike for the trip - mechanical troubles with the Suzuki mean that Paul needs an alternative set of wheels, so we'll be checking out a Honda Transalp, which sounds like just the ticket.
More pics and updates to follow soon! meantime please spread the word.
Thanks
Team Bumblebee.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
The Planning Has Started...
So much to do and so little time! We need all the help we can get.....even from bumblebees :-)
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