Impressionnant - 170,000km - 1126 jours - 70 pays!!!

[Stou]

Beaucoup de Ridaventuriers connaissent ce couple qui ont écrit un RR impressionnant sur ADV. L'info ci-dessous est pour ceux qui n'ont pas eu la chance de les suivre pendant leur périple de 3 ans autour du monde.

 

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=480532

 

 

Time taken: 1126 days

Distance covered: 170 564 kilometers (105 984 miles)

Countries visited: 71 (Estonia, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, United States of America, Canada, Australia, Timor Leste, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Republic of South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia, Angola, Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, (Western Sahara), Morocco, (Gibraltar), Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia)

Nights slept in the tent: 369

Highest temperature: +46C (114.8F) (Dasht-e-Lut desert, Islamic Republic of Iran)

Lowest temperature: -2C (Bolivian Altiplano)

Longest day by distance: 970 kilometeres (603 miles) (Argentina)

Longest day by hours: 17 hours (Alaska, USA)

Highest speed: 167 km/h (104 mph) (following Dakar race in Argentina)

Highest point: 5385 meters (17 667 ft) (GPS data, Chang La, Indian Himalayas - which registered higher than the famous Khardung La we also crossed)

Lowest point: -152 meters (-499 ft) below sealevel (Lac Assal, Djibouti - the lowest point in Africa)

Southermost point: S 54° 51’ 17,5’’ (Lapataia, Ushuaia, Argentina)

Northernmost point: N 70° 13’ 10,5’’ (Deadhorse, Alaska, USA)

Offroad crashes: 55

Onroad crashes: 1

Crashes with other vehicles: 4 (does not include small "bumps")

Stops by the police: 37 (does not include checkpoints and military posts)

Fines requested by corrupt police: 3 (never paid)

Warnings from traffic police: 3

Real fines from traffic officences: 0

Serious illnesses endured (does not cover regular fevers, diarrhea etc): 5 (altitude sickness, bronchitis, dysentery, food poisoning, malaria)

Stolen items: 3 (digital camera, bottle of engine oil and wood spirit for camping cooker)

Lost items: 5 (hat, 2 straw mats, socks and undies)

Distance covered together with other motorcycles: 1140 km (712 mi)

Piston strokes: approx 816 000 000

Breakdowns: 3 (completely destroyed tyre in Brazil, seized FD bearing in Laos, collapsed rear subframe in Kenya)

Serious technical issues: 13 (6x Wilbers rear shock, 2x Öhlins rear shock, 2x gearbox bearing, 2x broken rear subframe, 1x bursted fueltank with crash)

Bike washes: 11

Fuel burned: 8500 liters (2246 US gallons)

Engine oil used: 76 liters (80 US quarts)

Engine oil filters used: 16

Air filters used: 10

Front tyres used: 11

Rear tyres used: 15

Punctured tyres: 10

Front brakepad sets used: 6

Rear brakepad sets used: 7

[palica]

Ils doivent faire des insomnies la nuit de ne pas etre alle au Labrador

[Kio]

Çà va être beau à regarder ce report,les photos sont magnifiques dès le début ...

Merçi du lien Stou !!!

 

Kio

[westcott]

très belle photo et quel voyage au tour du monde merci stou

 

quand il va changer moto sa va surment être encore une bmw

[benray]

WOW, des méchantes belles photos...

 

Un jour...

[duboutdumonde]

Si je lis bien seulement 10 crevaison en tout !!!! Wow!

[Martinchangedebike]

Méchant photographe! Tout un trip

[Mototriumph]

Je lis leur histoire depuis un bon bout de temps !

C'est vrai qu'ils font tout un trip

Des photos vraiment superbes, ça rend malade de partir comme eux

[yanfiveten]

J'les avais presqu'oublier !

 

De la bonne lecture pour l'hiver

[Super Sherpa]

C`est le rêve de ma vie faire un trip de même !!!

 

 

Merci pour le lien !!!

 

 

 

 

A+

 

 

 

 

Super Sherpa