Motorcycle Travel, 5 year Global Bike Travels
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Good News
Finally. on 8 July 2008 I will depart from London to Europe. I look forward to the challenge and can’t wait to share my experiences with those interested.
Challenge
To complete this journey, approximately 360,000 kilometres with one engine on the BMW R1200GS Adventure.
Number of days: 1825 Distance per Day: 197 kilometres
Total Fuel in litres: 22 500 Litres @ average 16 km/l Tanks of Fuel: 682 @ 33 l/tank
Total hours in the saddle at average speed 90 km/h: 4000 Hours Motorcycle Service every 10 000 km’s: 36 Services
Tyres at average 18000 km/set: 20 Sets (Front & Rear) Times around the Earth at the Equator: 8.98
Average distance to the Moon: 382 500 kilometres (at Perigee - when the Moon is closest to Earth, 360 000 kilometres)