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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Andrey Urzhumtsev: 7 months, 40,000 km. An exhilarating experience
Andrey Urzhumtsev, a Russian businessmen with a passion for unique motorcycle trips, shares with us his impressions from his latest journey – from Africa to Russia.
“The first part of my journey from Moscow to Cape Town taught me a lot. The 23,000 kilometers across the dark continent quickly dispelled the illusion that an off-road bike could easily cope with a cross country trip through Africa. It took me a great deal of effort to learn to ride on stones and sand. The journey also proved that all my travel gear was a mistake. Workers from travel equipment stores and Internet users were shown to be equally mistaken. So, while preparing my bike for the return journey, I decided to use the help of South African specialists. As an upside, prices are more agreeable in South Africa, even far more agreeable.
“With the oldest desert in the world to cover (the Namib Desert), the bike was fitted out with various protection gear from sand and stones. They used Continental tires, and although these tires are good for short journeys, they did not last for the second time (the first time I tried them was between Kenya and South Africa). In short, my preparations were more thorough this time around than before my departure from Moscow.
“After the repairs were complete, it was recommended that I make short trips around to test-ride the bike. I decided to use the time to satisfy my curiosity, since any place of interest in South Africa is, in my estimation, within a day’s drive. You can come face to face with a real rhinoceros just 400 kilometers off Cape Town. I even got a chance to meet an Olympic record in short distance running (with photographic equipment on my back, no less) after my iPhone woke up a sleeping tigress that I was trying to take a picture of on a safari.
“Cape Agulhas – the southern tip of Africa – was my next destination. Although many people, myself included, tend to confuse Cape Point and Cape Agulhas, the latter is the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
MotoGP team seeking umbrella-girl
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LCR Honda MotoGP looking for attractive young ladies. The casting is being held to find a young lady who will be invited to several rounds of the World Motorcycling Championship as umbrella girl for the MotoGP team.
The most attractive candidates will be selected in the first round, after which the MotoGP team’s management will choose which lucky lady will be invited to the races…
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
The biker-puppy from Russia
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Even animals have a weak spot for two-wheelers sometimes… So it’s no surprise that a 10-month old beagle named Yussi can boast of having ridden several dozen kilometers in the chopper seat of his owner – Kira and Roman.
“Yussi had his first ride in a two-wheeler in the beginning of the summer at our dacha, when we were forced to take him with us on a moped, thinking that it would be a real challenge for him. Surprisingly, just a few minutes into the ride, we realized that our dog is a rider in spirit – he enjoyed every moment of the trip. Afterwards, when we got to the dacha, he was constantly asking to go for a ride.
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