2 UP World Tour .
 

Hello xt660.com Riders

Leigh and I will be leaving on our Round the World Trip in May 2012.

Having spent the last few months preparing our XT660Z ready for the trip it's now more or less ready to go.

The House as been sold and were now waiting here in the UK untill May before we start our trip.

Our route will take us through Holand, Belgium, France Germany, Austria then down to the tip of Italy. Here we get to Ferry over to Greece, before working our way around into Turky.

From here we head North to Georgia and on into Russia.

We will cross Mongolia before re entering Russia and heading for Magadan .

It's then a few weeks off the bike while its being shipped to South Korea and then onto Alaska.

From here our route south to Ushuaia will take us through North America / Central America and most of South America
Once in Ushuaia we then turn around and ride north to BA so we can get the bike shipped to Cape town in South Africa .
Then spending a few months riding in SA , Nambia and Botswana.


It would be great to meet as many other XT660.com riders on route as we can .

Here is the bike fully loaded and all but ready for the off. We just need to fit a new set of tyres before we leave.

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...rrtw/074-1.jpg


We hope to catch you on the road..

Dazzer and Leigh

Sounds great, when you reach Oz Brisbane give me a shout & I will show you guys a bit of the sights.

Envious.com........

wish_I_had_the_guts_to_take_the_voluntary_redundan cy.co.uk


Wishing you guys all the best on your trip, don't forget to keep popping back with a few pics to inspire us.

If you pass by Spain, you are welcome
you only have to notify certain day and had a few beers

we are here

http://maps.google.es/maps?q=Tarrago...3%B1a&t=m&z=12

hapy travel

Thanks All.

we have had a few sleepless night over the last few months. someone once said " riding a bike around the world is the easy bit, its the planning that's hellish hard "
We found out that this is true.:sad10: The bike will have a spot tracker fitted .I will post the link once its up and running so you can see where we are.

I will post updates and photos onto FB and if it's OK with Keith he could cope them onto here.

Dazzer and Leigh

We could cross paths in OZ, we will be heading home to the UK.
www.twobikesrunning.co.uk


All the best paul

I live in Roma and I have a bike lift in my garage plus compressor and tools as well as a Vito van so call me if you need anything in Italy ok????
Simon +44 777 2993926

Thank You Simon

Darren and Leigh

South Africa, Western Cape, Hermanus
When you pass this way

Suggest you go to L'Agulhas
The Southern most tip of Africa

http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/y...ers/001-20.jpg

http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/y...ers/005-18.jpg

Thanks Duel

we leave the UK on the 7th May.

It will be about a year before we arrive in Cape town.

Leigh's Daughter lives in South Africa so we will be spending time with her, also Martin off here { TinTin } as kindly offered us a place to stay . So we should get chance to visit a lot of South Africa before we head into Namibia.

Cant wait to see this part of Africa.

Thanks

Darren and Leigh

Just under a month to go, I remember our last month at home in fact I'm still trying to forget it - STRESS !!!!
Probably take you a month to get into life on the road but once you settle into your routine - nothing beats it.

Cheers

Paul

Hi Paul.

your spot on :happy6:
It's now 3 weeks till we leave ! Last week we received our Visa for Mongolia and we hope to get the Russian Visas later this coming week.
Some night's I sleep like a log then others I lay awake going over everything :YellowWow_KKPB92:

I'm sure once we get on the Ferry we will know it's for real and we can start to enjoy the next year and half on the road...

Cheers...........Darren and Leigh


anyone who would like to keep up to date with us we will be up dating our face book page at
dazzerandleigh.

i carry on my RTW May 2013 (38,000 miles already done), late this year i will be doing a few long rides in the states, i'll look out for you on the road here in the states, you'll be easy to spot as i am one of the only owners with an XTZ that permanently lives in the states and i watch out for others passing thru, yet to see one.

otherwise i am sure we will bump into each other somewhere else on the road...good luck out there, you'll have a ball...any questions drop me a PM

Hi Paul
hope our paths cross. we aim to spend quite a bit of time in the states. Our rough plan is to arrive in Alaska late August and then head south ..Like you say they wont be many 660 Tenere's in the USA ,our's is a white one, well it will be white when we leave:033:

Catch you on the road

Dazzer and Leigh

A link to our Blogg that Leigh will update when we manage to get on line.




http://team-dipstick-ride-the-world.blogspot.co.uk/

All the best to you both, we will look forward to reading
about your adventure, keep safe!

I'm just up the road from Kev in Queensland, (on the Sunshine Coast), make sure you contact me if you get to this neck of the woods, be great to pick your brains for our RTW trip. We are leaving in 18mths to 2 years, on 2 x XT660R's. Always a bed,feed, and help here if you need it, ride safe, Curt

Thanks Chaps.
if you need any info at all just ask.

Cheers .... Darren

Darren
Have a safe ride, dont forget to keep us posted on the Georgia/ Russia border!
We will be 2 months behind you guys

Eric

Hi Eric. I will post a update on this boarder at the end of May. we have our fingers crossed that they will let us pass through.

Dazzer and Leigh.

ps here is a link to our Blogg on there is a link to our spot tracker. it shows a live track log of our route. You will be able to see if we get turned around in Georgia :eusa_doh:

Dazzer


http://team-dipstick-ride-the-world....1_archive.html

our tracker is now up and running

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/f...lphFACkExoOzID

When you get to Durban you are welcome to stay with us.
Have a safe trip.

Thanks that's excellent. looking forward to riding in South Africa

Darren and Leigh

1stly, you are living my dream!!!! When you get to JHB, by all means give me a shout!!

will do, and the beers are on us :beer[1]:

Good luck with the trip will be fun with lots of story's to tell.....not sue if you pass thought south Australia but let me know..will get a few bikers together for a ride around south australia

Alex

A bed in Qld, Oz if you want it
 

Have a great trip guys, You are welcome at our place on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Oz, if you get here before we leave on our RTW trip, (about 2 years). Hope to catch up with you,

Hi
sorry for not updating our blog but we have had problems logging on.

we have now been in Mongolia for the past two weeks.
Mongolia is stunning and at the same time hard going, but were loving every minute. were now in UB at the Oasis Travellers camp catching up with some friends for a few days rest and also to visit the Naadam Festival which starts on Wednesday.

Because we dont get on line very often we have only had time to post our photos and write up here

http://www.bmwgs.co.uk/viewtopic.php...=asc&start=105

Thanks Dazzer and Leigh

Looked at some of the stuff on BMW site... hope its awesome, it certainly looks it