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Pleiades 20-11-12 21:43
Of the "adventure" motorcycling books I've read the two that have entertained me most would be "These Are The Days That Must Happen To You" (Dan Walsh) and "Is That You Angus?" (Fergus O'Connell - ebook). The latter only covers an trip from Grimsby to the North West of Scotland, but it's a gem of a tale and something every biker can relate to, adventurer or otherwise.

enduro374 20-11-12 22:15
..my Christmas list has just got longer..

stoic bloke 21-11-12 00:07
An other great read is Oisin Hughes, that i may die roaming (free ebook http://www.scribd.com/doc/27869290/T...ay-Die-Roaming) and not dead yet, both available from amazon.

he's the guy who started a thread on ukgsers and adv entitled why is the gs12 such a bag of sh1te, well it kept our popcorn machine going! as it was certainly a real bunfight. go on its worth checking out, its rather un pc and a thoroughly entertaining read

SimonRoma 21-11-12 11:07
And Nick Sanders is now touring on the Super Tenere and the old R1 has been pensioned off, and from time to time Nick tours Yamaha dealers and gives an account of his travels. I have yet to get to one but I understand that his talks are fantastic and he also brings his bike along for you to see, great evening I am told.

uberthumper 21-11-12 11:58
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Originally Posted by SimonRoma (Post 181139)
And Nick Sanders is now touring on the Super Tenere and the old R1 has been pensioned off, and from time to time Nick tours Yamaha dealers and gives an account of his travels. I have yet to get to one but I understand that his talks are fantastic and he also brings his bike along for you to see, great evening I am told.
Having read bits of his books that have been serialised in magazines, I can't imagine anything worse than listening to him.

UKbri 21-11-12 15:58
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Having read bits of his books that have been serialised in magazines, I can't imagine anything worse than listening to him.
LOL! The only thing worse is listening to him in one ear and his 'missus' in the other. Oh the stories rtwpaul and I could spill.

uberthumper 21-11-12 16:38
I could have added "and the number of times Paul used the phrase 'never again' in his report of travelling with Nick Sanders" :D

UKbri 21-11-12 17:09
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I could have added "and the number of times Paul used the phrase 'never again' in his report of travelling with Nick Sanders" :D
Yeah, Paul and I have swapped many a horror story about Sanders and his exploits on and off the bike. I was one of the 2010 'Guinea Pig' Pan Am riders and Paul was 2011. We tried to warn them but they wouldn't listen LOL.:rofl[1]:

UKbri 26-11-12 14:43
Just bought
Gasoline Gypsy - Peggy Iris Thomas and In Search of Greener Grass - Graham Field at Motorcyclelive. Looking forward to getting stuck in.

spen 26-11-12 16:55
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An other great read is Oisin Hughes, that i may die roaming (free ebook http://www.scribd.com/doc/27869290/T...ay-Die-Roaming) and not dead yet, both available from amazon.

he's the guy who started a thread on ukgsers and adv entitled why is the gs12 such a bag of sh1te, well it kept our popcorn machine going! as it was certainly a real bunfight. go on its worth checking out, its rather un pc and a thoroughly entertaining read
I have read nearly all the books listed ,and i have to say Oisin hughes books are a must read you"ll wet yourself at them , great read i was unable to put them down .If you buy nothing else get these books


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