A week around Wales on the 600 Ten and 3 weeks Norway, Sweden, maybe Denmark on the 660 Ten. Want to get as far north as I can. ( and its not Nordkapp!) Iceland is tempting me for next year before I get too old for it.

Rob

I'm off 2morrow for the 2013 DB1K..
meet up with 50 other ADV riders for what has
be come pro-log ride to Fairlie for the DB1k..
Then saturday & sunday the DB1k... 1000kms
500 per day of central Otago's valley's & mountain
trails... Its been raining for the last day or so.. It's going
to be fun with 15 plus river crossing... And 10 to 15 hours
rideing per day...
150 riders have entered for the DB1k even a couple of yanks &
a Aussie come over for it....

The XTR is going to look quite used by the end of the week end...

some vids & picks of last years DB1K
http://youtu.be/QwpJDWY6jFM
http://www.db1k.com/

Good on ya Pete................thats looks tough !!!! but i'd love a go at it, pity it's at the other side of the world
Phil

Got a few plans well in the pipeline so far...

XT660 Lakes Bash in May,

Western Isles of Scotland in June,

2 weeks in the French Alps in July, spending a few days in the Vercors Massif area near Grenoble, (awesome limestone gorge area with narrow cliff roads, tunnels etc.), then basing myself in Briancon for some high trails and a day over to Bardoneccia in Italy for the Stella Alpina off-road event. 4 x XT660s going (3 Tens and an R).

I still have an August week to decide on :-)

2 weeks in the French Alps in July, spending a few days in the Vercors Massif area near Grenoble, (awesome limestone gorge area with narrow cliff roads, tunnels etc.), then basing myself in Briancon for some high trails and a day over to Bardoneccia in Italy for the Stella Alpina off-road event. 4 x XT660s going (3 Tens and an R).

Irish guy I think that you mean Bardonecchia in Italy near Turin????? Sounds good xxx

watch out for the Hancock Pass in Colorado, this is where you'll feel the full weight of the tenere

Ok, so I missed out the 'h'... I stand corrected.

Cheers and thanks for pointing out my poor spelling.

Noted ;)

also if you are using a garmin download the OSM maps onto a seperate SD card, they are more detailed than the standard garmin maps and you can switch between them on the fly and they are free, just highlight what you need and it will make a custom map for you

they are here - http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/

also keep an eye on this website to make sure all the passes are open - http://www.bushducks.com/tripreps/passopen.htm

Hopefully heading out to new zeland to live, and buying another bike, prob a tenere, then heading out to explore!