Tribute to a Tiger



I agonised for months about which bike to bring on this trip and then spent more months preparing it for the journey. 
It hasn’t missed a beat. 
3 oil changes
3 tyre changes
1 set of front brake pads. 
The 14T front sprocket is badly worn and will end its days on display in my workshop. 
Punctures 0 😄
It has been used and abused, dropped, and ridden on many many roads and trails it was never designed to be on. 
This kind of trip is all about compromise, sometimes I wished for a bigger bike, sometimes I was glad it wasn’t bigger. 
It has handled everything we have dished out to it and not once let us down. 
It is a miracle it hasn’t shaken itself to bits. 
It has been a great servant and we couldn’t have asked for more. 















































Comments

  1. Audrey Larsen2 November 2019 at 11:22

    Woah, all those photos and places the bike took you! ‘She’ did so well!

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    1. Robyn 2 November 2019 at 15:29

      Now we have a bit of time to look back we are realising the enormity of what we have done. We are pretty happy with what we have achieved.

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  2. russellmarie2 November 2019 at 15:08

    The Tiger did very well, carrying a load away beyond anything it's designers ever envisaged, and getting to journey's end in good shape.That though is down to the riders. Give yourselves credit. You two, together, did this.You two are the real story here.The bike played a solid supporting role.

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    1. Robyn 2 November 2019 at 16:04

      Thanks Russell for your comments. The people we met, what we saw and experienced totally enriched our lives. The fun we had and challenges we faced together tested and enriched our relationship. Would do it all again. ( well maybe not the gastro bits)

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  3. Lew Thompson4 November 2019 at 00:35

    Congratulations Mark & Robin, what an epic journey, almost insane... two up on an overloaded Tiger. It has been an inspiration following your epic adventures. Its has made going to work each day look easy, just loading that bike up each day must have been a mission, so amazing its lasted the distance on some of the rocky roads you have travelled. Well done to you both and thanks so much for sharing it with us all... go you good things ���Cheers Lew.

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