tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120779025392845539.post8051696729234204664..comments2023-12-08T08:43:03.400+00:00Comments on Thistledown: Explain the Attraction?mr.combohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684236389777529281noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120779025392845539.post-21001956926131183512014-03-04T17:35:48.708+00:002014-03-04T17:35:48.708+00:00A bit of a 'mini-adventure' to be sure.A bit of a 'mini-adventure' to be sure.mr.combohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03684236389777529281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120779025392845539.post-34024680146980516702014-03-04T07:04:46.183+00:002014-03-04T07:04:46.183+00:00Dijon, remember it well that's where Stuart An...Dijon, remember it well that's where Stuart Anderson had the adventure of the key breaking off in his security padlock as we were setting off!muzriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06158336040574363586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120779025392845539.post-29005071655787080542014-03-02T21:29:12.654+00:002014-03-02T21:29:12.654+00:00'Novice' yes they think they have to live ...'Novice' yes they think they have to live out the dream that was sold to them along with the BIG adventure bike , and as Norman says the gear, so they fit in. For me I'll just continue using the tarred roads, on sort of normal bikes and enjoy the company I am in or find.... not to forget a nice local beer to end a great day out there.<br /> kawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01782747856817922525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120779025392845539.post-37938356229587409762014-03-02T21:09:48.043+00:002014-03-02T21:09:48.043+00:00Pure escapism. People who the magazine is aimed at...Pure escapism. People who the magazine is aimed at will never do an 'adventure trip' despite owning a BMW GS with Touratech goodies, but it feeds their delusion and the articles about making your own underpants out of leaves in the jungle gives them something to impress their friends down the pub with. It's no different than magazines aimed at sportsbike riders who wear race leathers with humps even thought they only commute to work on them, or custom riders battling through British drizzle in open face helmets and cut-offs as they dream about riding across the US. (Or far that matter men who walk about wearing football jerseys – do they imagine that people see them and think 'that overweight, pasty faced man over there smoking a cigarette and eating a pie must be a professional footballer as he's wearing a jersey'?)<br />As for the articles – so you've ridden your bike to somewhere where there is seawater but no ground water? How many places on Earth are there where a desert meets the sea? And having gone there you didn't think about getting water at the last town you passed through? Hope you can't get your fire started and have to drink your own urine!<br />And talking of starting fires – you've spent £15,000 on a bike and £5,000 on Touratech goodies, but you haven't brought any matches? Why not connect two bits of wire to your battery, spark them together over a dish of petrol, and hey presto, you've got a fire! <br />You're right – there's plenty of the world to explore where there are surfaced roads, running water, and shops that sell matches – why not just go there instead?Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561928102855867969noreply@blogger.com