UK to Hungary - R100GS
| Who | Bob Mcdarby-Feast ~ email |
| Profession | legal |
| Born 1960 | Nationality British |
| Previous travel experience | RTW 1998-1999 Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, NZ, Fiji, Cook Islands, USA, Canada.Australia, Israel. |
| Previous bike travels | France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Belgium. Cyprus. |
| This trip | UK to Hungary via France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia. |
| Departure date | May 2003 |
| Number in group | 2 |
| Trip duration | 4 Months |
| Distance covered | - |
| Cost of trip (not incl. bike) | ?3000 |
| Best day | Riding over a mountain pass in Slovenia. |
| Worst/ hardest day | Realising we had to come back. |
| Favourite place | Slovenia. |
| Biggest headache | The weight of all our gear on the bike. |
| Biggest mistake | Going on a BMW. |
| Most pleasant surprise | Sloveia. fantastic scenery, fantastic roads with next to no traffic and genuinely friendly people. |
| Any illness | No. |
| Other trips planned | Morroco or Tunisia(04)Karakorum(05) |
| One travel tip | The same old one, travel light. |
| Bike Model | BMW R100GS |
| Age/ mileage on departure | 9 Years old/9000 miles |
| Modifications | 43ltr tank, strengthened rear subframe, modified crash bars, 'overland solutions' pannier frames, GPS. |
| Mods you wish you'd done | Swapped it for an Africa Twin |
| Type of baggage | Bridgestone Trail Wings |
| Tyres used | None |
| Number of punctures | 'Touratech' Ali' panniers and tank bag, Oteib bag. |
| Bike's weak point | Weight, rides like a two wheeled tractor, constant carb balancing, poor fuel economy, etc. |
| Bike's strong point | Didn't break. |
| Bike problems | I hated it. |
| Number of accidents | None |
| Same bike again? | No. Africa Twin or KTM 950. |
| One biking tip | Make sure you like the bike your going on 'cause you spend an aweful long time on it and don't go on something just because it's the bike everyone else uses. I hated the BMW. If you like an R1 then go on an R1. Pack light. |