Tunisia - R1150GS
| Who | Luciano Cosmo ~ email |
| Profession | Architect |
| Born 1965 | Nationality Italian |
| Previous travel experience | Europe, Usa, India, Australia, New Zealand, North Africa |
| Previous bike travels | All Europe, Lithuania, Estonia, Lettonia, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey |
| This trip | Tunisia |
| Departure date | December 2004 |
| Number in group | 3 (2 bikes) Me, Claudia Savardi and Antonello Scherini |
| Trip duration | 12 days |
| Distance covered | 2.500 km |
| Cost of trip (not incl. bike) | 600 Euro per person |
| Best day | Reaching Bordji El Khadra with our bikes, with luggage and passenger (my wife) |
| Worst/ hardest day | Last day, when we had to get the ferry back home |
| Favourite place | El Khadra lake and Bir Aouine dune |
| Biggest headache | The deep sand we found on some tracks |
| Biggest mistake | None |
| Most pleasant surprise | The way the bike handled on sand |
| Any illness | None |
| Other trips planned | Morocco Mauritania Mali Senegal |
| One travel tip | Travel light |
| Bike Model | Bmw R1150GS |
| Age/ mileage on departure | 85.000 km |
| Modifications | Ohlins suspension, Remus muffler, extended rear rack, Karoo tires, GPS, crash bar |
| Mods you wish you'd done | 21" wheel on front, additional lights |
| Type of baggage | Metzeler Karoo 2 |
| Tyres used | None |
| Number of punctures | Hepco & Becker panniers, Soft rear bag and 5 lt. tank |
| Bike's weak point | weight |
| Bike's strong point | relaiability |
| Bike problems | Rear rack broken, one front spoke and two on the rear wheel |
| Number of accidents | None |
| Same bike again? | Yes |
| One biking tip | Drive carefully, your bike will thank you |