| Best day | Crossing Dasht-e-Kavir desert, with more than 40 degrees Celsius heat, taking part in nomad's wedding in the desert side |
| Worst/ hardest day | Cold and rain in Greece, got sick |
| Favourite place | Esfahan & Yazd cities, Dast-e-Kavir separated desert mountain-chain |
| Biggest headache | Overheated rear tire that was about to crack |
| Biggest mistake | Speeding too much on +40C and while sun had heated tarmac up to boiling temperature and it was devastating to rear tire |
| Most pleasant surprise | BMW was extremely reliable to all this kicking it took, it didn't miss any beat while we had to travel fast (mostly 700-900km per day) on potholed Asian roads and gravel |
| Any illness | Fever in Greece and Italy |
| Other trips planned | Too many plans |
| One travel tip | Take the bike you love very much riding, then it'll be a real dream trip! |
| Bike Model | BMW R1100GS |
| Age/ mileage on departure | 1998 42,000km |
| Modifications | 41 litres tank, bar risers, engine guards, rear frame reinforcement, CAT protection, headlight protection, rallye hand protectors, windscreen spoiler, mudguard extension, all was needed |
| Mods you wish you'd done | Replacing rear shock with ?hlins with stiffer spring |
| Type of baggage | Caja Sahel aluminium panniers 41+43L, 45L TT tankbag with side pockets, 90L luggage roll on rear |
| Tyres used | Heidenau K60 two pairs of rear, third pair was Mezeler Tourance rear Only one pair of front |
| Number of punctures | 2 on Tourances, Heidenau rear overheated in Iran speeding 130-160kph on mountain roads and cracked |
