AMW Trip Reports
Tunisia - R 100 GS

Who Olivier Chartron ~ email
Professiondatabase administrator
Born 1966Nationality French
Previous travel experienceMany eastern europe country Western sahara USA
Previous bike travelsSlovenia croatia sahara spain Morocco bosnia
This tripTunisia
Departure date01 10 2005
Number in group1
Trip duration2 weeks
Distance covered3000 kms
Cost of trip (not incl. bike)1000 euros
Best dayoff road in dahar mountain
Worst/ hardest dayreturn with SNCM strike
Favourite placeDahar montain
Biggest headacheSNCM Strike
Biggest mistakenot much time
Most pleasant surprisethe man who give the key of his litlle house just near the sea at cap bon
Any illnessno
Other trips plannedIndia
One travel tipSpeaking with people
Bike ModelR 100 GS
Age/ mileage on departure15 years 80 000
ModificationsParis Dakar fairing
Mods you wish you'd donesmaller fairing
Type of baggagebmw hard case
Tyres usedmichelin anakee
Number of punctures2
Bike's weak pointweight
Bike's strong pointpower and very easy to drive on all kind of road
Bike problemselectricity
Number of accidents-
Same bike again?yes !
One biking tipnot too much weight when you are traveling alone