Czecho - Iran II - R 1150 GS
| Who | Mirek Siki Sykora ~ email |
| Profession | marketing research |
| Born 1976 | Nationality Czech |
| Previous travel experience | Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe - by bike, bicycle, car on foot :) |
| Previous bike travels | Iran 2005 |
| This trip | Czecho - Iran II |
| Departure date | April 2006 |
| Number in group | 2 - wife is the best friend and mate |
| Trip duration | one month |
| Distance covered | 11.000 km |
| Cost of trip (not incl. bike) | 1.200 Euro excl. carpets :) |
| Best day | any night whilst camping in the middle of nowhere |
| Worst/ hardest day | crashing at 110 km h on oil leak. We were lucky bastards that no one was going against us and that the road was narrow. |
| Favourite place | won?tell, you will all go there :) |
| Biggest headache | i could have killed my wife |
| Biggest mistake | overlooking the oil leak few hundred meters long |
| Most pleasant surprise | yeah, we survived the crash :) and so did the bike (again) |
| Any illness | none |
| Other trips planned | Africa, Americas, Asia, Australia :) |
| One travel tip | the rain will stop, relax and take your time |
| Bike Model | R 1150 GS |
| Age/ mileage on departure | yr. 2000 50.000 km |
| Modifications | alu panniers (180 liter total volume), additional cannisters (2x10 l.) aside of the tank - once again proved to be best bumpers, crashbars, windshield |
| Mods you wish you'd done | none |
| Type of baggage | 180 l. of alu panniers |
| Tyres used | Metzeler Tourance - this year they made it to 22.000 km :) (well, I?ve seen the cord, already :) |
| Number of punctures | none |
| Bike's weak point | none - you?ve chosen your bike so you know it |
| Bike's strong point | after what it had survived - it is the best long travel machine |
| Bike problems | none |
| Number of accidents | 1 |
| Same bike again? | for such trips yes (maybe Adventure version, if wife likes the seat and pegs) |
| One biking tip | be careful |