Unforgettable memories, I’m sure.

Well, in that case: My HiAce has a 2400cc engine.
It also has air-conditioning, a heater, 240V inverter, fridge, kitchen and a very comfortable bed when I finish a hard day of touring 😉
Get this: it can even carry stuff for others! How long can you stay in one spot without needing fuel, water, or food? I can even have a cold drink the end of the day🍻!

If it want to go somewhere really fast, then you’ll struggle to beat the cruising speed of a passenger jet, it’ll even get over the Ocean.

Every mode of transport is a compromise.
It’s all up to what you want to achieve.

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Let’s hope next year goes well as I want to start my first travels a bit after March 2024 depending on some other events unfold as I like to be spontaneous. After that is when I will finally start leaving this massive country that is Australia, ride the bike “home” to Ausbie before continuing on to Europe and beyond.

I’ll certainly start posting more as time moves on and hope to also get some of my own content on Youtube going since this was a collaboration (thanks again also to Callum). But I’m in it for fun. Which is why I post so rarely.

Maybe to answer the question as to why I want to take this around the world?
After-all, I also own a faster CB500x.
The simple answer: “It’s more fun.”

This bike costs nothing in fuel, parts are cheap and it’s far less hassle to transport as it weighs less (shipping by air or boat). Because it’s light, not only does it open up trails, it reduces my risks. There is rarely a scenario, where I can’t pick it up unless I go somewhere ridiculously challenging.
I once dropped my “middle weight” 500x, in a slippery, low lever water-crossing that was quite remote too. Then I was lucky that I only had to wait for an hour for help to arrive as even “the technique” relies on at least some traction which wasn’t there. I’m convinced that I do have a light, but permanent back injury from that event.
It’s also just fun to arrive on a vehicle where people are surprised that you have somehow made it, people like underdogs (although this one feels like cheating). You would have also heard Ed March’s comments.

If I wanted comfort over high speed, then there are also better options than bikes? I could just take a more comfortable campervan, car or even fly. It’s an adventure that I can only do while my body can cope with it. Besides also maybe serving as inspiration for others that can’t afford to spend 20k USD on an Adventure bike or simply don’t have the upper body strength or gravity defying skills of a professional that rode bikes before they started walking.

Cheers
Tom

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I did not hear about anyone trying to steal an election, thought the election was in like 2024. I did hear that Biden is getting impeached and then put in prison for bribery and treason.

Its only illegal, if there is a punishment. 😉
Do you think, the god emporer of US will be punished? Or will he instead take gruesome revenge on the infidels?

Hey, what a ride huh?
Yeah, it was great!
Did you see that _______?
No.
Did you see the other ______?
No.
What did you see?
My speedometer.

Fun is worth more than displacement any day of the week.

The there is no reolacement for displacement crowd might want to think about eating less and doing more. Just saying

ive ridden with riders on those in Italy off road rallies, they haul ass ! I think a lot of people would be shocked. some pics of HP2 here , those sure hold their value too ! https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/2-years-of-hp2-racing.173893/

The only reason I bought it was the focus on dirt riding ability and light weight. It’s a dirt bike with a big enough motor to ride long distance comfortably.

I bought a SL175 a couple years ago to go along with my 100, I need to do a another journey on a small bore, cheers

except when its laying on top of you. if you’re not crashing, your not going fast enough 😉 . those were a cool bike, they should still make a simple version like that

I love this! I did the same on a Honda 175, but you got me beat.
That is how we did it: pile up the gear and bunjie it down and go. No special gear required (or even owned).

And the writer admitted it was “naughty.” So what? Attempting to steal a U.S. Presidential election, and effect a coup de tat, are definitely illegal, by virtual of violating the U.S. Constitution, yet 74 million American voters seem “okey-dokey” with that, so I think we needn’t worry about a couple of “scooter-barrier lifters,” don’t you?

This comes to mind…

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Now that sounds illegal

Good Luck picking it up IF You actually ever “Adventure” Off Road?

NO Wuss would ride a bike whose first and foremost “Adventure” is finding help picking it up after inevitable falls IF You actually ever ride Off Road?

The TextBook Lemmings(/Posers)
who ride Behemoth “Adventure” Bikes (and seldom Off Road) are WAY Beyond a mere fad…

I’ve had an excellent time on the Honda Wave in SE Asia, those are some of my fondest memories, but I don’t think I could go around the world with one even when I was in my prime.

If you have the opportunity, Bali is another fun destination for small bike riding, once you get out of the towns.

Aw, don’t be like that.

That was gonna be what my next comment was all about and what he also mentioned at the end of the video : “…maybe just a bit more power so it can tour a bit more comfortably at 90-100 km/h (~56-62 mph) reliably”.
The speed limit here is 100 km/h and 90 km/h for trucks and you don’t want trucks overtaking you (constantly).
The Honda Wave 125i has 9 hp and all it takes is 15 hp (150cc+) and you can comfortably stay ahead of heavy traffic or stay ‘with the flow’ at other times.
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