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Geologist by day, Rockstar by night
Hey everyone!
A crazy thought crossed my mind the other day... I work in rural Senegal as a geologist and on May 22nd I'm scheduled to fly back to Canada.
Normally on the 22nd in the morning the company would fly me back to Dakar where I'd catch my flight home that evening.
My crazy idea... Get a motorcycle and ride to Dakar to make my flight! Apparently by bus its a 14h journey, by car its more like 12h and by bike its somewhere in between. The roads are all shit and the bikes around here are super cheap and sometimes in half decent working order.
I've seen lots of cheapo chinese knock-offs and a few Hondas. All from the 70s, 80s and 90s, some have been hacked and customized for practical uses like carrying wood, more people than you can count on one hand etc etc... However, I have run into a few bikes that were in really nice running condition!
My plan is to seek out a bike that is in as good condition as possible... Work on it till I have to leave then take as many spare parts, tools as I can and ride into Dakar to make my flight. I'd send my luggage on the bus the day before and pick it up from our Dakar office when I got in tuesday evening.
I'm wondering what I should pack for such an unpredictable journey, I've been advised to bring spare spark plugs, tire repair kit and gas.
If the company allows me this could be an adventure of a life time.
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A crazy thought crossed my mind the other day... I work in rural Senegal as a geologist and on May 22nd I'm scheduled to fly back to Canada.
Normally on the 22nd in the morning the company would fly me back to Dakar where I'd catch my flight home that evening.
My crazy idea... Get a motorcycle and ride to Dakar to make my flight! Apparently by bus its a 14h journey, by car its more like 12h and by bike its somewhere in between. The roads are all shit and the bikes around here are super cheap and sometimes in half decent working order.
I've seen lots of cheapo chinese knock-offs and a few Hondas. All from the 70s, 80s and 90s, some have been hacked and customized for practical uses like carrying wood, more people than you can count on one hand etc etc... However, I have run into a few bikes that were in really nice running condition!
My plan is to seek out a bike that is in as good condition as possible... Work on it till I have to leave then take as many spare parts, tools as I can and ride into Dakar to make my flight. I'd send my luggage on the bus the day before and pick it up from our Dakar office when I got in tuesday evening.
I'm wondering what I should pack for such an unpredictable journey, I've been advised to bring spare spark plugs, tire repair kit and gas.
If the company allows me this could be an adventure of a life time.
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