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Seouljoe......
You posted on a thread some time ago that nobody ever called in to see you when they shipped to Korea. Well... we leaving the UK this Sunday heading west to USA and then around mid may we will either ship Seattle to Vladivostok or maybe Vancouver to Korea instead then get ferry to Vlad. We had it mind to call you when in Korea and share a  but it looks like you are running away from us and won't be there.
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Seouljoe......
You posted on a thread some time ago that nobody ever called in to see you when they shipped to Korea. Well... we leaving the UK this Sunday heading west to USA and then around mid may we will either ship Seattle to Vladivostok or maybe Vancouver to Korea instead then get ferry to Vlad. We had it mind to call you when in Korea and share a but it looks like you are running away from us and won't be there.
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Have a great trip .. May our path cross in USA?
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7 Apr 2011
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Bike arrive in Long Beach on 12TH ,
So am I ,,
Here is a good read ,, except the tool part. 
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11 Apr 2011
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Way Points
Took Colebatch's GDB way points and translated to KML for my Android phone.
2700 some way points but from 1300 is a repetition. Will delete all the camping sites and leave only benzine, motels, guest houses and cafes.
I am using GPS Essential APP and Google Navigation APP then Latitude APP so my family and friends can see, where I am at all times.
Only few more hours before I get on the plane,,,, I am pumped!
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12 Apr 2011
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hi,
i am Mark, Strimstrum's riding partner , where you heading ? We are in Maryland awaiting our bikes to arrive in Baltimore (should be here this wednesday ) then we are heading south then along the gulf to the pacific , what sort of route you taking so just maybe we could bump into each other for a .
Regards Mark
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12 Apr 2011
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Have a great trip .. May our path cross in USA?
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Sorry Joe, I missed your reply !
We will be heading South from Baltimore by end of this week into southern states and then west as far as LA then up highway 1 where we hope to fly the bikes from Vancouver to Busan - we have been in touch with Wendy Choi who we hope will sort us out in South Korea.
What is your route in the US ?
Martin
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13 Apr 2011
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Sorry Joe, I missed your reply !
We will be heading South from Baltimore by end of this week into southern states and then west as far as LA then up highway 1 where we hope to fly the bikes from Vancouver to Busan - we have been in touch with Wendy Choi who we hope will sort us out in South Korea.
What is your route in the US ?
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Martin ,,
Arrived in LA ,, staying at Queen Mary near the port then ,, staying in Santa Monica on 14th.
Everything blurry ,, excitement kept me awake all through the flight.. and last night two hours sleep ,,
Leaving Santa Monica pier on 15th dawn,, the beginning of the 66,,,meeting with a friend riding out to meet me from Dallas,,, in Alburquerqe, on 17th ,, ride over to Santa Fe then head out on route 66 via St.Louis and meet a anoth  er friend, who is riding out from Baltimore,, then all the way up to Chicago. End the 66 then head out to New York city. Remember 80% of old 66 is now I-40
Hope we can meet.
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17 Apr 2011
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16th ,,,
Got the bike out of customs at 4PM on 14th ,, at Long Beach ,,
Left Santa Monica, Ca. 5AM on 15th of April.2011, on a 2006 Harley Davidson FLHRI ,,
The end and beginning of The Mother Road.
Arrived in Santa Fe, NM,, having driven 1702 KM to meet up with a friend. Tomorrow Santa Rosa, Tucumcamari and Amarillo.
Details here under Journey at [url=http://cafe.daum.net/HarleyAdventure]Daum ī
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Reason: Deleted drunken ranting. Gee..
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18 Apr 2011
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04.17 in Amarillo, Texas ,, 2300KM in 3 days
Amazing part of America,, I am seeing for first time.
Many wild fires on the road side ,, I am behind some awful weather ,, nothing
but the glorious wea  ther ,, and full moon manana...
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20 Apr 2011
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Chicago Manana ...
I thought of mumsie all day today ,, she saved me ,, as I left Oklahoma City ,, the worst ****ing hick town I have ever been in my life ,, Wall Mart level fat women with porky squeezed eyes at every gas station , from Oakie City until I crossed Missouri line ,, mama mia ,, they live in 1950s ,, the great American Will Rogers, from Oklahoma would be shamed of what he sees today.
On the high note I drove 817 KM to St.Louis ,, along the way I met some wonderful characters ,, like this Pola ,, a giant of a man with hand big as my face ,, teddy bear heart ,, a 48 year Harley veteran ,, we shot crap ,, for 30 minutes ,, he told me where to go as I take the Great River Drive up to Mark Twain's birth place...Hannibal , Mo ,, scary name ,
Hail ,, thunder and lightening warning all day , as I pulled into Sheraton, St,Louis ,, all hell broke loose ,, missed it by 5 minutes ,,MUMSIE ,, at the front desk , I charmed Ms.X ,, she gave me a king suite for USD 110 ,, Yi Haaaa ,,
Took shower and went to BBs ,, a St. Louis landmark ,,, where blues and jazz are played all night long ,, came back to hotel ,, got a room massage.
Tomorrow ,, off to Chicago ,,, I will have done the Route 66 in 6 days ,, that is BIG 666 .. a record !
[url=http://cafe.daum.net/HarleyAdventure]Daum ī
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21 Apr 2011
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Did it ,, Route 66 in 6 days ,, 3,800KM ,,
As Moslems face Mecca ,, as salmon do upstream ,, John Steinbeck's,, The Mother Road has been about human struggle and triumph,, 1930 dry period following massacre on the Wall Street ,, a 20th century Irish potato famine,, a la Americaine ,,
This is one road ,, that represents biker's dream in entirety ,, IMHO
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22 Apr 2011
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Santa Monica to Chicago in 6 days.
Two days of R&R in Chicago ,, hit jazz clubs ,,
I left the Windy City got stuck two hours out... terrible storm ,, soaking wet and cold. Very dangerous road condition. Tomorrow bit dry according to the weather channel
Stuck at a water park resort called Surfari Park with so many poor dead animal heads ,, the owner has shot over the years ,, he even shot zebra and giraff ,,
Funny putting my bike to Europe ex New York for May 3rd sailing, on same ship that brought my bike from Inchon to Long Beach. MV/Tonsberg.
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24 Apr 2011
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Done with USA ,, niw bike to Europe ,, I am off to Cancun.
Amazing 9 days of sheer cruising on a Harley ,,
By passed all the tragic weather ,, in the USA ,, Hurricanes, Tornados Summer storms,, killed many this year.
Crossed Holland Tunnel into Manhattan ,, at 14:22 hours ,,
Sisiter in law offered me their flat by the UN,, declined,, took a room at the Elysee on E 54th St,,, need to ship the bike, from Elizabeth, New Jersey to Bremerhaven and head out to Cancun, for few days.
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19 May 2011
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Getting closer to Ukraine ,,
In Hamburg now ,, relaxing...
My Bremerhaven customs clearance horror can be read here
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...885#post336223
Poland to Kiev, Ukraine ,, using Lublin as the diving board ,, any idea, which brder has the most effecient people working?
After Kiev ,, I must make a hard decision to either go onto Vladivostk , or enjoy the Bulgaria, Rumania, Croatia, Italy, France and Spain.
RSVP ,,
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04.17 in Amarillo, Texas ,, 2300KM in 3 days
Getting closer to Ukraine ,,
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