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Hi Rob
Thanks for your kind words.
I'm afraid I'm not very good with sat nav but if can find co ordinates of somewhere particularly good will make a note.
I'm growing to love my bike despite the tribulations! However when I get back I simply must do something to improve the seat comfort. Do you have any suggestions?
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I've ridden my bike from Japan, across Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan and now in Georgia and I have a skinny rear end without much padding so I needed something. I bought a cheap solution from the USofA called a "Sweetcheeks" bike seat. It holds 2x2.5 litre bottles that I recycle from their original purpose of holding fizzy drinks and then throw a sheepskin cover over the whole lot. It works a treat and it's cheap. If you do a youtube search with this "sweet cheeks seat mod for DRZ400" you will see a DIY version of it. I've used mine for carrying spare water and for extra fuel a couple of times, at other times when water and fuel availability isn't an issue I leave the bottles empty.
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I've ridden my bike from Japan, across Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan and now in Georgia and I have a skinny rear end without much padding so I needed something. I bought a cheap solution from the USofA called a "Sweetcheeks" bike seat. It holds 2x2.5 litre bottles that I recycle from their original purpose of holding fizzy drinks and then throw a sheepskin cover over the whole lot. It works a treat and it's cheap. If you do a youtube search with this "sweet cheeks seat mod for DRZ400" you will see a DIY version of it. I've used mine for carrying spare water and for extra fuel a couple of times, at other times when water and fuel availability isn't an issue I leave the bottles empty.
Hi Rob your epic journey makes mine seem like a walk round the block!
Thanks for the recommendation. I saw them on e bay but the idea seemed so basic that it couldn't possibly work! Doesn't the sheepskin become sodden when it rains? And where do you get them? Don't say from a sheep!!
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Hi Rob your epic journey makes mine seem like a walk round the block!
Thanks for the recommendation. I saw them on e bay but the idea seemed so basic that it couldn't possibly work! Doesn't the sheepskin become sodden when it rains? And where do you get them? Don't say from a sheep!!
Yeah, sometimes it's the simple things that work. It's worked for me but may not necessarily work for others but at the price I reckon it's worth a try.
Sheepskin.
Where I'm sitting stays dry and I take it off and give it a good shake to get rid of water. The wool still has plenty of lanolin in it and it naturally sheds water easily enough. I bought mine in Australia but I've seen others using what they could pick up locally in Mongolia and Central Asia so I reckon you should be able to find one in Morocco, although you might need to shampoo it first. Also good when camping to just throw on the ground for something sort of clean to sit on.
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I've ridden my bike from Japan, across Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan and now in Georgia and I have a skinny rear end without much padding so I needed something. I bought a cheap solution from the USofA called a "Sweetcheeks" bike seat. It holds 2x2.5 litre bottles that I recycle from their original purpose of holding fizzy drinks and then throw a sheepskin cover over the whole lot. It works a treat and it's cheap. If you do a youtube search with this "sweet cheeks seat mod for DRZ400" you will see a DIY version of it. I've used mine for carrying spare water and for extra fuel a couple of times, at other times when water and fuel availability isn't an issue I leave the bottles empty.
Hi Rob
Hope your travels are going well. Are you doing a blog by the way? Also I meant to ask if you carry fuel using your sweetcheeks what containers do you use as I thought the normal fizzy drinks/water bottles melted when petrol is put in them?
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Hope your travels are going well. Are you doing a blog by the way? Also I meant to ask if you carry fuel using your sweetcheeks what containers do you use as I thought the normal fizzy drinks/water bottles melted when petrol is put in them?
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I used two 1.5 ltr pop bottles when I did my trip in Thailand and Laos last year, I never had a problem with then, but make sure to get the ones with the better screw lid

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PS it is still persisting it down in Slovenia, hope you have better weather haha

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Nice to hear from you again!
What do you do to keep your bum from being split in half by the moto cross type saddle?
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Nice to hear from you again!
What do you do to keep your bum from being split in half by the moto cross type saddle?
Eh up Smudger
Hope you are feeling a bit better?

I use this and it is doing the business
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-seating-83784

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Hi Dad,

Liss and I have both emailed you, not sure weather you got it or not. If you can try and get that working again. Hope you are well. Maybe we could organise a Skype session this week at sometime.

Lots of love
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Hope you are feeling a bit better?

I use this and it is doing the business
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I don't know if you saw this I put on the other day, and the Sun is out, bonus
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Skype!!
Lissie wants to skype now if you can get it working

Lots of love
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Hi Wayne
Sorry I did get the link, thanks. Haven't looked yet but will definitely check it out on my return to UK
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Hope your travels are going well. Are you doing a blog by the way? Also I meant to ask if you carry fuel using your sweetcheeks what containers do you use as I thought the normal fizzy drinks/water bottles melted when petrol is put in them?
No problem with the fizzy drinks bottles and petrol. I didn't do a blog or RR for this trip, found it was a lot of work on my previous trip. Just doing my F.B. page now. Following The Front Wheel.

Sorry to read about your stomach problems mate, make sure you stay hydrated and get some lemonade into you. The sugar helps with energy.
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Hi Dave,
Hope you're feeling better after your trip to the pharmacy. All's well here, we've read Dad your blog & he really enjoyed it.
Tony said do you know Reading won at the weekend 1-0 against Charlton & they're second in the league.Rugby World Cup all the northern hemisphere sides are out.
Look after yourself, love Helen
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Hope you're feeling better after your trip to the pharmacy. All's well here, we've read Dad your blog & he really enjoyed it.
Tony said do you know Reading won at the weekend 1-0 against Charlton & they're second in the league.Rugby World Cup all the northern hemisphere sides are out.
Look after yourself, love Helen
Thanks Hel
Feeling much better now after taking drugs!
Great news about Reading thanks.
Heading north again tomorrow
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Will look you up on FB when I get home.
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