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Originally Posted by Wanted
Hey Luke,
I did it in 6 months but I'd probably take more time next time personally. I went down the West Coast, but I'd probably do the East Coast if I were to do it again because the West Coast was just a headache.
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Yeah i was thinking of doing both, going down the west side and up the east side. Seems like most people do the east side, which is why your trip was cool, you just dont see that many people going down the west side. I will probably take a ktm 690 enduro r, since im not planning on riding two up for any of it. A 1190 would be a lot of fun too but id prefer something a bit lighter/
Knowing what you know now, would you have skipped any of the countries on your route down? Senegal, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,Ghana, are these worth seeing and spending the time to get visas for, or is it better to just skip them?
The rest of them seem unavoidable if you are riding down unless you put the bike on a plane or boat to get around them, but that gets expensive. Did you consider going to Timbuktu when you were in Mali?
Africa does seem like it would be challenging to say the least. More to worry about than a lot of other places. But it makes for a challenging adventure. I did south america on a klr, and that was fairly easy, no major issues with borders/police/visas/etc. Just bike problems.
Thanks again for sharing the information. I liked your ride report too. Really gives an idea of what west africa is like.
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