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For me it was the first few minutes of the movie Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man where Mickey Rourke sets off with his Harley. Although the movie itself wasn't that great it had an impact on me when I first saw it at the age of twelve.

And Ted, Jupiter's Travels is not a generation thing. I'm 29 now, reading it at the moment and enjoying it. I only wish I could write about my travels even half as well as he does.

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Come on--no one mentioned Road Warrior??!! Made me want to tour the Outback on a bike with a wrist crossbow and a sawed-off shotgun!
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Mad Max?
Not after what happened to "The Goose"
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Not after what happened to "The Goose"
I think that was only an accident...Toecutter being a sloppy smoker is what really happened!
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I think that was only an accident...Toecutter being a sloppy smoker is what really happened!
You're right, but what if they catch you, tie you to a stake then stick you on the front of one of there Madmaxmobiles?
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You're right, but what if they catch you, tie you to a stake then stick you on the front of one of there Madmaxmobiles?
That was post-armageddon, so I would just chalk it up to the radiation in the air, slowly rotting Wes's brain--nothing more...Me? I still want a wrist crossbow
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I never wanted to travel, it looked too much hassle for the rewards it gave. then i passed my bike test at 30 to get a bike as a toy. 20k later & 8 months down the line i realised i was slightly addicted to riding anywhere i could think of & i'd already covered the UK.
now two & a bit years later its just money holding me back from a lot more miles. home is my saddle so travelling by bike always means ive got a comfy familiar place to view the world from.
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