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Old 21 Jan 2006
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I'd love 2 go with u dave!

only prob is you are in the US and i'm in OZ (yes lorraine i agree with u, sacramento is rather small, been there a few times as i have relatives there).

i was planning on going on a trip myself if u want 2 join me?


lorraine and shells you both sound awesome (aswell as some of you guys 2) but some of you really need a kick back in to reality. give girls a go, you will be surprised at what we can do when try!
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Jade,

Perhaps if you just ride your bike to Darwin and go see Perkins Shipping, that's where all the overlanders pass through going to East Timor, Indonesia and on to Europe. I don't think you'll have to wait too long... And if you get bored, just go.

The hardest part is to pick up the courage to go. Check out Linda: http://haefale.de/linda

Guys, you've got problems! My new lady friend just asked me whether my mattress and sleeping bag are up to it. She does things like a bike rally in Norway in winter, -20°C! Makes me feel insignificant...
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In keeping with my constructive comments on this important thread.
Jade, have you seen Dave? If you got a good look at him you might change your mind
From all accounts he is something of a wildman with little self control or mechanical sympathy.
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Oh yeah, a week or so with Bob Brown and a lot of scotch will do that to anyone.

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Thank you all for a good chuckle. I actually laughed right out loud a few times. I think Lorraine and the other gals have hit it on the head. There are fun, adventurous, all-around good gals out there but they are busy riding. You just have to keep up with us.

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ps I have actually seen men riding f650s.

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This thread provided some great entertainment on a rainy Sunday afternoon, thanks guys. And a word of advice to you guys, as Homer Susan writes, us 'fun, adventurous, all-around good gals' do exist, but from experience you're more likely to come across us when you aren't actually looking for us.

p.s. What do you do if you already have a wonderful guy who won't get back on his F650 (after an accident) and you want to ride around the world or at least part of it?
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Go without him. Just don't go too long!
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Dave, maybe you should join a band. I've met plenty of women while out playing that want to ride cross country with me when I take off in June. My problem is, I'm married and can't take any with me! hahaha. Not complaining though. But they are out there, don't get discouraged!
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Found this somewhere, thought it relevant to this thread.

“Travelling in the company of those we love is home in motion.” C. Leigh Hunt

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Hey Whiplash,

I've been playing in bands for 14 years, but I don't think I've played with any Fresno bands. Maybe I can find someone who's willing to learn to ride. I'm not discouraged. It's a long-shot, I know.

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I found a woman in spain....''yeah always been my dream'' she said .... after a 4day trip into Portugal... and back well that was the end of her dream .... and our relationship ....go it alone mate
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Not to sound cliche, but you knid of just have to let it happen. This past year I was in Belize working on my thesis when one biker, such as yourself, came through my town. He met one of my students who introduced us over lunch the next day. After talking for about an hour he said to me "Well, I'm going for a ride...wanna come?" Needless to say, I replied yes!

We spent the next few weeks practically inseperable and just before he left San Ignacio I was invited to come along through Panama. Central America came and went quickly, before we knew it I was back in Washington DC getting ready to finish my degree. Then he called and asked me to come back and finish the trip.

Well, I left school, told very few people where I was going and I now get to sign TDF '05 after my name.

Don't listen to the skeptics, it was a rollercoaster ride definitely but in the end we both came away better people. And, of course, I'm now getting my motorcycle license and buing a bike later this year. (Plans are in the works for India in 2007!)

Pick someone up on your trip is the moral of the story!
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Good story!

What does TDF mean?
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Given the popularity of this thread maybe the HU meets should have a 'Traffic-Light' night, you know the ones, green clothes for 'I'm available', red for I'm not available' (where does amber fit in?).

However, this could degenerate into a lot of single blokes pestering the ever elusive single adventurous female with a bike, biking seems to be fairly male-dominated!
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