Would you have the bottle to ride through Africa on your own?

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Would you have the bottle to ride through Africa on your own?

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Many of you will know Ian Coggin (Cheesy) a long time Triple (H2C) enthusiast.

He has just embarked on a massive adventure. After flying to Nairobi he will pick up a Chinese motorcycle which he intends to ride on his own to South Africa.

If you would like to follow his adventure he has set up a YouTube channel. Please like follow and subscribe.



https://youtube.com/shorts/DtBP1aVU6QY? ... 5eDMqjwa9U
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g6mow wrote: Tue Jun 09, 2026 7:00 pm Many of you will know Ian Coggin (Cheesy) a long time Triple (H2C) enthusiast.

He has just embarked on a massive adventure. After flying to Nairobi he will pick up a Chinese motorcycle which he intends to ride on his own to South Africa.

If you would like to follow his adventure he has set up a YouTube channel. Please like follow and subscribe.



https://youtube.com/shorts/DtBP1aVU6QY? ... 5eDMqjwa9U


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It certainly is Ian. He’s a braver man than me !!
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g6mow wrote: Tue Jun 09, 2026 8:51 pm He’s a braver man than me !!
And me :shock:
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I wouldn't even want to go there in a Tank... with air and naval support...
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Maybe he could get some advice from Noraly.....its not a trip I would consider....even when I was able :lol:
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Wow, I reckon that's about 3,000 miles! He sounds out of breath just filming the bike :lol:
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No chance , I won't visit any country where various regions puts little value on life.
Hope the trip goes well and safe for him.

I think of the two going around the world and were told not to go into a real volatile country Iran in January 2025.
There still there in prison and that country has deteriorated so much due to world events.
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The idea doesn't appeal to me at all,but we all must follow our dreams. Long time dead and all that.

I've subscribed and will be following his exploits. I hope everything lives up to the dream. 8)
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No chance.....too many scumbags around that way. Life is cheap there.....why do you think they all have 10 kids :smt009
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Me neither. Though not just due to the safety concerns, more to the bureaucracy you encounter- I've ready lots of accounts of such trips and they seem to involve regularly spending hours or days waiting at borders & consulates for visas etc., plus being stopped to check your papers (& get a bribe) numerous times a day. Never sounds too much fun.
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robh1f wrote: Wed Jun 10, 2026 1:48 pm No chance.....too many scumbags around that way. Life is cheap there.....why do you think they all have 10 kids :smt009
The reason for having 10 kids is a numbers game so there is more chance that some will get over here to pizz me off

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Not a chance in hell would I ride through anywhere like that, look what happened to the couple that rode through Iran
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They were strongly advised NOT to go to Iran Mike?
And what mess they are in now some 18 months later :-|
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If i was a lot younger and had sufficient funds, maybe?

But I'm not and never.

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