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Just taken a look at the post I put on yesterday. Firstly would like to say a big thanks to you all out there. I’ll address this to everyone who has answered me, collectively. I’ll tell you something about me. Old Git on a Bike Hm I’m a bit like that myself. I’ve bookmarked Smoking Tail Pipes website thanks for the info. Gas Up - Lets Go. Im just starting to read you website. I’ll be 47 in a couple of months and have always wanted to do this trip, so now that I can afford it, I’m doing it. I have ridden bikes since I was a lad, road mostly, I bought the Tenere about 3 maybe 4 years ago, and have used it on and off road, and it although old, works fine, always starts and never let me down. Actually not the most uncomfortable bike I have ever ridden, the longest single ride I have done on it is about 5 hours. I think the bike will do just fine, once I get it mechanically sound. You have given loads of things to think about. Well I am an international lorry driver and my dads family are Indian, live very close to the Pakistan boards near Amritsar. I have visited India many times, first time when I was 4. I have driven the lorry to Turkey and most of Europe. I have a house in Bulgaria and have travelled and driven / ridden from UK to Spain to Bulgaria. I would go straight across Europe into Romania and Bulgaria down to Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and India. I have been to every country except Iran, so that is the only thing I don’t know. However over the years I have know some Iranians and they tell me that Iranian people are very hospitable to travellers, and I know that in the most part the roads in Iran are good. This route obviously depends on getting an Iranian visa, lets hope that is not a problem, otherwise maybe I will look at going north. Although I am not a cold weather person, I can stand any amount of heat but cold does me in. Pakistan though I have visited once many years ago, I have never driven, but I have travelled in India a lot and Pakistan will be much the same for road conditions people and livestock wandering about. My XT certainly looks like a bag of bones, and yes I agree that it should look so not just for the reason you mention but it has lived a little. I lived in Spain for 9 years and did a lot or riding there, on and off road, on the XT actually, I would go out on the XT to route find, if I can do it on the XT then it is not that hard, and it makes you watch what you are doing because I can’t touch the floor, so have to get it right. I am not the greatest off roader in the world, but I can do enough I think. I just contact the RAC about carnet, I know a thing or two about that because I have looked in to this type of trip a few times and have used carnet when crossing boarders with the truck. Yes I’ll look at horizons forgot about them actually, old age and all that. Anyway thanks Roger

Hello one and all, new to this forum. I have an old G reg XT600z it needs some work, to get it in tip top condition. Im thinking of taking it on a LONGGGGGGG tour to India. What are your thoughts on such a bike doing such a long distance tour. Also if i do decide to do this, i will need some help with reconditioning the bike and getting it ready is there anyone out there who could help, for a small charge of course. Many thanks Realy want you good and bad comments on this. Otherwise i need to buy something like Goldwing or BMW?