Couple rides a bike around the world for over a decade.

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Couple rides a bike around the world for over a decade.

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Grant and Susan Johnson rode a BMW R80GS around the world for 11 years, across 5 continents and 39 countries. Awesomely inspiring!

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/johnson/hilites/
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wow thats a helluva trip.
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If anyone ever wonders why the dual sport category exisits just look at some of those roads or lack there of. Be one hell of an adventure that'd I'd like give a go.
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I wish I could do something like that. Hell, it would be great just to make it across country and back again.
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#5 Unread post by bearcat »

Here's another guy doing it on a Ural with a hack!

http://www.thetimelessride.com/
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#6 Unread post by Grey Thumper »

An Ural sounds perfect for that kinda trip. 2WD, carbs, tubes, lots of load capacity, plus you're not as worried by difficult surfaces (like a frozen lake, as seen in the website).
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