GSX1400 Owners .org

There might be a few of you original org members who remember Farquhar (Garry Chadwick). A very competent 1400 rider but also a Suzuki 650 Burgman owner with a lust for travel. Back in 2008 Garry did what I consider the ride to hell but on motor scooters & not a 1400. He brilliantly documented every stage of the trip which I copied but over time with new computers the story is lost. But I found it & thought I'd share with the new org. Being an old posting the photo's don't appear unfortunately.

https://www.burgmanusa.com/threads/burgman-650-across-russia.25086/page-3?nested_view=1&sortby=oldest

To whet your appetite this was Garry's itinerary;-
 
1. Ship Burgie to Russia (Vladivostok) - 1st April.
2. Fly to Vietnam, rent bike to ride from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi - 15th April.
3. Take bus across border from Vietnam to China and buy small (under 150cc) bike or scooter - ride North through China and into Mongolia.
4. Ride back into China and up to Harbin - sell bike and take train to Vladivostok - mid to end May
5. Collect bike and ride West to Kazakhstan.
6. Ride South into Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
7. Ride West and back into Russia.
8. Ride North to Moscow / St Petersburg and then up into Finland.
9. Ride South through Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Croatia to my final destination - Italy.
10. Ride South along the coast in Italy to Palermo where I will ship the Burgie back to Melbourne - late August / early September.

I just mentioned him a few days ago.

Hmmmmm Brave or Stupid.
I personally believe Brave is someone facing adversity not by choice. I'll leave that there.

Great read and reminds me of Rynglieders reporting.

Where is he now ?

I remember him & his odd mention of that trip.