Sadlsor
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How does she find these roads? Or is this considered a two track state route with a speed limit of 50 km/h?I would shite my back off right there
If that section of the road really is tilted to the left, it must make 4 wheelers hair curl.
she is in Tajikistan actually. As she said, this road the only way out of Bartang valley to the north, to border with the Kirgizstan and China. But I don't understand - the weather should be much more colder than she has on her videos. She is wearing just light jacket even at altitudes. ff check weather at her last point, there must be winter now.
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The videos are posted 3-4 weeks possibly longer after she has been in the area.she is in Tajikistan actually. As she said, this road the only way out of Bartang valley to the north, to border with the Kirgizstan and China. But I don't understand - the weather should be much more colder than she has on her videos. She is wearing just light jacket even at altitudes. ff check weather at her last point, there must be winter now.
considering she has +15C at least (she is wearing t-short in the village) on her videos, and now -14C there, she post videos way much longer, 2-3 months maybe
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You could very well be correct. The ADR in Britain back in June seems to be a firm date, from there we can track back to when she was reunited with Franky, probably in the beginning of July, so this episode was probably shot the end of August beginning of September.
She could be in the middle of China now, or India for all we know.
She is on roads I would not take my ST on for sure, don't know if I'm strong enough to handle a Adv bike but would love to be able to do what She is doing. What is really Scary for me is my daughter's are both older than Noraly. Do like her videos, G
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I imagined what it would be like on my GSA up there... no carburetor-related fueling issues, but her handlebars were twitching all over the place on that steep rocky grade.
Lots of ways to fall over, in that type terrain. Certainly wouldn't want to fall over to the LEFT!
Looking over her shoulder at the cliff edge, gives me the willies! And the heebie-jeebies! And freaks me out on a 650lb beast!
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This past summer I rode up a road/goattrail to a communication tower in the Northwest Territories above the Arctic circle. I was on my VStrom,it was rough going up, a few switchbacks. It was coming down that was the trickiest, avoiding boulders, wash outs….that was a piece of cake compared to what she’s doing…..yikes….
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Roads (if they can actually be called that) like that are not uncommon there. Most were somewhat better but not by a lot.
Craziest thing I saw there was 2 self propelled combine harvesters going up and over a mountain pass that was on a road that I would have taken one on, but at least better than the one that IB is on.
I would say that most of the roads that I rode, once we got up in the mountains, were like this.
Craziest thing I saw there was 2 self propelled combine harvesters going up and over a mountain pass that was on a road that I would have taken one on, but at least better than the one that IB is on.
I would say that most of the roads that I rode, once we got up in the mountains, were like this.
The road you showed was reasonably smooth with small stones. Noraly is negotiating rough tracks with big rocks that can tip a bike over AND an impressive drop off on one side (mountain climbers call it 'exposure'). In addition, her track (call it what you will, I'll reserve 'road' for something like your pictures) looked like it was canted to one side (the downhill side) which made it a lot more scary for me...and I was just watching over her shoulder.
I understand you have to keep momentum up, but she was going too fast for my comfort. Heck, I'd be quaking WALKING that road in places.
On the other hand, she said she was 50km from the nearest farmer where she could get help if need be. When there are no options, plowing on is easier. When I was working, I absolutely hated getting on a ladder above 10', but many times I simply had to go up 20' to drill a big hole through a brick wall. With no other way to do the job, I just pushed my fears aside and did it.
I'd really like to know how much she paid those two guys to help push Frankie along the river.
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Perhaps you misunderstood what I posted. While "roads" like she was on are not uncommon, most are like those in the pics I posted.