As with all of our previous adventures, we value the support of a team people and organisations who contribute in various ways to the complicated logistics required for this type of travel.
James and Carina Salmon have been kind enough to store the bikes at their property in Carcassonne for the past twelve months; ensuring that the bikes are dry, secure, and ready to go within hours of our arrival in France early next year.
Of course, the bikes did not arrive in France by magic, and we have relied (as always) on Ivan Smoljko and the team at Bikes Abroad to be able to deliver the bikes anywhere on the planet. The Bikes Abroad freight forwarding service makes this process completely hassle free.
Paul at Liquid Containment has kindly assisted with the fuel and water bladders that will be required to cross some parts of the Sahara safely. Specifically designed for motorcycles, these will be stored in the bottom of our panniers and only used when absolutely necessary.
Maps.Me have been brilliantly responsive to Ty's requests for additional functionality in the app and for full integration with the Bad Elf gps receiver. It will now help to keep us accurately positioned once we are 'off the grid'.
Jeff from Pilpel Print has again kindly offered to handle printing of the ride cards and document fiches that seem to be required at every checkpoint in western Africa.
Last but not least, thanks again to Petra and the team at Motorrad Garage. No sponsorship has been required from these guys for the past few years - simply because their gear does not break. It's a testament to their products that we have not had a single gear failure from the Motorrad Garage kit, despite several years of gruelling use.
