England to South Africa by R850GS

Marc

In January 2006 Marc decided to ride his BMW R850GS from England to South Africa. Marc himself had some trying times, most notably when his bike frame broke in half in the Kaisut Desert in Northern Kenya. In the end, after five months and 13,500 miles, he did make it to Cape Town."

Excerpt from the diary: "I made the first of many mental notes: "Keep in mind that the bike is one-wheel drive only and that it doesn't have a reverse gear!" I briefly wondered if I had overlooked anything, you would have thought the Germans might have added..."