Motul - new sponsor

Just heard news that Motul (a racing lubricants company) is interested in sponsoringus for the trip. great news! thanks to Matteo Parnigoni. the dude doth rock.

So far we've got sponsoring us:
- Ducati - 99% in
- Motul - TBC but really interested
- Ferrino - TBC but really interested

Not bad for a monkey ass operation like this yeah

Thanks Oz!

Been in perth for the last 3 weeks visiting my mother. and the camping here is fntastic! been buying all my outdoor clothing. which is so tough (well it has to be for the aussie outback). and all my camping gear. thanks mark! got some great discounts through family when i bought all my gear. heres a list of the things i got here:
- duel fuel camping stove (runs on petrol)
- ceramic core water filter
- all weather jacket
- kick ass mack hiking boots
- swanky swiss army knife
- various rugged clothing
- canon lens 24-70mm L F/2.8 (awesome quality)

and loads of various goodies and gadgets that'll keep me alive in the middle on nowhere. thats it, going home now. where ill be sorting the last of my camera equipment out and getting the bike sorted from Ducati.

Ducati and our Africa Trek

99% percent confirmed for the trip. i sent them a pre-requisites pdf for what we need. i sold my other bike, and so its pretty weird. im about to leave in 6 weeks and i dont have a bike yet! yikes. oh well... things are moving along. august is just a weird time. italy is closed down and so theres nothing to do but wait till the factory opens again.