blurred me

i move so fast that even when i stand still im blurred.

trike trek

found these crazy dudes on the road whilst buying spares.
awesome halloween trike!

packin things

well here we are getting ready for the big day. we got the stuff on easier than we thought. the bikes also handle really well with all the weight. gonna be around 270 kilos in total. ooooh i hear the sound of popping kidneys....

its all happening now...

leaving in three days time. got the bikes yesterday. had a hellish ride in the rain, on the highway and at night. what a way to break in the bike. beautiful machines.... so fast, centred and well made. feel so solid, sharp and crisp. anyhow. my next post i should be on the road. got a manic 3 days ahead of me. yiiiiikes!!!

the Rooi Gevaar

Breathless...... the girls are ready, we are ready, and so is the rain. but its cool, cos the rain feels like champagne and angel peepee mixed together in a delightful cocktail of drizzling joy from the sky. lifting my mood and vapourizing the black clouds and replenishing them with a beautiful kind of soft pink cotton candy. nothing can take away the joy i feel when i gaze upon these beautiful red italian thoroughbreds. oh joy oh raptour oh tralalalalalalaaaaaaa....

Some training in the Italian alps (Assieta) i did some months ago. just found the photo now. miss that bike... kinda sorry i sold it in the end. anyway its a bike for nerds... could'nt be done you know.Went with Matteo Paringoni (Bmw F650 Dakar)on a wikid trail riding mission way up to around 2400m.

All my gear

All my stuff. its a lot i know. now im going to have to try and get it into 3 little bags. i still have to add some spare parts, couple of other tools and some more clothing. 99% of the stuff is here though.

Route timing

Here is our rough timing plan for the journey. click on the below image to enlarge.

Camping gear arrived

We just received all our camping gear from Ferrino. They are our official technical sponsors for the trip. We might be receiving some financial help from them as well. We'll see how that pans out. Many thanks to Cristina Martinetti for all her help in closing up this deal for us. and a big thanks to Ferrino for all the super gear!

Ducati factory

Well heeeere we go.... the bikes are getting a solid work over at the Ducati factory. here is one of the gals. the bashplate below is being hand made by the ducati superbike engineers. it should be ready early next week. then we're getting some pirelli m16 tyres, they'll be arriving early next week as well. Marco Rimondi has been our Mother at Ducati and had done an amazing job moving this mountain in such a small timeframe. big up to you marco. Lucio Attinà (director of marketing at ducati) has done an incredible job as well. he has been so supportive of Muti by helping us find other sponsors for our book and giving us all the help he can muster. And thats it, were awaiting the official biking kit, boots and helmet and we are well on for our 17th october departure date.