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Well the Hype meter on this site means nothing anymore.
I will wait until a week after release, read the forums, than decide if I want to waste my money on it.
GW1 in my book sucked!
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Originally posted by Thorbrand
Yeah man. This will be my main reason for not buying it day 1. GW1 was utter trash IMO. I played for 2 weeks back in 05, got to 20 and there was nothing to do. I will read the forums here and check out reviews before i buy it.
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I think a reasonable expectation for this game would essentially be a Skyrim type game that'll probably have much more content, multiplayer, and much longer lasting appeal and probably more interesting combat at least to me. Which would already be my RPG of the year, of ALL years especially considering it's at a similar price to Skyrim. Dat content.
Originally posted by Guileplayer
Did you finish the campaign? Scratch that if you weren't playing the prophecies game in gw1 for the pvp which what you played was essentially a tutorial for, then you were doing it wrong.
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Originally posted by Guileplayer
It's a mistake to judge GW2 in ANY way by your feelings of GW for a couple weeks in '05. For one, the two games are very much different even when talking about the WHOLE of GW (today's game/game world). Secondly, comparing it to the very early stages of GW, the very vanilla, pvp-centric game that initially launched is an even worse thing to do. No, there wasn't much to do in Prophesies pve-wise, but a lot of that changed along with the game world becoming many times larger. GW2 is larger than all of GW, many more activities, and not instanced. It needs to be judged on its own with little weight on GW1.
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I think in general user voting and "hype" is a poor means of judging a game. Fanboys and haters tend to just vote 10 and 0 respectively. I personally never vote a number, but I do give my opinion in text for those that want to read it.
For me my biggest fear over the hype on GW2 is, look at the rating on this site for GW1. It is rated tied for second best MMO of all time LOL. Now I know some really enjoyed GW1, but I doubt any would consider it the second greatest MMO of all time (behind Rift apparently sitting at #1 LOL).
I personally thought GW1 was unplayable with its invisible walls, horrible camera implementation, and just overall clunky interface. But judging from the "hype" meter it is apparently the second greatest MMO of all time. So is this just GW2 fans also voting up GW1 in sympathy then?
Now I've gotten swept up into the GW2 hype on at least 2 occassions now and have stepped back and taken a deep breath. I'm going to wait and see and hope it pans out, but I've been burned so many times before by "hype" the last thing I'm going to do is be persuaded by a hype meter...
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Originally posted by gainesvilleg
question do you think GW 2 is like Gw 1? Like fuck all this hype shit do you think GW 2 is like GW 1 that's all I want to know.
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Originally posted by RizelStar
Ha, I imagine you poking me in the chest as you ask that. "So do you think so, huh? So? Do you think so punk?" LOL.
Do I think GW2 is like GW1??? I certainly hope not and I'm constantly told its nothing like GW1. It certainly has different features but it also shares similarities too. Skill system is similar it seems. It is developed by the same developer. It doesn't have a subscription fee. Etc.
But my point wasn't whether I think GW2 is the same as GW1. I just used the GW1 "hype" as an example of hype that would lead you astray. Hype that is flat out wrong in my opinion. And if GW2 dissapoints (I personally hope for a smash success) it wouldn't be the first hyped game to fall flat...
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Originally posted by gainesvilleg
GW were on the list long before GW2 got up there. It is a great game but not everybody likes it. The same could be said about any game on that list however, but GW ain´t up there because of GW2.
The hype of an unrealeased game is a little silly, people should really wait getting so worked up until they actually tried the game they are hyping, but looking forward to a game that seems interesting is just how we humans work.
All that said, GW2 is still the release of the next 12 months that seems the most interesting.
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Originally posted by jondifool
stop being such a buzz kill man!
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Originally posted by gainesvilleg
Nah it's really just the way I talk, I don't even get mad. I usually laugh but text doesn't translate well over the interweb.
I personally don't like hype threads like this, as it brings in people who don't know about GW 2 to come a post their dislike.
I haven't pinpointed any claim of why it's overhyped where as I'm dead ass when I say this many can show and explain why they are excited, but ot many can show and explain how it's overhyped.
I can show,explain, and even give my experience as to why I'm excited. I only found two who claim to be dissappointed and funny enough they played the game at the convention year 2010. We know the drastic changes from year 2010 to 2011 to 2011 to 2012.
When people claim their flaws in overhype or how this game will fail they don't even hit the right things, lol I mean the shit is funny, because even I someone who is excited have only one real concern. Consistency...
Consistency is what will make or break, if what we seen,played, and experienced is and will be consistent then I doubt high dissappointment.
Recent MMOs hide a few features and don't show it either because thereisn't much to show to back their claim/statements.
How ever it's life, personally I have never been excited for an MMO to where I felt certain that I'll enjoy it. First I started off a SWTOR die hard but , it occured to me that actually trying and playing a game does give a better result than looking at trailers, yet that's all [just me].
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I'm not afraid to tell trolls what they [need] to hear, even if that means for me to have an forced absence afterwards.
P2P LOGIC = If it's P2P it means longevity, overall better game, and THE BEST SUPPORT EVER!!!!!(Which has been rinsed and repeated about a thousand times)
Common Sense Logic = P2P logic is no better than F2P Logic.
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Joined: 4/25/08
Haha that's funny. Right after opening this thread up and then going back to check the hype of GW2, the hype increased to 8.75 from 8.74. Maybe it was already on 8.75 for a few hours now, but I just noticed the change hehe.
I haven't checked any comments here but seeing that its already 8 pages long, I have a feeling that there are arguments already been made whether GW2 deserves such hype or will live up to it.
Looking forward to EQL and EQN.
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I wont be subscribed in to MMORPG so i could hold hands
i want to stay sceptic while this game is still pretty much only thing im waiting for ... atleast i wont be feeling like an ass when this game fails :D
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Originally posted by Vaultar
Don't jinx it.
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cant !"been waiting too long ,its was announced in what 2006 2007 .it was announced too early .now it can never live up to its hype!it is like me saying ok usa will kill all chinese with their small finger!come on it just was too long hype!
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Originally posted by Rednecksith
If you are talking just about these forums then don't go to guildwars2guru forums because they are pretty mean sometimes, and most of the negative comments are trolls so it can get pretty bad.
I do not think this game is over-hyped yet. I also think it is in the interest of long term players to get it hyped because you need as many people as possible to buy the game so that Anet has the revenues to focus lots of love on it.
I also think this game deserves all the hype possible for many reasons, not the least of which is that it is going in a new direction from other MMOs and seems to be delivering on quality content from what we can gather from the press beta.
1) PvP that creates an equal playing ground that doesnt requre a gear grind or levling grind. Of every kind of MMO structured pvp this actually does seem like it can be an eSport, and the Dev's committment to ingame tournaments is really promising. I do not think this is an overhype at all, it can be a serious reality.
2) Skill based flexable/fluid class roles. You are not totally locked into one role, you aren't a useless tank, you aren't the focus fired healer, and everyone plays a role in dps in PvP. What is funny is even if you are still of the mindset of being support or control you still have to dps, and coordinate with the other players. The pvp videos show this and it does ad a very serious challange to the content
3) Challanging content. Go watch the pve vids and some the pvp videos where if you do not minimize damage you aren't gonna have a heal bot that can pick up and protect you from stupid mistakes. And whethere or not this is a long learning curve it does demonstrate an added layer of complexity to the game play that players will have to adapt to, because standing in the stupid in this game will make you look bad real fast.
4) Elimination of Faction imblances and Massive World PvP. Most the recent big mmos have not focused on this at all and made this a serious component of their games. And for those that have it didn't work out very well, this decision to not have factions develops server community balancing mirior factions and will help quel the issues that SWTOR has created.
In conclusion, I do not think this game has a problem with hype because based on the current evidence it is a game that is very palatable. Now I would agree we should not artifically inflate the hype of the game, but there is cause to be excited about this game, and those hopes should stay realistic, but with the exception of a few posts I have yet to see anything or any viable argument as to why some aspect of this game will be a fail. Though the trait system needs to be fully released and see what all the 12 major traits are for each line in each profession. This game is ahead of the curve because there is not a segregation between leveling and end game content, it fits together well. And with 900k apps for beta I believe that the game can become very polished and not be met with countless issues like other MMOs on release.
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Originally posted by Master10K
Ok >.< (...so far so good though :D. Wooops shhhh...)
Edit: Just browsed through the comments and surprised how clean this thread is! no flame wars or anything! Well done folks :D!
hmm maybe i shouldn't have typed that..:x.
Master10k, plz do ignore my post hehe^^.
Looking forward to EQL and EQN.
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i think that the hype for the game is needed if nothing more than to get the attention of game publishers and developers, and get them to be fearless and innovate the genre instead of trying to copy (and failing miserably) the financial success of WoW
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Originally posted by Robsolf
New expansions, dedicated live team to pump out content, pvp, titles, alts.
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Originally posted by Vaultar
It was 8.73 until like 2 or 3 days ago.


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Levalley is a good rider as is Mason. Caldwell and Dake on the other side are elite riders.
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I think we can all agree that Molinaro caught a nice break with this seeding in terms of being away from both Caldwell and Dake, who I think are both better. That said, he does have Mason who has given him fits in the quarters. In fact, I have Mason upsetting Molinaro in the quarters (and then Molinaro beating him in the 5th place match).
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True that vais, 149 isn't that great this year as a whole and especially in the Big 10.
As for Molinaro and his mat skills, he obviously has work to do on bottom. He lost his match to Dake because he chose neutral, not believing he would be able to get away. Both Caldwell and Dake are tough riders (perhaps some of the best this year) and I have a feeling both will be able to give Molinaro fits on the mat. Molinaro has proven that he can ride and nab that RT point, but he has yet been unsuccessful with turning anyone. He didn't capture the major vs. Ballweg just because he used up a lot of time on top that could have been spent scoring takedowns. I can't say much for Caldwell, as honestly I haven't seen a lot of film of him, but Dake is very good at both riding and turning people with crab/claw on top, which could be key come the tournament.
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Class AAAA
Seed: Region 1, No. 3.
Record: 24-3.
Opponent: Region 4, No. 2 Forest Park (20-5).
When/Where: 4 p.m. today at Forest Park.
What: First round of state playoffs.
Game analysis: You probably could've put your house, car and entire savings account on the fact that Bainbridge would emerge from the Region 1-AAAA Tournament as at LEAST a No. 2 seed -- and all signs would've pointed to it being the lock of the century. But as everyone knows, that's not how it turned out as Bainbridge was stunned by Lee County -- a team it had beaten handily twice in the regular season -- in the region semis, for just their third loss all year. There's no question the Lady Bearcats have been the best team in Southwest Georgia all season, but curiously enough, they struggle when they leave the confines of their own backyard. Their three losses have come at Thomasville (Christmas tournament), at Colquitt County and in Macon against Lee. Now they go on the road to face a seriously tough opponent in Forest Park, which has only lost five times all season after starting 10-0. The good news for Bainbridge? Forest Park is struggling as of late, having lost three of those five games in the last month, including the region finals to Dutchtown.
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If win: Will play the winner of Region 3, No. 2 Hephzibah and Region 2, No. 3 Effingham County on Wednesday.
Class AAA
Seed: Region 1, No. 4.
Record: 11-14.
Opponent: Region 4, No. 1 Rutland.
When/Where: 4 p.m. today, Macon (22-6).
What: First round of state playoffs.
Game analysis: Rutland has both size and speed, whether its their twin stars Shaquita and Shaketa Hodges -- or the big girls who play down low. Monroe is not a big team, meanwhile, but has a defense that can shut most anyone down when its on. Monroe enters on a two-game losing streak, while Rutland has won six of its last seven, including the region title.
X-factor: Monroe's offense. The defense is what has won the Lady Tornadoes games this year, but its inability to score sometimes has been its Achilles heel. Between Shaniqua Young, Lakeisha Jackson and Davone Anduze, they've all had big games this season, but sometimes it comes in a loss. When Monroe gets solid offensive games from these three, or even two, the Lady Tornadoes are tough to beat.
Coach says: Monroe's Cheryl Cheeks "We're just preparing for the game by letting our defense be the main focus. If our defenders can contain them, I (like our) chances. The girls are focused and ready."
If win: Will play the winner of Region 3, No. 2 Baldwin and Region 2, No. 3 LaGrange on Wednesday.
Seed: Region 1, No. 1.
Record: 23-3.
Opponent: Region 4, No. 4 Jackson, Atlanta. (18-8).
When/Where: 6 p.m. today, Westover.
What: First round of state playoffs.
Game analysis: Championship seasons are often times defined by teams that comes in the hottest at the right time -- just ask the New York Giants of a few years ago, which beat the previously unbeaten, 18-0 New England Patriots in the Super Bowl after barely making the postseason. The Westover Lady Patriots, meanwhile, resemble a little of both: They're like the Giants in that they're as hot as anyone right now, winning 12 in a row, while they're like the N.E. Patriots in that they're the ONE team that a lot of the rest of Class AAA is afraid of playing. Of course, this matchup is even more intriguing considering Jackson probably shouldn't even be a road team in the first round of state after it dominated Region 4 all season, only to get upset in the region tournament -- twice -- last week. Westover can't overlook anyone, especially this team.
X-factor: Westover's DyTiesha Dunson. This honor could go to any number of girls for the-talented-across-the-board Lady Patriots -- like Latisha Williams, Ieshia Young, Danielle Glover or Cessily Colwell -- but ultimately the big scoring games this year have belonged to Dunson. Defense wins championships, yes. But against a high-scoring dangerous team like Jackson, it may take a 30-point game from Dunson, or one of the other aforementioned, to advance.
If win: Will play the winner of Region 2, No. 2 Northside, Columbus and Region 3, No. 3 Richmond Hill on Wednesday.
Class AA
Seed: Region 1, No. 2.
Record: 17-7.
Opponent: Region 4, No. 3 Putnam (19-9).
When/Where: 6 p.m. today, Camilla.
What: First round of state playoffs.
Game analysis: In addition to Westover and Randolph-Clay, Mitchell County is straight streaking into the postseason, having its 10-game win streak snapped in the region title game by Thomasville, while Putman is 3-2 in its last five games. That gives the momentum advantage to the Lady Eagles, not to mention the homecourt advantage in Camilla, where the fans vigorously support their team and make it tough for any opponent to play.
X-factor: Mitchell County's Tiona Burley on defense. Burley has been on a tear since coming back from a midseason suspension, posting double-doubles like nobody's business. However, when she has big games defensively in addition to her 25-point, 11-rebound game average, the Lady Eagles win far often than they lose, as coach Rosemary Sanders points out.
Coach says: Mitchell's Sanders: "We need Tiona to have a 10-or-11-block game and really turn it up defensively (tonight). Putnam is good, but I don't think they don't have anyone who can match her offensively, so she will have to play tough defense on their best post player (No. 24 Brianna Rocker) and shut her down."
If win: Will play the winner of Region 2, No. 1 Appling County and Region 3, No. 4 Swainsboro on Wednesday.
Seed: Region 1, No. 3.
Record: 11-10.
Opponent: Region 4, No. 2 Northeast Macon (24-3).
When/Where: 4 p.m. today, Macon.
What: First round of state playoffs.
Game analysis: The Squaws got a really tough draw with three-loss Northeast Macon in the first round after NE had been the best team in its region all year, only to get upset by Henry County in the region title game. However, all season, Albany has shown up big time in big games and pushed many of the area's best teams to the brink, even in losses. With Northeast coming off a tough loss, all the Squaws may have to do is frustrate them early and jump out to a lead and hold on for the upset.
X-factor: Kizzie Coleman and Chasity Mullins. Looking back at the Squaws' wins this season, these two are the common denominators. If it's not Coleman, then its Mullins leading the way on the box score. Most recently is was Mullins, grabbing 13 rebounds and scoring 15 points in a region tourney win against Early County. But they can't keep taking turns. If the two can find a way to both post huge games simultaneously, Northeast could watch its amazing season end to a lower seed.
If win: Will play the winner of Region 3, No. 1 Vidalia and Region 2, No. 4 Brantley County on Wednesday.
Class A
Seed: Region 1, No. 1.
Record: 24-3.
Opponent: Region 4, No. 4 Hancock Central (12-16).
When, where: 6 p.m. at Randolph-Clay
Analysis: On an 11-game winning streak, the Randolph-Clay girls -- on paper -- are a massive mismatch vs. Hancock Central when you consider Central has limped into the playoffs, losing four of its last five. But Central reached the Class A Elite 8 last season and will only be able to make another run if it can shut down the stunning offense of the Lady Red Devils, who jumped from No. 5 to No. 2 in the latest state poll and haven't lost a game in 48 days.
X-Factor: Randolph-Clay's defense. You thought it would be Destiny Mitchell, right? Wrong. Sure, Mitchell is one of the hottest recruits in the nation right now, averaging 30 points a game while playing a huge role in the Lady Red Devils reaching three straight Final Fours. But when Mitchell started carrying too much of the load this season without help from her teammates -- she scored 53 points in a game against Bainbridge ... and LOST -- coach Jennifer Acree retooled the team's approach and made it more about defense than offense. Since then, other players have stepped up offensively -- like Asha Alexander, Sheresa Vaughn and Shamara Stevens -- while R-C has gone on a tear following their last loss Jan. 9 vs. Westover. And they did it with a perfect complement of offense and defense, outscoring their last 11 opponents by a combined 805-356. That's right ... 805-356. That revamped defense, meanwhile, was on bright display in their 80-33 rout of Seminole County in the No. 1 vs. No. 2 Region 1-A title game.
Coach says: Randolph-Clay's Acree: "The bottom line is that (Hancock) has to stop us, not the other way around. We've been playing so well defensively and our offense is really kicking in. Our confidence is just so high right now. Plus, we have the experience (factor) on our side. I have five seniors who all went to the Final Four last year and if I had to compare last year to this year, I'd definitely say that we're playing better ball at this point this year than we were last year. ''
If win: Will play the winner of Region 2, No.2 Dooly County and Region 3, No. 3 Savannah Christian on Wednesday.
Seminole County
Seed: Region 1, No. 2.
Record: 12-6.
Opponent: Region 4, No. 3 Wilkinson County (12-15).
When, where: 6 p.m. in Donalsonville.
Analysis: Two different kind of Seminole County teams can come out tonight: The one that is still hanging its head from an 80-33 beatdown by Randolph-Clay in the region title game last week, or one that is simply hopping mad -- about getting beat, 80-33 -- and ready to take out some frustration. Going by records and program history alone, Seminole County -- which has now reached nine consecutive state tournaments, including this year's -- has the edge, having been in this spot many times before. But the Lady Indians -- while a talented bunch -- have struggled against certain types of opponents this year, losing three times to R-C, twice to Lee County and once in a fairly big upset to Pelham. But that's also part of the good news: they've beaten everyone else.
X-Factor: The supporting cast around Seminole County's Carrie Washington. Washington, the team's leading scorer at 18 points a game, would be the "X-Factor" on any other occasion. But with Washington still nursing a sore ankle coming in tonight -- "She practiced this week, but it's still REAL tender," Lady Indians coach Jesse McLeod said -- the rest of the girls around Washington will have to carry the load. Washington is going to play, but one thing's for certain: she won't be anywhere near 100 percent.
Coach says: Seminole's McLeod. "We know that Wilkinson is very athletic and really gets after it on defense. They like to crash the boards and run on offense. (With Carrie still hurt) the rest of the girls know its on them to step it up. But it won't be just one person. We've got a rotation of seven who know what they have to do if Carrie isn't (100 percent)."
If win: Meets the winner of Region 2, No. 1 Taylor County and Region 3, No. 4 Bryan County on Wednesday.
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|Long grain rice
|8 Ounce, soaked for 30 minutes in cold water
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|1 Pinch
|Parsley sprigs
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Where is the bloody tiler?
My first ride report, so please be gentle. Its going to be live report, because I like them the most and being lazy I wouldnt be able to write anything after my return.
Some seven years ago I was flying to Australia to do some more studying. From the plane I could see a lot of interesting stuff mountain ranges, deserts, forests. I thought it would be nice to go there on a bike one day. It would be even nicer to go and visit my family in Poland on a bike, going across what I saw. Australia to Poland on a bike...
Couple years later I found out about Motosyberia guys on some Polish website. From their blog I learned about Advrider and became a massively addicted lurker. LordMaciek showed me the way. Later came other highly inspirational riders Mataljockey (from which I learned about G650Xchallenge and how to enjoy riding), Colebatech (this guy is just a legend and I hope his bike is not copyrighted). Dr. Rock and LDF with their Mobius Trip are heroes too one day Ill take my wife for a ride (although I might need to knock her out of consciousness first...), today Ill just take handful of riding ideas and solutions. Oisin Jesus, I really laughed reading his stuff! Mongolian section of his ride report effectively forced me to go there. Rtwdoug with his unique choice of motorcycles and relaxed attitude is always a good read. At the end of my short list came Nathan riding Elena with a lot humour and Luke & Nick with their constant problem fixing exercises. Evan and Charlie are on a list too, although for a while they fooled me into thinking that I cant leave my village without 10000000$ budget and five people crew. So here comes my BIG THANKS to all of you, for your advice and/or inspiration.
In 2007 I got my first bike in Australia KTM 690 motard . I loved it so much I wanted to take it for cross-continental ride. Luckily my brain woke up right in time to stop me, although it could add more challenge to the mix. Idea was growing in my head rapidly so I started to look for companion. Riding solo if fun, but sometimes its good to have someone to cover you in trouble or talk to by the campfire.
Here comes Jonathon highly unlikely choice since he is not a motorcycle rider. But hes a top bloke in all other aspects of blokeness. Such a minor obstacle is not enough to stop me of course, so I poisoned his brain with my master plan. His lovely wife might still hate me for that... I showed him my route plan, itinerary and possible budget requirements. It happened over a beer in local pub and thats it on the photo below. It was enough to plant a seed in his head. Sometimes I think men are way too simple if that was enough to make him a proper adventure rider...
Fast forward three years I got BMW G650Xchallenge. It was slightly
used, but already nicely equipped. I got it at the right time when previous owner ran out of enthusiasm. Despite that I still managed to strap a lot of good stuff to it. During last Easter weekend I took it for 5 days, 4000km trip and it worked great. I certainly hope that lots of preparation will make up for a lack of talent...
Visas sorted (6 of them), flight booked, shipping agencies aligned. The only problem is that John was still missing a bike. I used my Jedi powers to force him into shopping mood and he got F800GS. Truth is that he lives in Singapore and had to get bike in Australia (price here is ridiculous, but still lower than over there). It took him some time to get here and find something. Slightly used, but looks like new. Due to lack of time for customising he takes it in stock form.
Right now bikes should be somewhere between Australia and Korea. Wendy Choi is going to pick them up and transfer to Donghae for Sunday, 26th on June ferry. I should be in Korea on Saturday morning, bit of touristy crap in Seoul, handshake with Wendy and bus ride across the country. From Vladivostok it will be pretty straight forward first we need to go along the Chinese border to Mongolia and then south to -stans. Ill try to put proposed map of our route in the next instalment. Im sure everything will work out somehow.
And yes Im a tiler and my clients must hate me for this trip
Just one ride so far, but at least a long one - http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=699434
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Jan 2008
Location: Sydney
Oddometer: 171
Trip map
Approximate map of the whole trip looks like this:
Detailed, although still not exact route:
It only shows the key locations we want to visit, and it's still just a rough idea. For sure we want to ride through all those countries, but there is a lot of good old freestyle to be done. Nothing is planned for European leg of the trip. I guess we will worry about that when we get there.
Just one ride so far, but at least a long one - http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=699434
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Joined: Dec 2008
Location: Dardanup, Western Australia
Oddometer: 797
Love the first map, just needs a scale bar!
Hope you have an awesome trip
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Jan 2008
Location: Sydney
Oddometer: 171
You're asking for too much - that's as far as my 3'rd grader's geography knowledge allowed me.. after couple of beers on backside of a beer coaster.
Just one ride so far, but at least a long one - http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=699434
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Location: Sydney
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Bike prep
Bike prep
I got the bike with few extra bits:
-TT tank
-front suspension upgraded - although I do not know how much better it is now and what was the upgrade about, for all I know it could be only the stickers...
- rear Ohlins suspension
- rear rack
It looked like this:
Since I had not enough time to ride the bike like it deserves, it left me with enough money (not spent on petrol..) to upgrade this and that.
First came the front fairing with mudguard wind protection and better lights, with a lot of cockpit space. Then muffler I bought the cheapest on the market, which was a mistake. Leo Vince is attached in one spot only and tends to drop, causing burns on water hose. I might have to pay for that later... The reason for change is that original has a cat converter that heats up a lot my plan was to get Giant Loop bag that could get burned. I dont care about power and noise after KTM its too quiet and powerful like a postie bike anyway.
Bag came next and is big enough for my needs. Just in case I got Wolfman duffle bag, just as a spare space. Who knows I might buy a goat or something!
Next on a list steering. Wider bar, steering damper, clutch lever, levers protection. I was stubbing in the dark and got the wrong stuff after all. Zeta clutch lever is awesome two fingers is better than four, and stock one looks like it belongs to some kind of farming equipment anyway. It has no neutral light switch though and no mirror mount, so I got some plastic one that shakes like an alcoholic.
Damper the cheaper the better, right? Wrong! Scotts unit might be good, but mounting is crap. Some sort of tower/pole/lug needs to be welded to the frame. It is too tall, load is too high and it cracked after two days. Welding itself was so expensive, that I ended up being north of 1000$ for this exercise. Plan was to weld it back again in Russia - cheaper for sure and cannot get worse than it is now.
Next on a list lever protectors. Zeta makes a nice ones, with built-in blinkers. Too bad it doesnt work with ABS stuff. There is a lot of hydraulic connectors behind brake lever and it all would be devastated during first tip-over to the right. I got Barkbusters then - much better fit, designed for this particular bike model.
Both Scotts and levers protection will end up on my other bike, so its not a complete waste.
Stock seat is just bad. Hard like a brick, shaped like a brick and nice like a brick too. XPC seat is much better, although still seems a bit hard after four 10-hour days in a saddle during my test ride (slight baboon-ass syndrome). Just in case I take Airhawk with me.
Bashplate TT with toll compartment. Its good to keep heavy stuff way down, but I wonder how its going to work out during water crossings. I see some rusty tools in near future
Stainless steel wheel spacers better than stock aluminium that allegedly wears out quick.
Booster plug and K&N air filter for good measure and I was ready to go!
Being qualified bush mechanic I decided not to touch engine as I would have no clue how to fix it later.
I was brave enough to do some electickery three switches on cockpit to switch off GPS power supply, grip heaters and cigarette socket. Grip heaters have their own control unit, but at that time I wasnt sure what model Ill get so it was a precaution rather than necessity. Cigarette socket is crucial to charge phone, Scala Rider and Spot batteries during ride.
Ive got a feeling that there is something I missed but anyway thats how it looks now:
There was also a front view photo, but there is some no nipples policy here that I have to respect.
Side view, ready to go:
There is also last minute update on steering damper - Scotts will meeet Ms. Hacksaw Blade in Korea, replaced by RalleMoto unit.
It looks like ash cloud is gone so I'll be gone tomorrow too!
Spot - http://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?...54dfe024e6086d
Just one ride so far, but at least a long one - http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=699434
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Hey Mate I hear your point on the looking at woman thang, But I got to say after my girl read your report on the high heels and all how all the women look like models and your comment on how you'd be tempt to rape in daylight... Well its not something the other women in your life would like to hear their bloke say... and that leads to them getting all sorts of thoughts in their heads... My girl would be spewing at me if I wrote a report like that... great report and excellent photos.. have fun. MY girl would say remember the ones that love you are at home waiting for you...
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Location: Sydney
Oddometer: 171
Well - I meant if it was by the end of long trip, spent with other stinky guy then it could be hard to stay cool. But I agree - I got carried away a bit, apologized and explained the best I could. My girl is spewing at me too and she's right. I was a bad, bad Bart.
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lesson to be learnt I guess
Your report has been talk of my mates and their girls for the last few days. Def got them talking. All the girls dont blame your missus for spewing they reckon they wouldnt be waiting for their man to get home, they would run a mile look look as much as you want, but keep those ideas to yourself that way the missus dont know. Im sure your missus will eventually forgive you. Keep having fun on your ride. I got a trip coming up in Nov will be away 3 weeks from my Girl and she is already starting to warn me about the women thing, but its only nature she says all women do it if they really love the man they have and if she didnt say anything upfront to me before I went she would be stressing the whole time im away riding the USA roads. She is the love of my life and I will be asking her to marry me (before she runs) when I return from my trip, there is no way I want to hurt her by making crude comments, so take it a big lesson to be learnt for all of us blokes, we need to treat our women like gold otherwise some one else will tear them away.
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Let's see some fuckin' wheelie action !
What's next? More action!
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Lets go.
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Just one ride so far, but at least a long one - http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=699434
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Day 16 Lawn Butt Crack Mountain
What a day! It seems like every next day brings something better. In the morning I had nothing better to do than to try and figure out how to make Scala work. I got two paired units before the trip, but one broke few days prior to departure, so I got one more unit while waiting for a warranty claim to be processed. I had no time to pair it at home and of course it was nightmare to do it since we started riding. It was great to listen to the music, but I couldnt figure how to talk to each other. Finally I went through all the permutations of the setup, I even read the manual, which is very girly of me. This morning when Jonahton spoke, I could hear him. After a while we started to regret that as none of us is a great thinker and listening to our intellectual product is just a waste of time.
Mongolian thinker:
Buddhist temple:
Local shop with staff and stuff:
Proof that Aussies are good people - this guy run ouf of petrol, it happens I always have plenty so gave him 2 liters
Dirt road (double track most of the time) was great it took us to the town called Tsetserleg. First really nicely organized town it even had some sort of suburbs! So far all the towns looked like they were designed by some lunatic so this was a nice surprise.
From there we took road south thin red line on Canadian map, solid line on gps. Easy enough, it seemed. The only problem was that the road climbed to the mountain pass at some 2800 m, most of it was just stones and there were about 253243 water crossings. Apart from that it was just gorgeous. With every corner our jaws dropped by a little. The best road so far in my opinion a bit hard to ride due to the stones, but very rewarding in terms of scenery.
Racial segregation Mongolian style:
Local beauties are checking us out:
There were yurts every kilometre or so accompanied by a massive amount of animals. Quite often people were flagging us down and we always stopped for a chat. By now we became masters of a game, in which you have to say something complicated without using a word. One family gave us fermented horse milk it was good at that time. Strong smell, strong taste. The problem was that it left aftertaste similar to the one you have after puking.
Local boys wanted to test other means of transportation - we are always happy to stop and have a 'chat':
The horse - very minimalistic edition:
Underwater road:
At the end of the day we decided to stop by the stream. We were riding across it many times today, but right when we wanted to stop it got surprisingly deep. We needed to cross it so I went for it right when it was too late to sop I noticed that it was waist deep right on our side, so I just gave it all hoping that front will lift and the rear will somehow manage. I was right it worked well, I wasnt even wet. Then it was Jonathons turn . Before he took off I told him over Scala that there is shallow part just 30 meters further, but it was too late he was committed to become our new dare-devil. The only problem is that hes got zero dirt bike experience, so he didnt know about whole front wheel lifting idea. His front went too deep too hard, he went ass over tits and bike followed him. I saw it and it was quite entertaining. The problem was that bike was submerged, John was submerged and there was about 80 km to the next town, over dirt road made of stones. Fuelled by the panic, John jumped from under the bike in about 5 milliseconds, fired it up and surprisingly the engine worked. Water spray from exhaust reached about 3 meters, but engine worked ok. After a while all the dashboard ignited like a Christmas tree, so I disconnected battery and we went to sleep. It was a very cold night we were still high in the mountains.
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Camp at the Butt Crack Mountain:
Map - http://ridewithgps.com/trips/313669
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Location: Sydney
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Day 17 - Butt Crack Mountain - lawn
Thats the shortest day in terms of mileage so far, but at the same time the more challenging. To begin with we were woken up by two guys, who visited us the evening before. This time they came on horses, had rifles and a dead animal. I think it was groundhog or something. They were proud of their hunting skills and even though our Mongolian vocabulary still doesnt exist it was easy to tell. We hoped that they dont hunt for tourist.
Daily ride:
John's straps require constant adjustments:
Road out of the valley to the nearest city presented a serious challenge it was covered with stones in all shapes and sizes and crossed the river about 200 times. Every next crossing was deeper as river grew in size. It started ankle deep, ended with all wheel under water. We dropped bikes few times, but never drowned them. By the end of it we were wet, exhausted and happy its over. The views were spectacular, but it was hard to focus while dodging big stones hidden under water.
Road got narrow:
..and then got wide again:
We got to the city and it was as nice as the previous one. As I understood it is low season now during winter most of the yurts are being relocated to the city and thats when its the most busy. We had something to eat, got some supplies, refuelled and continued west. I also had to find short in electrical system - water made it a bit funky.
We were seriously shagged and it was easy to tell it was hard to concentrate, John had problems picking the line between potholes, I was riding in my sneakers as my riding boots were drying at the back. This time I was Gypsy ambassador... After about 90km it was time to head to the nearest village for some water. It was 8 km cross country easy in this terrain. After just one kilometre I spotted some old lady pulling buckets of water from the well. Perfect! She not only filled our water bladders but also invited us to her yurt.
Ive heard before that you cant say youve been to Mongolia without being in the yurt. I disagree. In my opinion its not fair to invade private life of local people just so I could tell Ive done that. Im happy to visit if Im invited though and she wouldnt take no for an answer. We followed her to the yurt, where she lives with her daughter, son in law and granddaughter. In fact they have two yurts, but weve been to one of them. They feed us with all sorts of goat products milk, cheese and meat. Recipe for meat soup is simple water, pieces of dried goat meat and onion, cooked for a short while. Surprisingly fillling buta bit tastless - there are no spices at their disposal. We felt really honoured to be with them at their house. They leave the hard life, there is no doubt about that, but at the same time they are so happy to share whatever they have. In return we gave them most of our provisions, suspecting that its not the stuff they have everyday canned fish and few Snickers. They were really happy to have some sweets, so I guess it was a good present. It was also the time when we felt like a morons for our lack of Mongolian. It would be really polite to say at least few words in their language. Bottle of fresh yoghurt was their last gift for us.
It was getting late, so after saying goodbye to our host we moved some 2 km and set camp for the night. So far it seems that every spot is better than the previous one.
Map - http://ridewithgps.com/trips/313670
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I know who I am, and all that, that entails. I don't want your identity, I have my own, as you do yours. But I would like to share who we are together. I'm in a great period of my life now. Intensely devoted to my business and my new book for last two years. I'm now in a relaxed schedule. Sure, I'm surrounded by friends, family, and business contacts but two years of being single (completely by choice to focus on business and my new book) has begun to wear me down. I love my life and know who I am. And as it stands, the last two years of all work and no play was worth the sacrifice and challenge. Life is good but it has become a inner silent celebration. The "alone" is becoming "lonely" more frequently since committing to "getting things done" especially these last few months. I'm results drivin, but know when to separate the day into night...I'm completely laid back and full of funny, and social stories of life, events, and travels. Now, I'm ready to share new experiences with a woman who is funny, smart, sexy(in her own way), and as relaxed about life as I am))). I raised my son as a young single dad, and sent him on his way (and he is self made successful already). I have ZERO luggage of past relationships. I'm now enjoying my freedom to my own schedule, but I would prefer to be sharing good times with ...hmmmm, well maybe, it is YOU I'm looking for...because I'm just tired of waiting! Hope to hear from you, regards)) P THIS IS AN UPDATE: If you are $30,000 in spend thrift credit card debt, and find it good therapy to spend an additional $3,000 of money that's not yours, or money you don't have...on backyard landscaping, flat stone, plants, pots etc., or have to buy expensive $500 shoes that are so deliberately uncomfortable but make you believe you'll feel better, you are NOT for me! BUT YES YES YES...I LOVE A WOMAN IN HEELS,,,.I also like a woman in tennies and a baseball cap. This is about the responsibility of money...YES!!! I LOVE A GREAT NIGHT OUT...good foods, steaks, wines, fun, laughter..oh yeah...even great weekends...just not without conscience of tomo's security. You ARE FOR ME.. if you find it good therapy to grab a basket of foods, drinks, and a deck of cards, a board game, or even better ..a Frisbee:) and a blanket to enjoy good times under a tree in a cool park. Or even better, catch a great outdoor evening concert...that you are willing to carry a big bag to sneak in our yummy maragitas (etc) in to get comfortably numb to the thumping of a good band. If you are willing to lose everything to KEEP UP WITH THE JONES just to be surrounded by STUFF that actually OWNS YOU? (hope you get that), YOU ARE NOT FOR ME. I am debt free...because I live within my means. And my means are ample enough to be enjoying life thru hard/smart work, fun, friends, loving family, foods, and hopefully some good luvin down the line. I am a very attentive, capable, able, affectionate confident and above all, funny and humorous guy..to the right woman. And yes!... I am a very happy person. Always will be:))
Book club , Camping , Business networking , Cooking , Dining out , Movies/Videos , Museums and art , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Nightclubs/Dancing , Travel/Sightseeing
Auto racing / Motorcross, Baseball, Billiards / Pool, Cycling, Dancing, Skiing, Tennis / Racquet sports, Walking / Hiking
I exercise 3-4 times per week.
I like Dogs, Horses
the woods, riding bikes, particular Thai, Vietnamese, and steak houses. Select dance/supper clubs, home parties,
Too much to discuss. Laughing!...I love to laugh with friends and family. Longing to share laughter/love/lust with ONE WOMAN...long term...Travel, road trips, travel..Utah, Colorado, Sierra's--(Truckee/Donners pass) Florida beaches frequently
too much to discuss...my good times are foods, fun, friends, and family
James Patterson...Swimsuit, awesome thriller book. And of course, my own book...finalizing completed manuscript for 2nd publication
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|What he is looking for
|5'9" (175cms)
|5'0" (152cms) to 5'10" (177cms)
|Body type:
|Athletic and toned
|Slender, About average, Curvy, Athletic and toned, A few extra pounds
|No preference
|No preference
|No Way, Occasionally, Yes, but trying to quit
|Social Drinker
|Social Drinker, Regularly, Moderately
|Other profession
|No preference
Writer, and Business owner
|$50,001 to $75,000
|No preference
|Never Married
|No preference
|Have kids:
|Yes, and they live away from home (1)
|No preference
|Wants kids:
|No, but it's OK if my partner has kids
|No preference
|White / Caucasian
|Asian, Latino / Hispanic, Middle Eastern, White / Caucasian, Other
|Christian / Catholic
|No preference
|Bachelors degree
|No preference
Also attended the School of Hard Knocks, and Lessons Learned !


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