Dakar rallye talent Per Gunnar Lundmark rides his HP2 along with two friends having also HP2s from North Cape to South Cape in 44 days.
"I have ridden 21,272 kms on the bike from North Cape to South Cape. In Europe it was 8,463kms bike and two ferries of about 200kms. In Africa it was 12,809kms on the bike and a 400kms long boat trip.
To me, the world has become a smaller place. It feels strange to know that it is possible to ride at a sedate pace from the North of our globe to the South in only 44 riding days. We actually managed it in 13 days less than planned, and I had thought the riding schedule was tight as it was.
Finally I have to report that the bikes have been as reliable as atomic clocks. Consumption has been as low as 4,3 litres per 100 kilometres and the highest figures were 6,7 litres per 100 kilometres. The only mechanical problem, that we didn’t cause ourselves was a broken rear shock"
Check his log entrys here: http://www.pgdakar.com/en/northcape_southcape/index.html
Some pics:
Long distance gear for Scandinavian winter
, ready for action:
North Cape in December, -15C and kick it hard
Fight agains the salt:
Some sad ending for not that racing experienced fellas like as PG:
PG knows some medicine stuff at least:
The only broken suspension (they bought the aftermarket Silverado suspension indeed for additional 1000EUR, and it broke just after 50 kilometres in Africa):
"I have ridden 21,272 kms on the bike from North Cape to South Cape. In Europe it was 8,463kms bike and two ferries of about 200kms. In Africa it was 12,809kms on the bike and a 400kms long boat trip.
To me, the world has become a smaller place. It feels strange to know that it is possible to ride at a sedate pace from the North of our globe to the South in only 44 riding days. We actually managed it in 13 days less than planned, and I had thought the riding schedule was tight as it was.
Finally I have to report that the bikes have been as reliable as atomic clocks. Consumption has been as low as 4,3 litres per 100 kilometres and the highest figures were 6,7 litres per 100 kilometres. The only mechanical problem, that we didn’t cause ourselves was a broken rear shock"
Check his log entrys here: http://www.pgdakar.com/en/northcape_southcape/index.html
Some pics:
Long distance gear for Scandinavian winter
, ready for action:
North Cape in December, -15C and kick it hard
Fight agains the salt:
Some sad ending for not that racing experienced fellas like as PG:
PG knows some medicine stuff at least:
The only broken suspension (they bought the aftermarket Silverado suspension indeed for additional 1000EUR, and it broke just after 50 kilometres in Africa
):
