Wasn't the KTM the alternative choice for the long long way around?
Good point. It was their first choice, the GS was their second choice because KTM said no.
I read the book so long ago I can't remember the deets.
Did they not think their bike would make it?
Nope - if I recall they, quite reasonably, wouldn’t give them the bikes for free.
They could have done that trip on DR650s / KLR650s or even DRZ400s with near zero problems I reckon. Might not have made for such dramatic TV.
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Good point. It was their first choice, the GS was their second choice because KTM said no.