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I'm alive... but headed back to Africa!

XJ... do it!

My KLR650!

looong response Good thread and fun read. Last year I attempted (the operative word) my seemingly routine drive back to the east coast from Colorado. My pesky check engine light came on the morning I headed out. I didn’t think too much about it until about mid-Missouri when the Jeep sorta just...

It looks like my first rig. A 1979 Cherokee Chief that I paid $3000 cash for in 1992. I sure do miss that Jeep...

It wasn't this by chance was it? http://www.carparts.com/autoparts/Product/tf-Browse/c-10618/s-10401/p-2021655?zmam=95672150&zmas=17&zmac=99&zmap=10618-2021655

Ya know... I got back from Africa and it wasn't waiting for me. I'm calling the comoany for a friendly ******.

Well I'm back from Bamako after a cooling off for a few days in Germany. I had a blast and can't wait to go back. I want to get my money's worth out of my 5-yr, multi-entry visa! I exchanged $100 as soon as I got off the plane (for beer money) at a 450CFA:1USD exchange rate. The next morning I...

Here's one taken last week with me and my favorite TLC rental rig in Bamako, Mali.

I dealt with death wobble for a month. Alignment helped some what (i.e. gave me a few more MPH before wobbl'n), and new tires cured it. Great excuse for new tires...

Well I'm back from Bamako, but still in Germany. Here is the link for pics from the trip: http://www.flickr.com/photos/xr8dxj/sets/72157623287850224/show/ Well I'm back from Bamako after a cooling off for a few days in Germany. I had a blast and can't wait to go back. I want to get my money's...

You got some mad fab'n skillz! :victory:

I'm headed back to Mali this weekend so the build is back on hold for a couple weeks! Here is the thread regarding my previous trip to Mali: http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34669 And here is the pic gallery from my previous trip...

I will be back in Bamako the next Monday evening (Jan 18th). I've just been informed that the US Embassy is restricting our movement [denying us access] out to Mopti/Sevare and Gao. So this trip will be restricted to Bamako & possibly Segou.

Very cool write-up! Thanks for sharing.