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Hey everyone! Im Shane, Im from the Western Cape in South Africa. Have been following the instagram group and decided to come join the forum. I have a 2016 R1200GS Adventure, love riding and being on a bike. Great forum, loving the product reviews side to the website. So far all I've done on the bike is a set of Grip Buddies and Rox Risers that have been fitted recently.

Whole Foods Market Manager Turned Adventurer Risks Everything to Film Motorcycle Journey NEW HARTFORD, CT – August 31, 2015 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – Wide Eyed Collective has unveiled its first trailer for “Get Lost,” a gripping original web series. Created by Wide Eyed Collective Founder Teague Fleury, this adventure documentary spans three months and 12,000 miles covering Fleury’s solo motorcycle journey from Connecticut to Panama and back. The series will chronicle the challenges and wonders of traveling and filming through nine countries and fourteen international border crossings. “I quit my job, sold my car and headed out into the unknown,” Fleury says. The trailer’s release couldn’t have come at a better time, as the Internet is starving for original motorcycle content. From the open plains of the Midwest to the Mayan ruins of Guatemala, every moment of this epic journey was captured in stunning detail. With a full blog and dedicated Instagram page, the supporting content for “Get Lost” is immersive and rich, granting viewers the chance to ride along on Fleury’s adventure. Although filming is complete, a Kickstarter campaign has been created to raise postproduction funds and transform “Get Lost” into a 12 episode series. The trailer was created to generate excitement for the project. “I’m thrilled to finally be able to share this with the public,” Fleury says. To see the full story and contribute to the Kickstarter campaign, click on the following link: http://kck.st/1hqiWVx About Wide Eyed Collective Wide Eyed Collective is a boutique production agency founded in 2015 that specializes in high end automotive, branded and adventure sports content. To view their first web series, "Going Places," click on the following link: If you'd like more information about "Get Lost" or to schedule an interview with Teague Fleury, please send him a tweet @wideeyedco. Wide Eyed Collective Contact: Teague Fleury Cell: 860 806 4534 Twitter: @wideeyedco

For those just stumbling onto this now, here is a good link to Teague's video series. Good inspiration for noobs to adv: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR2RI-Nacmo

Ask and ye shall receive... Shortly after the above post, 10 more spots were added and I'm in - Thanks guys, now I have a few months to be impatient

Hey Bryan, thanks! I see there is a ride reports thread so will definitely post up a trips and out rides as I can. I prefer off-road riding, but the kilometers I've added to the bike so far have all been mostly on the road. I'm waiting on a set of rims so that I can alternate between having the normal Michelin Anakee 3 and a set of more aggressive tyres. The Anakee 3's don't do too badly on the gravel but it needs to be dry and you cant carry much speed.

May 10 day 12 Yesterday and today I tackled the white rim trail. I have been looking at this trail for months on google earth and have been looking forward to it for the entire time. I really wanted to ride it unloaded but couldn't bring myself to leave my gear anywhere so I just decided to go for it I mean how bad could it be? This is the track of the first day (60-70miles) and it ended up being such a tougher trail than I had expected. I had a lot of trouble on 3 really badly rutted out hill climbs and had to turn the bike around on its side get it up and go at them again. And had two pretty good offs in deep sand. but besides that everything was pretty manageable the going was slow and very tough so I stopped frequently to drink water and take pictures Last night I got to camp at potato bottom campsite which is available by permit only and it was absolutely beautiful. For sure the most incredibly remote and truly wild place I've ever been in my life. I am sure I took pictures of the camp site but my camera is dead right now so I will upload more pics of the camp and white rim tomorrow. The ride out this morning was around 20 miles and most of it was much easier going than the previous day's riding. Just one bad hill climb and two minor offs in deep soft sand It was a tough trail but I feel like I learned a lot about hairy hill climbs and deep sand and how to ride the bike loaded over tough terrain. I wouldn't recommend doing the trail solo though. I would have felt a lot better with a partner because the times where I did struggle seemed pretty bad until i had the bike turned around back up and ready to try the hill again. In all made it out unassisted with only a ding in my front rim, two smashed up panniers, a bash plate toolbox ripped clear off, lots of fresh new dings and scratches all over me and the bike. I don't think any actual damage was was done to the bike. Some coolant leaked out while it was upside down but was still above the minimum line on the coolant tank and the ding in my rim stopped leaking air as soon as I bashed it a couple times with a rock and got it mostly back into shape. It was an adventure that's for I've met some really cool people while I've been in Moab/Arches/Canyonlands. Casey and steph from salt lake came here to skydive for the first time and I saw an older couple on triumphs and we talked briefly, the woman had snapped off her clutch lever while riding a trail outside Moab "egg" something if I remember correctly. Bryce the guy who checked me in the campground is actually camped just across the way, and is traveling from Oregon. Today I made camp early in the afternoon and got some food and a couple liters of water to relax around the campsite and recover from the previous day's ride. Just like the million dollar highway a lot of the time I found myself both in awe at the beauty of the landscape and terrified at the prospect of falling off it. I'm just glad I didn't know how bad it was going into it because I would have been riding less confidently and probably spent a lot more time worrying or struggling and less time enjoying the view and off-road riding experience. Thanks for reading guys check out my tracks here if you want http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0vOdQ17Gkzl75o9nCrbjzbmjyUZI7hDtx